Sold201819th C. Solomon Islands Wooden Chief's StaffOceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. In beautiful condition, this is a hand-carved, dark wooden staff with a long, cylindrical form leading upward to a slightly widerSee Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance ClubOceania, 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 cSee Sold Price
Sold2023Huge 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Paddle Club**Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden paddle club of a simple yet elegant form, with a wide paddle end that is bisected by a raised rSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Oceanic StaffSolomon Islands, ca. 19th century. A very nice hardwood carving of a standing figure inlaid with mother of pearl. Fine glossy patina. MEASUREMENTS Height: 34 1/4 inches / 87 cm SHIPPING $45 flat-rateSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Arm Bands / Ambegwaro (pr)**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formedSee Sold Price
Sold2017Dance club, late 19th century - Solomon Islands -wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2See Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Kapkap (Head / Pectoral)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral ornament made of a shell disc with intricateSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze Snail Shell BladeOceania, 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 minimSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze w/ Snail Shell Blade**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 preservSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Dala KapkapOceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desigSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Clam Shell / Nacre Rings (3)Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous trio of shell rings - 2 of clam shell and 1 of nacre - all skillfully carved in openwork forms. Known as bakiha or currency rings,See Sold Price
Sold2016Solomon Islands Chief’s Staff with Shell InlayHighly carved ceremonial or ‘Chief’s Staff’ from the Solomon Islands, South Pacific. Decorated with shell inlay and animal figures. Early to mid 20th century. With a knobbed handle and the shaftSee Sold Price
Sold2019Solomon Islands Chief's StaffSolomon Islands chief's staff, ca. 1900. The staff features a carved figure with polychrome decoration. Dimensions: Height: 41 3/4 in x width (at handle): 1 5/8 in. SKU: 02021See Sold Price
Sold2023Wooden Red Painted and Stenciled Kerosene BarrelLate 19th c. wooden stave canted double handled 10 gallon kerosene oil barrel having bail handles and spigot dispenser, with stenciled front and lid over bright red paint, manufactured by the AshuelotSee Sold Price
Sold202419th Century Wooden Indian Chief Cigar Store FigureHolding bundle of cigars in left hand and club in right. Bear skin around his neck and pouch in front. Resting on original iron wheel base. Older repaint showing some original colors underneath. SomeSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Marquesas Islands Wooden Ancestral FigureFrench Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped legSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Fiji Islands Wooden Kiakava War ClubOceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a low ridge on its "cutting face" serving as a symbolic axe blade. This style is sometSee Sold Price
202319th C. Melanesian Solomon Islands Ambegwaro (Armband)Originally listed at $1000 Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark, tiSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Melanesian Solomon Islands Ambegwaro (Armband)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark,See Sold Price
Sold2023Marquesas Islands Chief's StaffMarquesas Islands carved wooden Chief's Staff, approx. 58" tall, Acquired by consigner in 1970See Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wooden Feast Bowl**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A finely-preserved bowl of a wide form, hand-carved from dense wood of an espresso-brown hue.See Sold Price
Sold2021Exceedingly Rare 19th Century Benin Royal Wood StaffA very rare mid 19th century carved wooden royal staff with image of the Oba, the traditional ruler of the Benin with ornate scalloped and linear designs, encrusted surface. Benin peoples, Benin, AfriSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. Mexican Angel on Painted Wooden Staff** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA **Mexico, ca. late 19th century. Long wooden staff with carved angel standing atop. Angel kneeling and apSee Sold Price
Sold2024(2) Polynesian throwing clubs(2) Polynesian throwing clubs, 19th/20th c., possibly Fiji or Solomon Islands, carved wood with woven straw grips, one with incised design, on custom steel display stand, each club approx. 18"l, 16"lSee Sold Price
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