Early 20th C. Solomon Islands Palmwood Canoe Paddle

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island, ca. second quarter of the 20th century CE. A fine throwing club carved from dense, caramel-hued palm wood. T

**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

Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 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 rib and resolves in a pointed terminal.

Pair of early 20th century painted canoe paddles

**Originally Listed At $750** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely wooden paddle, hand-carved from a rich wood that glows with a warm

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, probably from the Massim area of Milne Bay, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous example of a carved wooden paddle with ornate motifs w

**First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States and Canada, Tlingit people ca. early 20th century CE. An elegant ceremonial canoe paddle, hand-carved from chocolate b

2 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The longer top example of traditional form and surface design shows significant wear from glossy patina on the handle and the over

3 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The napa dance was performed in the Santa Cruz Islands by rows of adult men during a coming of age ceremony for young men. The clu

**First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast (probably southern Alaska), Tlingit people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine ceremonial canoe paddle, hand-carved from well-grained

Birch bark canoe model with a painted star on the bow and stern. Finely constructed. Together with two pairs of carved canoe paddles. Early 20th century. Condition: Excellent original condition withou

Solomon Islands Shield, Early 20th C. Shield of coiled rattan twined with vine-strip, long with rounded ends. Size: 26'' x 8'' (66 x 20 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Battle Club/ Lance, Probably Tikopia or Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, 19th/Early 20th C. Long lance-like design with single simplified carved element at the mid-shaft. Darkened, aged hardwood. Cf.

Standing Back to Back Figures, Solomon Islands, Early -Mid 20th C. Paired male, female figures as a single presentation reoccurs in Solomon Island art. The present pair are joined at the heads and bac

Pacific Islands,Ca. 19th - early 20th century Examples from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon and Trobriand Islands, Australia, etc. Longest: 48".Longest: 121.5 cm

Early 20th century A.D. A pair of wooden 'spear' canoe paddles of traditional form and with the long leaf-shaped blades decorated with traditional carved patterns. 1.75 kg total, 179 cm long (70 1/4 i

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 $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 $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,

A superb double roll Tevau, feather money roll from the Solomon Islands/ Santa Cruz.Consisting of bark and 50.000+ feathers of the scarlett honey eater bird (myzomela cardinalis), the tevau was used a

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Rennell Island (Mugaba), ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinatingly-shaped dance club, hand-carved from dark wood and stained to be almost black in color. The upper portion i

South 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 and

**Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Ibanic Dayak or Sea Dayak people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A marvelous and massive canoe paddle, skillfully hand-carved from r