Sold2018TROBRIAND ISLAND CLUB, L 46''TROBRIAND ISLAND CLUB, L 46'' A TROBRIAND CLUB MOST LIKELY CREATED BY THE MASSIM PEOPLE. THE CLUB HAS A LONG, FLAT BLADE WITH CARVED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, EMPHASIZED BY WHITE EARTH PIGMENT.See Sold Price
Sold2022Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, 19th/ Early 20th C.Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, 19th/ Early 20th C. These bird head clubs, used in close combat by warriors in New Caledonia, were carved from the gnarly crotch of a hardwood tree to maintaiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th-Early 20th C.Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Often referred to as phallic clubs. This example with chip decorations beneath head and slight serpentine curve to shaft that enSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Trobriand Island Massim Wood Dance Club**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, projSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Tanzania Lugara Tribe Battle Axe, War ClubLarge Antique African Hand-made Lugara Tribe (Tanzania) Battle Axe / War Club| | Approx. Size: 27.5" Long | Luguru, also called Ruguru, or Waluguru, a Bantu-speaking people of the hills, Uluguru MountSee Sold Price
Sold2024Massim People, dance paddleMassim 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, beariSee Sold Price
Sold2022Massive Battle Club, Tonga, 18th/19th C.Massive Battle Club, Tonga, 18th/19th C. Massive and lethal battle club of dense hardwood, with makers-markings of indigenous tool use. Tapered diamond cross section with rounded handle with rough hewSee Sold Price
Sold2022Battle Club/ Lance, Probably Tikopia or Rennell Island, 19th/Early 20th C.Battle Club/ Lance, Probably Tikopia or Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, 19th/Early 20th C. Long lance-like design with single simplified carved element at the mid-shaft. Darkened, aged hardwood. Cf.See Sold Price
Sold2023Massim people carved splashboard (lagim)Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands trading voyages, coSee Sold Price
Sold2022Large Culacula Battle/Dance Club, Tonga, 18th/19th C.Large Culacula Battle/Dance Club, Tonga, 18th/19th C. Old dance/battle club of dense hardwood showing surface patina generations of use, good age and indigenous tool marks (probably coral reef and lavSee Sold Price
Sold2018Beautiful 20th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Hand DrumOceania, 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 curvedSee Sold Price
Sold2023West Mexican Nayarit Seated Warrior Figure**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intimidating pottery warrior fiercely wielding his battle club in both hands, as though to defend the tomb in wSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Papuan Massim Wood / Lizard Skin Kundu Drum**Originally Listed At $500** Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A dark wood drum, known as a kundu, with a long,See Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**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. ThSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**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 limeSee Sold Price
Sold202419th C. Trobriand Island Sea Turtle Shell Lime Spatula**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 shSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Feast Bowl**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, expanSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wooden Feast Bowl**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.See Sold Price
Sold2022Old Massim Bowl Trobriand IslandsA very old hand carved and well used wooden bowl with elaborate tribal motifs around the edges, interlocking designs with serpents and geometric forms. Massim peoples, Trobriand Islands, Papua New GuiSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Fine Zulu Knobkerrie ClubA very fine old Zulu peoples club or Knobkerrie , with a exquisite copper wrapped handle and deep well handled surface patina. The club measures 23.5 inches long. A display stand is not included. ProvSee 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
Sold2024Rare Antique American Civil War Era Native Indian Trade War Club Battle Mace.Rare Antique American Civil War Era Native Indian Trade War Club Battle Mace.Carved 1 piece Chippewa Ball Club made from hardwood. Engravings and markings carved on each side. Chip carving decorationsSee Sold Price
Sold2023Antique stone war club Battle axe primitiveAntique stone war club Battle axe primitive, very old label on the ax reads prehistoric Stone Age battle ax primitive man's first weapon. Measures 18 inches longSee Sold Price
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