19th C. Polynesian Samoan Fiber Tapa Eventail

**Originally Listed At $7500** Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail, the French word for fan (due to French colonial vent

Polynesian Tapa Eventail Fan, Samoan Islands, 19th C.Size: 12'' x 18'' (32 x 46 cm). A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail (French word for fan due to French colonial ve

Polynesian, probably Samoan, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A hand-made model of an outrigger canoe, featuring a single hull that has been hollowed out with a central mast supported by eleven fiber

**Originally Listed At $250** South Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely carved-wood tapa beater displaying a flared, rectangular base and a cuboid handl

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Polynesia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful shallow bowl or tray woven from natural fibers, probably those of a coconut. Alternating direction

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Polynesia, Fijian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning example of a tapa beater that is hand-carved from lustrous, burgundy-hued wood. The columnar implemen

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting a tubular handle and an elongated, 4-sided body that flares o

American Samoan Tapa; Possibly 19th Century; Ink on Barkwood; 53" x 71"; Unframed.

Two American Samoan Tapas; Possibly 19th Century; Ink on Barkwood; 30" x 74" (Each); Unframed.

American Samoan Tapa (Brown and White); Possibly 19th Century; Ink on Barkwood; 30" x 56.5"; Unframed.

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater exhibiting a tapered handle and a cuboid beating head. The center of the

An old Polynesian war club, Fiji, probably 19th century, a long example with typical root-stalk multi-lobed head, and incised handle, sennit fiber binding partially unound, some cracks with the larges

Vintage Polynesian outrigger canoe model, 19th/20th c., possibly Samoan, unmarked, 4"h x 26.75"l x 14.5"w Provenance: Property from the Collection of a Media Executive

Very large Polynesian Tapa cloth painting, 20th c., probably Hawaiian or Samoan, geometric motifs, 41"h x 99"w (sheet), matted and framed Provenance: Property removed from a Meadow Lane, Southampton E

Polynesia, Rennell Island, ca. 19th century CE. A large, handsome club carved from a strong, warm brown tropical hardwood, with a long body that slowly widens to a curved tip. The blade has a low, rai

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

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

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

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Samoan Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden war club with a stocky cylindrical handle, a lightly-carinated hand guard, and an elonga

**Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. This is a practical implement carved from a thick piece of wood with a long neck and an anchor shaped hook for bas

A 19th century Polynesian Kris (Keris) knife, folded steel blade, with carved marine ivory Garuda handle, tooled bronze, in a hardwood scabbard, 44.5cm long

19th Century Samoan Kava Bowl with 8 Legs, beautifully and intricately carved hardwood vessel, lovely stained and polished to bring out the features of the wood. "Bula!" Measures: 22" in diameter x 7"

Late 19th century fiber made pitcher with wood handle in old alligatored red paint, signed Portland, ME and patent date of 1898, 6.25"T x 4.25"D

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Samoa, Pago Pago, ca. 1890s CE. A large, hand-carved wooden war club with a flat, blade-like face with a small hook on one side, a toothed edge along the other side,