Milo Japanese Lantern/lamp, by Nick ShemaThe wood used in crafting this Japanese lamp is Milo, (hespesia populnea) common along shorelines throughout the islands and is planted for ornament and shade Milo or Miro, is popular in Hawaii for woodworking, commonly turned into bowls because of the range of colors, tan, yellow, red. The trees are regarded as sacred in Polynesian culture. The wood for this andon was harvested by Kamuela Hardwoods on the island of hawai'i. Instead of traditional

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The heavy fruiting nature of a mango tree lends to it's curly nature as the tree becomes loaded then drops it's fruit

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the shade for the Andon is made of vintage Japanese silk taken from kimono and mounted on plexiglass

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