Kou wood
Mid to late 19th century
Height 5"
Diameter 7 1/8"
Provenance: Mark and Carolyn Blackburn collection, Honolulu HI
Patrick Morgan, Corona Del Mar, CA
Publication: Polynesia Mark and Carolyn Blackburn collection, University of Hawaii Press 2010; #683 pp 393.
Covered bowls like this were lathe turned by Chinese craftsman and were part of large sets used for poi suppers or lu'au. Similar containers were said to have been used at the lu'au for King Kalakaua in 1876 on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. Beautiful and rare.
Kou wood
Mid to late 19th century
Height 5"
Diameter 7 1/8"
Provenance: Mark and Carolyn Blackburn collection, Honolulu HI
Patrick Morgan, Corona Del Mar, CA
Publication: Polynesia Mark and Carolyn Blackburn collection, University of Hawaii Press 2010; #683 pp 393.
Covered bowls like this were lathe turned by Chinese craftsman and were part of large sets used for poi suppers or lu'au. Similar containers were said to have been used at the lu'au for King Kalakaua in 1876 on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. Beautiful and rare.
