Artifact Number:
 10246

Object:
HAND KAHILI
Kahili paa lima

Material:
 Feather, ivory, shell (turtle), plant (wood)

Dimensions:
 17.8 x 137.2 cm

Origin:
 Oahu, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Long white feathers with white feathers at core and at top of hulumanu. Tortoise shell handle, with darker tortoise shell at ends and in center, and lighter tortoise shell disks between. Whale ivory disk and tip, both chipped. Handle 52.5 cm. Kahili is one of 8 from Cleghorn, transferred to the Bishop Museum from the Royal Mausoleum in 1910. Some insect damage occurred prior to transfer.

This object is associated with A.S. Cleghorn

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