Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0446 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Feather lei | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Feathers (extinct o'o bird); Cotton string; Silk (?) ribbon | |
| Description | Lei composed mostly of black feathers with evenly spaced yellow feathers, all from the extinct o'o bird, and strung on cotton string (dyed blue?); Although both men and women could be skilled lei makers, feather leis were worn only by female nobility. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 17.0, Depth = ca. 2.0, Length = ca. 23.0 | |