Superb Tapa Beater, Hawaiian Islands

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater of a sturdy form with a rectangular beater head, a gently tapered neck, and a columnar handle with a rounde

Oceania/Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded end. Each of the faces has a differe

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater exhibiting a tapered handle and a cuboid beating head. The center of the

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved, hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces and a tapering, conical handle with a rounded tip. Each of the faces has a differ

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, 20th century CE. A well-preserved, carved wooden tapa beater with four flat faces and a tubular handle. Each of the faces is incised with an

Hawai'i Wood, 41,2 cm Provenance: Theophilus Harris Davies* collection prior to 1880 Leo and Lilian Fortess, Kaneohe, Hawai'i Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, - 12 February 2010, Sal

A Superb Hawaiian Poi Pounder Hawaiian Islands, 19th century Weighty gray stone, carved and pecked into an elegant pounder carinated at bottom and with a globular knob at top. In excellent condition,

Polynesia, Tonga Island , ca. 19th century CE. This beater is composed of a single piece of heavy hard wood, with a handle at one end and a large rectangular head at the other. It was used to beat bar

THREE SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED WOODEN TAPA BARK BEATERS, Mid 20th century. Set of three patinated hand-carved, used, and decorated "Tapa beaters" from the Western Province (Gizo area) in the Solomon Isl

**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 $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive tapa beater, skillfully hand-carved from espresso-hued hardwood to display a thick, cyl

**Originally Listed At $250** South Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely carved-wood tapa beater displaying a flared, rectangular base and a cuboid handl

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A gorgeous example of a lengthy adze blade that is hand-carved from lustrous gray-black stone exhibiting incredibly

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of lathe-turned wooden bowls, made in the traditional style that Hawaiians have made for hundreds of years. The bowls are made

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 2 fine fragments of kapa (tapa) cloth – one is sewn together from several sheets as part of a bedcover known as a kapa moe, and

Oceania, New Caledonia, Kanak, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden tapa beater, used for making cloth, hand-made from tropical hardwood with a rich red-brown hue. A cylindrical handle forms one end of

[HAWAII] Dole Pictorial Map of the Hawaiian Islands. 1937. Offset lithograph. Scarce pre-war pictorial map of the islands, filled with vignettes of the natural and man-made landmarks, modes of transpo

FEHER, Joseph (1909-1987). Dole Pineapple / The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands. 1950. Honolulu: Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Pictorial map depicting the islands of the soon-to-be 50th state with illu

Lot of 6 antique Hawaiian governmental survey maps (Hawaii, Lanai, Kaho'olawe, Maui, Moloka'I, Oahu, and the full island chain), signed by W.A.Wall. Framed w/ glass and single matted. (14"H 11.5"W 1"D

Kamehameha III - King of the Hawaiian Islands With Oval Watertown Library Stamp March 27, 1871 Print Type: Engraving Date: Circa 1841 - 1854 Notes & Literature: Kamehameha III, al

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting a tubular handle and an elongated, 4-sided body that flares o

The Dole Map of the Hawaiian Islands, U.S.A. - Being a descriptive portrayal of the history, transportation, industries and geography of the Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A.', artwork by Parker Edwards, Ha

Dole Pictorial Map of the Hawaiian Islands. 1937. Scarce pictorial map of the islands, illustrated with natural and man-made landmarks, native and Western/colonial vessels and boats, attractions, with