Solomon Island Prestige/ Dance Club With Shell Inlay, Malaita

Solomon Island Prestige/ Dance Club Alafolo With Shell Inlay, Malaita. Size: 32.5'' x 3'' x 2'' (83 x 8 x 5 cm).

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

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

Highly carved ceremonial or ‘Chief’s Staff’ from the Solomon Islands, South Pacific. Decorated with shell inlay and animal figures. Early to mid 20th century. With a knobbed handle and the shaft

Solomon Islands Walking Stick with kerosene Wood with Nautilus shell MOP Inlay, with snake coiled around on handle , excellent condition c 1940, 34" L. , From the estate of Robert Goodwin , Colgate un

Solomon Islands Walking Stick Ebony Wood with Nautilus IMOP inlay , Single head carved to handle, excellent condition, 35" length From the estate of Robert Goodwi

Solomon Islands Walking Stick Ebony wood with Nautilus Inlay, 5 animals carved in shaft, missing one inlay piece, c 1940, 31" L. From the estate of Robert Goodwin , Colgate university professor, longt

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)

3 Solomon Islands Walking Sticks. Carved wood with shell inlay. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Ranging in size from: 35'' x 1'' x 1'' (89 x 3 x 3 cm) to: 40'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (102 x 4 x 4 cm

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Malaita province, ca. 20th century CE. A tall wooden club, painted black with incised details filled with white, clay-like pigment in a thin line just above the handle and at

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Rennell Island (Mugaba), ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinatingly-shaped dance club, hand-carved from dark wood and stained to be almost black in color. The upper portion i

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desig

A Solomon Island, shell inlaid walking stick, the upper section carved in the form of a human with shell inlay eyes - 39" long

Solomon Island Carving Of Face With Shell Necklace And Shell Inlay. Carving Approximately 12.375H x 4.4375W x 1.9375D in. With Necklace Approximately 19.25H in.

Solomon Island Carving Of Face With Shell Necklace And Shell Inlay. Carving Approximately 12.375H x 4.4375W x 1.9375D in. With Necklace Approximately 19.25H in.

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

Solomon Islands Walking Stick kerosene Wood with Nautilus MOP shell Inlay, double head carved on handle , excellent condition c 1940, 34" L. , From the estate of Robert Goodwin , Colgate university pr

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

African Wedding Dance Shield Ambon Island Maluku Island Chain, Indonesia 19c Wood w/Shell inlay COA Provided 31H x 6W x 6L PICK UP IN NEW HAVEN, CT est value $100-300

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island, ca. second quarter of the 20th century CE. A fine throwing club carved from dense, caramel-hued palm wood. T

Period 19th century example Eastern Solomon Islands. Carved nicely and having a very nice patina throughout. L29 1/2" Sold from the collection of a private Charleston, SC gentleman and lady.

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

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