Artifact Number:
00104
Object:
Hand kahili
Kahili paa lima
Material:
Feather, ivory, shell (turtle), plant (wood)
Dimensions:
99 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This kahili paa lima is made of long white feathers, possibly ostrich. Dyed yellow feathers finish the bottom half of the featherwork. Yellow ribbon hangs from the handle, 42 cm in length, made of sections of turtle shell and walrus ivory with an ivory tip.
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