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Fan (pe’ahi niu)
Not on view
This elegant fan incorporates a series of vibrant red-and-black design elements made from intricately woven cords of coconut fiber and human hair. The great skill and effort invested by Hawai’ian artists in artifacts made for the chiefly class (ali’i) heightened these objects’ ritual efficacy and pushed artistic ingenuity to its limits.
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