Nā Kalaunu Me Nā Kahili (Crowns and Kahili)
Artist
Mary Sophia Rice
(1816 - 1911)
Date1886
GeographyHawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi
MediumCotton, plain weave, appliqued and quilted (contour quilting)
Dimensions190.5 x 190.5 cm (75 x 75 in.)
ClassificationsFurnishing
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas D. King, Jr., 1973 (4182.1)
Object number4182.1
DescriptionAppliqued and quilted bed cover, red on white ground. Design is “Na Kalaunu me na Kahili “ (Crowns and Kahili). Center medallion made up of four large kahili designs pointing out toward the corners of the quilt. In the center are four crown set in the interspaces between the kahili. A separate narrow red border of stylized foliate forms pointing inward. Written in on the back: M. S. Rice/KAHILI/1886.On View
Not on view
Made before 1918
Late 19th- early 20th C.
Early 20th C.
early 20th Century
early 19th c.
Late 15th century
Late 19th- early 20th C.
early 20th century
19th C.