Metal; round; shield surmounted by crown and bordered on both sides by standing robed and helmeted figure holding staff; emblem beneath says: "Uamaukeeaokainaik Pono"; loops on back. On back: "Firmin & Sons London 153 Strand 47 Warwick St.
Donor:
Stuart L. Fletcher
Collection place:
Hawaiian Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Hawaii
Culture or time period:
Hawaiian
Collector:
Stuart L. Fletcher
Collection date:
1941-1942
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Buttons (fasteners)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
From uniform of King David Kalakaua (reigned 1874-1891).