Pendant, 18th–19th century, United States, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, Whalebone, H. 2 3/8 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 3/4 in. (6 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm), Bone/Ivory-Ornaments, This rare whalebone pendant bears many of the hallmarks of distinction for which Hawaiian figural sculpture is best known. Expertly finished, the surface volumes of the body are boldly pronounced. An accentuated waist and rib cage flare out into the strong musculature of the upper torso and arms, and these are matched by definition in the lower half of the figure’s body — buttocks, thighs, flexed calves
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