Vintage 20th Cent. Polynesian kumete roroa food bowl hand-carved
Offered for sale is this vintage 20th Century hand-carved hardwood Polynesian kumete roroa (food) bowl, most likely from either Fiji, Tonga, Samoa (or possibly the Austral Islands) and carved post-WW2. Has genuine age - you can clearly see this has been created without modern power tools (uneven chizel and adze marks are evident, no saw cuts). The natural patination and deep colour of the timber is in as-found condition and has been left untouched. Stylistically formed into the shape of a can