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Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture
Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture
Object Number 998-29-70/5802
Display Title Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Lei
Object Description Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture; wide black felt scalloped band with black thread stitching; one third with peacock feathers attached, showing constrution; feathers sewn on in two layers
Inventory Description Lei, hat band, iridescent blue-green peacock feathers sewn to black felt
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1998
Artist Pattie H. Miyashiro (1998 - 12/28/98)
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County / Waipahu
Materials Peacock feather, Felt, Cotton thread, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 75.5 x 8.4 x 0.6 cm (29 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-29-70/5802
Credit Line Gift of Pattie H. Miyashiro
Provenance
Donor Pattie H. Miyashiro (1998 - 12/28/1998)

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