Ipu Heke O Pele

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Date created: 1994

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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Place: Waialua; Honolulu County; Hawaii; USA
Archipelago: Polynesia
Island Name: Oahu
Island Grouping: Hawaiian Islands

See related items: Native Hawaiian; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8021
Barcode: 268021.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Title: Ipu Heke O Pele
Object Name: Vessel and cover
Media/Materials: Stoneware, glaze
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, glazed
Dimensions: 35.0 x 58.3 x 13.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c6473aae-ccf4-494a-9a42-ef01ea1de096

Record ID: NMAI_389183