Sold2022Pre-Contact Alaskan Inuit Walrus Ivory Awl / ThreaderNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik & Inuit, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 12th to 18th century CE. A walrus ivory tool that may have been used as a sewing threader or awl. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Contact Thule Inuit Walrus Ivory Fishing HookNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 10th to 18th century CE. This is a superb example of a fishing hook that is perfectly intact, hand caSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Contact Alaskan Inuit Walrus Ivory AmuletNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 10th to 18th century CE. A beautiful walrus ivory bead or amulet that has been hand carved with 2 perSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ancient Alaskan Bering Sea Walrus Ivory Boat VesselNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture / Yupik people, Thule / Pre-Contact Period, ca. 200 BCE to 800 CE. This is an interesting and rare artefact madeSee Sold Price
Sold202117th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Kava Root Pestle**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact Era, ca. 17th century CE. A splendid and sizeable stone pestle displaying a thick, round pounding head and a lengthy body that tapers to aSee Sold Price
Sold202116th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian 'Ulu Maika Game Stones (5)North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A group of 5 hand-pecked volcanic stone playing pieces, shaped into rounded, discoidal shapes. These pieces were usedSee Sold Price
Sold202116th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Limestone Bait MortarNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Kohala, Pre-Contact period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A compacted limestone ball used for preparing bait for fishing. This stone functioned as a mortar with a peckeSee Sold Price
Sold202117th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Volcanic Stone AumakuaNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. An intriguing representation of an aumakua spirit carved from porous volcanic stone. The form is highly abstract but mSee Sold Price
Sold202116th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian 'Ulu Maika Game Stones (6)North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A group of 6 hand-pecked and polished stones, shaped into discoidal shapes and balls. The pieces were used for a gameSee Sold Price
Sold202114th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Adze**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A huge and heavy gray basalt adze (adz) head, probably quarried from Mauna Kea, Hawaii. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare 15th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Canoe BreakerNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 15th to 18th century CE. A rare item used in warfare while on the water known as a pohaku ku'i wa'a or a "canoe breaker," made from a hefty volSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Basalt Adze BladeNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, eastern Big Island, Kalapana, Black Sand Beach, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved basalt hand tool known as an adze with a trapezoidalSee Sold Price
Sold202116th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Kukui Nut LampNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to mid-17th century CE. A beautiful kukui nut lamp that is hand-carved from a fragment of porous volcanic stone. The triangulaSee Sold Price
Sold202118th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Ulu Maika Game Stones (5)North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A collection of 5 stone pieces for playing the traditional game of ulu maika, each hand shaped into discoidal profiles. The 4See Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Hand ChiselNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved stone hand chisel of sturdy form with a lengthy carving head, a tapered midsection, and a thick handlSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone AdzeNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved stone adze blade of a hefty form bearing a trapezoidal body, an upturned handle, and a tapered head wSee Sold Price
Sold202118th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Stone Awa PestleNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A stone tool used as a pestle or a pounder, hand pecked and polished from a hefty stone. The pounder is cylindrical with a broSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Pre-Contact Hawaiian Basalt Chisel / Adze BladeNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved basalt hand chisel or adze blade boasting dark gray to nearly black hues. The sturdy tool features aSee Sold Price
Sold202116th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Sorcerer BowlNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved stone bowl known as a sorcerer's bowl, or kapuahikuni ana' an'a. The heSee Sold Price
Sold2022Superb 18th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Adze BladeNorth 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 incrediblySee Sold Price
Sold202216th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Kukui Nut LampNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to mid-17th century CE. A rare and fascinating lamp used for burning oil extracted from the kukui nut, which translates to "candle nut," hSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Poi PounderNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty example of a poi pounder that is hand-carved from porous, gray stone. The utilitarian tool features a largeSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Basalt Poi PounderNorth Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a conicaSee Sold Price
Sold202218th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Paint CupNorth Pacific, Hawaii, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A lovely paint cup, skillfully hand-carved from porous basalt. Displaying an ash gray-hued surface with splatters of sienna-cSee Sold Price