Royal Hair Costume
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Caption
Kaimoko Family; Marquesan. Royal Hair Costume, 16th–early 17th century. Hair, sennit, barkcloth, a: 1 3/16 × 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (3 × 30 × 23 cm) b: 10 5/8 × 1 3/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27 × 3 × 35 cm) c: 3 9/16 × 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (9 × 1.5 × 9 cm) d: 7/8 × 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (2.3 × 2 × 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 42.211.114a-d. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Maker
Culture
Title
Royal Hair Costume
Date
16th–early 17th century
Geography
Place collected: Atuona Valley, Marquesas Islands, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
Medium
Hair, sennit, barkcloth
Classification
Dimensions
a: 1 3/16 × 11 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (3 × 30 × 23 cm) b: 10 5/8 × 1 3/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27 × 3 × 35 cm) c: 3 9/16 × 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (9 × 1.5 × 9 cm) d: 7/8 × 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (2.3 × 2 × 20 cm)
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Accession Number
42.211.114a-d
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