Mini IPU HEKE Magnet
These cute miniature wood magnets are made of hollowed-out kamani nuts and are designed to replicate the ipu heke, an instrument unique to Hawaiʻi. It is a double gourd implement made by joining two gourds together.
Each is hand-painted with Hawaiian flowers and wrapped with raffia intricately woven in a traditional wiliwili (twist) style.
Design and flowers vary. | Size: 2h x 1 3/4” W
These cute miniature wood magnets are made of hollowed-out kamani nuts and are designed to replicate the ipu heke, an instrument unique to Hawaiʻi. It is a double gourd implement made by joining two gourds together.
Each is hand-painted with Hawaiian flowers and wrapped with raffia intricately woven in a traditional wiliwili (twist) style.
Design and flowers vary. | Size: 2h x 1 3/4” W
These cute miniature wood magnets are made of hollowed-out kamani nuts and are designed to replicate the ipu heke, an instrument unique to Hawaiʻi. It is a double gourd implement made by joining two gourds together.
Each is hand-painted with Hawaiian flowers and wrapped with raffia intricately woven in a traditional wiliwili (twist) style.
Design and flowers vary. | Size: 2h x 1 3/4” W
In Hawaiian, the gourd, is otherwise described as ipu. There are two kinds of gourd species, one associated with carrying food or water, and another more suitable for carrying goods and personal items or made for use in hula. Today, it is mainly used to produce kani (sound) for mele (song) and hula (dance). Out of all the ocean Pacific nations, the Hawaiians utilized ipu the most.
