Vessel

Description

Vessel for water (ipu, laha, ipu pawehe) made from a spherical gourd with narrow neck, decorated in dark brown with geometric devices, and panels filled with stars, undulating lines and criss-cross work: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands

Museum reference

A.1929.174

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Vessel, Ipu, Laha, Ipu pawehe

Production information

Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia

Style / Culture

Hawaiian

Materials

Gourd

Physical description

Gourd; decorated in dark brown with geometric devices, and panels filled with stars, undulating lines and criss-cross work

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Arbeit, W (2011) 'Links to the Past: The Work of Early Hawaiian Artisans', University of Hawaii Press, p72

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, facing the sea »
pw.3