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Artifact Number:
 1986.287.023

Object:
Necklace
Lei niho palaoa

Material:
 Ivory, hair, plant (olona)

Dimensions:
 27 x 17 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This was donated in memory of Charles and Alice Hite. The two olona (Touchardia latifolia) tying cords are intact. The strands of braided hair are reddish-brown in color. The front half of the pendant is very white. It is either whale or elephant ivory.



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