Headdress (Peue 'Ei)
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Object Label
It is likely that this woman's headdress was made on the island of Ua Pou, where a great number of porpoises were available, and subsequently traded to Hiva Oa, where It was collected by Thor Heyerdahl 1937 from the Kaimoko family.
Caption
Kaimoko Family; Marquesan. Headdress (Peue 'Ei), 19th century. Porpoise teeth, glass beads, coir, 16 x 16 x 2 in. (40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 42.211.105. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Maker
Culture
Title
Headdress (Peue 'Ei)
Date
19th century
Geography
Possible place made: Marquesas Islands, Ua Pou, French Polynesia, Place collected: Atuona Valley, Marquesas Islands, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia
Medium
Porpoise teeth, glass beads, coir
Classification
Dimensions
16 x 16 x 2 in. (40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Accession Number
42.211.105
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