When was "Lei Niho Palaoa" created?

This artwork was created mid-19th century.

What medium is "Lei Niho Palaoa"?

Lei Niho Palaoa is hair, ivory, gold, fiber.

Yes, Lei Niho Palaoa is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

mid-19th century

Medium

hair, ivory, gold, fiber

Classification

Necklace

Culture

Hawaiian

Department

Costume Institute

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2008

Accession Number

2008.190.292