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Artifact Number:
 00294

Object:
SURFBOARD
Papa Hee Nalu

Material:
 Plant (wood)

Dimensions:
 175 x 37.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii (Big Island), Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Surfboards. Papa hee nalu is made from Koa wood. Bought from Piimauna in Kailua, Hawaii on June 11, 1885. Playing on the surf board though formerly a national sport is now seldom seen. Hookena, S. Kona is the only place where Emerson has witnessed it. (Emerson) Length 175 cm long, width 37.5 cm, thickness 1.8 cm. No Figure. (Summers)



Collection Name: J.S. Emerson Collection

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