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Collections

Feather Head Lei (Lei po'o hulu manu)19th century

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Title
Feather Head Lei (Lei po'o hulu manu)
Place Made
Hawai'i
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Black Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Moho braccatus) feathers, red 'i'iwi (Vestaria coccinea) feathers, and black ribbon
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 8 × 8 1/4 in. (4.45 × 20.32 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Will and Celeste Hughes
Accession Number
M.2024.161.3
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Provenance

Dr. Robert M. Browne, Honolulu, HI, Collection number 134. (need date acquired and vendor) [Manu Antiques, Honolulu, (owned by Mark Blackburn (b. 1953) and Carolyn Blackburn (b. 1956), Honolulu), sold 1 March 2016, to]; William J. Hughes (b. December 6, 1951) and Celeste K. Hughes (b. May 1, 1957), Palos Verdes Estates, CA, gifted 1 November 2024, to; LACMA.

Exhibited: Halekulani Gallery, Honolulu, May 2016