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Kay, Dianne Fife. "Contemporary Hawaiian Carving, Sculpture, and bowl-turning: An Analysis of Post-Contact and Cultural Influences," University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1990. Advisor: Floyd Matson (2, 23, 3)
This disseration describes the revival of Hawaiian carving and bowl-turning that has occurred during the past fifteen years is described. Hawaiian art had been regarded to be “dead” following the abolition of the state religion in 1819. The methodology includes interviews with nineteen Hawaiian and thirteen non-Hawaiian artists; and with Honolulu art establishment members, management of souvenir companies, former personnel at Oahu Prison, and others. Categories were formulated to classify contemporary Hawaiian art. The study establishes that Hawaiian art exists today, and although the original religious complex that provided the impetus for traditional Hawaiian carving has been drastically altered, the spiritual significance of the objects to the artist and his Polynesian audience has not diminished.
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