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Object Number
99-12-70/53562
Display Title
Feather cape
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
'Ahu'ula or Ahuli'i
Object Description
Feather cape of yellow and red feathers. The cape has a straight neckline and a field of red feathers decorated with yellow crescents and triangles.
Inventory Description
Cape, red, yellow and black feathers sewn on netting, fabric loop at neck
Classification
- Cape
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1792-1814?
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Feather, Fiber, Linen, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 162 x 74 cm (63 3/4 x 29 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Boston Museum
Owner
Charles Willson Peale
(1790-1792)
Collector
Captain Robert Gray
(1789)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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