Bishop Museum, Honolulu - Pacific Islands Collection Photos

The Bishop Museum in Honolulu goes beyond Hawaiian culture through its collection of objects from the Polynesian world spanning the South Pacific.

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Hawaiian Hall Building of Bernice P. Bishop Museum was originally a school. Honolulu, HI.Architecture of Polynesian Hall with south Pacific islands collection at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian navigational stick chart with shells marking islands & wave map at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Solomon Islands canoe paddles and prow ornaments at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Hawaiian Hall Building of Bernice P. Bishop Museum was originally a school. Honolulu, HI.Architecture of Polynesian Hall with south Pacific islands collection at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian navigational stick chart with shells marking islands & wave map at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Solomon Islands canoe paddles and prow ornaments at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Tamate dance masks from Vanikoro island of Solomon Islands at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Wooden totem from central Polynesian islands at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Masks from Vanuatu at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Caledonia at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Tamate dance masks from Vanikoro island of Solomon Islands at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Wooden totem from central Polynesian islands at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Masks from Vanuatu at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Caledonia at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Carvings from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Carvings from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Mask from New Ireland at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Sorcery mask from Papua at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Tahitian mourning dress collected during voyage of Captain James Cook at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian Pacific spear collection at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian Pacific totem drums at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Sorcery mask from Papua at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Tahitian mourning dress collected during voyage of Captain James Cook (1772-5) at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian Pacific spear collection at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Micronesian Pacific totem drums at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Man's loincloth with fringe from Yap at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Maori piupiu skirt of flax scraped to form a pattern from New Zealand at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Maori carving from New Zealand at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Carved hornbill skull at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
Man's loincloth with fringe from Yap at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Maori piupiu skirt of flax scraped to form a pattern from New Zealand at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Maori carving from New Zealand at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.Carved hornbill skull at Bishop Museum. Honolulu, HI.
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