A Trobriand Island dance wand

A Vintage to antique Solomon islands dance wand with incised designs and avian finial. The staff measures 31.75 inches tall x 9 inches deep. Repairs on bird and attached support by previous collector.

Santa Cruz Island Napa Dance Wand, Early-Mid 20th C. Curved form of hard light colored wood with raised stylized faces on top and typical black abstract patterns covering overall surface. Longitudinal

two in the form of birds, two painted in tones of red, white and black and the other in black and white, length 57.5cm, 47.5cm and 49.5cm (3)

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, proj

Santa Cruz War Napa Club, Solomon Islands. Classic curved canoe shape dance wand with fine painted designs and raised, pierced lugs for fiber decorations; expected longitudinal crack. Used during init

(lot of 2) North Malaita Islands, Soloman Islands, circa 1950's beautiful dance wands, bird shaped, largest: 11.5"h; Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Massim People, dance paddle, 19th c., Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, intricately carved and decorated in red and black pigment as stylized birds with elaborate plumage, beari

2 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The longer top example of traditional form and surface design shows significant wear from glossy patina on the handle and the over

3 Dance Clubs/Wands, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Early 20th C. The napa dance was performed in the Santa Cruz Islands by rows of adult men during a coming of age ceremony for young men. The clu

Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango p

Polynesian Austral Island Dance Paddle, Mid-19th Century. Finely carved shaft and blade, with carved masks around the knobbed end. From old UK estate with Harrods Storage Label from early 20th. Shows

EKET, NIGERIA, AFRICAN WOOD, DANCE WAND H 23", DIA 9" WITH BRASS, KOLA NUTS, FIBER Polychrome carved wood handle with two faces. Wood shaft having metal hardware and coiled metal elements. Bottom elem

Papua New Guinea Duk-Duk dance wand with raffia fiber beard. The blade double edged and painted to the face with a human like decoration and geometric pattern of hair. The reverse inlaid in shell and

wood, thick layer of shiny black patina, glass beads, "Eshu", the Yoruba "trickster god", is a contradictory character, able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous. He can bestow prosperity but

A tall carved wooden staff " Oshe Shango" featuring the image of a kneeling devotee of Shango, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning and the double-axe mot

Trobriand Island, oval bowed wood tribal war shield, incised clan decoration with remains of color pigment. Woven cane grasp. 33 x 14 1/2 inches.

Carved wooden staff with rounded oval top, geometric designs and a fine well handled surface , golden honey colored patina. Zulu peoples, South Africa. The Staff measures 32 x 4 inches. provenance: Ex

Native American, US Southwest, Hopi peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden dance wand with a painted motif of the germ god Aalosaka painted in bright colors with bold brush strokes on one side.

The beaded wood handle with horse hair ornament joins a hide covered and beaded ball-shape head connected to the handle by a flat hide strap to create a flop-head club. Measures 43 inches long. Proven

A PLAINS DANCE WAND AND TWO WAR CLUBS, CIRCA 1900-1920. Comprising a traditional horn dance wand, the haft with remnants of decorative hide elements and beading. Together with a catlinite carved figur

Massim Trobriand Dance Club, Papua New Guinea.Carved wood and chalk fill. On stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 30.25'' x 3'' x .75'' (7

Splashboard, Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea. Scrolling Avian head design elements, classic form. Size: 30'' x 24'' x 2'' (76 x 61 x 5 cm). Provenance: The Estate of Mary Bert Gutman, Pennsylvania.

**Originally Listed At $700** South Pacific Islands, Trobriand, Island, ca. 1920 CE. A fabulous serving bowl or deep tray carved from native hardwood. Elongated oval form carved with continuous scroll

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh