Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)

Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)

Nahi'ena'ena (Sister of Kamehameha III)

Figure (to hips) of girl standing, facing front, wearing red, yellow, black feather cape; carrying kahili in left hand. Figure and background of banana fronds and tree foliage occupy right side (as viewed) of canvas. Left side shows cloudy sky, hills, strip of water below, palms and huts on near side, banana fronds at right foreground.
Classification
Paintings
Creditline
Gift of Eliza Lefferts Cooke, Charles M. Cooke III, and Carolene Alexander Cooke Wrenn in memory of Dr. C. Montague Cooke, Jr., 1951 (1067.1)
Depth
0E-10
Dimensions
Image: 23 1/4 × 19 5/8 in. (59.1 × 49.8 cm)Stretcher: 24 3/16 × 20 1/4 in. (61.4 × 51.4 cm)Frame: 29 × 25 in. (73.7 × 63.5 cm)
Display Date
1825
Height
59.0551181102
Medium
Oil on canvas
Onview
0
People
Robert Dampier
Source Id
35049
Width
49.8475996952