Pinwheel
21504
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Hu i la ma ka ni |
| Object Number | 21504 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Manufacture Location | Philadelphia |
| Date Made | 1898 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth |
| Description | A huila makani (pinwheel) made of kapa (Hawaiian bark cloth). A piece of bark cloth has been folded and arranged into the shape of a pinwheel. A patterned bark beater was used in the production of this bark cloth, leaving visible markings in the cloth. The pattern is similar to the Hawaiian bark-cloth beater pattern hoopai (parallel lines). The pinwheel was made in the Museum by Hawaiian sailors in 1898. Huila makani is a toy made of paper or kapa (Hawaiian bark cloth)." |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 13.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Made in the University Museum by Native Hawaiians, 1898 |
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