19th C. Cook Islands Wood Adze Handle (Ruatangaeo)

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of distinctly ceremonial form known as a rua

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

South Pacific, Solomon Sea (Trobriand Islands), 19th century CE. An excellent wood adze with a flat metal blade bound to its end. The handle is shaped like the head of a long-necked bird, with carving

Oceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely adze blade of a sturdy form that is hand-carved from light gray basalt. The tapered tool exhibits a triangular handle with a rounded tip

Polynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical hardwood. It stands on four pa

Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved adze of an elegant and minim

**Originally Listed At $1800** Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserv

**Originally Listed At $1500** Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known as an adze used for plowing, tilling,

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled form suited for performing myriad util

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a c

Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, squared shaft with geometric relief carving, the black basalt blade bound with sennit fiber and shark skin, lg. 40 3/4 in. Provenance: Priva

**Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved from lightweight wood and a blade fo

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

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant adze featuring a hand-carved wooden handle and flat stone head wrapped ti

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 19th C, carved wood with mace form bulbous head and protruding knobs. With incised zigzagging design to the slender handle. L. 40.5 cm (16 in)

Polynesia, Tonga Island , ca. 19th century CE. This beater is composed of a single piece of heavy hard wood, with a handle at one end and a large rectangular head at the other. It was used to beat bar

Australia, 19th Century or Earlier Heavy club with rounded stone head inset in a thick wood handle. Approx. 18 1/4" x 4 3/8". From the collection of a Cumberland, Rhode Island estate. Old label marked

Europe,19th Century Flat square face and pick over sold wood handle with metal studs.,Overall length 25 5/8".Hammer 1" t x 1" w x 6" d From the collection of a Burrillville, Rhode Island estate.

Europe,19th Century Axe head over thin wood handle with metal bands and caps.,Overall length 35 5/8".Axe 8 3/4" x 5" From the collection of a Burrillville, Rhode Island estate.

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)

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century CE. A ceremonial iron adze with a dark wooden handle; the adze curves slightly and is flattened into a wide, curved point. Size: 7.2" W x

A pair of beautifully hand carved wooden Kris dagger handles dated circa the mid 19th century elaborately decorated with stylized floral motifs. Ethnographic Antiques, Pacific Island And Oceanian Anti

Southeast Asia, Philippines, Mindanao Island, T'boli culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a handsome steel sword with a decorative brass handle and wood scabbard. The Damascus stee

**Originally Listed At $450** Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden spoon known as a pakko with a figural handle depicting