Flywhisk

Description

Flywhisk (kahili) of feathers of the domestic cockerel collected on Captain Cook's third voyage: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands, 18th century

Museum reference

A.UC.370

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Flywhisk, Kahili

Production information

Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Date

18th century

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Wood, Feather

Associations

Collector: Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779

Exhibitions

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

• James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (20 Aug 2009 - 13 Feb 2011)
  Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany
  Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
  Historisches Museum Bern