Fine Hawaiian Kou Wood Bowl, Umeke Palewa

A Fine Hawaiian Kou Wood Bowl, Umeke Palewa. Wonderful patina, with multiple old butterfly repairs, Poho (large) and Huini (small). Provenance: Thomaston Place Auctions, Thomaston, ME, June 1, 2018, L

Hawaiian Poi Bowl, Umeke la'au pakaka, 19th century, probably Kou wood, with low tapering sides, used for serving poi at feasts, with numerous butterfly inlay repairs to fine cracks, some areas of rep

**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, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Wailuku, ca. late 19th century CE. A hand-carved bowl made from richly-grained kou wood known as an umeke (also umeke la'au pakaka). This wood has a warm luster

Antique Hawaiian Calabash Kou Wood Bowl 6.5''x11''. An impressive native umeke poi bowl with seven intricate butterfly repairs. Also two zig-zag crack repairs on top edge and bottom of bowl. Exterior

**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

An Impressive Large Hawaiian Poi Bowl, Umeke La'au Pakaka19th century, likely koa (or kou) wood, large round squat form with slightly tapering sides, featuring four inlayed butterfly repairs in the tr

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A grandiose and gorgeous calabash bowl, skillfully hand-carved from wood of the kou tree - an inherently beautiful Hawaiian hardwood with a warm g

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful kou wood bowl that rests on a rounded, thick base, with walls that flare upward and gradually narrow to

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely, well-preserved wooden calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles, though it is made from kou, a beautiful Hawaiian hardw

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1880 to 1890 CE. A gorgeous calabash bowl, hand-carved from Kou wood to display a round base and thin walls that slant gently inwards to a circular

South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a kou wood calabash - a serving bowl named for a gourd and made from hardwood in Hawaii. The interior is smooth an

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

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A dazzling bowl of stable, round-bottomed form exhibiting sumptuous caramel, coffee, wheat, and mahogany hues from the wood of the kou tree - an i

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th century to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kou wood calabash - a serving bowl named after a gourd and made from

**First Time At Auction** Polynesia, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. A lovely, well-preserved wooden calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles, though it is made from kou, a be

Hawaiian Kou wood and ebony art bowl, signed FM KOU/EBONY. 22.5"h x 16.5"w

**Originally Listed At $450** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. A fabulous calabash bowl, hand-carved from the wood of a kou tree. Boasting a lustrous burnish, the gorgeous vessel prese

Hand turned, Hawaiian wood bowl with fine graining and a rich patina. Late 19th / early 20th C. (Approx. 12 1/2" tall, 15 1/2" diameter).

10" ht. x 11" diam. A fine and large 19th century Hawaiian koa wood poi bowl, thinly carved and with irregularly carved rim.ÿ In a lustrous and varied surface, with numerous repairs (a sign of resp

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of lathe-turned wooden bowls, made in the traditional style that Hawaiians have made for hundreds of years. The bowls are made

Vintage Hawaiian Koa Wood Bowl. This large turned bowl is inscribed Kamaaina Woods, Honokaa, Hawaii, KOA on bottom. Overall very good condition with one age crack. Measures 5" H x 14" diameter. All It

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. mid-20th century CE. Signed "Koa / L. Bailey." A gorgeous carved koa wood bowl known as an "umeke," (also "umeke la'au pakaka") a high-status bowl used for eating poi, prese

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 20th century CE. A gorgeous carved koa wood bowl known as an "umeke," (also "umeke la'au pakaka") a high-status bowl used for eating poi, presenting a flat, circular base an