Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0333 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Kauai; Wainiha | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Stone: vesicular basalt | |
| Description | Round stone lamp with carved sides; Bowl is pecked and ground to shape; Base is flat and sides rise vertically; Crouching human-like figure is carved on sides of bowl, suggesting figure is straddling mouth of bowl, grasping sides of bowl with both its arms and legs; Figure has no torso, but is carved as if its stomach were lying over the mouth of the bowl; Legs are bent at 90 degrees, with thighs parallel to bowl rim and lower legs pointing to base; Arms are fairly parallel to the rim and bent at the elbows so that the hands would be near the chin; Figure’s head is missing, but breakage point suggests it had extended out from the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.2, Max Diam = 22.0 | |