Bishop Museum to Repatriate 9 Funerary Objects to Native Hawaiian Groups
October 31, 2026
October 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, intends to repatriate nine unassociated funerary objects to Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliations.
The nine objects, identified as Honoko'a Gulch items "Lots 1-9," include carved ki'i (stick images), 'ipu 'aina (refuse bowls), a feather cape fragment, a carved female figure, a hair helmet or wig, and a boar tusk bracelet.
The items were c . . .
The nine objects, identified as Honoko'a Gulch items "Lots 1-9," include carved ki'i (stick images), 'ipu 'aina (refuse bowls), a feather cape fragment, a carved female figure, a hair helmet or wig, and a boar tusk bracelet.
The items were c . . .