Kahuna Bowl - SOLD
18th century or before
Height 2 1/4" Diameter 3 1/2"
Provenance: Harvey Dukelow collection, Maui, HI
Bowls of this type were used by the kahuna in the process of "praying to death”. In this ritual the kahuna collected hair, spittle, nail pairings, or other items containing the intended victims mana. The kahuna could control this mana, therefore the victim, through the use of prayers or spells. Victims were known to take to their mats, waste away, and die. Rare.
18th century or before
Height 2 1/4" Diameter 3 1/2"
Provenance: Harvey Dukelow collection, Maui, HI
Bowls of this type were used by the kahuna in the process of "praying to death”. In this ritual the kahuna collected hair, spittle, nail pairings, or other items containing the intended victims mana. The kahuna could control this mana, therefore the victim, through the use of prayers or spells. Victims were known to take to their mats, waste away, and die. Rare.
18th century or before
Height 2 1/4" Diameter 3 1/2"
Provenance: Harvey Dukelow collection, Maui, HI
Bowls of this type were used by the kahuna in the process of "praying to death”. In this ritual the kahuna collected hair, spittle, nail pairings, or other items containing the intended victims mana. The kahuna could control this mana, therefore the victim, through the use of prayers or spells. Victims were known to take to their mats, waste away, and die. Rare.