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Object Number
00-8-70/55373
Display Title
Kafa lauulu (belt of human hair)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kafa lauulu
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple braids of human hair bound with loops at ends, brittle
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
/
Niue
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 13 x 1.5 cm (15 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
00-8-70/55373
Provenance
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 09-5-30/75369 | Belt, human hair |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Ecuador
| |
| 85-7-70/37627 | Lei niho palaoa (human hair necklace with carved whale tooth pendant) |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 99-12-70/53566 | Lei niho palaoa, necklace of human hair and walrus tusk (meant to imitate whale tooth) |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60207 | Crow false hair ornament. Human hair in 3 long braids. Ornamented |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Montana
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 99-12-70/53586 | Neck ornament of braided human hair with shell pendant |
Necklace
Shaft, modified |
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 99-12-70/53771 | Necklace of cypraea shells on braid of human hair |
Necklace
|
Tahiti
| |
| 48-56-70/3139 | Plaited human hair necklace (very old) |
Necklace
|
Niue
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3465.3 | Belt, human hair string |
Belt
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
|
Media Restricted
| 30-54-70/D3465.2 | Belt, human hair string |
Belt
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
|
Media Restricted
| 98-15-10/51898 | Hair ornaments |
Accessory
Shaft, modified |
New Mexico
| |
| 33-32-70/117 | Necklaces of human hair |
Necklace
|
Kiribati
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 46-77-30/10698 | Wig |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber Shaft, modified |
South America
|