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Object Number 27-5-70/D3007
Display Title Kahili
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kahili
Object Description Kahili
Inventory Description Kahili, fiber wrapped wood shaft painted black, grey and buff feathers, red thre
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 140 x 18 x 18 cm (55 1/8 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-3007
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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