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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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