Kou wood with kukui nut finish
18th century
Height 6 1/2'
Diameter 7 1/2"
Provenance: One of two bowls found under a coffee shack in Kealekekua Bay Hawaii
A truly rare pre contact individual poi bowl hand hewed from nearly extinct kou wood with stone tools. Numerous native Hawaiian repairs are present enhancing the bowls aesthetics.
Kou wood with kukui nut finish
18th century
Height 6 1/2'
Diameter 7 1/2"
Provenance: One of two bowls found under a coffee shack in Kealekekua Bay Hawaii
A truly rare pre contact individual poi bowl hand hewed from nearly extinct kou wood with stone tools. Numerous native Hawaiian repairs are present enhancing the bowls aesthetics.
