19th C. Hawaiian Kapa Bark Cloth Beater Hohoa

19th C. Hawaiian Kapa Bark Cloth Beater Hohoa. Provenance: Purchased by a Los Angeles collector from Mauna Kea Galleries (Mark Blackburn) HI 20 years ago. Size: 13.25'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (34 x 4 x 4 cm)

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 2 fine fragments of kapa (tapa) cloth – one is sewn together from several sheets as part of a bedcover known as a kapa moe, and

Hawaiian Kapa Beater, I'e kuku, early 19th century, second-stage beater, with all four flat faces finely grooved, with tapering, cylindrical handle, paper label attached, "I'e kuku or cloth mallet," l

Purchased In Kona Circa 2002 Represented As Being An Older Hawaiian Kapa Bark Cloth

Oceania/Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded end. Each of the faces has a differe

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded tip. Each of the faces has a differ

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater exhibiting a tapered handle and a cuboid beating head. The center of the

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine set of three Hawaiian royal standards known as kahilis formed from wooden poles wrapped in gold-hued rope or cloth to their mid-se

Oceania, New Caledonia, Kanak, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden tapa beater, used for making cloth, hand-made from tropical hardwood with a rich red-brown hue. A cylindrical handle forms one end of

An antique ceremonial round Tapa Cloth with leaf and geometric design. Tapa is a material made from softened bark. Hawaiian or Tongan, from late 19th to early 20th century Dimensions: D: 32 in., (81 c

Hitchcock, H.R. AN ENGLISH-HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY. San Francisco: Bancroft, 1887. 8vo. 256 pp. Publisher's cloth faded and stained. Pastedown with library label of The Explorer's Club, title and one othe

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A marvelous and massive meat serving platter of rectangular form with rounded shorter sides and a shallow bowl, intended

**First Time At Auction** **This item is heavy/oversized, and may require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful and sizable serving vessel hand-carved from a thin-walled gourd known as an umeke (also umeke la'au pakaka) - a bowl used by high-stat

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous wooden cup made from the inherently beautiful Hawaiian wood called pheasantwood. The elegant vessel presents a circular

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A porous piece of volcanic stone carved into a fishing weight. The sinker has a shallow groove encircling the ce

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful and sizable serving vessel hand-carved from richly-grained kou wood known as an umeke (also umeke la'au paka

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A magnificent calabash bowl, hand-carved from Kou wood to display a flat base and smooth walls that slant gently inwards to a circular rim. Note the warm gl

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful bowl, skillfully hand-carved from wood of the flowering Acacia Koa tree. Interestingly, in the Hawaiian language,

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid poi pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of tan and grey. Presenting an overall phallic form, the fine implement displays

Polynesia, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A wooden cup made from the inherently beautiful Hawaiian hardwood called milo. This example has a short, tapered leg and a round foot, which is a rare variation

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. An impressive heirloom dish, hand-carved from the wood of a kou tree. Boasting a lustrous burnish, the gorgeous vessel presents thick walls that rise gently

North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A sizeable and heavy cast-iron pestle meant for pounding taro root into poi. This pounder has a knob-shaped handle, a thick neck, and a pounding s

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkable wood jar presenting thick walls that rise to a tall body with a sloped shoulder, a corseted neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a flat, ci