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Object Number
69-30-70/1883A
Display Title
Ankle ornament
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kupe'e niho 'ilio
Object Description
Leg ornament made of dog's teeth. The anklet was comprised of pierced canine teeth fastened to a strong olona netting. This object may have been worn by hula dancers.
Inventory Description
Ornament, rectangular, flat, knotted fiber net base, scalloped edging, one side covered with layered rows of teeth, perforated, pointed and tapered teeth, fiber ties at top
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Hawaii County
Materials
Fiber , Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 32.4 × 26.3 × 4.1 cm (12 3/4 × 10 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Provenance
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
(1869)
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-70/1883A.1 | Tooth fragments from ankle ornament |
Ornament
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 71-19-40/5118 | Dogs teeth. Canine teeth, probably canis familiaris. |
Ornament
|
St. Aubin
Concise | |
| 71-19-40/5473 | Dogs teeth, drilled for ornaments. Canine teeth (probably familiaris). |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 71-19-40/5363 | Teeth of dogs. Canine teeth, probably canis familiaris. |
Faunal Remain
|
Switzerland
| |
| 37-4-70/531 | Feathered god Kukailimoku |
Sculpture
|
Hawaii
| |
| 72-20-40/7028 | Dog teeth; Teeth (3rd incisor) of canid |
Faunal Remain
|
Concise
| |
| 71-19-40/5363.1 | Teeth of dogs, drilled |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 96-25-70/49404 | Head band |
Headband
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 37-77-50/2712 | Ankle rattles of Snake Society dancers (pair) - made of shells of bean-like pod |
Raw Material
Anklet |
Liberia
| |
| 71-19-40/5364 | Teeth of dogs |
Faunal Remain
|
Lake Dwelling
| |
| 69-30-10/1664 | Wooden frontlet |
Mask
|
Angoon?
Kake? Juneau? | |
|
Image Not Available
for Fragment of dog's skull
| 88-54-10/A4136 | Fragment of dog's skull |
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain |
Burial Place
|