Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: Samoan / Accession number: Acc.581 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-1641, described as Palm cocoanut pack basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-1643, described as Palm openwork pack basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-1644, described as Palm openwork pack basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 11-1642, described as Palm openwork pack basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 11-1659, described as Elaborate carved wooden comb. Exhibited 1978 Settlement of Polynesia.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 11-1660, described as Circular wooden comb, with white shell inlay.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 11-1640, described as Red, brown and green lace bark fan, white stick hibiscus bark.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 11-1639, described as Cocoanut palm fan, handle of light colored wood lashed with native string.

Hearst Museum object titled Kava root, accession number 11-1645, described as Piece of kava root. A supply of kava root is always kept on hand at the chief’s house. Failure by a chief to comply with the customary presentation of kava led to loss of prestige and, often, removal from a position of authority. (UCLMA 11-1645, 1658). Exhibited 1978 Settlement of Polynesia