Sold2017Ceremonial paddle, 19th century - Austral Islands,wood, dark brown patina, delicate chip-carved patterns cover the blade and shaft, the conical handle terminus encircled by a row of human figures, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rim of the blade)See Sold Price
Sold2017Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, 19th century,Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, 19th century, elaborately incised or chip-carved all over, these paddles were probably made to sell to 19th century sailors whaling in the South Seas and show the caSee Sold Price
Sold2021Oceanic: Maori (19th Century) (two)Two 19th Century Austral Islands carved and intricately incised ceremonial wood paddles, 34 ½” & 40 ¼” long. (2)See Sold Price
Sold2024Austral Islands carved wood ceremonial paddleAustral Islands carved wood ceremonial paddle, 19th/20th c, possibly Ra'ivavae, richly decorated with intricate geometric motif, 37"l x 8"wSee Sold Price
Sold2018Polynesian Austral Island Dance PaddlePolynesian Austral Island Dance Paddle, Mid-19th Century. Finely carved shaft and blade, with carved masks around the knobbed end. From old UK estate with Harrods Storage Label from early 20th. ShowsSee Sold Price
Sold2020Mid-19th Century Austral Islands Paddle Maori, OceanicCeremonial/Tribal Paddle Austral Islands Circa 1820-1840 Dimensions: 42 x 10 1/2 inches Pommel carved with stylized depictions of the goddess Arununa in a squatting position. Overall carved intricateSee Sold Price
Sold2018Polynesian Austral Island Ceremonial AdzePolynesian Austral Island Ceremonial Adze, Mid-19th Century. Large stone blade, Finely carved wood shaft, blade attached with sinnit (coconut string) bindings. On metal mount. Formerly from the collecSee 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
Sold2017Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, on the longerAustral Islands ceremonial paddle, on the longer example, the handle is round, with eight faces around, depicting abstract or stylized creatures, the shaft is round like a dowel or broomstick, but witSee Sold Price
Sold20222 Austral Islands War Clubs, 19th C.2 Austral Islands War Clubs, 19th C. One with tag reading: "Gift of Mark Twain/Memorial/Catalogued." From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 1) 30'' x 2'' x 2'' (76 x 5 x 5 cm); 2) 30.25'' x 2'See Sold Price
Sold2023Huge 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Paddle Club**Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden paddle club of a simple yet elegant form, with a wide paddle end that is bisected by a raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ceremonial 19th C. Papua New Guinea Tami Wood Ladle**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden ceremonial ladle with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figurSee Sold Price
Sold2018Late 19th C. Pacific Northwest Tlingit Wooden PaddleNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast (probably southern Alaska), Tlingit people, ca. 1870s to 1880s CE. A beautiful ceremonial paddle, hand-carved from fine-grained cedar, with an elegant presentaSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two Stone ArtifactsCentral America and Polynesia, ca. 19th century or earlier. Rock crystal Olmecoid carving of a boy in classic style, along with a large obsidian blade, likely a spearpoint from the Austral Islands. MESee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Cook Islands Wood Adze Handle (Ruatangaeo)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of distinctly ceremonial form known as a ruaSee 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
Sold2021Pair of 19th C. Cook Islands Wood Adze HeftsPolynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. 1850 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-carved wood adze hefts from the ceremonial adzes of the Cook Islands known as ruatangaeo. Both sitting upon squaSee Sold Price
Sold2018A 19TH CENTURY SOUTHSEA ISLANDS TRIBAL CARVED WOODA 19TH CENTURY SOUTHSEA ISLANDS TRIBAL CARVED WOOD PADDLE with rope twist banding to handle. 71 cm x 16 cm.See Sold Price
Sold201919th Century Lombok Island Pawukon Calendar Ex GerinaThis is a very fine and rare ceremonial calendar from Lombok island, Indonesia. Calendars were used on Bali and Lombok to determine the correct time for festivals, rituals associated with rice plantinSee Sold Price
Sold2022Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, squared shaft with geometric reliefCook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, squared shaft with geometric relief carving, the black basalt blade bound with sennit fiber and shark skin, lg. 40 3/4 in. Provenance: PrivaSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Philippine Ifugao Wood Ceremonial Spoon (Pakko)**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao, 19th century. A masterfully carved wooden ceremonial spoon (pakko) presenting a figural handle in the form of a seatedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Large 20th C. Wood Austral Islands Ceremonial ClubOceania, Austral Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large, ceremonial club with swirling carvings and an anthropomorphic figure. Size: 10.5" W x 32" H (26.7 cm x 81.3 cm); 35.5" H (90.2 cm) on includSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two 19th century ethnographic tribal paddlesTwo 19th century ethnographic tribal paddles The first from the Philippines with a carved and painted blade, 137cm (53 1/2in) long, and a Solomon Islands paddle with chip carved canoe shaped handle, 1See Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Polynesian Tonga Wood Paddle Club w/ NacreSouth Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell andSee Sold Price
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