12-14-202012-15-2020
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
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December 14, 2020 12:00 PMCalender

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  • Hawaiian Ring Pounder, Pohaku puka ku'i poi

    Hawaiian Ring Pounder, Pohaku puka ku'i poi

    Lot: 91
    Sold for: $2,125$1,700

    Hawaiian Ring Pounder, Pohaku puka ku'i poi, Kaua'i, 18th or early 19th century, basalt, used in the preparation of poi, with "Hawaii" written on one side, ht. 5 1/8, wd. 5 1/2 in. more ...

  • Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i

    Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i

    Lot: 92
    Sold for: $563$450

    Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i, 19th century, or earlier, black basalt stone adze from Island of Hawaii, probably used for canoe building, lg. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New more ...

  • Hawaiian Barkcloth Beater, I'e kuku

    Hawaiian Barkcloth Beater, I'e kuku

    Lot: 93
    Sold for: $688$550

    Hawaiian Barkcloth Beater, I'e kuku, early 19th century, hardwood, flat four-sided beater with varying sized grooves, for second-stage barkcloth preparation, lg. 15 1/2 in. Provenance: The more ...

  • Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Lot: 94
    Unsold  

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl, late 19th century, probably koa wood, wide deep bowl, with varnished exterior finish and some filled cracks on the sides, ht. 6 1/8, rim wd. 12 1/4 in. more ...

  • Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Lot: 95
    Sold for: $2,500$2,000

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl, 19th century, ko'u umeke bowl possibly made from koa wood, with thin walls, and a number of native repairs to cracks and damage, especially on the bottom, ht. 6, dia. 12 1/2 more ...

  • Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl

    Lot: 96
    Sold for: $2,750$2,200

    Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl, 19th century, probably koa wood, high sided with varnished exterior, (two minor age cracks in the wood),ht. 7, rim wd. 12 in. more ...

  • Maori Flax Bag, Kete muka

    Maori Flax Bag, Kete muka

    Lot: 97
    Sold for: $250$200

    Maori Flax Bag, Kete muka, c. 1900, made from woven native flax fiber, with colored accents, the front panel with a geometric twisted fiber design, with long outer fringe, 13 3/4 x 13 in. more ...

  • Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru

    Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru

    Lot: 98
    Sold for: $1,375$1,100

    Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru, 19th century, or earlier, two short tubular earrings, with rounded bottom end and large hole at top, with a longer hockey stick type in inanga pounamu nephrite, more ...

  • Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru

    Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru

    Lot: 99
    Sold for: $750$600

    Three Maori Nephrite Earrings, Kuru, 19th century, each with large hole at top, the smaller a hockey stick type, lg. 3 1/4, 2 5/8, and 2 in. more ...

  • Maori Nephrite Earring, Chisel, and Bone Pendant

    Maori Nephrite Earring, Chisel, and Bone Pendant

    Lot: 100
    Sold for: $1,125$900

    Maori Nephrite Earring, Chisel, and Bone Pendant, 19th century, nephrite chisel whao, an earring with metal suspension ring, kuru, and a small bone earring with two drilled holes, lg. 5 1/2, 3 3/4, more ...

  • Maori Fighting Staff, Taiaha

    Maori Fighting Staff, Taiaha

    Lot: 101
    Sold for: $1,063$850

    Maori Fighting Staff, Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th century, the long shaft with Janus-head finial, the stylized protruding tongue with finely carved scroll design, with paua shell inlay in the eyes, more ...

  • Maori Carved Wood Paddle, Hoe

    Maori Carved Wood Paddle, Hoe

    Lot: 102
    Sold for: $750$600

    Maori Carved Wood Paddle, Hoe, 19th century, the central part of the handle and most of one side of the blade, chip-carved in typical scroll and chevon designs, (a number of the central design more ...

  • Micronesian Food Pounder

    Micronesian Food Pounder

    Lot: 103
    Sold for: $875$700

    Micronesian Food Pounder, Truk Island, 19th century, made from coral, flared base and flat top, with four protruding bumps on the top, ht. 6 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York more ...

  • Micronesian Shark Tooth Weapon

    Micronesian Shark Tooth Weapon

    Lot: 104
    Sold for: $2,375$1,900

    Micronesian Shark Tooth Weapon, Gilbert Islands, 19th century, curved hardwood with four teeth attached with sennit fiber, with fiber wrist strap, (one tooth broken),lg. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...

  • Micronesian Shark Tooth Knife

    Micronesian Shark Tooth Knife

    Lot: 105
    Sold for: $2,250$1,800

    Micronesian Shark Tooth Knife, Gilbert Islands, 19th century, the wood handle, with one shark tooth attached with sennit fiber, old paper inventory number attached, with metal stand, lg. 5 1/8 more ...

