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Rare Maui Ali'i Pre Contact Hawaii Kou Umeke Calabash - From Aunty Rose Kepoikai For Sale
RARE MASSIVE MAUI ALI'I Pre Contact Hawaii KOU UMEKE CALABASH - from Aunty Rose Kepoikai
Hand Carved w/ Numerous Repairs - From Important Estate - Maui Style Was Used Exclusively by Ali‘i (Cheifs)
One of the finest and definitely the most important Calabash we've ever had the pleasure to list on ! The elegant gentle curved inward lip shape of this Calabash is known as the Maui Style, reserved for Ali‘i High Cheifs! Hand carved and remains untouched from Aunty Rose Kepoikai's Collection of Hawaiian heirlooms! It retains its original french polish that gives it an amazing rich glow that cannot be captured on film!
The repairs found throughout are called Poho and Huini. Poho are the larger patches and the Huini are the smaller pieces used to secure it. Very dramatic and stunning work!
Aunty Rose is known throughout Maui as the Matriarch that raised generations of children as her own, contributing to Hawaiian culture and society, and living through 4 Generations of Hawaiian Monarchs. In the scanned article, there mentions her story and the home that is revered as a museum of priceless Hawaiian heirlooms and antiques! Copies of a newspaper article and photo copies of the Aunty Rose and her family will be provided to the winning buyer (see scans)!
About Calabashes ‘Umeke Pakaka (Art and Crafts of Hawaii by Sir Peter H. Buck):"Low wide bowls termed pakaka were the largest made, their diameter far exceeding their height. With wood the craftsmen were able to control details of shape. Thus some variage was made in the curve at which the part of the bowl above its greatest diameter was turned in towards the rim.Though it has been stated that the round bowls were used for poi, the large pakaka bowls were also used for large servings of other foods such as pork and large fish. The food was cut into smaller portions in the bowl to form convenient individual servings"
Dimensions 15" Diameter x 8.5" Height!
Weight 4 Pounds and 12 Ounces!
Original French Polish
Hand Carved VERY RARE Kou Wood
Maui Style Inward Curved Design, Used by Ali'i
Numerous Native Repairs Throughout - Poho and Huini
International Customers please contact us for exact shipping sure to check out ourother items we are listing this week!
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Rare Maui Ali'i Pre Contact Hawaii Kou Umeke Calabash - From Aunty Rose Kepoikai: $1,625
