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Keywords: Kekauluohi, sketched by A. T. Agate, engraved by Welch and Walter.jpg en Kekāuluohi Sketched by A T Agate; engraved by Welch and Walter Charles Wilkes described the encounter in his Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition p 4 <blockquote>The person who attracted our attention most was Kekauluohi This lady is upwards of six feet in height; her frame is exceedingly large and well covered with fat She was dressed in yellow silk with enormously large gigot sleeves and wore on her head a tiara of beautiful yellow feathers interspersed with a few of a scarlet colour Above the feathers appeared a large tortoise-shell comb that confined her straight black hair Her shoulders were covered with a richly embroidered shawl of scarlet crape She sat in a large arm-chair over which was thrown a robe made of the same kind of yellow feathers as decked her tiara Her feet were encased in white cotton stockings and men s shoes She was altogether one of the most remarkable-looking personages I have ever seen </blockquote> cite book Wilkes Charles Charles Wilkes Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 http //books google com/books id 8KwbCRdNa3wC 4 1844 C Sherman Philadelphia http //books google com/books id 8KwbCRdNa3wC pg PA250-IA2 250 https //archive org/details/narrativeofunit04wilk https //archive org/details/narrativeofunite04wilk https //archive org/details/narrativeofuni04wilk Sketched by Creator Alfred Thomas Agate Engraved by Welch and Walter drawn 1838 1842 published 1844 PD-old-100 Kekāuluohi Hawaii in the 1840s United States Exploring Expedition Alfred Thomas Agate
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