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Framed drawing for a bookplate. It centers on a statue of a human figure with a large head. In front of the statue on the ground are bowls. To either side of it are fans and garland. Behind him are palm trees and the beach. Behind the statue's head is another scene. This scene shows a mountain, ocean, and a canoe on the ocean near the beach.
drawings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
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Drawing
"E HOO KANAKA / THE HAWAIIAN LIBRARY OF STEPHEN W. PHILLIPS" (The first part is above the statue in the second scene. The second part is below the statue)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P627
Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse), 1857-1931 (Artist)
13 2/16 x 10 1/16 x 10/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1050
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