Cape

Description

Cape (ahu'ula) of black, red and yellow feathers knotted into an olona fibre network of quadrantal shape: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands

Museum reference

A.1954.84

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Cape, Ahu'ula

Production information

Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Plant fibre, Feather

Associations

Beasley Collection
London Missionary Society

Exhibitions

• Hawai'i - the Royal Islands (14 Oct 2017 - 13 May 2018)
  Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde