"A huge, snarling image of the god Ku stands ominously beside the entrance, ready for action and suggesting that he and his earthly underlings weren't to be trifled with. Yet inside, all trepidation fades as you are treated to bursts of brilliant colour and a marvellous array of artfully crafted objects from a culture that celebrated its beliefs and traditions in exuberant style."
"Feathered cloaks, capes and headdresses once worn by Hawaiian chieftains, bracelets and necklaces, serving bowls, drums, images of gods, helmets, weapons, fans, and puppets are a revelation and enthralling evidence of the society that developed and thrived on the Hawaiian Islands. Located in the central Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian archipelago lies in splendid isolation about 4,000 miles from Japan and 2,000 miles from the mainland of the USA. Polynesian settlers arrived on the islands about AD1000."
An enormous image of the god Ku stands at the entrance, projecting fierce authority while interior displays offer bursts of brilliant colour and artful craftsmanship. Feathered cloaks, capes, headdresses, jewellery, serving bowls, drums, god-images, helmets, weapons, fans and puppets demonstrate Hawaiian ceremonial life and social hierarchy. The Hawaiian archipelago lies isolated in the central Pacific, settled by Polynesians around AD 1000. Statues represent powerful gods who were also protectors, and chiefs acted as their earthly representatives. Kamehameha unified the islands in 1810 and cultivated relationships with global powers, notably Great Britain, sending letters and gifts and initiating royal visits such as the 1824 London trip by King Liholiho and Queen Kamamal.
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