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Artifact Number:
 1970.010.037

Object:
Hat, hawaiian
Papale

Material:
 Plant (ohe, cotton)

Dimensions:
 35.5 x 35.5 x 6.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Papale ie. This hat is made of ohe, bamboo (Bambusa spp.). It was prepared, stripped, plaited into a long braid and sewn together to form the hat. The hatband is made from the fiber of a pumpkin vine (Cucurbita spp.). They are arranged to look like a head lei of flowers.



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