Artifact Number:
 01337

Object:
Necklace
Lei niho palaoa

Material:
 IVORY, HAIR, CORDAGE

Dimensions:
 28.0 x 15.0 x 6.0 cm.

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Whale tooth necklace with a central ivory pendant held on a lei of human hair and finished with ties of olona(Touchardia latifolia) cordage. Belonged to Queen Emma.



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