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THBHuge Early 20th C. Hawaiian Kou Wood Bowl
Lot 140b
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Apr 25, 2019
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2019-04-25 10:00:00
2019-04-25 10:00:00
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1930s CE. A beautiful example of a wooden calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles, though it is made from kou, an inherently beautiful Hawaiian hardwood. This example is extremely large and presents a simple yet elegant rounded form that gracefully corsets at the shoulder. Such vessels traditionally have been used for buffets. Notice also the repaired fissures knitted together with attractive bowtie forms. Repaired calabashes like this one demonstrate signs of immense reverence - the calabash was loved enough to be repaired, and the repairs, like this one, were done with the desire to make the repairs themselves beautiful. Size: 15" W x 8.375" H (38.1 cm x 21.3 cm)
Hawaiian royalty often valued specific calabashes - even going so far as to name them after royal individuals - and until the early 19th century they were reserved for elites in society. Traditionally, these vessels were carved from the wood of trees such as kou, milo, and kamani, using stone and coral tools.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#145317A few old repairs to the side walls, some with decorative bowtie forms. Repairs indicate that the calabash bowl was beloved, and they are done in such a way as to add beauty to the piece.Condition
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