The ‘ahu 'ula, or feather cloak, given to Captain Cook by King Kalani'ōpu'u of Hawai'i Isl
The ‘ahu 'ula, or feather cloak, given to Captain Cook by King Kalani'ōpu'u of Hawai'i Island in 1779. This cloak, made of 500,000 feathers from 20,000 endemic Hawaiian birds (most of which are now extinct), demonstrated the authority of the king. 18th-century Hawai'i. -- source link
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