Paddle "foe" - Solomon Islands, Western Reef or Santa

turtle shell, baseTraditionally worn by senior men of high status.H: 5 cm; W: 4 cm, H: 2,0 inch; W: 1,6 inchProvenance:Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The NetherlandsContinent: Oceania

A superb double roll Tevau, feather money roll from the Solomon Islands/ Santa Cruz.Consisting of bark and 50.000+ feathers of the scarlett honey eater bird (myzomela cardinalis), the tevau was used a

Oceania, 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 c

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, ti

**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,

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Two 19th century ethnographic tribal paddles The first from the Philippines with a carved and painted blade, 137cm (53 1/2in) long, and a Solomon Islands paddle with chip carved canoe shaped handle, 1

A group of Two Oceanic Objects. ++ Asmat Shield. Bark. Asmat. Irian Jaya. 16" x 23 1/2". ++ Solomon Islands Style Canoe Paddle. Wood, pigment. Solomon Islands. 9" x 58". Shipping: Shipping for our Col

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Solomon Islands Melanesia paddle or oar, with shell inlaid stylized frigate birds and fish, 4'5''l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

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

**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

Unusual Solomon Islands Shark Rider Figure. Carved wood and pigment. See: A Carved Wooden Fish Sculpture, Solomon Islands, Auctionata Paddle 8 AG, 4/21/2016, Lot 2; Solomon Islands Carved Wooden Fish

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

Antique carved wooden female effigy of a "Fisher wife" holding a staff with frigate bird and bonita fish symbols. Santa Cataline Island, Solomon islands. Carved from Tobago wood with inlaid shell eyes

(15+/-) Patches, includes B&O, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Western Maryland, Rio Grande, etc.; together with large group of pants straps; normal wear; F-G

Solomon Islands Kokorra Ceremonial Dance Paddle.Decorated in low relief with representation of an anthropomorph called kokorra, typically depicted in a squatting position with hands raised with large,

Santa Cruz Money Sticks/Hair Ornaments, Solomon Islands. Worn by men on the head and used as bride price. Feather money is used in Santa Cruz as traditional money. It takes a long time to make these f

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

A large Branch Coral specimenAcropora florida (Dana, 1846)Solomon Islands, South PacificA hermaphroditic, shallow-water reef building coral which is commonly seen, Acropora florida is also a popular c

Just when you thought your library was complete. Here's a 1942 edition of "Headhunting in the Solomon Islands" by Caroline Mytinger. I don't think it's an instruction manual, but it is in good conditi

Solomon Islands Inlaid Parrying Shield / Club Qauata, San Cristobal. Mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood. Provenance: Taylor A. Dale Collection, Santa Fe, NM. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size