Woman's Face, milo burl carving

Title

Woman's Face, milo burl carving

Description

A large Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's face and shoulders. It was carved from a root burl of a milo tree, which has been turned so that the roots form her hair. It is unsigned. According to an appraisal report, unsigned carvings of this type and age from Hawaii were typically done by prison inmates and sold by the guards on the outside of the prison to tourists.

Identifier

PUA_ART_2021_11

Is Part Of

Professional Art Collection

Subject

Art -- Hawaii

Medium

Milo wood

Extent

15.25" H x 14" W x 11.5" D

Copyright

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

Type

Still Image