Topic: Hawaiian Renaissance
Sub-topic: Traditional Hawaiian Crafts
The tradition of Hawaiian Crafts is carried on still by a few people.
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Hawaiian Renaissance/ Traditional Hawaiian Crafts
Traditional Hawaiian crafts are something that is a part of the Hawaiian Renaissance. Hawaiian crafts were passed down from generation to generation making it valuable and important. It was important in the past because it carries on a part of the native Hawaiians lives on how they expressed themselves through crafts. Nowadays, few people still carry on the tradition of Hawaiian crafts. Some of the traditional Hawaiian crafts are leis and feather work.
In the past, Hawaiians didn't have stones or metals as jewelry. Instead, their jewelry came from the land and the sea. A version of their jewelry is called a lei. They made leis out of all things natural like flowers, ferns, shells, and feathers. When the Hawaiians wore leis, they wore it around their necks, ankles, and wrists. The lei symbolized affection and esteem so when a foreigner or some other person arrived in Hawaiian, the Hawaiians would greet them with leis. Giving leis soon became a tradition to show affection for each other and to show self-esteem.
The tradition of leis is still carried out by many people today even though they may not realized it. When families or friends arrive or leave Hawaii, we give those people leis to show our affection for them. We also give leis on occasions like birthdays or funerals. The native Hawaiians way to express themselves and their feelings with leis is still the presents way of showing affection and self=-esteem in Hawaii.
Besides the lei, feather work was known as the highest form of jewelry to the Hawaiians. Only select feathers of the rarest native birds on Hawaii were used to make feather capes, helmets, hair ornaments, and leis. The feather work jewelry had a social and spiritual significance. Because of the value of the feathers and the significance of it, the capes, helmets, and crafts made out of feathers were made especially for the highest ranks in the Hawaiian government. The chiefs wore feather capes and helmets as the Queens wore other valuable things made out of feathers.
Today, not much people make feather work crafts. Those who do, use feathers not as rare as the ones in the past. Mostly though, people find feather work capes and helmets in museums. The tradition of feather work is not really a big deal to the people nowadays because people don't have the resources or time to make it and we do not have a high rank of people to give it to. For example, chiefs, kings, or queens are no longer available to give these crafts to.
The tradition of Hawaiian crafts has been carried on for a long time. Although the traditions of Hawaiian crafts are not taught to us, we can still learn on our own on how to carry out the tradition and give people a taste of how the Hawaiian lifestyle was back then.
Traditional Hawaiian crafts are something that is a part of the Hawaiian Renaissance. Hawaiian crafts were passed down from generation to generation making it valuable and important. It was important in the past because it carries on a part of the native Hawaiians lives on how they expressed themselves through crafts. Nowadays, few people still carry on the tradition of Hawaiian crafts. Some of the traditional Hawaiian crafts are leis and feather work.
In the past, Hawaiians didn't have stones or metals as jewelry. Instead, their jewelry came from the land and the sea. A version of their jewelry is called a lei. They made leis out of all things natural like flowers, ferns, shells, and feathers. When the Hawaiians wore leis, they wore it around their necks, ankles, and wrists. The lei symbolized affection and esteem so when a foreigner or some other person arrived in Hawaiian, the Hawaiians would greet them with leis. Giving leis soon became a tradition to show affection for each other and to show self-esteem.
The tradition of leis is still carried out by many people today even though they may not realized it. When families or friends arrive or leave Hawaii, we give those people leis to show our affection for them. We also give leis on occasions like birthdays or funerals. The native Hawaiians way to express themselves and their feelings with leis is still the presents way of showing affection and self=-esteem in Hawaii.
Besides the lei, feather work was known as the highest form of jewelry to the Hawaiians. Only select feathers of the rarest native birds on Hawaii were used to make feather capes, helmets, hair ornaments, and leis. The feather work jewelry had a social and spiritual significance. Because of the value of the feathers and the significance of it, the capes, helmets, and crafts made out of feathers were made especially for the highest ranks in the Hawaiian government. The chiefs wore feather capes and helmets as the Queens wore other valuable things made out of feathers.
Today, not much people make feather work crafts. Those who do, use feathers not as rare as the ones in the past. Mostly though, people find feather work capes and helmets in museums. The tradition of feather work is not really a big deal to the people nowadays because people don't have the resources or time to make it and we do not have a high rank of people to give it to. For example, chiefs, kings, or queens are no longer available to give these crafts to.
The tradition of Hawaiian crafts has been carried on for a long time. Although the traditions of Hawaiian crafts are not taught to us, we can still learn on our own on how to carry out the tradition and give people a taste of how the Hawaiian lifestyle was back then.
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