Fine Serving Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
Fine Serving Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
pohaku ku'i poi
diameter 13 1/4in
Provenance
Hawaiian Family Private Collection, Molokai, Hawai'i
Finely hand carved, probably of kou wood, with superb colors and natural grain having been carved from sapwood of the tree; the base and walls of uniform size, slightly tapered inwards at the top; rich varied dark and honey-brown patina with wear to the inside indicative of significant age and use.
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Fine Serving Bowl, Hawaiian Islands
pohaku ku'i poi
diameter 13 1/4in
Provenance
Hawaiian Family Private Collection, Molokai, Hawai'i
Finely hand carved, probably of kou wood, with superb colors and natural grain having been carved from sapwood of the tree; the base and walls of uniform size, slightly tapered inwards at the top; rich varied dark and honey-brown patina with wear to the inside indicative of significant age and use.