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Object Number 85-7-70/37629
Display Title Lei, feather
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Lei piki
Inventory Description Lei, rounded, yellow and red feathers twined with thread, yarn ties
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (25 9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 37629
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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