C 1850 AUSTRAL ISLANDS CARVED WOOD PADDLE, HAS

Two 19th Century Austral Islands carved and intricately incised ceremonial wood paddles, 34 ½” & 40 ¼” long. (2)

Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. 1850 CE. A wonderful pair of hand-carved wood adze hefts from the ceremonial adzes of the Cook Islands known as ruatangaeo. Both sitting upon squa

**Originally Listed At $750** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, Siberut Island, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely wooden paddle, hand-carved from a rich wood that glows with a warm

**Originally Listed At $250** North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A fabulous carved koa wood boat paddle with a stocky cylindrical handle, a gently tapering head,

wood, dark brown patina, delicate chip-carved patterns cover the blade and shaft, the conical handle terminus encircled by a row of human figures, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rim of the blade)

**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 r

South America, Chile, Easter Island, ca. mid 20th century CE. Finely carved from a single piece of wood, an ancestor figure (Moai Kavakava) from the Rapa Nui culture of Easter Island, characteristical

Antique Life-Size Burmese Ascetic Temple Figure of a Monk, C.1850. Carved teak wood and pigment. On base. Provenance: Douglas Dawson Textiles and Ethnographic Arts, Chicago, IL. Size: 62'' x 12'' x 10

A 19TH CENTURY SOUTHSEA ISLANDS TRIBAL CARVED WOOD PADDLE with rope twist banding to handle. 71 cm x 16 cm.

Fine Spanish Colonial Santa Maria Bastidor Cage Santo, C.1800-1850. Carved wood and paint. Provenance: Colonial Arts, San Francisco, CA. Size: 17'' x 5'' x 4'' (43 x 13 x 10 cm). Property from the Jim

United States, Native American, Seneca tribe, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-crafted wood paddle with a large concave receptacle and short handle, created by the Seneca nation, one of the principal membe

Circa 1850 Large Carved Parrots [Wood Figures, Architectural]. Attributed to having originated in Thanjavur (formerly Tanjore, India) circa 1850. They measure 41.75 inches x 18 inches x 3.5 inches. Th

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

The avian form elongated wood bowl with stylized carved details on wings and tail. L: 20, W: 10 inches. Shipping weight 2 lbs.

(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"l

Guinea Bissau, Bidjogo Islands, 20th C, carved wood, polychrome decoration, vegetable and synthetic fibers, glass, horn, Signs of wear. Used in initiation dances. Minor faults. Dim.: 49cm.

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 19th C, carved wood with mace form bulbous head and protruding knobs. With incised zigzagging design to the slender handle. L. 40.5 cm (16 in)

Group (3) Oceanic carved wood paddles, 20th c., Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu, one example polychrome decorated, 68"l x 7.5"w (largest), 47"l x 4"w (smallest)

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MENTAWAI MEMORIAL CANOE PADDLE SIBERUT ISLAND, INDONESIA carved wood and pigment, the broad paddle blade with central ridge, the long shaft leading to crescent handle, painted white with a black hand

Trobriand Island Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood canoe paddle. Features a reticulated and carved wood handle with long narrow shaft and pointed flat paddle. Measures 64" x 7". Good overall con

19th Century large carved wood shoe tobacco snuff box or match safe. Very finely detailed with a brass studded pique design with hearts. Purchased at James II galleries in New York city. Measures 7.5"

(3) Pitcairn Island carved wood fish wall plaques, c/o angelfish signed Jay Warren (4-3/4" x 6"), dolphin signed Carol Warren (11-1/2" x 5"), shark signed Jay Warren (11-3/8" x 3-3/4"), cross stitch b

A Pitcarin Island carved wood model of a lifeboat with six paddles. Hand-made boat by Reynold Warren measuring 19" long to end of rudder, 5" wide, 6" high. Rests in a fitted wood stand measuring 21" x