Solomon Islands Ceremonial Bowl

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

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 Solomon Islands Bowl. Carved wood. The boat-shaped bowl with carved animal-form decoration to sides. Size: 4'' x 10'' x 7'' (10 x 25 x 18 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA

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

2 Tami Islands Ceremonial Bowls, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea Sizes: 1) 4.5'' x 20.5'' x 9.25'' (11 x 52 x 23 cm); 2) 4'' x 23.5'' x 9'' (10 x 60 x 23 cm).

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,

Solomon Islands Fish-Form Presentation Bowl. Carved shallow bowl with mother-of-pearl inlay. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 27.25'' x 9'' x 1'' (69 x 23 x 3 cm).

A group of Two Oceanic Objects. Wood. Oceania. ++ Oceanic Bowl. 22" x 11 1/4" x 4 5/8". ++ Solomon Islands Model Canoe. Natural fibers. 3" x 37" x 3 3/4". Shipping: Shipping for our Collector's Series

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

Melanesian carved wood boat-shaped bowl, 19th/20th c., Most likely Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands used for large feast or ceremonial occasions. Measuring approx 32" wide x 16" deep and 7" tall. Some l

Solomon Islands, inlaid head carving, 20th c, (poss. earlier), shell inlaid head carving with fiber hair, with mount hole to underside, 9.5"h x 7"w x 9"d Provenance: Property from the Collection of a

Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, on the longer example, the handle is round, with eight faces around, depicting abstract or stylized creatures, the shaft is round like a dowel or broomstick, but wit

Royal Mint with certificates and original packing. #164 of 500

#79 of 500. In original boxing, includes certificates. Royal Mint

Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, 19th century, elaborately incised or chip-carved all over, these paddles were probably made to sell to 19th century sailors whaling in the South Seas and show the ca

A large Chinese export silver ceremonial bowl 19th/early 20th century The body repoussé decorated with flowering branches and bamboo, the scalloped and pierced rim with chased foliage design, the

Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, squared shaft with geometric relief carving, the black basalt blade bound with sennit fiber and shark skin, lg. 40 3/4 in. Provenance: Priva

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

**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formed

Solomon Islands Wicker Fighting Shield, C.1900 Finely woven coiled cane with intricate clan designs in black dye. Size: 33.5'' x 10'' x 1'' (85 x 25 x 3 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

Solomon Islands, skull cave, 20th c., Oceania, hand crafted carved wood and woven rattan triangular box or hut, with drop front, adorned with carved shells, 16"h x 15.75"w x 15.5"d (skull cave) Proven

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

Includes large New Georgia island pectoral ornament with abstract decoration, Solomon Islands "Spirit Hands" shell charm, three shell armbands with incised designs, and six small Yua currency rings st