19th C. PNG Kuku Kuku Wood Club - Pineapple Form

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Kuku Kuku people (also Kukukuku), ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating wooden club with a long, tapering handle that terminates in a studded, "pineapple-shaped" striking end w

DESCRIPTION: Carved wood club form tomahawk featuring an iron blade at one end of the head and a knot of wood at the opposite end of the head. CIRCA: 19th Century, possibly older ORIGIN: North America

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved female ancestral figure basket hook with an anchor form at the base for suspending b

Two Pennsylvania 19th Century Turned and Carved Wood Butter Prints. Pineapple and thistle patterns, stylized forms with leaf design. Largest 4-3/8" diam. X 3"h. Condition: Good with use wear.

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a c

**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 r

WAR CLUB TONGA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, rhomboidal in form, surface entirely decorated with carved zig zag motifs and other geometric patterning, subtly rounded base (72.5cm tall) Provenance: Privat

Ebonized urn form case with stylized pineapple finial, supported by three carved gilt wood legs with rams head finials and paw feet, splayed base. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals, unmarked time

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 $450** Oceania, Eastern Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Angu (sometimes Kukukuku) peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An intimidating club with a lengthy slender wooden pole.

Polynesian paddle or club with nice signs of use and age, golden-brown wood with handled patina, classic pleasing spatulate form, Fiji, Polynesia, possibly 19th Century, 3'8''h Provenance: Richard I.M

Antique Tolai War Club, East New Britain, Late 19th C. Collected around 1906 by Gottfried Schmidt, a German colonial official. Made of black palm wood with elegant form and fine aged patina. Provenanc

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wood "food hook", that is guaranteed not a tourist piece! A (female?) figure, painted red with cream and blac

Papua New Guinea, late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a carved wooden face, elongated, with a curved hole instead of a mouth/chin, and a long nose and deepset eyes below a large forehead. Ther

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a chara

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik River region, Abelam people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved rectangular wood architectural panel with a central standing male figure wearing a

**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, probably Astrolobe Bay or Lower Ramu River / Sepik River, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Hand carved from a single piece of wood, a marker depictin

Four Antique 19th C Wood Glove Forms / Displays. Measures 15 inches in length.

CHINESE FINELY CARVED GUAN YU WOOD SNUFF BOTTLEChina, 19th century, wood. Shield form panels depicting the deity of War to one side and a working court full of activity to opposite; carved foo dog sto

Late 19th century, wood. Obelisk form with holders on each side to display harmonicas. 27" high.

American, 19th C., with pineapple form finials. Surface distress and wear. 4'2-1/2"h x 4'10-3/4"w x 6'6-1/2"l

Italian Baroque style reliquary, 19th c., painted wood form, mounted with repousse metal facing, open oval window, rising on a gilt-painted plinth, approx 17"h, 8"w, 5"d, 1.25lbs Start Price: $150.00

DESCRIPTION: Pennsylvania sackback Windsor arm chair. Early 19th century, mixed woods. Form consists of a faux bamboo turned legs supporting a shaped seat and eight spindle back. The arms have scrolle

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