Melanesia

Solomon Islands Melanesia paddle or oar, with shell inlaid stylized frigate birds and fish, 4'5''l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Fijian Ula Tavatava Throwing Club, 19th C., Melanesia. Of classic form with carved head and hand grip, dark red brown patina from age and use. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 17.5'' x 4

Fijian Ula Tavatava Throwing Club, 19th C., Melanesia. Fine classic example with carved head, dark red brown patina from age and use. Antique paper label reading: "Club from the Santa Cruz Is/the goss

Fijian Ula Tavatava Throwing Club, 19th C., Melanesia. Of classic form with carved head and hand grip, dark red brown patina from age and use. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 17'' x 4''

2 New Caledonian Kanak War Clubs, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, one with cloth and plant fiber bound handle and chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca

New Caledonian Kanak War Club, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, with chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 31'' x 4'' x 4'' (79 x 10 x 10 cm).

Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Often referred to as phallic clubs. This example with chip decorations beneath head and slight serpentine curve to shaft that en

. Venetian glass bead necklace. Melanesia, Biak culture, 19th cent. . Cm 35,00.

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'New Zealand. // Sandwich Islands, or Hawaiian Group, // Galapagos Islands // Papuan Archipelago' The islands of New Zealand are named with their early colonial and Maor

New Zealand. // Sandwich Islands, or Hawaiian Group, // Galapagos Islands // Papuan Archipelago' by John Bartholomew (1859). Antique engraved atlas map with original hand colour/color, 37.0 x 53.5cm,

Wood mask with abstract design, long nose, pointed chin, shell eyes. 16-1/2" L; Weight: 15 oz. Prpvenance: Ex Estate Greenwich Village, NY NOTE: This lot has a reseve.

Melanesia A Short Ethnography Cranstone, B. A. L. London: British Museum (1961). English Text/Edition 117 pages Numerous b/w illustrations and 1 map Softcover 24,8 x 18,6 cm. 332 g CHF 20 / 40<br

Melanesia carved wood food bowl, Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu and probably more specifically from North Ambryn Island, where the culture is known for its magic and sorcery, the bowls are used to s

TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: 'South-West Pacific' Netherlands New Guinea (Dutch: Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea), the West Papua region is shown as Dutch: it was an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherla

TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: 'Polynesia' DATE PRINTED: 1900 IMAGE SIZE: Approx 26.0 x 39.5cm, 10.25 x 15.5 inches (Large) TYPE: Antique colour atlas map CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check th

POLYNESIA 20 DOLLAR CRISP UNC POLYMER, COLORIZED BILL

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Interior of Dubu, Toripi - A dubu serves as a club-house and sleeping-place for the men of the village. The buildings are in many places lavishly decorated with weapons

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Totem Shrine - Restoration of an old Totem Shrine in one of the Torres Straits Islands. The small enclosure at the top left-hand corner shows the shrine as it probably

GUINEA 1st half 20th c. Wood, paint 30 1/2" x 15" Provenance: Tambaran Gallery, New York Allan Stone Collection, New York (acquired from the above in July 1981) Most battles in Melanesia were fought w

Melanesia, early 20th century A seated porous (volcanic?) stone figure, holding a stylized skull in his hands, a large fish between his legs. ex: Joseph Gerena collection, NYC. Dimensions 14" (35.6 cm

Oceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the abstract form of a spirit or an ancestor.

**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 intricate

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden pedestal dish, carved from a single piece in the form of a bird, the surface lustrous and smooth. Ef

Oceania, 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 minim