Ceramic Bowl with Koaʻe Kea Design by Emily Herb

Ceramic Bowl with Koaʻe Kea Design by Emily Herb

The tropic or boatswain bird, particularly the white-tailed tropic bird (Phaethon lepturus dorotheae), which inhabits cliffs of the high islands. The red-tailed tropic bird (P. rubricauda rothschildi) is koaʻe ʻula; the white is koaʻe kea. Ka pali lele koaʻe, cliff [where] tropic birds fly. (PPN tawake.)

9.75″Diameter 4.25″Height