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Konohiki, (sculpture). Artist:  Shutt, Ken, 1928- , sculptor. Title:  Konohiki, (sculpture). Dates:  1980-1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stained Douglas fir; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. x 2 ft. 5 1/2 in.; Foundation: approx. H. 10 in. x Diam. 1 1/2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A tall wood abstract Hawaiian figure. The four main vertical elements converge in at the head which has laminated wood curves which echo the Hawaiian feather helmet worn by the alii (chiefs). Subject:  Figure male Ethnic -- Hawaiian Abstract Occupation -- Law Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Kaneohe Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Located King Intermediate School, 46-155 Kamahameha Highway, School library entrance, Kaneohe, Hawaii Remarks:  Konohiki is the guardian of the land appointed by the King. He is responsible for collecting taxes and administration of the law. This sculpture is one of several works with the same title commissioned by the artist for local high schools. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1993. State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 1991. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 66260088   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66260088 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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