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Artifact Number:
 1993.172.001

Object:
Surfboard
Papa heenalu

Material:
 Plant (wood)

Dimensions:
 378 x 52 x 10.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This papa heenalu is of the hollow style made using white pine for the frame, Sitka Alaskan Spruce for the top and sides, and fir plywood for the bottom. Hawaiian coat-of-arms painted onto top of board originally in 1940, redone in 1979. Drainage plug on top of board at the base of metal ring at one end.



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