19th C. Tongan Tapa Bark Cloth Christian Influence

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 2 fine fragments of kapa (tapa) cloth – one is sewn together from several sheets as part of a bedcover known as a kapa moe, and

An antique ceremonial round Tapa Cloth with leaf and geometric design. Tapa is a material made from softened bark. Hawaiian or Tongan, from late 19th to early 20th century Dimensions: D: 32 in., (81 c

Pacific Islands, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive and sizeable tapa cloth bearing the coat of arms or national seal of Tonga flanked by a pair of doves with olive wreaths and rifles below, an

19th C. Hawaiian Kapa Bark Cloth Beater Hohoa. Provenance: Purchased by a Los Angeles collector from Mauna Kea Galleries (Mark Blackburn) HI 20 years ago. Size: 13.25'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (34 x 4 x 4 cm)

Oceania, 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 poi

**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 i

Pacific Island Tapa bark cloth painting with Christian symbolism, possibly from a Christian Samoan missionary. Circa 1930s. Dimension: Framed (not under glass): 39.35 in. x 38.75 in., Sight: 37 in. x

A tapa bark cloth. Features geometric designs. 20th century. 45" x 46 1/2" Condition: Holes and creasing to cloth.

Two Papua, New Guinea tapa bark cloths, early 20th c., 46'' x 48'' and 45'' x 52''.

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania/Polynesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful piece of Tapa bark cloth, called Siapo in the Samoan language, created from the inner bark of Mulberry or simila

Type: Tapa painting Materials: Ink on stained bark cloth Markings & Inscriptions: Unmarked Date: 19th or early 20th century Maker: Pacific Islander Description: A large tapa bark cloth painting house

Oceania, New Caledonia, Kanak, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden tapa beater, used for making cloth, hand-made from tropical hardwood with a rich red-brown hue. A cylindrical handle forms one end of

China, Macau, 19th century, polychromed silk embroidered with silk, representing St. Anthony, with oriental clothes, fishes, female figure and Christian objects on an European landscape. Signs of wear

1826 SLAVERY The Christian Examiner American Napoleon Moses Stuart Commentary The Christian Examiner was a 19th-century periodical regularly published in Boston, known for its heavy influence on Unita

Christian religious icon depicting a saint. Fading to writing on back. Oil on wooden panel, inscribed in the verso Dimensions: H 11" x W 9" x D 1.25" Condition: Peeling to cloth canvas. Some loss. Cra

Item: Christ Mandylion Wooden Icon Date: 19th century Size: 28.5 x 36 cm According to Christian legend, the Image of Edessa was a holy relic consisting of a square or rectangle of cloth upon which a m

Lot of 19th C. Prayer, Hymn, Christian Books, Bibles. All books are hardbacks, mostly leather bound, some cloth bound. Includes methodist hymnal w/ rituals, watts proverbs & hymns, the story of Bible

Samoan Tapa Cloth, Early 20th C. Size: 62'' x 42'' (157 x 107 cm). Tapa cloth is made by stripping the bark from the tree, separating the inner from the outer bark-which is discarded- and then beating

Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 19th century CE. An incredibly rare example of a woven genealogy rope, known as a Tohi Hohoko (literally, "genealogy book"), both an exquisite piece of hand made art and an impor

Five 18th & 19th century Christian books.

Tribal painted Tapa barkcloth textile. Measures 55" x 22"

**Originally Listed At $250** Native American, Iroquois, western New York, Seneca Reservation, ca. early 19th century CE. A beautiful beaded pouch, constructed from tan cloth and brown velveteen and a

Philippines Head Cloth and Small Tapestry Panel (Lakhan), 19th C., Early 20th C. This 19th-century head cloth, known as 'pis syabit,' from the Philippines and is specifically crafted for a Tausug man.

This pair of statuettes show a boy and a girl with a small collection of fruit. They are classically dressed in bright 19th Century children's clothes. Their coloration is primarily green with some bl