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ʻumeke lāʻau

While calabash vessels were generally used in ancient Hawai'i, finely crafted wooden bowls were reserved for the higher ranks of Hawaiian society. The value of these vessels is also indicated by the repairs that were made to damaged bowls. This bowl has a total of three almost invisible repairs. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Object type
Schale
Dimensions
Height: 7.8 cm
Diameter: 21.8 cm
Material/Technique
Wood carved, Polished
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
117337

Provenance and sources

Assignment to a curated holding:
Museum of Ethnology; 2029
Production
when
before 1886
Change of physical control or legal title
where
Hawaii
Change of physical control
when
1939
Provenance
This bowl was purchased by the physician Eduard Arning, who stayed in the Kingdom of Hawai'i from 1883-1886. The object was part of the collection of the Ethnological Museum Berlin and came to the Linden-Museum Stuttgart in 1939 through an object exchange with Arthur Speyer. Text: Ulrich Menter

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