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Object Number 99-12-70/53560
Display Title Helmet
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mahiole
Inventory Description Helmet, twined basket, curved crest with twined supports
Classification
  • Helmet
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 46 x 13.5 cm (12 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53560
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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