Artifact Number:
1991.380.001
Object:
Surfboard
Papa heenalu
Material:
plant (wood)
Dimensions:
430 x 62.5 x 10 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This papa heenalu is of the hollow style and was built in the 1930s by a naval officer from a surface craft stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1942. A drainage hole is located near the nose on its right side. Nailed down slats running the length of the board are curling and separating due to weathering.
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