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Lei Niho Palaoa
Art of Africa, Oceania, and Tribal Worlds - Dave DeRoche
Prestige necklace for an important personage; made of marine ivory, not endangered species, traded to Hawaiians 19th C. by wintering sailors/whalers from Alaska (Cf. 8 examples in Bishop Museum)
$7,500.00
Artwork details
Origin
Hawaii, probably 19th century
Dimension
Provenance
A small native Hawaiian Museum on Hawaii Island de-accessioned 1980s