Moʻokūʻauhau (Genealogies) of Care: Curating Aliʻi Collections at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

This paper explores the practice of moʻokūʻauhau (genealogy) in the care of Aliʻi (chiefly) museum collections at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI). Caring for aliʻi objects is a cultural imperative, rooted in a moʻokūʻauhau of curating aliʻi possessions that were and continue to be re...

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Main Author: Kapuni-Reynolds, Halena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAHkartell 2017-12-01
Series:Studies in Arts and Humanities
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18193/sah.v3i2.101