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Small wood bowl or calabash from Hawaii, known as an umeke. Polished with a shiny patina inside and out. There are a few spots of lighter wood as well as a crack. The crack has been repaired using a traditional method of inserting an hourglass-shaped plug. Umeke are highly esteemed and are frequently passed down as heirlooms.
bowls (vessels)
wood (plant material)
Hawaiian
Bowl
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
FD283
Unknown
2 (H), 5 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2075
Bishop Museum Art Conservation Handout. On Bishop Museum website.
Hawaii (United States)
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