Pre-Contact Club or Celt

AN EARLY FOSSILISED WOOD PRE CONTACT BIRD HEAD CLUB possibly Kanak. 37 cm x 18 cm.

A Pre-Contact Olmec Greenstone Celt 1300 B.C.E. - 350 B.C.E. A well-crafted artifact of the earliest-known, major Mesoamerican civilization, which began, and ended long before the arrival of Europeans

Made from the root ball and trunk of a small tree, the root clubs has been traced and documented to have been made pre-European contact. Traditionally used as weapons, some later ones were thought to

Taino Celt Hispaniola Pre Columbian 1000-1400 AD carving. 9"L x 3.25"W. Condition report: Very good - no issues. Please examine all photos closely. Contact C. Biddle Auction Gallery for more detailed

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved stone bowl known as a sorcerer's bowl, or kapuahikuni ana' an'a. The he

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact Era, ca. 17th century CE. A splendid and sizeable stone pestle displaying a thick, round pounding head and a lengthy body that tapers to a

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A group of 5 hand-pecked volcanic stone playing pieces, shaped into rounded, discoidal shapes. These pieces were used

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty adze (adz) blade of an elongated trapezoidal form made to be used for cutting, carving, and smooth

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 15th to 18th century CE. A beautiful example of an adze (adz) blade of a relative trapezoidal form, hand-carved from dark gray basalt. The larg

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kohala, Pre-Contact period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A compacted limestone ball used for preparing bait for fishing. This stone functioned as a mortar with a pecke

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. An intriguing representation of an aumakua spirit carved from porous volcanic stone. The form is highly abstract but m

Stone-Carved Pre-Contact New Guinea Female Nagum Boiken Figure. Wood and pigment. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Lynda Cunningham Collection, Philmont, New York. Size: 32'' x 8'' x 4'' (81 x 20 x 10 cm). H

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A gorgeous example of a lengthy adze blade that is hand-carved from lustrous gray-black stone exhibiting incredibly

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to mid-17th century CE. A rare and fascinating lamp used for burning oil extracted from the kukui nut, which translates to "candle nut," h

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A group of 6 hand-pecked and polished stones, shaped into discoidal shapes and balls. The pieces were used for a game

Pre-Contact Karawari River Carved Wood Head, PNG, circa 1900 or earlier. Stone carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, CA; ex Fortess Collection. Size: 4.5

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty example of a poi pounder that is hand-carved from porous, gray stone. The utilitarian tool features a large

North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A hand-carved basalt poi pounder of a hefty conical form bearing a convex pounding face, a tapered body, and a knob-shaped handl

**Originally Listed At $400** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A spherical stone tool of utilitarian form, most likely for a hammer. This would h

North Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a conica

http://eskimo-art.org/site/ (PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK TO SEE SOME EXAMPLES) A Superb Eskimo Inuit Tool / Implement In Shape Of A Shaman's Figure PRE CONTACT, I WILL GO OUT ON THE LIMB AND SAY THIS IS A

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A huge and heavy gray basalt adze (adz) head, probably quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The

North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A lovely paint cup, skillfully hand-carved from porous basalt. Displaying an ash gray-hued surface with splatters of sienna-c

Pre-Contact Stone-Carved New Guinea Ramu River Mask. On stand. Fine encrusted surface. Provenance: Ex. Collection of field collector Lynda Cunningham, Philmont, New York. Size: 14'' x 9'' x 6'' (36 x