Figure
| Native Name | Akua Ka'ai |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 97-120-465 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Hawaiian |
| Provenience: | United States of America Hawaiian Islands Oahu Honolulu |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 58.42 cm |
| Width: | 7.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number: | L-120-465 - Old Museum Number 10550 - ANSP Number 490/78 - Collector Number |
Description
Wood carving; figure standing on long peg with carved plaque behind head. Portable image. Akua ka'ai.
Idol from ruins of a temple.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Polynesia Gallery (28 Jan 1982 - Jun 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wingert, Paul S. 1946. Outline Guide to the Art of the South Pacific.. Columbia University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: following p. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Wingert, Paul S., and Linton, Ralph. 1946. Arts of the South Seas.. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 61 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Davenport, William H. 1964. "Hawaiian Feudalism". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 6. no. 2. pg. 14-27 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 18 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Cox, John H., and Davenport, William H. 1974. Hawaiian Sculpture.. The University Press of Hawaii. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 138 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 65, fig. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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