ʻAhu ʻula (feather cape)
GeographyHawaiʻi
MediumFeathers on olonā backing, feathers tied onto a netting made of olona bark, Feathers: ʻŌʻō (yellow and black), ʻIʻiwi (red feathers)
Dimensions48.3 × 66 cm (19 × 26 in.)
Other (cape height at center): 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Other (cape height at center): 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Anna Rice Cooke, 1934 (4095)
Object number4095
DescriptionSemi-circular shoulder cape made of feathers. Ground is yellow with a crescent shape across the back in red and black; one red and one black scalloped shape at the back neckline; one red and one black spear-head shape on each side of front opening.On View
Not on viewCollections
late 18th-early 19th Century
late 18th-early 19th Century
late 18th to early 19th century
c. 1930s-1940s
1850s or earlier
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Late 15th century
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Early 20th C.