Large Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
'umeke la'au pakaka
Wood, probably kou
diameter 13in (33cm)
Provenance:
Emma Nakuina (1847-1929), first curator of the Hawaiian National Museum, forerunner to the Bishop Museum
Thence by descent
This fine example, cut and then hollowed from the center of the (probably kou) tree, has multiple native repairs throughout, including a large square repair on the underside, and a fine marbled honey-brown and light-brown patina.
Wood, probably kou
diameter 13in (33cm)
Provenance:
Emma Nakuina (1847-1929), first curator of the Hawaiian National Museum, forerunner to the Bishop Museum
Thence by descent
This fine example, cut and then hollowed from the center of the (probably kou) tree, has multiple native repairs throughout, including a large square repair on the underside, and a fine marbled honey-brown and light-brown patina.
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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