Sold2024THREE SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED WOODEN TAPA BARK BEATERS, Mid 20th century. - Longest tapa beater is 13THREE 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 IslSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 20th C. Hawaiian Wood Tapa BeaterNorth 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 roundeSee Sold Price
2023Early 20th C. Hawaiian Wood Tapa BeaterNorth 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 roundeSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Hawaiian Incised Wood Tapa Beater**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 anSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Hawaiian Wood Tapa Beater w/ Fiber Cord**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 theSee Sold Price
Sold2024Polynesian Fijian Wood Tapa Beater**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive tapa beater, skillfully hand-carved from espresso-hued hardwood to display a thick, cylSee Sold Price
Sold2023Late 19th C. Fijian Wood Tapa Beater**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 furtheSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Polynesian Tonga / Samoa Wood Tapa BeaterSouth 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 oSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Tapa BeaterOriginally listed at $250 Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fine tapa cloth beater, hand-carved from an espresso-hued hard wood. The beater has a short, flared handle andSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Hawaiian Wooden Tapa Beater - Rare this nice!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 differeSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Samoan Wood Tapa Beater**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 handlSee Sold Price
Sold2022Fine 19th C. Hawaiian Wooden Tapa BeaterNorth 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 differSee Sold Price
Sold202020th C. Balinese Painted Wood Figural Wall Hangings (3)**Originally Listed At $200** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine set of three hand-carved wooden hanging wall decorations adorned with vibrant polychrome pigmentSee Sold Price
Sold202420th C. African Carved Wood Figures**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples; Togo, Ewe peoples; Ghana, Mina (or Elmina) peoples; ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine gathering of three hand-carved wooden figuresSee Sold Price
Sold2018THREE IVORY CARVED MINIATURE LANDSCAPE BRIDGEEach with pierced carvings of pagoda landscape. On fitted wood stands. Early 20th C. Longest: 33cm (13 in.)See Sold Price
Sold201820th C. African Zela Wood Stool w/ Human Figures**Originally Listed At $300** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zela people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A charming hand-carved wooden stool with three anthropomorphic legs, each in the fSee Sold Price
Sold2021French Dolphin Base Wooden Table LampEarly- Mid 20th c French dolphin carved wooden base table lamp, three carved dolphins, painted, one dolphn chipped, ht of wooden column 18"See Sold Price
Sold2020Lot of Three 20th C. Papua New Guinea Madang Wood Masks**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Ramu / Upper Keram River, ca. mid 20th century CE. A trio of hand-carved wooden ancestral masks with elongated ovoid forms, minimalist anthSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. South Pacific Tapa Bark ClothOceania, 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 poiSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. South Pacific Tapa Bark Cloth**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 iSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Polynesian Tokelau Wood Fishing Box / TulumaSouth Pacific, Polynesia, Tokelau Island (New Zealand territory), ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden container known as a tuluma, with a lid and sennit (coconut) fiber cord. The tuSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Indonesian Timor Wood Mask w/ Goat Hair**Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden ancestral face mask of an abstract presentation with openwork eyes and mouSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. PNG Massim Wooden Lime Spatula w/ Figure**Originally Listed At $175** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Goodenough Island, Diodio village, Massim peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spatula used to obtain powdered limeSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Tlingit / Haida Wood Totem PoleNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Tongass Island, Tlingit or Haida, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A wooden totem pole hand-carved by people of the Tongass Island and sold in theSee Sold Price