Carved tamarind wood woman's head

Title

Carved tamarind wood woman's head

Description

A Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's head, made from a slender log of tamarind wood. Signed on the bottom "N. Furukawa" and pencilled on the top, "tamarind." This is one of a group of similar carvings of women's heads made in Hawaii probably between 1950-1990. Approx. 12" x 2.75" x 2.75".

Creator

Furukawa, N.

Identifier

PUA_ART_2021_60

Is Part Of

Professional Art Collection

Subject

Art -- Hawaii

Medium

Tamarind wood

Extent

12" x 2.75" x 2.75"

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Type

Still Image