Timeless Magic, 1965 - 2015
60 TIMELESS MAGIC group of women parishioners from Honolulus Kawaiaha o Church and Kahi Ho ākoakoa Hau oli Happy Gathering Place the delightful bronze sculpture of birds alighting that graces the circular palm ringed entry drive to the hotel In all there are more than 1600 pieces of art in the Mauna Kea collection spanning 800 years of history There are bronze drums from Burma brass storage vessels from India a lighthearted Japanese musical sculpture an antique scholars table from China guardian dragons from Thailand ritual masks drums and dance wands from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands intricately carved canoe ornamentation from the Maori of New Zealand and excellent examples of tapa cloth and wood carvings from Hawai i Combined they form an impressive collection that illuminates the beliefs of many diverse and fascinating cultures and as Rockefeller hoped becomes far more than decorations they are an enduring source of inspiration
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