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Artifact Number:
 06841

Object:
Cape
Ahuula

Material:
 Feather, plant (olona)

Dimensions:
 29 x 59.4 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This ahuula was gifted to Gorham D. Gilman Esq. who carried it to America between 1830-1835. He gifted it to the museum in 1894. It is made up of red iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) feathers, and black and yellow oo (Moho spp.) feathers. It has a background of yellow oo. A central horizontal crescent is done in red iiwi with a black triangular section in the center made of black oo. Two pairs of red iiwi triangles run along the two front edges. A thin band of alternating sections of red iiwi and black oo run also run along the front edges. A thin band of red iiwi runs along the neckline. Its net backing is made of olona (Touchardia latifolia) fiber.



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