Kaula ʻIli — Rawhide Lariat / Lasso in Display Case with Six Lassos · Hawaiʻi Paniolo & Cowboy Heritage Archive

Kaula ʻIli — Rawhide Lariat / Lasso in Display Case with Six Lassos

Title: Kaula ʻIli — Rawhide Lariat / Lasso in Display Case with Six Lassos
Identifier: 2025.001.019. a-f
Description: Six traditional hawaiian Kaula ʻIli — Rawhide Lariat / Lasso in Display Case with Six Lassos

Kaula ʻili literally means “hide/leather rope.” In paniolo usage, it refers specifically to a rawhide rope, lariat, or lasso used for working cattle. The Hawaiian dictionary gloss includes “leather rope, lassoing rope, lariat, strap,” and PPS itself uses “kaula ʻili (rawhide rope).”

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