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Object Number
69-20-70/51518
Display Title
Helmet
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mahiole
Object Description
Woven helmet with feather work covering. Low crested helmet decorated almost entirely with red feathers. The top of the crest appears to have been covered with yellow feathers.
Inventory Description
Helmet, wicker frame, crested, vegetable fiber net cover, red and yellow feather
Classification
- Helmet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Feather, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 33.5 x 19 cm (11 7/16 x 13 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
69-20-70/51518
Provenance
Donor
Boston Marine Society
(June 8, 1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-70/53558 | Helmet |
Helmet
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-10-70/330 | Helmet |
Helmet
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-12-70/53559 | Crested helmet |
Helmet
|
Oahu
Hawaii | |
| 27-5-70/D2942 | Helmet |
Helmet
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-12-70/53561 | Helmet |
Helmet
|
Hawaii
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Crested helmet feather fragments
| 99-12-70/53559.1 | Crested helmet feather fragments |
Oahu
Hawaii | ||
| 99-12-70/53560 | Helmet |
Helmet
|
Hawaii
| |
| 2004.24.14520 | Wicker helmet covered with red, yellow and black feathers |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.24.14521 | Wicker helmet covered with red, yellow and black feathers |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.24.14525 | Woven helmet with featherwork covering |
Hawaii
| ||
| 2004.24.14519 | Woven helmet with feather work covering |
Hawaii
| ||
| 69-30-10/1594 | War Helmet |
Helmet
|
Alaska
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