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Object Number 27-5-70/D3001
Display Title Kahili
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kahili kanikau
Object Description Kahilis. Pair of blue/gray standing kahili.
Inventory Description Kahili, long feathers radiating from top of wooden staff, ribbon around shaft
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 220.5 x 110 x 111 cm (86 13/16 x 43 5/16 x 43 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 27-5-70/D3001
Provenance
Owner Princess Ruth Keelikolani
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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