Artifact Number:
 B.07117

Object:
Necklace
Lei niho palaoa

Material:
 Ivory (whale), hair, plant (olona)

Dimensions:
 20.4 x 20.4 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This has a small pendant made of sperm whale tooth. The strands of hair are strung through the hole in the pendant. The braids are made in varying thicknesses. The tying cords are made of olona (Touchardia latifolia).



Collection Name: Kapiolani-Kalanianaole Collection

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