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Object Number
85-7-70/37627
Display Title
Lei niho palaoa (human hair necklace with carved whale tooth pendant)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei niho palaoa
Object Description
Neck ornament, human hair and ivory
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
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Human hair, Ivory, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 38.8 x 11.6 x 3.9 cm (15 1/4 x 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37627
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Agassiz, 1885
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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