Bowl, Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands
umeke la'au pakaka
Wood, probably kou
diameter 8 1/4in (21cm)
Provenance:
Emma Nakuina (1847-1929), first curator of the Hawaiian National Museum, forerunner to the Bishop Museum
Thence by descent
An elegant bowl most likely from the early 19th century with many repairs.
Sold for
US$ 1,750
inc. premium
Category:
Ethnographic Art
/
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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