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Artifact Number:
 1979.241.005

Object:
Hat, hawaiian
Papale

Material:
 Plant (ohe, cotton), textile

Dimensions:
 23 x 23 x 9 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Papale ie. This woman's cap is made of ohe, bamboo (Bambusa spp.). It was prepared, stripped, woven into a braid and sewn together to form the hat. A ribbon sweatband was sewn in on the interior of the crown.



Collection Name: Elsie Krassas Collection

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