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Pu'ukohola Heiau, a temple
Object Number 2004.29.24139
Display Title Pu'ukohola Heiau, a temple
Descriptions
Object Description Photograph of a drawing. Printed on drawing: "Heiau of Puukohola / Kawaihae, Kohala, Hawaii. / Probable appearance at the beginning of the nineteenth century / Drawn under the direction of John F. G. Stokes, Curator of Polynesian / Ethnology in the Bernice Bishop Museum, by Y. E. Tseu, Honolulu, 1916."; written on board: "Hawaii / Polynesia"
Department Photographic
Date 1916
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County / Honolulu
Additional Geographic Terms Kawaihae
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 22.225 cm (5 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

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