Hawai'i

Discover Hawaiʻi's indigenous culture, history and enduring relationship with foreign nations through a series of fascinating objects.   

>The extraordinary artistry of Native Hawaiian makers and artists past and present is revealed through an amazing selection of objects, including ahu'ula cloaks, exquisitely made by weaving, binding and knotting together the feathers of honeyeater and honeycreeper birds; an akua hulu manu feathered figurehead depicting a god, with a startling gaze that would have been carried in procession on important occasions; and carved wooden bowls inlaid with pearl shell. Prints made at the time record the visit to Britain by the delegation from Hawaiʻi in 1824-6 and evidence the reception they received, while other more recent artworks highlight objects as continued presences and resources for the Hawaiian community today.