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Kahoa pelesitiki

human history
  • Other Name

    Necklace (English)

  • Description

    Kahoa pelesitiki. Neck garlands made from plastic components. These two kahoa pelesitiki are long in length and strung onto nylon thread in an alternating pattern of pink grapes and purple flower beads. The two kahoa are tied together with green ribbon edges with gold thread. 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.

  • Place
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    2015.22.19
  • Accession Date
    07 Apr 2015
  • Other Id

    56758.19 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

neck ornament; 2015.22.19

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  • neck ornament; 2015.22.19
  • neck ornament; 2015.22.19
  • neck ornament; 2015.22.19
  • neck ornament; 2015.22.19

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