Back Scratcher, or Lomi-lomi Stick
Unidentifed Kānaka Maoli maker
collected about 1831-1867
Wood
Overall: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Reverend John S. Emerson, Class of 1826
13.2.616
Geography
Place Made: Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Reverend John S. Emerson (1800-1867), Hawaii, about 1831-1867; given present collection, date unknown.
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