19th C. Fijian Wood & Coconut Sennet Flywhisk

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful yet macabre memento from the days of tribally endorsed cannibalism, this hand-carved wooden fork was employed by servants or slaves t

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 protrudi

South Pacific, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a polished surface and a scored area on the underside of the curved h

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden pedestal dish, carved from a single piece in the form of a bird, the surface lustrous and smooth. Ef

**Originally Listed At $2000** Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported by six integral legs. Large

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. An intimidating throwing club known as an ula kitu (also i ula kitu) carved from hard, red-brown wood that is covered in lustrous patina. The den

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A fine cup of a hemispherical form carved from one half of a shaved coconut shell. The vessel ha

**Originally Listed At $350** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces - one of which features incised vertical grooves that furthe

**Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Polynesia, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Nukuoro Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a hand-carved wooden stool for a child u

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Fijian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning example of a tapa beater that is hand-carved from lustrous, burgundy-hued wood. The columnar implemen

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A carved wood coconut grater, depicted in the form of a recumbent mammalian feline, with long legs, an attenuated tail, a rotund torso, a thi

Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater depicted in the form of a standing pig. The creature has a stocky body supported by a quartet of t

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This rabbit coconut grater is carved from a dense hardwood to depict a recumbent rabbit, boasting a rich, de

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit laying with slender legs tucked be

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand, late 19th to early 20th century CE. An adorable wooden coconut grater depicting a recumbent rabbit, expertly hand-carved from one piece of wood

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand or Cambodia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of a recumbent rabbit with stocky legs tucke

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A fine goblet with a bowl made from a coconut shell, and the pedestal foot from koa wood. The coconut is polished on the exterior to reveal t

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 19th C, carved wood with mace form bulbous head and protruding knobs. With incised zigzagging design to the slender handle. L. 40.5 cm (16 in)

**Originally Listed At $900** Oceania, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare example of an ihrik, a plaitwork currency coil cord formed from a core of coconut sennet fibers bound w

**First Time At Auction** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A had carved wooden pounding tool for beating tapa with nice signs of use. The handle has a flared pommel and cylindrical sh

An Fijian Vesi Wood Oil DishCirca 19th Century A.D.Height 19 1/8 inches (48.26 cm).Property from the Estate of Alexander Brody, Honolulu, Hawaii Provenance: Acquired from Anthony JP Meyer Oceanic Art,

Oceania, Micronesia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-crafted fishing trap painstakingly constructed from narrow slats of bamboo and coconut fiber cords. Each bamboo slat is lashed and kno

Polynesian 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 collec

**Originally Listed At $300** Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Literally called a "coconut rabbit", this grater is carved from wood with incised floral and geometric d