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Object Number 85-7-70/37627
Display Title Lei niho palaoa (human hair necklace with carved ivory 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; walrus or whale
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
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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