A heavy paddle club, Solomon islands

**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

Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 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 rib and resolves in a pointed terminal.

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,

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

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

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

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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

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

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 War Club, 19th C. Inscribed in gold/brown paint: "Presented by Geo. W. Brown to his Friend at a Grand Fete. Tendered Him by the Club in Congress Hall Nov. 3, 1877." From the collection

Fine Solomon Islands Short-Handled Club. Carved wood. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 25'' x 7'' x 1.5'' (64 x 18 x 4 cm).

Antique Solomon Islands War Club. Carved wood. Size: 45'' x 6'' x 1'' (114 x 15 x 3 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Solomon Islands Alafolo Club. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 40.5'' x 2'' x 2'' (103 x 5 x 5 cm).

A SOLOMON ISLANDS THROWING CLUB With a polished dark patina, the shaft terminating in a spherical finial decorated with incised geometric designs, 101cm long.

2 Solomon Islands Parrying Clubs. Carved and incised wood with kaolin. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 1) 37'' x 11'', (94 x 28 cm); 2) 36'' x 9'', (91 x 23 cm).

Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C. Flat tapering form with raised medial line. Most of shaft covered with very finely woven sennit binding. Provenance: Faganarms, Clinton Towhnship, MI. From the collec

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

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

A paddle and club. ++ A wooden pig killing club with head, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), North Ambrym Malekula style. 20th century. 31" x 11". ++ A grooved paddle form. 20th century. With stand:44 1/2" x 12

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

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