19th C. Hawaiian Stone Ulu Maika Game Piece

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone game piece for a native Hawaiian game known as 'Ulu maika. The circular stone (known as an 'ulu) has smooth peripheries for ro

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely collection of five stone game pieces, four made from volcanic stone, as apparent in their greater porosity, and one of

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. 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

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

Large Hawaiian Stone Game Ball, 19th century, or earlier, of rough lava stone, used as a kind of shot put, or for exercise, ht. 5 3/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawa

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A porous piece of volcanic stone carved into a fishing weight. The sinker has a shallow groove encircling the ce

A marble solitaire game with clay marbles and wooden board, a treen bowl with a group of stone and clay marbles (some with painted decoration) and a checker board with a drawer and game pieces made of

This is an antique Japanese GO gameboard and pieces dating to the 19th century. The heavy floor gameboard (Goban) is incised with 324 squares (18 x 18). Accompanied with two covered wooden boxes fille

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Big Island (Hawai'i), ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful poi pounder or muller tool carved by hand from tan-hued stone with light gray inclusions. The tool exhibits a br

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous mortar, skillfully hand-carved from creamy sandstone and presenting smooth, sturdy walls that rise to a slightly conical body and a thick, circul

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from gray-brown stone. The hefty tool is comprised of a rounded pounding face, a broad

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hefty stone adze or chopping tool with an elongated profile. The butt end is quite thick with a flat face, which could certainly be used as a ha

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, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A trio of hand-carved stone celts used for utilitarian purposes like chopping or scraping. The first stone exhibits dark green and b

**Originally Listed At $225** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pounder or sanding tool, carved from a fragment of porous volcanic stone of a soft grey hue. Th

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North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui-Lahaina, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable poi or medicine pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of gray. The fine implement displays a thick handle and a

South Pacific, Polynesia or Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. Made of a smoothed grey-green basalt, with a rounded base and a slightly pronounced handle, this style of poi pounder is known as "knobbed". Si

Group of Antique 19th C Chinese Carved Games Pieces. In three shapes. Carved mother of pearl. Lotus flowers, pagodas, birds. Longest measures 1.75 inches

American, late 19th Century. "Hawaiian" pattern four piece top in red on white. Discoloration. 70" x 70".

A Victorian Silver, Copper and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Walnut Games Box 19th century containing original game pieces for checkers, chess, dominos, cribbage, poker, etc. Height 5 1/2 x width 18 x depth

19th century, 40 oval game pieces, each with hand colored lithograph depicting a famous man; each approx. 1 7/16"H, 1 1/16"W; very good overall condition with minor signs of wear

A French Brass and Silver Inlaid Burlwood Games Box 19th century complete with games pieces. Height 2 1/4 x width 12 x depth 9 inches. Estimate $200-400 Slight fading to top wood, break to interior of