Stone Sculpture
Kukui
Porto Black & Gold Italian Marble
7" x 5.75" x 5"
2009
This is a sculpture of a Kukui nut. The Kukui tree is the state tree of Hawaii. Kukui nuts are also called “candlenuts” because of the high content of fat they burn like a candle.
Collection of Karl Eisleben & Joan McCabe, Old Greenwich, Connecticut