CARVED AUSTRAL ISLANDS WOOD CEREMONIAL PADDLE

Two 19th Century Austral Islands carved and intricately incised ceremonial wood paddles, 34 ½” & 40 ¼” long. (2)

wood, dark brown patina, delicate chip-carved patterns cover the blade and shaft, the conical handle terminus encircled by a row of human figures, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rim of the blade)

Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, 19th century, elaborately incised or chip-carved all over, these paddles were probably made to sell to 19th century sailors whaling in the South Seas and show the ca

Ceremonial/Tribal Paddle Austral Islands Circa 1820-1840 Dimensions: 42 x 10 1/2 inches Pommel carved with stylized depictions of the goddess Arununa in a squatting position. Overall carved intricate

Trobriand Island Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood canoe paddle. Features a reticulated and carved wood handle with long narrow shaft and pointed flat paddle. Measures 64" x 7". Good overall con

Polynesian Austral Island Ceremonial Adze, Mid-19th Century. Large stone blade, Finely carved wood shaft, blade attached with sinnit (coconut string) bindings. On metal mount. Formerly from the collec

Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, on the longer example, the handle is round, with eight faces around, depicting abstract or stylized creatures, the shaft is round like a dowel or broomstick, but wit

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Oceania, Austral Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large, ceremonial club with swirling carvings and an anthropomorphic figure. Size: 10.5" W x 32" H (26.7 cm x 81.3 cm); 35.5" H (90.2 cm) on includ

A 19TH CENTURY SOUTHSEA ISLANDS TRIBAL CARVED WOOD PADDLE with rope twist banding to handle. 71 cm x 16 cm.

DESCRIPTION: Papua New Guinea Trobriand Island ceremonial paddle. Blade and handle carved with stylized serpents. On metal stand. MEASUREMENTES: 15" wide x 84" long. CONDITION: Area of wear on one sid

**Originally Listed At $750** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely wooden paddle, hand-carved from a rich wood that glows with a warm

Melanesian carved wood boat-shaped bowl, 19th/20th c., Most likely Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands used for large feast or ceremonial occasions. Measuring approx 32" wide x 16" deep and 7" tall. Some l

Polynesian Austral Island Dance Paddle, Mid-19th Century. Finely carved shaft and blade, with carved masks around the knobbed end. From old UK estate with Harrods Storage Label from early 20th. Shows

MENTAWAI MEMORIAL CANOE PADDLE SIBERUT ISLAND, INDONESIA carved wood and pigment, the broad paddle blade with central ridge, the long shaft leading to crescent handle, painted white with a black hand

A Pitcarin Island carved wood model of a lifeboat with six paddles. Hand-made boat by Reynold Warren measuring 19" long to end of rudder, 5" wide, 6" high. Rests in a fitted wood stand measuring 21" x

**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao, 19th century. A masterfully carved wooden ceremonial spoon (pakko) presenting a figural handle in the form of a seated

Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. 1850 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-carved wood adze hefts from the ceremonial adzes of the Cook Islands known as ruatangaeo. Both sitting upon squa

DESCRIPTION: Large hardwood tribal canoe ceremonial paddles from Cameroon. Embellished with etched fine geometric patterns. Each paddle is crafted from one single piece of wood. CIRCA: 20th Century OR

A carved wood ceremonial spoon, 6 ½ inches, Pacific Islands, together with a rare miniature African figure of a man, possibly 19 th Century, 2 ½ inches tall

**First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States and Canada, Tlingit people ca. early 20th century CE. An elegant ceremonial canoe paddle, hand-carved from chocolate b

**Originally Listed At $250** North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A fabulous carved koa wood boat paddle with a stocky cylindrical handle, a gently tapering head,

Unusual Solomon Islands Shark Rider Figure. Carved wood and pigment. See: A Carved Wooden Fish Sculpture, Solomon Islands, Auctionata Paddle 8 AG, 4/21/2016, Lot 2; Solomon Islands Carved Wooden Fish

19th century group including dough kneading paddles, two dough bowls and other turned and carved wood articles. L25" (largest paddle) Sold from the collection of a Pawleys Island, South Carolina lady.