Artifact Number:
 C.05824

Object:
Necklace
Lei niho palaoa

Material:
 Ivory (whale), glass

Dimensions:
 23 x 5.5 x 5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This lei is strung on cotton string with alternating ivory and red glass beads with a carved whale ivory pendant suspended at its center. It weighs 3.5 ounces.

This object is associated with Henriques

Collection Name: Henriques Collection

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