16th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Hand Tool

**Originally Listed At $400** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A stone hand tool that is worn in a utilitarian manner. A shallow imprint on each

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A hand-carved stone tool of a rectangular form meant for sharpening the stone blades used in adzes. The sturdy impleme

North 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 he

**Originally Listed At $400** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A spherical stone tool of utilitarian form, most likely for a hammer. This would h

North 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 triangula

North 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 large

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 used

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 game

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-contact era, ca. 18th century or earlier CE. This hefty stone ball is almost perfectly spherical, and was carefully sculpted by hand using stone tools! The round s

North 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 bro

North Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues of ash gray. The tool displays a cylindrical neck

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact era, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable stone adze blade of a utilitarian form that is hand-carved from dark gray-black basalt. The tool exhibits a

North 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 handl

North 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 incredibly

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hand-carved stone lamp used for burning oil extracted from the kukui nut, which translates to "candle nut." The c

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 14th to 18th century CE. A pair of miniature hand knapped stone adze heads. The first is a gray stone with flattened faces and a tapered butt e

North 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 pecke

North 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 trapezoidal

North 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 w

North 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," s

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from brown-hued s

North 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," h

North 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 conica

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 4