Lei poʻo (Head Lei)

Early 1900s

Culture

Hawaiian

Locale

Hawaii Polynesia

Country

United States

Object

necklace

Accession Number

1948.655

Credit Line

Purchase from F. G. Speck

Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Hawaiian) artist, Lei poʻo (Head Lei), Early 1900s. Shells and cord; 9 1/2 in. dia. Denver Art Museum: Dr. and Mrs. Frank G. Speck, 1948.655

Dimensions

length: 11.25 in, 28.5750 cm; depth: 1 in, 2.5400 cm; diameter: 9.5 in, 24.1300 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Arts of Oceania

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

Gloucester, MA before 1948; Frank Gouldsmith Speck [November 8, 1881 – February 6, 1950], University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia before 1948; Denver Art Museum, October 7, 1948.

Exhibition History

“Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023