Wide Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
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Wide Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
'umeke la'au
Wood (probably kou)
diameter 12 1/2in (31.7cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Kahala, Oahu
Bonhams, Los Angeles, 11 May 2016, Lot 79
Canadian Private Collection
Finely hand carved from the crotch of the sapwood tree giving it a 'marbled' honey-brown and dark-brown outer surface, of deeply hollowed form with thick walls and rib on the outer edge below the top edge; multiple indigenous wood butterfly patch (pewa) and zig-zag (kepakepa) repairs throughout the outer surface, the interior with breadfruit gum (kepau) adhesive repairs.
'umeke la'au
Wood (probably kou)
diameter 12 1/2in (31.7cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Kahala, Oahu
Bonhams, Los Angeles, 11 May 2016, Lot 79
Canadian Private Collection
Finely hand carved from the crotch of the sapwood tree giving it a 'marbled' honey-brown and dark-brown outer surface, of deeply hollowed form with thick walls and rib on the outer edge below the top edge; multiple indigenous wood butterfly patch (pewa) and zig-zag (kepakepa) repairs throughout the outer surface, the interior with breadfruit gum (kepau) adhesive repairs.
Condition
In addition to indigenous repairs mentioned in the description, there are minor nicks and abrasions throughout the surface.
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Wide Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
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