The food bowl lamps are easy to miss as they blend in very nicely and would only arouse comment from a true interior design aficionado wanting to know the provenance of such unique lamps. Charmian incorporated many items collected on a trip that she and Jack took to the South Seas islands (Polynesia) according to a museum docent. The large wooden bowls and carved sailing vessels used to serve traditional Polynesian island foods had been fitted with a hanging system and were connected to a central hub on the ceiling.
