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18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

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America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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20th C. African Dan Wood & Plaster Face Mask: Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden face mask of a characteristically stylized form with openwork, slit-form eyes, a sharp

0084E: 20th C. African Dan Wood & Plaster Face MaskEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Huge / Erotic 20th C. Dogon Wood House Post for Toguna: West Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive wooden support pole or house post for a togu na (also toguna), a great shelter found in every Dogon village. The pole is Y-shaped

0085: Huge / Erotic 20th C. Dogon Wood House Post for TogunaEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Fine 20th C. Ifugao Horn / Iron Rice Knife: Southeast Asia, northern Philippines, Luzon region, Ifugao people, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine rice-cutting knife with a crescent-shaped iron blade fitted inside the upper body of

0085A: Fine 20th C. Ifugao Horn / Iron Rice KnifeEst. US$350-US$500Lot Passed

18th C. Maori Pounamu Kaka Poria Bird Leg Ring Pendant: New Zealand, Maori, ca. 18th century CE. A finely carved from pounamu, a beautiful greenstone found in New Zealand, in the form of an abstract avian visage with an openwork eye, ridged sections to

0086: 18th C. Maori Pounamu Kaka Poria Bird Leg Ring PendantEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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18th C. Hawaiian Wood, Sennit, & Shark Tooth Niho 'Oki: Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Wow! An incredibly rare example of a niho 'oki, a Hawaiian knife made from wood with two embedded shark teeth that are laced in place using

0086A: 18th C. Hawaiian Wood, Sennit, & Shark Tooth Niho 'OkiEst. US$15,000-US$22,000

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19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Tapa Beater: Oceania, central/eastern Papua New Guinea, probably Markham Valley region, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A stocky tapa beater carved from light brown stone that has a bulky rectangular body and

0086B: 19th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Tapa BeaterEst. US$400-US$600

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19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Wood Adze Nephrite Blade: South Pacific, Coral Sea, New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Caledonie), Kanak people, ca. early 19th century CE. A stunning example of a hand-carved hardwood adze with a bulbous central body exhibiting

0087: 19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Wood Adze Nephrite BladeEst. US$12,000-US$17,500Lot Passed

19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Ceremonial Paddle / Hose: Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Bougainville Province, Buka Island, Buka people, ca. 19th century CE. A marvelously well-preserved ceremonial canoe paddle (hose) carved from lightweight, finely

0088: 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Ceremonial Paddle / HoseEst. US$5,500-US$8,000Lot Passed

19th C. Solomon Islands Turtle Shell Ear Ornaments (pr): Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, 19th century CE. A striking pair of turtle shell ear ornaments known as ta'ota'o, each one comprised of two circular hoops, the lower one rendered

0089: 19th C. Solomon Islands Turtle Shell Ear Ornaments (pr)Est. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. Tahitian Bamboo Mourner's Staff (for Chief): Oceania, Tahiti, ca. 19th century or earlier. An impressive mourner's staff comprised of a long piece of bamboo with four equidistantly spaced tufts of coconut fiber tied together with sennit fiber

0090: 19th C. Tahitian Bamboo Mourner's Staff (for Chief)Est. US$6,000-US$9,000Lot Passed

19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Chief's House, ex-Bonhams: New Caledonia, early 19th century. A rather rare model of a Kanak chief's house - oftentimes referred to as a Great Hut in New Caledonia - made for a French Colonial official with a wonderful

0091: 19th C. New Caledonian Kanak Chief's House, ex-BonhamsEst. US$10,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

19th C. Fijian Wood Throwing Club (I Ula Tavatava): Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive example of a hand-carved wooden throwing club known in Fiji as an I Ula Tavatava. The club has a bulbous head with several

0092: 19th C. Fijian Wood Throwing Club (I Ula Tavatava)Est. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Gorgeous 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Comb: Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An absolutely gorgeous piece of handmade art, this is a wooden comb with long thin teeth and incredible bright red,

0093: Gorgeous 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood CombEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Extremely Rare 19th C. Tahitian Wood Hand Club: Polynesia, Tahiti, ca. 19th century CE. An elegantly formed, hand-carved tropical hardwood hand club with a sinuous silhouette. The coloration of the hardwood is beautiful, with a rich, reddish

0094: Extremely Rare 19th C. Tahitian Wood Hand ClubEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

19th C. Fijian Ceremonial Lidded Coconut Cup: Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely meticulously carved lidded coconut cup, its surface scored with a profusion of closely spaced, cross-hatched lines in broad panels around much

0095: 19th C. Fijian Ceremonial Lidded Coconut CupEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

Beautiful 19th C. Fijian Ceremonial Incised Gourd Cup: Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely carved example of a cup made from a halved gourd, its exterior lightly incised to form a sun or flower motif with eight points

0096: Beautiful 19th C. Fijian Ceremonial Incised Gourd CupEst. US$2,400-US$3,200Lot Passed

Fine 19th C. Fijian Ironwood Flywhisk (I Roi): Polynesia, Fiji, 19th century CE. A very fine Fijian flywhisk known as I Roi - a symbol of a chief's rank or an elite owner's privileged status - comprised of ironwood with a finely braided coconut

0097: Fine 19th C. Fijian Ironwood Flywhisk (I Roi)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

19th C. Micronesian Chuuk Islands Coral Pounder: Micronesia, Ruk-Caroline Islands, Chuuk (also Truk) Island, 19th century CE. Finely carved from a piece of sea coral, a pounder of an elegant form, used by shaman or so-called medicine men to grind

0098: 19th C. Micronesian Chuuk Islands Coral PounderEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

19th C. Solomon Islands Barava (Shell Plaque): Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Choiseul Island, ca. 19th century or earlier. A fascinating barava (shell plaque) intricately carved from the shell of a giant clam. This example comes from the

0099: 19th C. Solomon Islands Barava (Shell Plaque)Est. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

19th C. Fiji Ladle w/ Coco de Mer Scoop, ex-Bonhams: Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 19th century CE. An extremely rare Fijian ladle, with a hand-carved wooden handle that is finely and extensively incised with narrow bands of countless abstract

0100: 19th C. Fiji Ladle w/ Coco de Mer Scoop, ex-BonhamsEst. US$7,500-US$8,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Fijian Lau Archipelago Wood Head Rest: Polynesia, Fiji, Lau Archipelago, 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden headrest of an elegant Minimalist style, presenting a gently curved platform supported by two integral out-curved legs that

0101: 19th C. Fijian Lau Archipelago Wood Head RestEst. US$3,500-US$4,500

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19th C. Caroline Islands Wood Box (for Woman's Toluk): South Pacific, Caroline Islands, Palau (also Belau or Beluu), 19th century CE. Hand carved from a fine grained wood of gorgeous caramel hues, a treasure box for storing and protecting a woman's

0102: 19th C. Caroline Islands Wood Box (for Woman's Toluk)Est. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

19th C. Chuuk Island Coral Pounder w/ Nipples: Micronesia, Ruk-Caroline Islands, Chuuk Island (formerly known as Truk), ca. 19th century CE. Finely carved from a single piece of white sea coral, a pounder of an elegant form comprised of a flat

0103: 19th C. Chuuk Island Coral Pounder w/ NipplesEst. US$3,500-US$4,500Lot Passed

19th C. PNG Sepik River Head Ornament w/ Dog Teeth: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely example of a prestigious ornament worn in traditional Papuan and other Oceanic societies, this is a collar-like necklace

0104: 19th C. PNG Sepik River Head Ornament w/ Dog TeethEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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