Arm ornament

Description

Arm ornament (kupee hoa kala kala) of twenty one 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

Museum reference

A.1956.1018 A

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Arm ornament, Kupee hoa kala kala

Production information

Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Boar tusk, Plant fibre

Physical description

Boar tusks cut to the same length and strung side by side upon cords

Associations

Previous owner: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Collector: Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779
Previous owner: Sir John Pringle

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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