Mokolii Chinamans Hat Oahu Ceramic Art Tile — ceramic art tile

Mokolii Chinamans Hat Oahu Ceramic Art Tile

Keepsake · 2 in / Glossy / Loose
$22.00
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Mokolii Chinamans Hat Oahu Ceramic Art Tile — ceramic art tile

Mokolii Chinamans Hat Oahu Ceramic Art Tile

$22.00
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A small basalt islet just off the windward coast of Oahu, at the mouth of Kāne'ohe Bay. From Kualoa the silhouette reads as a single low cone, which is how it got its English nickname. The Hawaiian name is Mokoli'i, which means little lizard. The mo'olelo holds that the islet is the tail of a mo'o slain on this shore by Hi'iaka, sister of the volcano goddess Pele. At low tide the channel is wadable. Most mornings the bay sits flat enough that the cone reflects whole.

Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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