Vintage Offset deals Lithograph of "A Pahi of the Tuamotu Archipelago" 1974 by Herb Kawainiu Kane

--Vintage Offset Lithographic Print entitled "A Pahi of the Tuamotu Archipelago"
--Open Edition
--No signature in the stone
--Underneath the title of the print, the following text should appear: " From the Canoes of the Polynesian Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation of Culture and the Arts. Reproduced from the original painting under the supervision of the artist, Herb Kawainiu Kane, 1974"--but this text seems to be hidden under the mat.

--An idyllic depiction of a Polynesian traveling canoe on a typical but always heroic voyage on the open seas of the South Pacific
--Design gives a very accurate representation of how these special kinds of seagoing canoes were built and for what purposes
--This print is really captivating and gives you the feeling of what it was like for these ancient South Pacific sailors crossing the open sea expertly without any modern technology or convenience
--"Kon-Tiki-esque," if that's a word
--Perfect in any man cave, den, library

--Double-matted and framed under glass
--Gold tone metal frame with minor scratching and normal wear measures approx. 23" W x 17-3/8" H x 1" D
--Print, mat and glass in excellent condition; frame is in good condition
--Image measures approx. 17-5/8" W x 11-7/8" H
--Wired for hanging. Backed with cardboard--no additional backing paper. Does not appear to affect the condition of the print.

--Shipping costs are calculated using USPS rates for Priority Mail which are almost identical to USPS Parcel Post and a lot faster. We don't make any money on shipping, but art often requires large boxes to allow for proper dunnage to protect it. . .and that adds up sometimes.
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About the pahi:

Borrowed from the New Zealand museum:

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/747347

"A pahi is a double-hulled sailing canoe with two sails from the Tuamotu archipelago. This type of canoe has not been made in the Tuamotu region since the early twentieth century. There are few documentary accounts that describe pahi in detail. Much of the information that survives about this type of canoe has been reconstructed from a few drawings, written accounts, and several models in European museums. It appears the vessel was disappearing from use by the mid to late nineteenth century.

"Tuamotu canoe builders:

"One of the most interesting features of the pahi is the construction of the plank-built hull. European accounts from the eighteenth century state that the people of Tuamotu archipelago were well regarded for their skills in canoe construction and were found to be building canoes in Tahiti and Raiatea.

"The two large hulls of pahi would begin as keels with the sides of the vessel built up out of short planks of carefully milled timber sewn together with coconut fibre. The hulls were joined by a series of cross-beams that provided support for a deck. The hulls were pointed at both ends and asymmetrical in elevation and section. They had open hatches to allow provisions to be stored and people to take shelter. There was a long curved roof shelter on the deck covered in pandanus leaves arranged like thatching, with a small square entrance at the midpoint of the shelter. The shelter rested on the smaller of the two hulls."

Brief description of the Tuamotus, courtesy of the source of all knowledge in the universe, Wikipedia:

“The Tuamotus, also referred to in English as the Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (French: Îles Tuamotu, officially Archipel des Tuamotu), are a French Polynesian chain of almost 80 islands and atolls forming the largest chain of atolls in the world.

"This archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean deals stretches from the northwest to the southeast over an area roughly the size of Western Europe. The total area of land within this chain is 850 square kilometres (328 square miles), with its major islands being Anaa, Fakarava, Hao and Makemo.

“The Tuamotus have approximately 16,000 inhabitants. The islands were initially settled by Polynesians, and from them, modern Tuamotuans share a common culture and the Tuamotuan language.

“The Tuamotus are a French overseas collectivity. The people of Tahiti originally referred to the islands with the exonym of the Paumotus, which means the "Subservient Islands", until a delegation from the island[which?] convinced the French authorities to change it to Tuamotus, which means the "Distant Islands."

About the artist: Herbert “Herb” Kawainu Kane

Herbert “Herb” Kawainui Kane.

An artist, historian and author, Herbert “Herb” Kawainui Kane (June 21, 1928 - March 8, 2011) had a special lifelong interest in Hawaii and the South Pacific due to the immigration of his grandparents to Hawaii in the early part of the 20th century. Born in 1928, he spent much of his childhood in Waipio Valley and Hilo, Hawaii with his father's family but traveled often to Wisconsin to visit with his maternal family.

After serving in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Kane studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the University of Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in 1953 from the Art Institute and a Master's from University of Chicago.

His works can be found in many private collections, the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the National Park Service, National Geographic and in numerous other books and magazines. In addition, Mr. Kane designed seven U.S. postage stamps as well as stamps for other governments in the South Pacific.

Herb's involvement in the rediscovery, resurrection and dissemination about Polynesian culture and especially the seafaring aspects of these cultures is widely recognized and respected.

For more information about Mr. Kane, please visit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Kawainui_K%C4%81ne
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