19th C. Caroline Islands Yap Limestone Rai Currency

Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wheel shaped stone disc known as a "rai" (also a raay or dei) with a wide hole drilled through the center. The

South Pacific, Caroline Islands, Palau (also Belau or Beluu), 19th century CE. Hand carved from a fine grained wood of gorgeous caramel hues, a treasure box for storing and protecting a woman's valuab

**Originally Listed At $750** Micronesia, Yap, Caroline Islands, ca. mid-20th century CE. Made of highly polished hardwood, and featuring realistic rigging and a leather fishing platform, this is a sp

**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

A rare 19th century fish hood acquired at UK auction within a lot of rare and old examples. A rare type and probably Caroline Islands or Solom Islands. Length: 3 1/2 inches. Please note that this lot

Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous trio of shell rings - 2 of clam shell and 1 of nacre - all skillfully carved in openwork forms. Known as bakiha or currency rings,

**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

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two opposing seated figures atop a circular form b

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A striking example of copper currency known as "loda", used as a bride price or for negotiating co

**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. Guaranteed to be a conversation starter, this is an example of copper currency known as "loda", us

Polynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical hardwood. It stands on four pa

**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formed

**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 rua

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

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

**Originally Listed At $1800** South Pacific, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful and rare example of a fishing lure that is hand-carved from pearlescent shell. The slender

Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a low ridge on its "cutting face" serving as a symbolic axe blade. This style is somet

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An intriguing and elegant poi pounder, hand-carved from light gray basalt stone, used for repeatedly poundin

Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved adze of an elegant and minim

**Originally Listed At $1800** Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserv

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. In beautiful condition, this is a hand-carved, dark wooden staff with a long, cylindrical form leading upward to a slightly wider

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desig

**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.