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Object Number
99-12-70/53566
Display Title
Lei niho palaoa, necklace of human hair and walrus tusk (meant to imitate whale tooth)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei niho palaoa
Object Description
Necklace of human hair supporting an "idol" called palaoa. Necklace of braided human hair with an hook-shaped ivory ornament suspended between the coils.
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple strands of braided human hair, curving ivory pendant, cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Human hair Fiber Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 19 x 6.6 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53566/ POISON
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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