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Tongan Fan, I Iri
Lot: 61Sold for: $813$650Tongan Fan, I Iri, 19th century, woven from young coconut leaf, with delicate wood handle, partially wrapped with sennit and human hair, with old paper collection label attached, (minor loss),ht. more ...
Tongan Ironwood War Club, Apa Api
Lot: 62Sold for: $813$650Tongan Ironwood War Club, Apa Api, early 19th century, with herringbone and diamond designs on top half of club, smooth deep patina, lg. 34 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, New York more ...
Tongan Neck Rest, Kali
Lot: 63Sold for: $2,000$1,600Tongan Neck Rest, Kali, 19th century, hardwood, a large example, the typical shallow "M" form, hahapo, carved from one piece of wood, (wood loss on one support probably a missing knot in the wood),more ...
Tongan Trolling Lure, Pa'atu
Lot: 64Sold for: $5,938$4,750Tongan Trolling Lure, Pa'atu, 19th century, a complex lure, the shank made from whale bone, with mother-of-pearl shell and sennit fiber, used for fishing bonito, with metal stand, ht. 6 in. more ...
Samoan Wood Comb, Selu
Lot: 65Sold for: $281$225Samoan Wood Comb, Selu, 19th century, thinly cut from the manapau tree, the end decorated in openwork and chip-carved triangular patterns, with a name engraved on one side, lg. 5 3/4, wd. 2 in. more ...
Niue Paddle Club, Ula-fumiti
Lot: 66Sold for: $2,000$1,600Niue Paddle Club, Ula-fumiti, 19th century, the long shaft, flaring out with a central raised ridgeline, the lower end carved into a pointed cone, (minor damage and losses),lg. 95 in. more ...
Polynesian Barkcloth Beater
Lot: 67Sold for: $438$350Polynesian Barkcloth Beater, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia, 19th century, hardwood carved on all four sides with parallel grooves, the width and depth vary in size, lg. 15 in. Provenance: more ...
Marquesas Stone Poi Pounder
Lot: 68Sold for: $2,875$2,300Marquesas Stone Poi Pounder, 19th century, basalt, large stone pounder with janus tiki heads at the butt end in typical Marquesan style, ht. 8 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, more ...
Pair of Marquesas Ear Ornaments, Uuhe
Lot: 69Sold for: $2,125$1,700Pair of Marquesas Ear Ornaments, Uuhe, 19th century, decorated with trade beads, shell disks and porpoise teeth, strung with sennit fiber, lg. 2, and 1 3/4 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel more ...
Marquesas Islands Woman's Ear Ornament, Pu taiana
Lot: 70Sold for: $2,875$2,300Marquesas Islands Woman's Ear Ornament, Pu taiana, made from pig tusk, in the form of a thin tapering peg carved with three tiki figures in profile, vertical hole drilled for attachment, with metal more ...
Marquesan Ear Ornament, Ha'akai
Lot: 71Sold for: $1,563$1,250Marquesan Ear Ornament, Ha'akai, early 19th century, sperm whale tooth, worn by high ranking men, with the disk portion facing forward, carved with a small tiki figure in high relief on the shaft, more ...
Two Marquesas Islands Ear Ornaments, Ha'akai
Lot: 72Sold for: $8,125$6,500Two Marquesas Islands Ear Ornaments, Ha'akai, made from sperm whale teeth, each with a thick tapering projection with a small stylized tiki figure carved in relief to the midsection, a vertical hole more ...
Pair of Marquesas Ear Ornaments, Putaina
Lot: 73Sold for: $6,250$5,000Pair of Marquesas Ear Ornaments, Putaina, 19th century, carved from whale teeth, one with two figures at a low platform, the second a frieze of three small figures, lg. 2 and 1 3/4 in. more ...
Society Islands Stone Adze Blade
Lot: 74Sold for: $406$325Society Islands Stone Adze Blade, 19th century or earlier, basalt, with rounded socket at rear, traces of black paint, with painted inventory number "PH. 63.01," lg. 7 1/4 in. more ...
Society Islands Barkcloth Beater, I'e
Lot: 75Sold for: $938$750Society Islands Barkcloth Beater, I'e, French Polynesia, early 19th century, hardwood, three sides with deeply grooved parallel lines, the fourth blank, (minor age cracks, and old loss to the butt more ...
