Early 20th C. Fijian Wooden Kava Bowl - Sea Turtle

**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

Fiji artisan crafted sea turtle form kava bowl, 20th/21st c., carved wood, mother of pearl, magimagi, and shell, four-legged centerpiece bowl, with "Figian Crafted" sticker label, 7.5"h x 32"l x 18"w

TWO SOUTH SEAS WOODEN CARVINGSEarly 20th CenturyA turtle and a crocodile. Unpainted.Lengths 10” and 22”.

Kava Bowl, Fiji, Tonga or Samoa, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Old bowl with four legs and "turtle head" lugs on two sides. Very organic, undulating rim with some chipping and major cracks in bowl sides. Si

**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

Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful headrest with a planar base, an openwork ring-shaped support, and an elongated rectangular resting platform which is gently grooved toward

Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous example of the distinctive wooden culacula war club, a broad, flat-bladed club with two edges used like a sword. The entire surface is high

A JAPANESE LATE EARLY 20TH CENTURY WOODEN LACQUERED BOWL AND AN INLAID WOODEN PLAQUE. The bowl probably Sanuki province, lacquered in silver and gold and inset with mother-of-pearl with leafy branches

Grouping of mostly hand made wooden articles including candle box in green pain (early 20th century); hand dug wooden bowl - 19th century; a small New England collection box with old green/black stain

**Originally Listed At $500** Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Kayanic, Dayak peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A gorgeous very dark wood bowl, long and leaf-shaped, with a shallow inte

Kava Bowl, Probably Samoa, 20th C. Multi-legged kava bowl with turtle ornamentation at rim. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 5.75'' x 21.5'' x 14.5'' (15 x 55 x 37 cm).

Antique turned wooden bowl. Early 20th century. 5 1/2"h x 17 1/2" dia

Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden offering bowl, perhaps a kola nut container, in the form of a bunny, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, adorned wi

An early 20th century polished turtle shell bowl constructed of a single shell with pedestal base. The shell has been polished to a high sheen and properly sealed to preserve its integrity. Provenance

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden potlatch bowl of rectangular form adorned with a border of thirty-two inlaid shells. B

Latin America, Guatemala, late 19th to early 20th century CE. Two fascinating human effigy wooden pipe bowls, each finely carved with a mustachioed male visage facing the same direction as the smoker,

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh

Monumental carved wooden bowl with one-inch deep edge. 7 1/2" H x 22 3/4" diameter x 23" diameter. American, late 19th century/early 20th century. (Additional high-resolution photos as well as informa

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE BOWL decorated with fish and sea weed. 40 cm diameter.

Oceania, North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1930s CE. A gorgeous hand carved wooden bowl made from wood of the koa tree, a native species to the Hawaiian islands that thrives in volcanic soil. The bowl is sha

FIRKINS, DOUGH BOWLS, BUCKETS, MEASURERS, SOCK STRETCHERS, ETC.

Late 19th-early 20th century. Wooden spice cabinet, 12.5”h., wooden scoop, 13”h., Rockingham bowl, 1.5”h. 3.5”d., and a yellowware food mold with ear of corn. 3.5”h. 8&rd

Oceania/Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. A massive koa wood platter with a shallow bowl and an interesting old repair, also made from wood. Hawaii is renowned for its finely car

DESCRIPTION: Marquesas Islands carved lacquered wooden bowl featuring geometric and facial motifs. CIRCA: Early - Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Marquesan (Polynesian; Pacific) DIMENSIONS: H: 3.75" Diameter