2 Tami Islands Ceremonial Bowls, PNG

2 Tami Islands Ceremonial Bowls, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea Sizes: 1) 4.5'' x 20.5'' x 9.25'' (11 x 52 x 23 cm); 2) 4'' x 23.5'' x 9'' (10 x 60 x 23 cm).

Melanesian carved wood boat-shaped bowl, 19th/20th c., Most likely Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands used for large feast or ceremonial occasions. Measuring approx 32" wide x 16" deep and 7" tall. Some l

Two very old Tami or Siassi Island (Umboi Isalnd) Feast bowls. Tami or Siassi Islands, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The two bowls of classical elongated form with raised designs to the outer per

2 Solomon Islands Ceremonial Wood Dance Clubs, one inlaid x pattern w mother of pearl, the other with etched design and with kaolin approx 26.5' and 15" in length. n pigment ,\typical wear a 5.5" diam

Tami Island Trading Bowl. Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/ early 20th C. Carved hardwood. Size: 36.25"W x 17.25"D x 6.5"H (92 x 44 x 17 cm). PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHI

A Tami Island feast bowl. 20th century. 35" x 15 1/4" x 6". Provenance: Ex. Jack Edler collection. Collected in 1997.

2 PNG Bowls. Sepik Region, Oceania. Carved wood. Largest Size: 4'' x 18'' x 7'' (10 x 46 x 18 cm).

Ca. last half 19th to first quarter 20thC. Very good with no major breaks or repairs evident. This is the second of two similar wood bowls collected by Robert Nooter during the early 1990s while on on

(lot of 2) Marquesas Islands decorative kava bowls, 20th Century, largest: 12"dia. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

2 Massim Trobriand Fish Bowls, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood and shell eyes. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 1) 2.5'' x 20.75'' x 8.5'' (6 x

Two Papua New Guinea ceremonial masks from Bosman Village, lower Ramu River, Madang Province. Carved wooden masks with dark painted finish and crocodile head at forehead and chin. Some wear to finish,

Chinese Hongshan Style Carved Hardstone Ceremonial Bowl, H 2.75'' W 5'' L 10'' | Carved handle in the form of a mythical creature's head. Two character marks at the underside of the bowl. Provenance:

Two Ceremonial Bowls, Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands, First Half 20th C. Shark spirit motifs dominate the figuration on these well preserved bowls. The scrolling and the well articulated, inla

Feast Bowl, Huon Gulf, Tami Island, Early 20th C.Ovoid form with darkened finish, star patterns flanking central spirit figure on both sides and two slightly raised feet on the bottom. Well worn, encr

Lot of 2 Casa Grandes Pottery. Includes Ceremonial Bowl with Legs and one signed Olla

A Superb Tami Islands Paddle, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, PNG. Cylindical handle with chalk filled finely carved pommel and blade with high relief ancestor figure. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Trib

A group of three Oceanic bowls. 20th century. ++ Boiken wooden bowl. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 4 3/4" x 8 3/4." ++ Marquesas Island carved wooden bowl. Marquesas Island. 4 1/2" x 5 1/2." ++ Siassi ova

Two Ceremonial Bowls, Star Harbor Area, Solomon Islands, First Half 20th C. Each bowl of blackened wood with shell inlay has stylized bird and fish forms. Slight damage and missing inlay. Cf. Hurst, N

Two Tibetan kapala skull cap ceremonial bowls. [Skull cap: 6 1/2" x 5" W x 2 1/4" H; Skull cap with base metal liner: 5 3/4" x 4 3/4" x 2" H]. In good condition commensurate with age.

(2 PCS) JAPANESE POTTERY - Both Chawan (ceremonial tea bowls), one on high unglazed foot with tapered sides, formed of sand colored stoneware, the body of the bowl being glazed in a rich and creamy bu

Sino-Tibetan Ceremonial Horn Bowl, 4 1/2" Diameter.

Oceania, Austral Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large, ceremonial club with swirling carvings and an anthropomorphic figure. Size: 10.5" W x 32" H (26.7 cm x 81.3 cm); 35.5" H (90.2 cm) on includ

(4) Southeast Asian silver ceremonial bowls, 19th/20th c., likely Thai and Burmese, repousse and engraved silvered metal (silver content unknown) bowls, some marked, 3"h x 4.25"w (largest), 2.75"h x 4

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden ceremonial ladle with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figur