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Artifact Number:
 B.06931

Object:
Basket, twined
Hinai

Material:
 Plant (ieie, niu)

Dimensions:
 39 x 39 x 60 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hinai made of twined ieie (Freycinetia arborea). The twining is tightly done using split ieie in a consistent twill over the entire surface. Large niu, coconut (Cocos nucifera) braided loops, used to lift the hinai, is attached around the rim. The rim slightly flares outward.



Collection Name: Kapiolani-Kalanianaole Collection

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