Moriori Stone Effigy Carving
Lot: 76Sold for: $2,000$1,600Moriori Stone Effigy Carving, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, 19th century, or earlier, round stone with a carved human figure in raised relief, representing a Whakapahoho commemorative figure of some more ...
Maori Flax Bag, Kete muka
Lot: 77Sold for: $313$250Maori Flax Bag, Kete muka, c. 1900, made from woven native flax fiber, fringed, with woven cross pattern on both sides, 9 x 10 in. more ...
Maori Feather Cape, Kahu Huruhuru
Lot: 78Sold for: $1,063$850Maori Feather Cape, Kahu Huruhuru, New Zealand, fourth quarter 19th century, made from finely woven cotton, decorated with patches of duck and pheasant feathers, 38 x 42 in. Provenance: Leo and more ...
Maori Feather Cape, Kahu Huruhuru
Lot: 79Sold for: $1,250$1,000Maori Feather Cape, Kahu Huruhuru, New Zealand, fourth quarter 19th century, made from finely woven cotton, decorated with patches of duck and pheasant feathers, 37 1/2 x 40 in. Provenance: Leo more ...
Maori Canoe Bailer, Tiheru
Lot: 80Sold for: $10,000$8,000Maori Canoe Bailer, Tiheru, New Zealand, 19th century, used in war canoes, carved in the East Coast style, the curved handle terminates in a manaia head, the top back end decorated with a large tiki more ...
Two Hawaiian Kapa Fragments
Lot: 81Sold for: $313$250Two Hawaiian Kapa Fragments, early 19th century, made up of three layers of fine barkcloth, and decorated with natural pigments, 9 1/8 x 9 1/2 and 6 1/4 x 13 in. more ...
Hawaiian Barkcloth Beater, Hohoa
Lot: 82Sold for: $2,000$1,600Hawaiian Barkcloth Beater, Hohoa, early 19th century, rounded grooved hardwood beater, used in the first stage of preparation of the kapa cloth, lg. 15 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel more ...
Hawaiian Poi Pounder
Lot: 83Sold for: $1,000$800Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century or earlier, basalt, well proportioned, with bulbous butt end, ht. 7 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, New York City. more ...
Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl
Lot: 84Sold for: $625$500Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl, 19th century, ko'u umeke bowl, with thick walls, hand carved-out interior, (with burn mark and loss on the interior, age cracks),ht. 4 3/4, wd. 12 in. Provenance: The more ...
Hawaiian Wood Dish, Pa poepoe
Lot: 85Sold for: $406$325Hawaiian Wood Dish, Pa poepoe, 19th century, probably koa wood, used for serving individuals, has a large oval replaced piece, which is held by four butterfly inlays on the bottom, dia. 9 3/4 in. more ...
Hawaiian Poi Pounder
Lot: 86Sold for: $1,000$800Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century or earlier, basalt, large, well-proportioned example, with bulbous butt end, and deeply curved bottom, (minor chip to the butt),ht. 9 1/4, wd. 5 in. more ...
Large Hawaiian Poi Bowl, 'Umeke la'au pakaka
Lot: 87Sold for: $3,000$2,400Large Hawaiian Poi Bowl, 'Umeke la'au pakaka, early to mid-19th century, probably Kou wood, with quite thick sides, used for serving poi at feasts, with numerous native repairs including butterfly more ...
Hawaiian Stone Kahuna Cup, Kapuahikuni 'ana ana
Lot: 88Sold for: $21,250$17,000Hawaiian Stone Kahuna Cup, Kapuahikuni 'ana ana, late 18th/early 19th century, carefully carved basalt vessel with a thick, slightly curved rim, used by Kahuna priests as a receptacle for victims' more ...
Hawaiian Feather Necklace, Lei hulu
Lot: 89Sold for: $1,375$1,100Hawaiian Feather Necklace, Lei hulu, 19th century, made in the pani'o style, from dyed duck or chicken feathers, the construction technique is called wili paepae, with the feathers bundled and then more ...
Hawaiian Feather Necklace, Lei hulu
Lot: 90Sold for: $1,875$1,500Hawaiian Feather Necklace, Lei hulu, 19th century, made in the pani'o style, from dyed duck or chicken feathers, the construction technique is called wili paepae, with the feathers bundled and then more ...