"Na Mea Makamae: Hawaiian Treasures" by David Young
Item Number: 311
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Enjoy "Na Mea Makamae: Hawaiian Treasures" by David Young. This beautiful book gives a thorough inventory of Hawaiian material culture. David illustrates and explains the tools, implements and objects of art that surrounded the daily life of the ancient Hawaiians: stone lamps and nets, tapa pounders and bracelets, daggers and aku lures, drums and statues of the gods. Inside are the words of explorer Captain James Cook, naturalist Andrew Bloxam, missionary William Ellis, and Hawaiian scholars David Malo and Samuel Kamakau. Contemporary Hawaiians living on the Kona Coast in the early 20th Century are also included, sharing their mana'o on traditional life. This hardcover book is a treasure to all who read it.
Mahalo nui loa David Young and Palapala Press for your support!
Special Instructions
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As with all auctions, item is sold "as is" with no refunds available.
The winning bidder will be notified via email Monday (Dec. 14) and asked for his or her preference of receiving the awarded item (pickup or ship).
Items won during Kona Historical Society's 2020 Online Auction are available for pickup from the Society's Kalukalu Headquarters in Kealakekua for 90 days from close of auction. If items are not picked up by close of business on the 90th day (March 13, 2021), items are forfeit! No refunds will be granted for forfeit items.
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