  • Aborigine Rainforest Sword Club

    Aborigine Rainforest Sword Club

    Lot: 106
    Sold for: $1,625$1,300

    Aborigine Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland, Australia, late 19th century, of typical broad flat form, gently bowed showing natural diagonal medullary rays, with a small rectangular more ...

  • Aborigine Wood Fighting Club

    Aborigine Wood Fighting Club

    Lot: 107
    Sold for: $438$350

    Aborigine Wood Fighting Club, New South Wales, Australia, late 19th century, hardwood club with bulbous top end and beehive-style butt end, smooth, dark patina, lg. 28 1/4 in. more ...

  • Aborigine Wood Churinga

    Aborigine Wood Churinga

    Lot: 108
    Sold for: $2,125$1,700

    Aborigine Wood Churinga, Central Desert, Australia, early 20th century, covered in red ochre, with incised rings and totemic semicircles on both sides, lg. 30 1/2 in. more ...

  • Dogon Tellem Figure

    Dogon Tellem Figure

    Lot: 109
    Unsold  

    Dogon Tellem Figure, Mali, rising from a circular base, on heavy bent legs leading to cylindrical torso, with narrow shoulders below elongated arms raised above the head, a cylindrical neck more ...

  • Dogon Figure

    Dogon Figure

    Lot: 110
    Sold for: $875$700

    Dogon Figure, hardwood, abstracted human figure, legs, arms and head defined by broad cutout grooves in the wood, with dry encrusted patina, on metal stand, ht. 11 in. Provenance: Private more ...

  • Group of Dogon Figures

    Group of Dogon Figures

    Lot: 111
    Sold for: $5,313$4,250

    Group of Dogon Figures, Mali, fragmented array of male and female figures, with classic beards, angular arms, with flat top, encrusted patina, with metal stand, ht. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...

  • Bamana Door Lock

    Bamana Door Lock

    Lot: 112
    Unsold  

    Bamana Door Lock, the vertical component represents a stylized human female figure with a crested headdress or coiffure, bold facial features, elongated neck, and a wide torso, the lower part of more ...

  • Senufo Dance Headdress

    Senufo Dance Headdress

    Lot: 113
    Sold for: $1,063$850

    Senufo Dance Headdress, square form with cutout checkerboard design, with trace of rattan head attachment at bottom, with custom bronze stand, 22 x 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Private collection, more ...

  • Dan Mask, Gegon

    Dan Mask, Gegon

    Lot: 114
    Sold for: $750$600

    Dan Mask, Gegon, hollowed elongated form, the bill with rounded tip and fur attachments, the medial ridge leading to slit pierced eyes, framed by encrusted metal, with arching brows beneath rounded more ...

  • Guro Bete Face Mask

    Guro Bete Face Mask

    Lot: 115
    Unsold  

    Guro Bete Face Mask, hollowed-out zoomorphic mask, with small, open mouth, long narrow nose, and protruding eyes, with incised brows beneath two short, pointed horns and small ears, pierced around more ...

  • Kran Mask, Dehe Gla

    Kran Mask, Dehe Gla

    Lot: 116
    Sold for: $750$600

    Kran Mask, Dehe Gla, We area, Liberia, anthropo-zoomorphic mask with ape-like characteristics, with a separate articulated jaw, long raised nose, high, angular cheeks, and large inverted triangle more ...

  • Baule Standing Female Figure

    Baule Standing Female Figure

    Lot: 117
    Unsold  

    Baule Standing Female Figure, Ivory Coast, standing on a rounded base, bent legs supporting an elongated torso with hands to the abdomen, pointed breasts below an elongated neck, above, an oval more ...

  • Baule Mask

    Baule Mask

    Lot: 118
    Sold for: $2,875$2,300

    Baule Mask, Ivory Coast, hollowed-out portrait mask, with yoke collar around the neck, pointed chin, round, protruding open mouth, elongated raised nose, the eyes closed below an elaborate coiffure more ...

  • Three Terra-cotta Heads and Torso

    Three Terra-cotta Heads and Torso

    Lot: 119
    Sold for: $313$250

    Three Terra-cotta Heads and Torso, Sokoto, Bura, and Akan, a head with elongated neck, mounted on wood base, a flattened face with elaborate coiffure, on custom stand, and a female torso on flat more ...

  • Lobi Standing Female Figure

    Lobi Standing Female Figure

    Lot: 120
    Unsold  

    Lobi Standing Female Figure, standing on heavy feet and legs, with cutout arms at sides, swollen abdomen and pronounced belly button, the thick neck supports the head turned to the left in profile, more ...

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