Two 19th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Splash Boards

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown hue with a round but stable base, expan

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A finely-preserved bowl of a wide form, hand-carved from dense wood of an espresso-brown hue.

A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."

United States,Late 19th Century Rectangular two board top supported by a sawbuck style base. Wood,29 7/8" t x39" w x 29 1/2" d, From the collection of a Riverside, Rhode Island gentleman.

South 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 carving

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coral remains and prepare it

**Originally Listed At $225** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 1940s CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula. Th

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, proj

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime

Two 19th Century Austral Islands carved and intricately incised ceremonial wood paddles, 34 ½” & 40 ¼” long. (2)

A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at center

Massim People, dance paddle, 19th c., Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, intricately carved and decorated in red and black pigment as stylized birds with elaborate plumage, beari

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh

MUSTARD AND BLACK PAINT - TWO PIECE CONSTRUCTION 27" X 18 1/2"

Probably Dutch, 18th Or 19th Century, Oil On Wood Panel Board, Unsigned. Sight 6.5 X 9.25 Inches. Later Frame, 12 X 15 X 2 Inches. Paint Surface Stable, Discoloration To Varnish. See Photos For Additi

Two [2] Quality 19th C. Flemish Floral Still Life Oils. Oval with matching frames; oil painting on bevel edge wood panel boards. One is signed with artist's initials: " C J A", other not signed. Nice

Two early mangle boards. Carved wood.18th-19th century. Painted one is dated 1714. H 34-1/2". Condition: Imperfections consistent with age. Illustrated (Painted mangle board): 'Mangle Boards of Northe

Second half 19th century, mixed woods. Tallest has scalloped back splash, two-tier spool rack behind tambour doors and lower drawer, 12.5"h. 9"w. 5"d. Folksy with carved well, spool rack and drawer, 6

Massim Island Arrow Tip Club Late 19th Century, Papua New Guinea Trobiand Islands Wood with fine patination, 29 1/4 x 3 in. Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected Massi

Massim Island Sword Club Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Papua New Guinea, Trobiand Islands Wood, 45 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected Mass

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden drum, known as a kundu, with a long, gently curved

Oil on board painting farm scene, late 19th/early 20th century, untitled, signed but illegible recto l.l. Heavy gesso and carved gilt wood frame heavily repaired on bottom left, 13" x 12". Oil on boar

Unknown. Two 19th Century Children's Portraits. Two traditional 19th Century children's portraits, oil on oval art board. Each 24 x 19" and framed in their original Victorian, wood and plaster frames.

Item measures approx. 36"h to top of splash board x 31"w x 16"d. It has two candle stands, a drawer with tear drop pulls above two doors and shows surface wear consistent with age.