Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0447 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Feather lei | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Feathers (white frigate bird, female, immature); Olona (coconut fiber cord) | |
| Description | Lei composed of white feathers taken from immature, female frigate birds, strung on coconut fiber cord; Although both men and women could be skilled lei makers, feather leis were worn only by female nobility. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 22.0, Depth = ca. 3.0, Length = ca. 30.0 | |