Oceanic stone pounder Marquesas Islands, 19th/20th c

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

**Originally Listed At $1500** Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known as an adze used for plowing, tilling,

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Mahaka Valley, ca. 18th century CE. A fine example of a hand-carved volcanic stone pounder used to pulverize taro root into poi. The tool has a knob-shaped handle, a s

**Originally Listed At $225** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pounder or sanding tool, carved from a fragment of porous volcanic stone of a soft grey hue. Th

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hefty and sizeable pestle, hand-carved from beige stone, used for repeatedly pounding taro root into poi. The tool has a flattened pound

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from brown-hued s

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful poi pounder or muller tool carved by hand from tan-hued stone with light gray inclusions. The tool exhibits a br

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from gray-brown stone. The hefty tool is comprised of a rounded pounding face, a broad

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty example of a poi pounder that is hand-carved from porous, gray stone. The utilitarian tool features a large

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful poi pounder of a relatively uniform conical shape that is hand-carved from dark-gray hardstone with crea

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A stone tool used as a pestle or a pounder, hand pecked and polished from a hefty stone. The pounder is cylindrical with a bro

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui-Lahaina, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable poi or medicine pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of gray. The fine implement displays a thick handle and a

(lot of 2) Framed oil on canvas paintings, signed lower left A. Stone (Ada Stone, English, fl.1879-1904), including: (1) Forest Path, (1) River Landscape, sight: approx 15.5"h, 11.5"w, overall: 21.5"h

French Polynesian (Marquesas Islands), 20th C. finely carved coconut bowl. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California12"H x 10"WCollection from a Hamptons Long Island New Y

Artist unknown (Marquesas Islands, 20th c.) Occasional table with heavy carving on the top created in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The people of the Marquesas are well known for their abst

Pair magnificent Chinese 19th/20th century stone carved fulion (the lion and base are separate pieces, the carved ball in mouth is loose), a beautiful example, 67"Hx31.5"x23.5" each

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous u'u club, hand-carved from iron wood and meticulously polished to a smooth textured feel. The club's classi

Pair important Chinese 19th/20th century stone carved large planters with stone carved base, the feet in qilin motif and the handles also in qilin motif, a beautiful example, 29.5"Hx38.7"x31.5"

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

Pair important Chinese 19th/20th century stone carved large planters with stone carved base, decorated with lotus flower motif in relief, 28.4"Hx31"dia each

A Marquesas stone pounder ke'a tuki popoi 19th century, basalt, of typical form with a central groove in the bulbous end. ht. 6 1/2 in. Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, Canada; Bonhams, Los

ASIAN: Assorted hard stone, seven pieces, 19th/20th C., including a green bowl with black striations, cracked through center, 6 1/4" diam; a bat form clip in green stone, four small floral carvings, a

Three Chinese stone snuff bottles with stoppers from the 19th-20th century. This lot includes: an onyx snuff bottle carved with a figure on horseback beneath a flowering tree, an amethyst snuff bottle

Group of 12 Chinese stone carvings from the late 19th - early 20th century including: a white with brown jade plaque carved with bamboo and a bird in openwork with a wooden stand; a round jade plaque;