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Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa)

Hawaiian

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Caption

Hawaiian. Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa), before 1902. Human hair, sperm whale tooth, fiber, cord: 13 in. (33 cm) pendant: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2623. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Hawaiian

Title

Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa)

Date

before 1902

Geography

Place made: Hawai‘i, United States

Medium

Human hair, sperm whale tooth, fiber

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

cord: 13 in. (33 cm) pendant: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)

Inscriptions

"2623" Culin number

Credit Line

Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward

Accession Number

02.258.2623

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Artists and makers

Hawaiian

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