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Lot 307

Superb and Rare Decorated Gourd, Niihau Island, Hawaiian Islands

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11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New York

US$5,000 - US$7,000

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Superb and Rare Decorated Gourd, Niihau Island, Hawaiian Islands

height 13 1/2in (34.3cm)

Provenance
Private Collection, Hilo, Hawai'i

Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck) notes, "Decorated gourd bowls ('umeke pawehe) were made on Niihau, where decorated mats (moena pawehe) were also made. The descriptive word pawehe was applied to geometric decoration on both gourds and mats. The decoration consisted of lines and geometrical figures in the natural color of the gourds set in a dark background. (Arts and Crafts of Hawaii, 1957, pp. 36-37)

Of naturalistic form, hollowed interior, painted around the spherical section in four sections with fields of butterfly, zigzag, starburst and feather-like patterns; a shell inserted into the top as a stopper; fine natural ochre patina.

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