19th C. Solomon Islands Turtle Shell Ear Ornaments (pr)

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 $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral ornament made of a shell disc with intricate

**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

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

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two figures with arms at their side touching their

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 $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 sh

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

United States, ca. 1860 to 1875 CE. This is a pair of 19th century devices for the care of the body. The first is a small, fish-shaped tool made of turtle shell for cleaning the ear; the second is a f

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting a figure with arms at their side touching their hea

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Oceanic Canoe Prow "Toto Isu," Ornament, Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. Classic carved wood ornament of man holding a frigate bird, accented with abalone shell eyes, ear plugs, a

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

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2

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

China, 19th C., turtle shell framed fan with intricately cut geometric shapes, lined with tan fabric.. Length 8 1/4 in., Width 14 1/2 in.

Originally listed at $1000 Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark, ti

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark,

19th Century Sea Turtle Tortoise Shell Taxidermy Approx: 4 1/4"H x 17 3/4"L x 13 1/2"W In Overall Good Condition Please Look at Photos Closely Out of a New York City Estate

Oceania / Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells placed to create a

**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