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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Fine Aboriginal, Oceanic & Tribal
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2018 ~ 3pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  237
• Lot Description:
  A Royal Hawaiian Kou Wood Bowl, 19th Century
  pohaku ku'i poi
  Dia. 30 cm
• Provenance:
  Kauikeaouli, King Kamehameha III (1813-1854); Benjamin Franklin Dillingham (1844-1918); Water Francis Dillingham (1875-1963); Thence by Descent; Mark Blackburn Collection; Private Collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  These were often heirloom items handed from generation to generation. This bowl was made in the early traditional method being carefully carved out with stone or a metal tools. Next, the bitterness in the wood was removed by soaking in sea water; the wood was further sweetened by an application of fermented taro or sweet potato. Finally, the bowl was polished with pumice or shark skin, and rubbed to a high gloss with nut oil. This coating helped waterproof the wood, extending its life.
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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