Kahoa pelesitiki

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Kahoa pelesitiki. Neck garland made with plastic materials. This kahoa pelesitiki consists of multi coloured soft plastic grapes which are used whole or split to become flared, flower-like forms which alternate in colour and pattern along with smaller coloured beads that are strung onto nylon thread all together. Kahoa are generally created to gift to others celebrate or mark special occasions, and can be made with a wide variety of natural and synthetic materials.

Accession number: 2015.22.23 Last Update: 2 Aug 2023
Other Name

Necklace made (English)

Place
Niue
Accession Number

2015.22.23

Accession Date

07 Apr 2015

Other Id

56758.23 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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