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Object Number
85-7-70/37628
Display Title
Lei niho palaoa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei niho palaoa
Object Description
Neck ornament, human hair and ivory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Human hair, Ivory
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37626 | Lei niho palaoa |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 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
| |
| 71-8-70/2901 | Lei niho palaoa |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-15-70/D2713 | Neck ornament |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37630 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37629 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 27-5-70/D2927 | Necklace, kukui nut with ivory |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 27-5-70/D2918 | Bracelets |
Ornament
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55373 | Kafa lauulu (belt of human hair) |
Necklace
|
Niue
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 99-12-70/53586 | Neck ornament of braided human hair with shell pendant |
Necklace
Shaft, modified |
Marquesas Islands
| |
| 27-5-70/D2919.1 | Wrist ornament |
Ornament
|
Hawaii
|