Bowl, Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands
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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