Mabel Alvarez
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Mabel Alvarez Painting
HAWAIIAN BOY (ABRAHAM KAMAHOAHOA)     Oct. 1939
Oil/Canvas Board    24X20
Signed Lower Right On reverse, in pencil, the artist has titled the picture and added the words: KANE KAUA. "Kane" translates to "man," and "kaua" means "warrior" or "outcast," depending on the inflection. (Abraham was deaf-mute.)