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Object Number
71-8-70/2901
Display Title
Lei niho palaoa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei niho palaoa
Object Description
Necklace of human hair with pendant cut from whale tooth.
Inventory Description
Necklace, multiple strands of braided human hair, carved ivory pendant, cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 13 x 5.4 cm (15 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2901/ POISON
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37627 | Lei niho palaoa (human hair necklace with carved ivory 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
| |
| 85-7-70/37626 | Lei niho palaoa |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Lei niho palaoa
| 85-7-70/37628 | Lei niho palaoa |
Honolulu County
| ||
| 27-5-70/D2927 | Necklace, kukui nut with ivory |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-15-70/D2713 | Neck ornament |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 11-2-70/83926 | 'Ula lei (necklace) of carved whale teeth |
Necklace
|
Fiji
Samoa | |
| 99-12-70/64544 | Wrist ornament |
Ornament
|
Hawaii
| |
| 14-29-70/85726.1 | Tabua, ceremonial whale tooth attached to braided cord |
Necklace
|
Tonga?
| |
| 00-8-70/55673 | Necklace of shell beads and whale's tooth pendant |
Necklace
|
Kiribati
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 99-12-70/53586 | Neck ornament of braided human hair with shell pendant |
Necklace
Shaft, modified |
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 71-8-70/2902 | Wrist ornament |
Ornament
|
Hawaii
|