Object Details
Culture/People
Native Hawaiian
Artist/Maker
Melvin Kauila Clark, Native Hawaiian, 1945-2017
Previous owner
NMAI Resource Center
Robert Tong, Sr., Non-Indian
Donor
Robert Tong, Sr., Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Robert Tong, Sr.; donated to NMAI by Robert Tong in 2005 and displayed in the NMAI's Resource Center in Washington, DC; transferred to NMAI's permanent collection in 2011.
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Date created
1994
Catalog Number
26/8021
Barcode
268021.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Title
Ipu Heke O Pele
Object Name
Vessel with cover
Media/Materials
Stoneware, glaze
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, glazed
Dimensions
35.0 x 58.3 x 13.0 cm
Place
Waialua; Honolulu County; Hawaii; USA
Archipelago
Polynesia
Island Name
Oahu
Island Grouping
Hawaiian Islands
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_389183