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Object Number
38-48-70/901
Display Title
Head band
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Band, reed base covered with ridged white shells, fiber binding, broken
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Hawaii County
Materials
Shell, Reed, Vegetable fiber, Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 8.8 x 2.1 cm (7 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
38-48-70/901
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan
(1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor
Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan
(1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-48-70/902 | Head band |
Jewelry
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 38-48-70/899 | Head band |
Headband
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 38-48-70/900 | Head band |
Headband
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 27-63-60/D3029 | Bark belt, for carrying baby |
Belt
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 98-8-70/51748 | Head band of palm leaf |
Accessory
|
Fiji
| |
| 38-48-70/895 | Fan |
Fan
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 96-25-70/49403 | Head band |
Headdress
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.3 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 38-48-70/894 | Cushion |
Household accessory
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 38-48-70/906 | Miniature hat |
Hat
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 38-48-70/897 | Fan |
Fan
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 76-51-70/11011 | Shell head band |
Headband
|
Marshall Islands
|