Isamu Noguchi, Sacred Rocks of Kukaniloko, 1976 (cast 1977). Bronze cast of model.

Sacred Rocks of Kukaniloko

1976 (cast 1977)
Metal
To honor what was historically honored by native Hawaiians, I proposed an earth mound enclosure to protect the birthstones of royalty from the encroaching pineapples.
Original Noguchi Collection
Quotations by Isamu Noguchi from The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), unless otherwise noted.