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Fijian Hardwood Dance Club, Kiakavo
Lot: 91UnsoldFijian Hardwood Dance Club, Kiakavo, 19th century, thick shaft, bulbous butt end with traces of sennit wrapping, terminating in spur at top, with metal stand, lg. 37 in. more ...
Fijian Hardwood Dance Club, Gata
Lot: 92UnsoldFijian Hardwood Dance Club, Gata, late 19th century, shaft wrapped with sennit fiber, dark patina, lg. 34 in. more ...
Fijian Hardwood War Club, Gata
Lot: 93UnsoldFijian Hardwood War Club, Gata, early 19th century, think and heavy shaft with a carved spur at the top and ribbed end, smooth rich patina, lg. 39 in. more ...
Fijian Rootstock Club, Vunikau
Lot: 94Sold for: $4,920$4,000Fijian Rootstock Club, Vunikau, 19th century, ironwood, with tavatava carved grip and rootstock head with inlay, dark varnished patina, lg. 43 in. more ...
Fijian Rootstock Club
Lot: 95UnsoldFijian Rootstock Club, 19th century, hardwood, worn tavatava handle, the head with protruding nubs, with metal stand, (age cracks),lg. 38 in. more ...
Fijian Hardwood War Club, Culacula
Lot: 96Sold for: $1,230$1,000Fijian Hardwood War Club, Culacula, 19th century, paddle-shaped head with raised central cross ridge, serrated sides, and bulbous butt end, lg. 40 1/2 in. more ...
Fijian Kava Bowl
Lot: 97UnsoldFijian Kava Bowl, hardwood, in the form of a turtle standing on all fours, lg. 23, wd. 16 in. more ...
Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua
Lot: 98Sold for: $308$250Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua, mid-19th century, pierced twice for suspension, with unattached sennit fiber cord, (chips to one end),lg. of tooth 5 in. more ...
Easter Island Figure, Mo'ai Kavakava
Lot: 99UnsoldEaster Island Figure, Mo'ai Kavakava, hardwood, a standing, slightly stooped male figure with emaciated body, overall dark brown patina, ht. 14 in. more ...
Samoan War Club
Lot: 100Sold for: $308$250Samoan War Club, 19th century, with incised geometric designs on the upper part of blade, dark, dry patina, lg. 41 1/2 in. more ...
Samoan Hardwood War Club
Lot: 101Sold for: $1,107$900Samoan Hardwood War Club, late 19th century, long shaft with raised triangular sides, terminating in an larger crescent form, incised all over with complex geometric designs, smooth black patina, more ...
Samoan Tapa Cloth
Lot: 102UnsoldSamoan Tapa Cloth, early 20th century, painted free-hand using a number of colors, (paint loss),87 x 136 in. more ...
Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze
Lot: 103Sold for: $1,599$1,300Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, 19th century, the hollow-carved square shaft with geometric relief carving, the basalt blade bound with sennit fiber, (minor wood loss),lg. 29 in. more ...
Tongan War Club
Lot: 104UnsoldTongan War Club, 19th century, short shaft with hole for wrist strap, with four-sided long blade terminating in a low pyramid top, dark brown patina, with metal stand, lg. 37 in. more ...
Tongan Hardwood War Club, Akau
Lot: 105Sold for: $738$600Tongan Hardwood War Club, Akau, 19th century, ironwood with long shaft terminating in a flat, flared head with flat end, raided central ridge and three sets of serrated projections either side, lg. more ...
Tongan Neck Rest
Lot: 106UnsoldTongan Neck Rest, 19th century, hardwood, the curved pillow with central raised jagged cut ridge on the bottom, supported by two carved legs attached with nails, dry brown patina, ht. 5 1/4, wd. 17 more ...
Austral Islands Carved Wood Paddle
Lot: 107Sold for: $615$500Austral Islands Carved Wood Paddle, early to mid-19th century, overall carved geometric designs, the top with eight stylized heads, (one head missing and other minor loss, part of paddle missing),more ...
Austral Islands Ceremonial Paddle
Lot: 108Sold for: $3,321$2,700Austral Islands Ceremonial Paddle, mid-19th century, overall carved geometric designs, the top with eight stylized heads, round-cut shaft, dark patina, lg. 43 in. Provenance: Christie's London, more ...
Maori Taiaha
Lot: 109Sold for: $369$300Maori Taiaha Head, New Zealand, early 20th century, carved on one side with the stylized protruding tongue with finely carved scroll design, a hole at the base, dark patina, lg. 8 in. more ...
Maori Carved Wood Fighting Staff, Taiaha
Lot: 110Sold for: $1,968$1,600Maori Carved Wood Fighting Staff, Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th century, the long shaft with Janus-head finial, the stylized protruding tongue with finely carved scroll design, with shell inlay in eyes, more ...
Maori Wood Hand Club, Patuki
Lot: 111Sold for: $1,845$1,500Maori Wood Hand Club, Patuki, New Zealand, 19th century, the flat four sides decorated with carved koru patterns, the butt end with two faces, and pierced for wrist strap, the holes with shell more ...
Maori Stone Club, Patu Onewa
Lot: 112Sold for: $2,829$2,300Maori Stone Club, Patu Onewa, New Zealand, 19th century, greywacke, polished stone with biconical hole and ridged butt, lg. 12 1/4 in. Provenance: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York City. more ...
Maori Wood Net Float
Lot: 113Sold for: $6,150$5,000Maori Wood Net Float, New Zealand, 19th century, pierced and carved as a figure with hands grasping chin, the in-turned feet forming loops, brown smooth patina, lg. 12 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...
Maori Marionette Figure, Keretao
Lot: 114Sold for: $7,380$6,000Maori Marionette Figure, Keretao, New Zealand, early to mid-19th century, the figure standing on a long wood point, fully carved with koru designs, the separately worked arms missing, the oval head more ...
Hawaiian Game Stone, Ulumaika
Lot: 115UnsoldHawaiian Game Stone, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, basalt, one side excavated, possibly to be used for medicine preparation, dia. 3 in. more ...
Three Hawaiian Game Stones
Lot: 116UnsoldThree Hawaiian Game Stones, pre-contact period, the largest made from coral, with metal stand, dia. 4, 2 3/4, and 2 in. more ...
Two Hawaiian Stone Fishing Sinkers
Lot: 117UnsoldTwo Hawaiian Stone Fishing Sinkers, pre-contact period, bread loaf shape, with metal stand, ht. 3 and 1 3/4 in. more ...
Large Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinker
Lot: 118Sold for: $246$200Large Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinker, pre-contact period, flat back with central groove, with a metal stand, lg. 4, wd. 2 1/2 in. more ...
Two Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinkers
Lot: 119Sold for: $308$250Two Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinkers, pre-contact period, flat back with central cut-out groove to hold sennit attachment, with metal stand, ht. 3 3/4 and 2 3/4 in. more ...
Hawaiian Stone Ring Poi
Lot: 120Sold for: $923$750Hawaiian Stone Ring Poi Pounder, Kauai, pre-contact period, basalt stone, the handle shaped as a ring, with metal stand, ht. 5 1/8, wd. 6 in. more ...