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THB19th C. Hawaiian Plantation Era Purple Feather Hat Band
Lot 193
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 6, 2019
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2019-02-06 10:00:00
2019-02-06 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, Plantation Era, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. One of my very favorite items! A gorgeous feather hat band, made by sewing feathers onto a textile strip. The feathers used here display a variety of colors as light hits their surfaces. From one angle they look wine red; from other, iridescent purple; and from another an earthy brown. Thin bands of teal, black, white, and golden feathers are interspersed, creating a striped pattern. The feathers are lush and close-set, forming a soft, fabric-like texture that you will want to touch. Size: 1.5" W x 27" H (3.8 cm x 68.6 cm)
James Cook described native Hawaiian feather work in his journal in 1778: "Amongst the articles which they brought to barter this day we could not help taking notice of a particular sort of cloak and cap, which, even in countries where dress is more particularly attended to, might be reckoned elegant... The ground of them is a net-work, upon which the most beautiful red and yellow feathers are so closely fixed, that the surface might be compared to the thickest and richest velvet, which they resemble, both as to feel and glossy appearance."
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection
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#136610Very slight fraying to textile backing. Feathers are in gorgeous condition with almost all present. Be careful when handling as the feathers are fragile due to age.Condition
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