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
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
Sold2018Polynesian Austral Island Ceremonial AdzePolynesian Austral Island Ceremonial Adze, Mid-19th Century. Large stone blade, Finely carved wood shaft, blade attached with sinnit (coconut string) bindings. On metal mount. Formerly from the collecSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Dala KapkapOceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desigSee 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
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Kapkap (Head / Pectoral)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral ornament made of a shell disc with intricateSee 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
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
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Clam Shell / Nacre Rings (3)Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous trio of shell rings - 2 of clam shell and 1 of nacre - all skillfully carved in openwork forms. Known as bakiha or currency rings,See 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. 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
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
Sold202219th C. Polynesian Cook Islands Basalt Adze BladeOceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely adze blade of a sturdy form that is hand-carved from light gray basalt. The tapered tool exhibits a triangular handle with a rounded tipSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. PNG Admiralty Islands Adze Handle w/ Blade**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled form suited for performing myriad utilSee Sold Price
Sold2024(2) Polynesian throwing clubs(2) Polynesian throwing clubs, 19th/20th c., possibly Fiji or Solomon Islands, carved wood with woven straw grips, one with incised design, on custom steel display stand, each club approx. 18"l, 16"lSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Arm Bands / Ambegwaro (pr)**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formedSee Sold Price
Sold2017Dance club, late 19th century - Solomon Islands -wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2See 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
Sold2023Solomon Islands Walking Stick Wood Shell Inlay #2Solomon Islands Walking Stick with kerosene Wood with Nautilus shell MOP Inlay, with snake coiled around on handle , excellent condition c 1940, 34" L. , From the estate of Robert Goodwin , Colgate unSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Hawaiian Basalt Adze BladeSouth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-knapped basalt blade used for a utilitarian adze. The trapezoidal blade features a dense butt end that would be fitted atop the head of anSee Sold Price
202419th C. Hawaiian Basalt Adze Blade**Originally Listed At $300** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved black basalt adze blade with an upturned tang, a thick midsection, and a downward-sloping blade edge tSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Hawaiian Stone Hand Chisel / Adze BladeNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hand-carved hand chisel or adze blade of a hefty and sturdy form with a trapezoidal body, a slightly raised handle, and a sharpened bladSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaKanak mace New Caledonia Wood Late 19th century L : 68 cm Solomon Islands mace Santa Cristobal Wood€1,000
May 25Art La RosaFragment of a cart, cast shell, in forged metal and wood, Sicily, late 19th century€200
May 21BonhamsA walrus-ivory hilted gold-damascened steel dagger (kindjal) Caucasus, 19th Century£2,500
May 21BonhamsAn Ottoman gold-damascened steel sword (kilij) Black Sea Coast, probably Trabzon, 19th Century£12,000
May 21BonhamsA gilt-copper hilted steel 'tears of the afflicted' dagger India, Kutch, 19th Century£3,200
May 21BonhamsA silver-hilted finely watered-steel dagger (khyber) North India, 18th/ 19th Century£2,000
2 days LeftBonhamsSHIOMI MASANARI LINEAGE A Black-Lacquer Four-Case Inro Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century£3,200