Tiki Central / Locating Tiki / Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (other)
Post #521777 by Hibiscus on Sat, Apr 3, 2010 10:32 AM
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So glad you made it to this wonderful local museum! It's a beauty, for sure. Did you know that the Kuka'ilimoku (last photo) was one of the original ones belonging to King Kamehameha the Great? Only two have survived - this one, and one in Ohau's Bishop Museum. Apparently the museum allows discreet "special treatment" by native Hawaiian groups... http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2006/08/ritual_offering_1.html Thanks for posting the pics! |