Lot 100a, Auction 4/19/2024: 19th C. Hawaiian Gourd Ipu Koko (Drinking Vessel)
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Lot 100a, Auction 4/19/2024: 19th C. Hawaiian Gourd Ipu Koko (Drinking Vessel)

$637.50

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North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hollowed gourd drinking cup called an ipu koko. The spherical vessel has a large interior basin capable of holding much liquid. This type of vessel was typically used by the native Hawaiian people. Size: 5.4″ L x 5.375″ W x 4.1″ H (13.7 cm x 13.7 cm x 10.4 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Condition: Minor abrasions, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface smoothness. Previous inventory label along interior wall.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 2010

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