Two Solomon Islands Bavara Grave Ornaments

Two figural shell plaques from the Solomon Islands. Alike in design, with some differences. 7.5"x4" 6.5"x4.5"

Antique Shell Ornament Funerary Stick, Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Island. Carved shell and wood. On stand. Provenance: Interceptor International, Ltd, Fine Art Consultant/Arts Primitifs, Lon

Fossilized shell carved Bokolo, grave ornament from New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 11"x6.5"

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two opposing seated figures atop a circular form b

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two figures with arms at their side touching their

Two Solomon Island tribal Barava shell plaques, carved from fossilized shell. Stylized bird design, similar design in collection 7.5"x4" 8"x4.5"

Two Solomon Islands Barava/bokolo mortuary shell plaques from Zaru village, with figural designs. 18 cm length, 9 cm diameter ring, 1.5 cm thickness and 20 cm H x 8.5 cm D x 2 cm W.

a) heavy wood, matt reddish brown patina, lense-shaped cross section, beating area with raised sharp-edged middle ridge on both sides, the original fibre wrapping of the shaft now missing, l: 117 cm,

shell discs (white, black and red), thread on plant fibre, forming clan-specific geometrical patterns, plaited strings on both sides for attachment; arm cuffs have been worn by men and women. Like all

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

Oceanic Canoe Prow "Toto Isu," Ornament, Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands. Classic carved wood ornament of man holding a frigate bird, accented with abalone shell eyes, ear plugs, a

Nose Ornament New Georgia - Solomon Islands, made from turtle plate, trade beads. Dating to the mid 1900's. Country of origin: Solomon Islands. Size: 18 cm (7 inches). Private collection the Netherlan

Oceanic shell inlaid teak canoe prow ornament, probably Solomon Islands, 8.5"h

Traditional Currency.Ex. Private German collection.3 in. x 3 in. / 7.62 cm. x 7.62 cm.2.5 in. x 2 in. / 6.35 cm. x 5.08 cm.

Property from a Bluffton, SC Private Collector Description: Framed African Woven Shield, probably Solomon Islands, the oblong two tone weaving framed in a shadow box frame with green fabric backgr

Two Fighting Clubs, Solomon, possibly Austral Islands, Early-Mid 20th C. Both of refined form in dense, heavy reddish brown hardwood with good indigenous tool marks and signs of use. From the collecti

Soloman Island Kapkap Ornament. An ornament from the Solomon Islands called a kapkap. These are worn by men on the forehead as a pectoral and at the waist. It is composed from a shell disc cut from a

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

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

Three shell inlaid wood carved Solomon Islands war canoe prows. Two have patinas of use and wear, one appears simply decorative, carved from a finer wood with no holes for lashing. Some loss of shell

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

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

Oceania, Melenesia, Solomon Islands probably Barava 20th c. Fossilized currency shell "Tridacna Gigas" pictorial depicting two opposed male figures in a seated position above the circular base of semi

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