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Kii-Hulu Manu (Hawaiian feathered image), 18th century, believed to represent Kuka’ilimoku, wicker, feathers, mother-of-pearl, dog teeth, Cook-Forster Collection of the University of Göttingen, Germany. Art existing prior to Cook’s arrival (in 1778) is very similar to the art of other Pacific Islanders.
A number of museums have numerous examples in different designs and stages of preservation. A related Hawaiian term Oki Mahiole means a haircut where a strip of hair is left on the head. [2] The image of the Hawaiian god Kū-ka-ili-moku is sometimes presented with a similar shaped head. [6]
Some feathered god images or akua hulu manu are considered to represent Kū. Kū is worshiped under many names, including Kūkāʻilimoku , the "Snatcher of Land". [1] Rituals for Kūkaʻilimoku included human sacrifice, which was not part of the worship of other gods.
The Bishop Museum in Honolulu in 1918 was in possession of some fifteen ʻahu ʻula, [101] [k] including the magnificent full-length cloak of King Kamehameha, made entirely of mamo feathers (450,000 feathers from 80,000 birds.), though some i'iwi red feathers were added to the trimming later when Kamehameha IV wore it ceremonially.
Featherwork is the working of feathers into a work of art or cultural artifact. This was especially elaborate among the peoples of Oceania and the Americas , such as the Incas and Aztecs . Feathered cloaks and headdresses include the ʻahuʻula capes and mahiole helmets were worn by Hawaiian royalty ; many are now on display at the Bishop ...
The garment was 20 ft × 2.5 ft (6.10 m × 0.76 m), which Nāhiʻenaʻena wore by wrapping around her. [2] It was cut in half and resewn after Nāhiʻenaʻena's death in 1836, and currently measures 10 ft × 5 ft (3.0 m × 1.5 m). The pāʻū is made mostly of yellow feathers from the now-extinct ʻōʻō and mamo birds. Both birds were mostly ...
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