Artifact Number:
 04965

Object:
Necklace
Lei niho palaoa

Material:
 Ivory (walrus), hair, plant (olona)

Dimensions:
 27 x 11 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 The strands of hair are braided together in varying thicknesses. Only one tying cord remains. It is made of strands of olona (Touchardia latifolia), with a single braid of hair used in the process. The pendant is made from walrus tooth.



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