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Necklace, candle nut seeds
Object Number 27-5-70/D2928
Display Title Necklace, candle nut seeds
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Lei kukui
Object Description Necklace - faceted kukui nut, twisted fiber cord
Inventory Description Necklace, brown seeds or nuts strung on plant fiber?, black fabric tie attached
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Seed , Candle nut , Cotton , Plant fiber?
Dimensions Overall: 19.4 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm (7 5/8 × 15/16 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D / 2928
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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