A COLLECTION OF SAMOAN TAPAS

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

Samoan Tapa Cloth, Early 20th C. Size: 62'' x 42'' (157 x 107 cm). Tapa cloth is made by stripping the bark from the tree, separating the inner from the outer bark-which is discarded- and then beating

Samoan Tapa Cloth, Early 20th C. Size: 79'' x 59'' (201 x 150 cm).

Antique Samoan Tapa Cloth. Size: 6'0'' x 4'10'' (183 x 147 cm).

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

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

**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

**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

Polynesian Siapo or Tapa Cloth, Samoan Peoples, with blue and red crayon drawing of a house, l. 54 in., w. 72 in.

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

A Samoan Girl with her Tapa Cloth, c1876. Good contrast and tonality. Unknown photographer. 5.25 x 4 in. 13.5 x 10.2 cm.

Group of Polynesian Siapo or Tapa Cloth Clothing, Samoan Peoples, incl. 2 dresses, pigmented design, h. 52 5/8 in. and 50 in., w. 35 in. and 40 in.; and 2 vests, blue and red stitching, h. 25 1/2 in.

Five small Hawaiian tapa cloths with varying designs. 36" x 58", 19" x 30", 16" x 19", 16" x 20", 26" x 37", 30 x 36"

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of 2 fine fragments of kapa (tapa) cloth – one is sewn together from several sheets as part of a bedcover known as a kapa moe, and

London Blue Topaz 25.76 carats ....size 18.5 x 17 x 9 mm.....; VVS quality; Topaz gets its name from the Greek word topazion, which may originate from the Sanskrit tapas, meaning, “fire.” The

Samoan Fa'aluafa'i War Club. Polished hardwood club distinguished by a heavy, serrated edge on either side. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 34'' x 4'' x 2'' (86 x 10 x 5 cm).

Samoan Kava Bowl. Fine incised decorated flat rim, shallow bowl, on multiple legs. Repairs. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 3.5'' x 11'' x 11.5'' (9 x 28 x 29 cm).

Hawai'i Wood, 41,2 cm Provenance: Theophilus Harris Davies* collection prior to 1880 Leo and Lilian Fortess, Kaneohe, Hawai'i Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, - 12 February 2010, Sal

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

Papuan Gulf Elema Tapa Bird Eharo Mask. Wood, bark cloth, raffia, lime, charcoal and ocher pigments. Provenance: Ex. collection of Anthropologist Dr. William H. Davenport, New Haven, Connecticut. Size

Group of Four South Pacific Beaten Bark Tapa Cloths, two from Western Samoa, one from Fiji, along with Samoan Barkcloth wrapper, three framed, largest 53" x 53".

Pacific Island Tapa bark cloth painting with Christian symbolism, possibly from a Christian Samoan missionary. Circa 1930s. Dimension: Framed (not under glass): 39.35 in. x 38.75 in., Sight: 37 in. x

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

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania/Polynesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful piece of Tapa bark cloth, called Siapo in the Samoan language, created from the inner bark of Mulberry or simila