NOTES: The Kukui Nut Lei in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Gorgeous and Stunning in my Opinion! Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian Hula Dancer Dichroic Glass Sculpture. Design: Hula `Uli`uli Kahiko Dancer #3; Cutout, Two-Tone Lampworked Blended Solid and Dichroic Glass, Hand-Cut, Hand-Shaped, Textured Life-like Detailing, Smooth Polished Surface Finish; Measures: This Sculpture Measures 2 1/4" Wide X 2 1/16" Long X 4 1/4" High; Color: Blended 2-Tone Solid Glass with Pink Dichroic Glass (Head Flower Lei and Necklace Flower Lei), White Dichro `Uli`uli Feathers, and a Spun Rainbow Dichroic Glass Base; Weight: 2.7 Ounces. Features: This Absolutely Gorgeous Sculpture is Superbly Crafted with a Smooth, Surface Polished Glass Background. This Labor-Intensive, Cutout Piece of Art is Intricately Lampworked, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped by Skillful Glass Artists Into a Traditional Wahine he Hula Kahiko Kuhi ho`ohana `Uli`uli me Lele (Female, Ancient-Style Hula `Uli`uli with Lele-Step Pose) Creation Using 2-Tone Mixed Opaque Glass and Dichroic Glass (Please See Details Below). The `Uli`uli is a Gourd Rattle Hula Implement/ Instrument (Please See Details Below). The Hula Dancer's Pose is Displayed Performing the Lele Step (The Dancer Walks Forward Lifting the Heel with Each Step, With a Slight Inward Movement). This Gorgeous Piece of Workmanship is Crafted with Approximately (56) Separate Sections to Ultimately Create the Overall Sculptured Hula Dancer Design. This Hula Dancer Features High Detailing that Includes a Natural Body Shape Stance, Flowing Hair, Facial Features and Expression, Bikini Top, Belly Button, Postured Legs, Lei po`o (Lei Worn on the Head), Lei`â`î (Lei Worn Around Her Neck), Two `Uli`uli Implements, and a Green Pâ`û (Hula Kahiko Ti Leaf Short Skirt). These Features are All Created Using Blended, Mixed Opaque and Semi-Transluscent Glass Pieces Consisting of Royal Blue, Brown-Rust, Tan, Mauve and Creamy-Lime Colors with Purple, Navy Blue, Creamy Tan, Brown, Khaki, Lavender and Creamy Lime and Blue Overtones; and Solid White and Yellow to Produce the Overall 2-Tone Appearance. The Hula Dancer's Head Lei, Neck Lei are All Crafted with a Pink Dichroic Glass Color Background with Orange and Blue Overtones; The Feathers On Top of the `Uli`uli are Crafted with a White Sparkling Dichroic Glass with Royal Blue Overtones to Enhance the Detailing. The Oval-Shaped Base is Crafted with Hand-Spun Strips of Mixed Dichroic Glass Including Blue, Green, Pink, Orange and White Dichroic Glass Colors. The Spun Dichro Base Color Create a Floating Dimensional Depth Effect. The Dichroic Glass Portions are Created with a Three-Layered Sandwich Process. The Uppermost Top Layer Portion is a Clear Glass Coat that Conforms to the Shape of the Body or Piece, The Inner Middle Layer Portion is Created by Using a Sheet of Colored Dichroic Glass and the Bottom Layer Portion (Foundation) is Created by Stroking a Heated, Colored Glass Rod Against the Back to Create a Dark-Colored Background, Which Enhances the Reflective-Effects and Appearance of the Dichroic Glass’ Iridescence and Also Produces Overtone Colors that Surround the Main Color of the Dichroic Glass. A Magnificent and Overall Highly Detailed Piece of Art Reflecting a Tribute to Hawaiian Hula! The Color Backgrounds of the Dichroic Iridescence Changes its Tones and Colors When Indoors or Outdoors to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. A Unique, One of a Kind Artistic Creation that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails in Fine Waikiki Boutiques and Shops for $250.00. About `Uli`uli: The Feathered Gourd Rattles are considered the most essential and versatile of all the hula implements. They can be used singly or in pairs, by both women and men and from the most subtle dancers of `Auana-style Hula to the most aggressive of Kahiko-style dances. Hula `Auana dances sometimes incorporate instruments of the Kahiko type. The `Uli`uli are small gourds made from the La`amea Tree, which are filled with small shells, seeds, or pebbles; typically filled with tiny beads or Ali`i poe seeds. The `Uli`uli have a handle attached to one end, which is usually attached to a counterweight that may be covered with kapa, feathers, or both. In most