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Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)
Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)
Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)

Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)

Artist (British, 1800 - 1874)
Date1825
GeographyGreat Britain
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 23 1/4 × 19 5/8 in. (59.1 × 49.8 cm)
Stretcher: 24 3/16 × 20 1/4 in. (61.4 × 51.4 cm)
Frame: 29 × 25 in. (73.7 × 63.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Eliza Lefferts Cooke, Charles M. Cooke III, and Carolene Alexander Cooke Wrenn in memory of Dr. C. Montague Cooke, Jr., 1951 (1067.1)
Object number1067.1
DescriptionFigure (to hips) of girl standing, facing front, wearing red, yellow, black feather cape; carrying kahili in left hand. Figure and background of banana fronds and tree foliage occupy right side (as viewed) of canvas. Left side shows cloudy sky, hills, strip of water below, palms and huts on near side, banana fronds at right foreground.
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