19TH CENTURY FIJIAN TABUA SPERM WHALE TOOTH

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful yet macabre memento from the days of tribally endorsed cannibalism, this hand-carved wooden fork was employed by servants or slaves t

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

South Pacific, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a polished surface and a scored area on the underside of the curved h

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden pedestal dish, carved from a single piece in the form of a bird, the surface lustrous and smooth. Ef

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A grim yet fascinating memento from the days of tribally-endorsed cannibalism, this hand-carved wooden fork was employed

**Originally Listed At $2000** Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported by six integral legs. Large

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. An intimidating throwing club known as an ula kitu (also i ula kitu) carved from hard, red-brown wood that is covered in lustrous patina. The den

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous dance club known as a kiakavo with a distinctive curving form with a protruding secondary head spur on top. The lengthy hilt and shaft

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A fine cup of a hemispherical form carved from one half of a shaved coconut shell. The vessel ha

**Originally Listed At $350** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces - one of which features incised vertical grooves that furthe

**Originally Listed At $900** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example of a broad personal fan with a slender handle wrapped with twisted sennet fibers

19th C. Fijian Terracotta Strap Handle Water Vessel Pot. Purchased by a Los Angeles collector from Mauna Kea Galleries Hawaii 20 years ago. Size: 6'' x 7'' x 6'' (15 x 18 x 15 cm).

A LARGE 19TH CENTURY FIJIAN CARVED WOOD FIGHTING TRIBAL CLUB. 99 cm long.

An Early 19th Century Fijian Kava Bowl. Thinly carved in classical style with four legs and suspension lug D:7in(17.8cm) H: 3in-3 1/8in(7.6cm-8cm)

19th c. Fijian Cannibal Fork, used to ritually consume human flesh, with custom metal stand, fork only: 17 1/4" long, 2 1/4" x 1 7/8". Good condition. Provenance: Old Australian collection.

A. Van Best and R.S. Gifford (American, 19th Century). Sperm Whaling No. 1 - The Chase. Lithograph. Published by Charles Tabor & Co. Image measures 16.5 in. high x 26.25 in. wide (with frame 27.25 in.

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Fijian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning example of a tapa beater that is hand-carved from lustrous, burgundy-hued wood. The columnar implemen

**Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. This is a practical implement carved from a thick piece of wood with a long neck and an anchor shaped hook for bas

Extremely heavy and dense carved club. length 17 1/2 inches.

Hanging wall shelf in rich mahogany, with metal hanging brackets. 32”H x 24”W x 8”D.

"New Bedford" Seaman's Trunk, 19th Century, painted with two whales and stenciled New Bedford on the lid, two side carrying handles, on bracket feet Height 21.5 in. Width 37.5 in. Depth 20 in.

Beautiful Tinglit what not covered basket, featuring a school of whales, late 19th century, amazing construction skills. Museum piece. w 4 1/4" x h 2". CONDITION: some minor edge seperation at rim, ot

19th c folky game board w/ carved whales & anchors, black & red paint, 13 1/4" x 13"

Four early fluid/whale oil lamps, 19th century, together with a champleve chamber stick (measures 6 1/2"D x 3 3/4"W x 2 1/8"H), all in very good condition. The lamps include a matched pair in etched g