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  2. ʻAhu ʻula - Wikipedia

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    ʻAhu ʻula. Haalelea's Feather Cape. The ʻahu ʻula (feather cape or cloak in the Hawaiian language, literally "red/sacred garment for the upper torso" [ 1] ), [ 2] and the mahiole (feather helmet) were symbols of the highest rank of the chiefly aliʻi[ 3] class of ancient Hawaii.

  3. Kapa - Wikipedia

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    Cultural anthropologists over the course of the 20th century identified techniques in the creation of kapa that are unique to the Hawaiian Islands. Wauke (Broussonetia papyrifera) was the preferred source of bast fibres for kapa, but it was also made from ʻulu (Artocarpus altilis), [4] ōpuhe (Urera spp.), [5] maʻaloa (Neraudia melastomifolia), [6] māmaki (Pipturus albidus), [7] ʻākala ...

  4. Hawaiian art - Wikipedia

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    Public collections of Hawaiian art may be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), the Hawaii State Art Museum and the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1967, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to implement a Percent for Art law. The Art in State Buildings Law established the Art in Public Places Program ...

  5. Muumuu - Wikipedia

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    Muumuu. The muumuu / ˈmuːmuː / or muʻumuʻu ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmuʔuˈmuʔu]) is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. [ 1] Within the category of fashion known as aloha wear, the muumuu, like the aloha shirt, are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of Polynesian motifs. In Hawaiʻi, muumuus are no longer as widely worn as ...

  6. Hawaiian quilt - Wikipedia

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    A Hawaiian quilt is a distinctive quilting style of the Hawaiian Islands that uses large radially symmetric applique patterns. Motifs often work stylized botanical designs in bold colors on a white background. Hawaiian quilt applique is made from a single cut on folded fabric. Quilting stitches normally follow the contours of the applique design.

  7. Dietrich Varez - Wikipedia

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    Dietrich Varez. Dietrich Varez (28 March 1939 – 14 August 2018 [1]) was an iconoclastic printmaker-painter. His work is among the most widely recognized of any artist in Hawaii. [2] A long-time resident of the Big Island, he is known primarily for scenes of Hawaiian mythology and of traditional Hawaiian life and stylized designs from nature.

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