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Polynesia, Hawaii, pre-European contact period, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A fascinating pair of artifacts, a highly porous piece of pumice carved into a shell-shaped paint pot with a low, raised edge, and a wooden paintbrush, its wider end still colored with dark, ancient pigment. The brush would have once had a root of the pandanus tree attached to it to form the actual brush end. Ancient Hawaiians had a long history of painting - stencils for decorating fabric or human skin, embellishing pottery, and giving canoes a protective coat of black paint made from 'akoko (Euphorbia spp.), inner bark of kukui root, juice of mai'a (banana) buds, and charcoal of hala leaves. Indeed, painting kits like this one were part of a master canoe maker's toolkit. They are displayed together on a custom stand. Size of pot: 8.5" W x 6.25" H (21.6 cm x 15.9 cm); size of brush: 9.75" L (24.8 cm) Provenance: ex-Tam Sing collection, Hawaii, USA, 2002 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #151109