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David Piiko Kohanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku's Surfboard1920s

On view: David Geffen GalleriesPolynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"
Tall, narrow wooden board with a pointed top and straight grain, deep chestnut brown with darker streaks, shown upright against a white background

Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku, David Piiko Kohanamoku, Duke Kahanamoku's Surfboard, 1920s (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Charlie Powers

Maker
David Piiko Kohanamoku
Honolulu, Hawai'i, active Territory of Hawai'i, 1895 - 1967
Title
Duke Kahanamoku's Surfboard
Culture
Hawaiian
Place Made
Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States)
Date Made
1920s
Medium
Redwood
Dimensions
133 1/2 × 22 × 3 in. (339.09 × 55.88 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number
M.2015.33.162
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.
Copyright
photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Charlie Powers