Pū‘ili (bamboo rattle)

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
11-358
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.25
Description:
Pu-ili, musical percussion instrument. A bamboo rattle.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Hawaiian Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Hawaii
Culture or time period:
Hawaiian
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
December 15, 1901
Context of use:
Used in hula pu-ili dance.
Department:
Oceania
Comment:
References: "1. "Hawaiian-English, Eng.-Haw. Dictionary", Mookini, Elbert & Pukui. p. 323 For tapping wrist, shoulder; used in hula-pu-ili, named for this instrument. 2. Buck, Peter. "Arts and Crafts of Hawaii" p. 415, fig. 2696.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pū‘ili (bamboo rattle), accession number 11-358, described as Pu-ili, musical percussion instrument. A bamboo rattle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pū‘ili (bamboo rattle), accession number 11-358, described as Pu-ili, musical percussion instrument. A bamboo rattle.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pū‘ili (bamboo rattle), accession number 11-358, described as Pu-ili, musical percussion instrument. A bamboo rattle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pū‘ili (bamboo rattle), accession number 11-358, described as Pu-ili, musical percussion instrument. A bamboo rattle.

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