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Kahoa pelesitiki

human history
  • Other Name

    Necklace made (English)

  • Description

    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.

  • Place
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    2015.22.23
  • Accession Date
    07 Apr 2015
  • Other Id

    56758.23 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23

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  • neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23
  • neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23
  • neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23
  • neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23
  • neck ornament; lei; 2015.22.23

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