South Pacific Tonga Island Wooden Tapa Beater

Polynesia, Tonga Island , ca. 19th century CE. This beater is composed of a single piece of heavy hard wood, with a handle at one end and a large rectangular head at the other. It was used to beat bar

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting a tubular handle and an elongated, 4-sided body that flares o

**Originally Listed At $350** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces - one of which features incised vertical grooves that furthe

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded tip. Each of the faces has a differ

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater exhibiting a tapered handle and a cuboid beating head. The center of the

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, 20th century CE. A well-preserved, carved wooden tapa beater with four flat faces and a tubular handle. Each of the faces is incised with an

**Originally Listed At $250** South Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely carved-wood tapa beater displaying a flared, rectangular base and a cuboid handl

Located on the Polynesian Island of Tonga. A carved wooden fish hook with a bamboo handle. The hook is 11". Is is on a wood frame and was found in the 1960's. Provenance: Al Gehrman collection of arti

**First Time At Auction** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A had carved wooden pounding tool for beating tapa with nice signs of use. The handle has a flared pommel and cylindrical sh

A South Pacific Island wooden club with a broad paddle shape, chip carved ornamentation with traces of white pigment and a remnant of fiber wrapping at the handle. 30 1/2" long and 9" wide.

THREE SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED WOODEN TAPA BARK BEATERS, Mid 20th century. Set of three patinated hand-carved, used, and decorated "Tapa beaters" from the Western Province (Gizo area) in the Solomon Isl

Tonga South Pacific Framed Tapa Cloth of Turtle. 27 inches x 32 inches

South Pacific Carved Wooden Albatross, Lombok Island or Bali. Paint Decorated. 17" tall. Old repair where bird is connected to its perch.

Oceania/Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded end. Each of the faces has a differe

Oceania, South Pacific Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a tapa bark cloth, made from the paper mulberry tree, which was introduced to the South Pacific from Southeast Asia at an unknown poi

**Originally Listed At $850** South Pacific Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a beautifully designed, fairly unique piece of art - a tapa bark cloth, made from trees endemic to the Oceanic i

**First Time At Auction** South Pacific Islands, Trobriand Island, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-detailed wooden club from this group of atolls east of New Guinea. Carved from a caramel-hued lig

Primitive carved wooden bench with an jagged edge abalone shell for carving coconuts. 31" x 22" x13" Provenance: Al Gehrman collection of artifacts from the South Pacific Islands. Al Gehrmann and his

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell and

**Originally Listed At $1200** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden model of an outrigger canoe with a narrow canoe body, a wooden lattice fram

Soloman Islands, South Pacific, mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden bowl, 19th/20th century, with a low, flat foot about 3" x 4" on the bottom, not a big example, but a deep one, 4.5"h x 16"w x 6"d. Provena

**Originally Listed At $200** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A fine ensemble of 6 lathe-turned wooden cups used for holding soft-boiled eggs, typically as a b