ʻAhu ʻula - Wikipedia
WEBThe ʻahu ʻula (feather cape or cloak in the Hawaiian language, literally "red/sacred garment for the upper torso" [1]), [2] and the mahiole (feather helmet) were symbols of the highest rank of the chiefly aliʻi [3] class of ancient Hawaii.
Feather cloak - Wikipedia
WEBHawaiian mythology. A mythical enemy-incinerating kapa (barkcloth) cape, retold as a feather skirt in one telling, occurs in Hawaiian mythology.
Feather cape - Smarthistory
WEBThe Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. Such cloaks and capes were called ‘ahu’ula , or “red garments.” Across Polynesia the color red was associated with both gods and chiefs.
A Feathered Cape Worn by a Hawaiian Chief Tells a Story of …
WEBThis majestic feather cloak is a trophy from a bloody battle, fought two centuries ago by two cousins with opposing views, a conflict that decided forever the cultural fate of Hawai‘i.
The Golden Cloak O Kamehameha — Hawaiian Legacy …
WEBAug 29, 2019 · The cape, which measure 60 inches in length, uses nearly a quarter million individual golden breast feathers from Chinese golden pheasants. The sash, which is nearly 12 feet long and six inches wide, is feathered on both sides featuring the reddish-orange feathers of the Lady Amherst pheasant in addition to those of the golden pheasant.
Hawaiian feather cape presented to Captain Cook, 1778
WEBThis is a feather cape presented to Captain James Cook by Chief Kalaniopu'u of Hawaii in 1778 during Cook's third voyage of exploration in the Pacific. It is made from netted olona' fibre decorated with borders of alternate triangles of red …
3.9: Feather cape - Humanities LibreTexts
WEBFeb 24, 2023 · The Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. Such cloaks and capes were called ‘ahu’ula, or “red garments.” Across Polynesia the color red was associated with both gods and chiefs.
Ka Hana No‘eau i ka Hulu: “The Art of the Feather” - Ke Ola …
WEBThe ahu’ula—Hawaiian feather capes—became a sacred symbol of power to the ali’i. Large feathers were also used for royal standards or kāhili, a tall, feather-topped staff used by the ali’i to symbolize status, royalty and lineage.
Hawaiian featherworks - Smarthistory
WEBHawaiian featherworks in the Bishop Museum “The 19th century was in its infancy. Princess Nāhi‘ena‘ena, descended from the ali‘i and most elite echelons of Maui and Hawai‘i Island society, was still only a child when she was gifted a feather pāʻū so magnificent that its fame lives on today.
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