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View full screenArm ornament (kupee hoa kala kala) of twenty boar tusks cut to the same length and strung side by side upon two cords, collected by Captain Cook on his last voyage: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands
A.1956.1018
Arm ornament, Kupee hoa kala kala
Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia
Hawaiian
Boar tusks cut to the same length and strung side by side upon cords
Collector: Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779
Previous owner: Sir John Pringle
Previous owner: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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