We went to the Bishop Museum this morning to see three Ku sculptures exhibited together for the first time in 150 years. What the heck is a Ku, you ask?
Kū is known throughout the Pacific as the god of procreation, prosperity, and warfare.
They're bigger than life-size and they're damned impressive as art alone. As images of a god they're even more powerful.
Posted by Linkmeister at July 31, 2010 03:54 PM | TrackBackVery impressive indeed, but I want to know why the statues seem to be wearing tighty whities. A closer look shows that they are a form of loincloth, but still. Are the missionaries still in charge of the museum, or what?
Posted by: hedera at July 31, 2010 05:28 PMAn excellent question which we didn't ask any of the docents. We do plan to call there this week to ask one of Mom's friends (she was the librarian there for 17 years).
Posted by: Linkmeister at July 31, 2010 05:33 PM