19th C. Fijian Wooden Ceremonial Drum - Lali Ni Meke

Tibet, 19th century. Wonderfully well worn wooden handle to a ceremonial drum. In the shape of a purba with three sided “blade” each decorated with designs in relief including serpentine desig

Native American, New Mexico, Cochiti Pueblo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A ceremonial drum made of a wooden core (likely from the native cottonwood tree) with stretched hide drumheads on b

19th century A.D. An akrafena ceremonial sword comprising: a wooden hilt with sheet-gold surface, two drum-shaped lobes with projecting lugs flanking a facetted grip; iron blade with hooked tip, thick

**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

19th century, wooden snare drum frame with painted lettering "Germania of/New Brunswick" and "28 Reg./U.S./Infantry" and spread winged eagle with banner and shield, applied brass tacks around star car

19th c American painted wooden drum, diameter 16", ht 12 1/2"

With iron studs and bale handles. Small hole on the top of the drum. 6 in x 12.5 in.

**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

Monumental 20th c. Thai turned wooden log ceremonial drum with stretched buffalo hide, traditionally carried horizontally on a cart during village festivals 75.5" x 14"

19th century Chinese double sided wooden hand drum. Heads painted with dragon and phoenix, wood lacquered with red paint. Drum heads affixed with large round head nails. One strap ring. MEASUREMENTS:

DESCRIPTION: Antique 19th Century Native American pueblo polychrome wooden drum featuring stretched animal skin. CIRCA: 19th Century DIMENSIONS: H: 10.25" W: 7.75" L: 8.5" - CONDITION: Paint loss thro

**Originally Listed At $200** Tibet, 19th century CE. An impressively carved ceremonial wooden peg known as a purba (also purpa). The three sided "blade" is extensively carved with fantastical figures

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

**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

Late 19th century. Wooden carved frame with porcelain insert, hand decorated with garden scene. 20.5"h. 15"d. Marshall Galleries (Cleveland) 1979 receipt states it is ex Nelson Rockefeller, sold at So

A Chinese 19th century antique Tang Gu double leather headed drum. Ceremonial drum having artisan carved wood body with large brass tack decorations and carrying ring affixed. No apparent signature. D

**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

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell and

**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 $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden ceremonial ladle with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figur

An antique hand-carved wooden ceremonial Japanese Mask. Circa: from late 18th to early 19th century. Dimensions: H: 10 in.W: 6 1/2 in.

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. Two Buddhist sacred items. A prayer wheel with a hammered sheet metal body and a wooden handle; the drum-like body has an attached c

Central Asia, Tibet, 19th century CE. A large drum from a Tibetan Buddhist temple, with a hand-carved and painted wooden body. The wooden edges of the drum are decorated with different symbols, among