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Early Hawaiian Koa Wood Lidded Jar, Coat of Arms
Early Hawaiian Koa Wood Lidded Jar, Coat of Arms
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Description
North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful lathe-turned bowl formed from the wood of the koa tree. The vessel exhibits a stepped footed base, a squat pedestal neck, a globular body, and a thin rim. An accompanying discoid lid has a stepped design similar to the foot as well as a thimble-shaped handle. The wood has been meticulously polished to a lustrous sheen. A painted Hawaiian coat of arms has been added to the exterior of the body at a later date. Size (with lid): 4" Diameter x 6.75" H (10.2 cm x 17.1 cm)

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, July 19, 2018, lot 120a; ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection, acquired 1970s to 2000s, purportedly once owned by Queen Liliuokalani, last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands

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#182815
Condition
Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, light pitting to lid and body, and some fading to painted coat of arms, otherwise intact and excellent.
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Early Hawaiian Koa Wood Lidded Jar, Coat of Arms

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Artemis Gallery

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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