Flywhisk

Description

Ceremonial flywhisk (kahili) of whalebone, tortoiseshell, ivory and feathers: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands, 1868 - 1933

Museum reference

A.1948.278

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Flywhisk, Kahili

Production information

Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Whalebone, Tortoiseshell, Ivory, Feather

Physical description

Whalebone, tortoiseshell, ivory and feathers

Associations

Hervey, H., Lady, 1948 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Brigham, W.T., Hawaiian Feather Work, p. 73, no. 61

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, facing the sea »
pw.3