OCEANIC CARVING

TURTLE, CARRIER TO AFTERLIFE, carved wood, 8 ½ x 24 x 11”, weight 18 lbs. From the estate of William Emboden to the collection of Chevalier Tony Clark.

Oceanic Carving: A male native figure straddles a two pronged stand. A figure eight joins the base. 19" X 3" $100 - $200 Shipping:

Melanesia, early 20th century A seated porous (volcanic?) stone figure, holding a stylized skull in his hands, a large fish between his legs. ex: Joseph Gerena collection, NYC. Dimensions 14" (35.6 cm

THREE HEADED figural wood carving, with clay and pigment and seashell eyes, 38” tall, 11 ½” wide. From the collection of Selma & Herbert Moskowitz.

Group of seven various Oceanic wood carvings, including: four ancestral hooks exhibiting stylized figures, two of natural color, the others with painted detailing; two mask-like plaques with abstract

TWO OCEANIC WOOD CARVINGSBoth appear to be Toba Batak Morsarang Medicine Horns. The first Length 18 in., the second 19 in. (Cond: the first good, on a stand, the second with a age crack, corrosion and

Two tall Oceanic wood carvings, including: a standing figure, likely Sepik, with some remaining polychrome detailing, long narrow face with round bulbous eyes and spikes along skull; together with Sep

Including a faux mortar and pestle, a turtle-shaped bowl, a large bamboo hair comb, and two figural objects, 5 pieces total Mortar and pestle: 10-1/2"h

Group Oceanic style tribal carvings, Incl. Papua New Guinea and Nias Island, carved wood masks and figures, 41"h x 3"w x 5.5"d (largest), 20"h x 4.5"w x 3"w (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguis

Oceanic tribal wood carvings: two canes / walking sticks and figural statue Canes with serpents, birds, animal figures encircling the cane. Carved figure with cowry shell eyes ad feathers for hair. 42

Maori Head Fragment, circa 1850 Ex. Malcom Kirk Collection (photographer of Oceanic Art) Head Carving with fine patination, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches Description: Superb carving, halitosis iris she

Oceanic Easter Island wood carving of a lizard-man having the head and tail of a lizard and the legs and body of a man, and set with shell eyes, 28"l

(lot of 5) Oceanic or South Seas decorative carving group, including three modern Easter Island figures, one unfinished, a Fiji Islands drum with drumstick, together with a New Guinea adze missing its

LARGE OCEANIC PAPA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVER TRIBAL WOOD CARVING STATUE FIGURE WALL HANGING-31" X 22" X 2" APPROX-PRE OWNED CONDITION-DP3123

African Basket Assortment Including a Botswana style lidded and (2) coil woven bowls; together with an African wood bowl and an Oceanic wood bowl lid having figural carving with basketry rim Provenanc

Melanesian Design A study of style in wood and tortoiseshell carving (Vol I) Reichard, Gladys A. New York: Columbia University Press (1933). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 172 pages 75 illustrations

Melanesian Design A study of style in wood and tortoiseshell carving (Vol II) Reichard, Gladys A. New York: Columbia University Press (1933). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 182 pages 640 b/w illustra

Figureheads Carving on ships from ancient times to twentieth century Giancarlo Costa (1981). Basel, United Nautical Publishers. ISBN: 0333318099 CHF 20 / 40 EUR 20 / 40

The Art of Maori Carving Mead, Sidney M. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed (1961). English Text/Edition 64 pages Numerous b/w illustrations Hardcover 25,5 x 19,2 cm. 394 g CHF 20 / 40 EUR 1

Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century. A very nice hardwood carving of a standing figure inlaid with mother of pearl. Fine glossy patina. MEASUREMENTS Height: 34 1/4 inches / 87 cm SHIPPING $45 flat-rate

An Oceanic carved wood vesselEarly/mid-20th centuryAppears unmarkedPossibly a ceremonial vessel from Papua New Guinea, the tripod cylindrical vessel with all-over high relief carving depicting stylize

Oceanic Canoe-Form Bowl. Early 20th C. Carved wood with chip carving. On stand. Size: 9'' x 1.75'' x 1.5'' (23 x 4 x 4 cm); Height on stand: 10" (25 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma,

A very detailed wood fetish with a crocodile on one side and a horned double faced carving on the other side with animal faces carved on the top that holds the rope. 13" x 6" x 6", a hand held ritual

Oceanic PNG Carved Wood Figure. Size: 21'H x 3"D x 4"W