Poi Bowl
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 Nov 1931
name: label: Donor Name
content: Mary M. Walcott
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Ancient example of woodworking in good condition." [Small drawing of bowl is on the card.]
label: Notes
content: Object was on display in National Museum of Natural History exhibit "Na Mea Makamae o Hawai'i - Hawaiian Treasures", 2004-2005.
label: Notes
content: 'Umeke kū'oho - Bowl ('umeke) carved somewhat equal in width and height (kū'oho). This 'umeke has several repairs including several huini (peg) repairs, kiki (plug) repairs, and a large poho (patch) repair on the bottom. Height: 6.5"; diameter at rim: 10.5". Written in the interior of the bowl: "Oahu"; "John Hoopale" (possibly John A. Hoopale [1887-1951], former member of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Nov 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Kanaka Maoli)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 116897
label: USNM Number
content: E362813-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bowl