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Moroccan leather bound book
1875
The Friends of ʻIolani Palace
Honolulu, United States
Green morocco leather bound book with gold trim: "Yantra Kosha or A Treasury of the Musical Instruments of Ancient and of Modern India, and Various other countries". Inside cover is inscribed "Kalakaua Ia Kapiolani."
Presented to Kalakaua by Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore in 1881, following the King's trip to India. Subsequently given by Kalakaua to Kapiolani.
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- Title: Moroccan leather bound book
- Date: 1875, 1881
- Date Created: 1875
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Location Created: Calcutta, India
- Physical Dimensions: Height:8 1/2" Width: 5 1/2"
- Original Language: Hindi
- Provenance: Presented to Kalakaua by Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore, 1881, following the King's trip to India. Subsequently given by Kalakaua to Kapiolani. In 1983, the book was gifted from the Honolulu Academy of Arts (aka Honolulu Museum of Art) to The Friends if Iolani Palace.
- Subject Keywords: Iolani Palace, Queen Kapiolani, King Kalakaua, Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore book, India, sanscrit, Hawaiian Kingdom
- Type: Book, Print
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