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Uluna lauhala (pillow of plaited pandanus leaves)
Image Not Available for Uluna lauhala (pillow of plaited pandanus leaves)
Object Number 85-7-70/37696
Display Title Uluna lauhala (pillow of plaited pandanus leaves)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Uluna lauhala
Object Description Pillow, palm leaf. Fiber-filled plaited pillows were used in the sleeping house.
Inventory Description Pillow, woven with wide palm leaf, four-sided, rectangular
Classification
  • Pillow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Honolulu County
Materials Fiber, Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 30 x 10.5 cm (4 1/8 x 11 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
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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