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Object Number
34-160-70/312
Display Title
Lei, feather
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei
Object Description
Thick yellow feather lei made of the feathers of the 'o'o bird.
Inventory Description
Lei, rounded, thickly tied feathers, yellow exterior, red and black center
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 8.1 x 8.1 cm (23 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
34-160-70/312
Provenance
Collector
Capt. David Stearns
(1852)
Intermediary
Helen M. Libby
(Dec. 1934)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1934)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-160-70/312.1 | Lei, feather bundle |
Feather
|
Hawaii
| |
| 38-114-70/1016 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Keauhou
| |
| 27-5-70/D2933 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37629 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37630 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 99-12-70/53171 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 998-29-70/5802 | Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture |
Hat
|
Waipahu
| |
|
Image Not Available
for O-o feather wreath. Feathers from the Lei Hulu
| 71-8-70/2906 | O-o feather wreath. Feathers from the Lei Hulu |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2000.16.6 | Lei, crepe paper |
Ornament
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.7 | Lei, crepe paper, cotton fiber, with damage |
Ornament
|
Tonga
| |
| 71-8-70/2901 | Lei niho palaoa |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37627 | Lei niho palaoa (human hair necklace with carved ivory pendant) |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
|