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About The Artwork
Also known as the Indian tulip tree and Pacific rosewood, the Hawaiian name for the milo tree means to twist, curl, or spin. Milo is one of the canoe plants that the Polynesians brought with them to the islands and was popular as a shade tree among the early Hawaiians. The beautiful wood was prized by early Hawaiians, second only to kou, to make food bowls, poi calabashes, platters, and dishes because the wood gave no unpleasant taste to the food like some other native woods such as koa.
