Sold202119th C. Tahitian Society Islands Wood Cylindrical Drum**Originally Listed At $800** Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved from a single piece of caramel-hued hard wood,See Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Tahitian Society Islands Shell CrownOceania / Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells placed to create aSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine 19th C. Tahitian Shell Hei NecklaceOceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-built hei formed by stringing hundreds of petite momi (Euplica varians) shells in a variety of colors on a modern strand. PreseSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Polynesian Tahitian Basalt Poi PounderFrench Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The toSee Sold Price
Sold2020Late 19th C. Samoan Wood War Club**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Samoan Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden war club with a stocky cylindrical handle, a lightly-carinated hand guard, and an elongaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Tongan Island Club, French Polynesia, 18th/19th C.A Fine Tongan Island Club, French Polynesia, 18th/19th century. The cylindrical shaft and ovate blade with overall intricate geometric chip carving. Sometimes called "hoe" after the Tahitian word forSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare 19th C. Cook Islands Wood No'oanga, ex-RosmanPolynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical hardwood. It stands on four paSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Caroline Islands Wood Box (for keepsakes)South Pacific, Caroline Islands, Palau (also Belau or Beluu), 19th century CE. Hand carved from a fine grained wood of gorgeous caramel hues, a treasure box for storing and protecting a woman's valuabSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Cook Islands Wood Adze Handle (Ruatangaeo)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of distinctly ceremonial form known as a ruaSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Adze w/ Metal BladeSouth Pacific, Solomon Sea (Trobriand Islands), 19th century CE. An excellent wood adze with a flat metal blade bound to its end. The handle is shaped like the head of a long-necked bird, with carvingSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze Snail Shell BladeOceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved adze of an elegant and minimSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze w/ Snail Shell Blade**Originally Listed At $1800** Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preservSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Wuvulu Island Wood Serving Bowl - Apia NieOceania, Papua New Guinea, Wuvulu Island (also known as Mary Island, Matty, Maty Island, Tiger Island, Tiger-Inseln and Wuwulu), ca. 19th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden serving dish presentSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Vanuatu Island Wood Dance Puppet & Phallic NoseMelanesia, Vanuatu Island, ca. 19th century CE. A dramatic puppet carved from wood and accented with dried red-brown mud applied to bamboo stalks to form a long, phallic nose and bulging eyes that proSee Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance ClubOceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a cSee Sold Price
Sold2021Pair of 19th C. Cook Islands Wood Adze HeftsPolynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. 1850 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-carved wood adze hefts from the ceremonial adzes of the Cook Islands known as ruatangaeo. Both sitting upon squaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Marquesas Islands Wood & Stone Adze**Originally Listed At $1500** Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known as an adze used for plowing, tilling,See Sold Price
Sold2023Huge 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Paddle Club**Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden paddle club of a simple yet elegant form, with a wide paddle end that is bisected by a raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Nukuoro Island Wood & Shell Canoe ModelOceania, Micronesia, Nukuoro Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden canoe model boasting fine form and intricate detailing. The round-bottomed canoe isSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Feast Bowl**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown hue with a round but stable base, expanSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Polynesian Rennell Island Wood Hand ClubPolynesia, Rennell Island, ca. 19th century CE. A large, handsome club carved from a strong, warm brown tropical hardwood, with a long body that slowly widens to a curved tip. The blade has a low, raiSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Micronesian Mortlock Island Wood Axe**Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved from lightweight wood and a blade foSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Indonesian Sulawesi Island Wood Ancestor Head**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden head depicting a stylized anthropomorphic visage with deep eye cavitiSee Sold Price
Jul 09Hutchinson Scott AuctioneersA 19TH CENTURY MASSIM FIGHTING STICK TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOOD£100
BonhamsAnglo-American School, 19th century A Lady of the Miller Family Sight, 23 x 27 in. Framed, 31 1/...$260
1 day LeftInternational Auction Gallery18th/19th c. wood carved deity in gilt lacquer wood shrine$60(2 bids)
4 days LeftFlanders AuctionsChrist bound to the cold stone, an antique wood sculpture. 18th/19th C. (L:8 x W:12,5 x H:27 cm)€240