Kui houhou - Bird Bone Pick (7962-134)

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Bone picks were usually piercing sharp instruments that served multiple functions including tatooing, the removal of meat from shellfish, the preparation of Hala (Pandanus) leaves for mat making, and for perforation of various kinds of material. This Traditional Hawaiian artifact comes from North Kona, Hawai’i. From the Kamehameha Schools Digital Koehana Collection, recorded with macro-photogrammetry by Interactive Heritage