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Object Number
85-7-70/37630
Display Title
Lei, feather
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lei hulu
Inventory Description
Lei, column of orange-yellow feathers, longer black feathers interspersed, red feathers at one end, feathers bound with fiber cordage, black fabric ties at either end, ties sewn to lei with black thread
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Feather , Fiber , Fabric , Thread
Dimensions
Overall (extended): 98 × 6.2 × 5.6 cm (38 9/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 27-5-70/D2933 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 38-114-70/1016 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Keauhou
| |
| 85-7-70/37629 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 99-12-70/53171 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 34-160-70/312 | Lei, feather |
Necklace
|
Hawaii
| |
| 34-160-70/312.1 | Lei, feather bundle |
Feather
|
Hawaii
| |
| 998-29-70/5802 | Lei, or hat band, in process of manufacture |
Hat
|
Waipahu
| |
Image Not Available
for O-o feather wreath. Feathers from the Lei Hulu
| 71-8-70/2906 | O-o feather wreath. Feathers from the Lei Hulu |
Hawaii
| ||
| 98-3-50/51484 | Feather headdress |
Headdress
|
Congo
| |
| 09-30-30/75156.2 | Sash, brown feathers with white fluffy tips bound onto cord, with ties |
Sash
|
Guyana
| |
| 09-30-30/75156.3 | Sash, brown feathers with white fluffy tips bound onto cord, with ties |
Sash
|
British Guiana
Guyana | |
| 15-36-10/86597 | Man's belt of black bear skin with 13 eagle feathers. Buckskin ties in front. |
Belt
|
British Columbia
|