Feature

●Hand made with feathers and large coconut shell.
●6 Natural Kukui nuts hung from the lower edges of the shell
●This XL Ikaika measurement 12 x 12 inches
●The coconut shell approx 4 inches
●The handcrafted nature of this product will produce minor differences in colors, design and sizing

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[Black & White]

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Description

Most people call these Hawaiian warrior helmets but they are really called Makakii or Makini. The full size versions were worn by some priests during various ceremonies and also by ocean canoe paddlers. Long ago during a visit by Captain James Cook to Kealekekua Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii, the ships artist John Weber saw and sketched men paddling canoes wearing gourd masks and feathers. These men were members of a warrior society called makini and were in trusted with the protection of their high chief. Today the warrior helmets can be found on car rear view mirrors and over home doorways not only as decorations but a symbol of safety and protection.