cases, dancers performing hula in the ancient manner will use a single `Uli`uli. Two or more layers of brightly decorative dyed-feathers usually cover the heads of `Uli`uli. Hula History: The hula has an interesting myth on how it was started. Long ago Pele, the goddess of fire, told her little sister, Laka, to amuse her because she was very bored. Right away, Laka got up and moved gracefully, acting out silently events they both knew. Pele was delighted when Laka began relating victories of King Kamehameha. She showed winds circling, directed by the goddess Laama'oma'o. She described trees, flowers, waterfalls, and stars. She honored Kuula, the god of the sea, by swaying side to side to the rhythm of the ocean waves. Pele clapped. She was fascinated. The hula was born. Laka became the hula goddess. Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song. It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The chant or song is called a mele. The hula dramatizes or comments on the mele. There are many styles of hula. They are commonly divided into two broad categories: Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawai`i, is called Kahiko. It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. Hula as it evolved under Western influence, in the 19th and 20th centuries, is called `Auana. It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, the `ukulele, and the double bass. Hula is taught in schools called Halau. The teacher of hula is the Kumu Hula, where Kumu means source of knowledge. Hula dancing is a complex art form, and there are many hand motions used to signify aspects of nature, such as the basic Hula and Coconut Tree motions, or the basic leg steps, such as the Kaholo, Ka'o, and Ami. All of the movements and gestures tell a story. There is one basic hula position that is called Kaholo to the right. To do this position the dancer has their right arm extended with their palms down and their left hand with their palms down held at the center of their body. They can also Kaholo to the left by doing it the opposite way. The hula is danced at luaus and other parties and festivals. Hula dancers have to dress in bright and colorful clothes. One outfit a hula dancer might wear is a flowered shirt and a grass skirt, which is also called a hula skirt; often a hula dancer's head is adorned with a haku lei (Traditional Head Flower Lei) or a haku lei maile (Maile Head Lei). King David Kaluka once said, "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people." Although many people think the hula is swaying to a song with a grass skirt on and a steel guitar playing in the background, that is just a small portion of it. The hula is the literature of the Hawaiians. Ancient hula tells the story of the creation of the world and its creatures. Watching a hula is like reading a book about Hawai`i. There are other dances that come from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand; however, the hula is unique to the Hawaiian Islands. Dichroic Glass: Also known as "Dichro" for Short; Dichroic glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which gives the glass dichroic optical properties. Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colors), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts. The original meaning of dichroic, from the Greek dikhroos, two-colored, refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with differing wavelengths. The second meaning of dichroic refers to a material in which light in different polarization states traveling through it experience a varying absorption. The term came about because of early observations of the effect in crystals such as tourmaline. In these crystals, the strength of the dichroic effect varies strongly with the wavelength of the light, making them appear to have different colors when viewed with light having differing polarizations. END Notes.  Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Replicated Hawaiian Glass Sculptures. Made with "aloha". Item's Picture/s Enlarged to Show the Fine Details. Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Shipping Insurance to Protect Your Order’s Cost Value Against Shipping That is Lost, Stolen or Damaged by Others and Will Already Be Included in the FLAT Rate Shipping Cost. 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