These simple, lightweight tourist carvings may depict one warrior in a canoe (possibly a Koele), two warriors (in a Kakaka), a man surfing in various poses, and others. They have jute hair and skirt details, sometimes held in place by small dark pin nails or glue.
Much as with the infamous coconut monkeys, these are rather generic mass-produced items of dubious historical value. These may or may not be stamped "Hawaii" or have some other location painted on the side. They are also sometimes described as African pieces, and examples exist of squatting and drumming "natives", including some very large items up to 14 inches tall and more rarely, female versions of these figures.
Production
Physical Characteristics
- Material
- Wood
- Shape
- Other
- Colour
- Brown
- Dimensions
- 2"W x 9"L x 5"H
- Imagery
- Kane or Man
- Marking
- Balboa Island
