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Samoan Wooden War Club
Lot: 1182Sold for: $238$190Samoan Wooden War Club, late 19th century, hardwood, carved with six chevrons in relief, together with chip carved zigzag designs filled with white pigments, lg. 28 in. more ...
Seven Polynesian Stone Adze Blades
Lot: 1183Sold for: $163$130Seven Polynesian Stone Adze Blades, 19th century, or earlier, various stone types including basalt, the largest probably from Mangaia in the Cook Islands, (loss of end on the largest adze),lg. 8, more ...
Four Polynesian Shell Hat Bands
Lot: 1184Sold for: $688$550Four Polynesian Shell Hat Bands, the two smaller shell rings from Rarotonga, the larger two probably from Samoa, used to decorate pandanus fiber sun hats, dia. 11, 8 3/4, 8 1/2, and 8 in. more ...
Large Cook Islands Ceremonial Wood Adze Handle
Lot: 1185Sold for: $500$400Large Cook Islands Ceremonial Wood Adze Handle, Mangaia, 19th century, circular haft fully carved with repeated geometric designs, the top bound with sennit fiber, missing the small basalt blade, more ...
Four Hawaiian Stone Fish Bait Mortars
Lot: 1186Sold for: $238$190Four Hawaiian Stone Fish Bait Mortars, 19th century or before, fish bait stone mortars, ht. 1 1/4 wd. 2 3/4, ht. 2 wd. 1 3/4, ht. 1 wd. 2 3/4, and ht. 1 1/4 wd. 2 in. Provenance: Fortess more ...
Three Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinkers
Lot: 1187Sold for: $213$170Three Hawaiian Stone Octopus Lure Sinkers, the sandstone example from Hiihau, the dark basalt example from Lagoon shore, Hookene, Kona, Hawaii, and the third from Ewa beach, Oahu, lg. 3, 3 3/4, and more ...
Six Polynesian Stone Artifacts
Lot: 1188Sold for: $175$140Six Polynesian Stone Artifacts, a Hawaiian octopus lure sinker, two Hawaiian polishing stones, and three sling stones from an unknown culture, lg. 3 1/2, 4 3/4, and 2 1/4, and sling stones lg. 2 1/2 more ...
Three Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika
Lot: 1189Sold for: $238$190Three Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, wd. 2 3/4, 2 1/2, 2 1/4 in. more ...
Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade
Lot: 1190Sold for: $313$250Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, 19th century or earlier, black basalt adze blade for working wood, lg. 4 1/4 in. more ...
Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i
Lot: 1191Sold for: $8,125$6,500Hawaiian Stone Adze Blade, Ko'i, pre-contact period, basalt, probably used for canoe building, lg. 8 3/4 in. more ...
Miniature Hawaiian Wood Bowl
Lot: 1192Sold for: $238$190Miniature Hawaiian Wood Bowl, 20th century, small hardwood turned bowl, ht. 2, wd. 2 1/8 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City. more ...
Three Polynesian Stone Pounders
Lot: 1193UnsoldThree Polynesian Stone Pounders, the smaller two from Tahiti, 19th century or earlier, ht. 6, 4 1/2, and 4 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii. more ...
Miniature Wood Tackle Box
Lot: 1194Sold for: $125$100Miniature Wood Tackle Box, Tokelau Island, Polynesia, lidded hardwood fishing tackle box, ht. 3, wd. 4 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City. more ...
French Polynesian Gourd
Lot: 1195Sold for: $688$550French Polynesian Gourd, 19th century, possibly used as a water container, with the words "Rateuu In le aout 1874," ht. 10 in. more ...
Two Maori Stone Adze Blades, Toki
Lot: 1196Sold for: $213$170Two Maori Stone Adze Blades, Toki, New Zealand, basalt adze blades for wood carving and construction, with old paper labels, lg. 6 1/2 and 3 1/4 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York more ...
Three Maori Stone Adze Blades
Lot: 1197Sold for: $938$750Three Maori Stone Adze Blades, New Zealand, two small stone adze blades, one nephrite, with a nephrite cutting tool, lg. 2 3/4, 2 1/2, and 2 1/4 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, more ...
Two Maori Stone Adze Blades
Lot: 1198Sold for: $406$325Two Maori Stone Adze Blades, New Zealand, the larger nephrite, the smaller chisel basalt, lg. 4 1/4 and 2 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii; Alfred Stendahl collection, Los more ...
Two Maori Stone Adze Blades
Lot: 1199Sold for: $125$100Two Maori Stone Adze Blades, New Zealand, probably pre-contact, basalt, lg. 5 and 4 3/4 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii. more ...
Maori Whalebone Clock Pin
Lot: 1200Sold for: $375$300Maori Whalebone Clock Pin, New Zealand, 19th century, long cloak pin fashioned from whalebone, lg. 8 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City; Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii; more ...
Wuvulu Island Wood Dish
Lot: 1201Sold for: $594$475Wuvulu Island Wood Dish, hourglass-shaped dish used to collect coconut milk, the wide shallow ends of the dish curve gently downwards toward the center to collect the milk, dark brown patina, (chips more ...
Wooden Micronesian Food Bowl, Ti Kumate
Lot: 1202UnsoldWooden Micronesian Food Bowl, Ti Kumate, Kapingamarangi Island, made from pua wood, deep in proportion to their size, the curved sides slope sharply down to form a small elliptical, flat bottom, more ...
Tobi Island Wood Figure
Lot: 1203Sold for: $188$150Tobi Island Wood Figure, Palau group, Micronesia, hardwood, block style with shell inlay eyes, ht. 8 1/4 in. more ...
Tobi Island Figure
Lot: 1204Sold for: $531$425Tobi Island Figure, Belau (Palau),Caroline Islands, early 20th century, squatting figure with shell inlay eyes, ht. 6 1/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection; Christie's, London, more ...
Gilbert Island Shark Tooth Weapon
Lot: 1205Sold for: $250$200Gilbert Island Shark Tooth Weapon, Micronesia, 19th century, boomerang shaped, with rows of small shark teeth attached to both edges, probably an attachment to a long sword, (some teeth broken),more ...
Two Micronesian Shark Tooth Swords
Lot: 1206Sold for: $531$425Two Micronesian Shark Tooth Swords, Kiribati Islands, long palmwood shaft with two edges lined with shark teeth attached by fiber and bamboo strips to the tip, and two lines of teeth half way along more ...
Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded
Lot: 1207Sold for: $313$250Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded, Marshall islands, early 20th century, plaited pandanus leaf with hibiscus fiber patterning, (minor wear),34 1/2 x 33 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New more ...
Small Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded
Lot: 1208UnsoldSmall Micronesian Woven Mat, Nieded, Marshall Islands, early 20th century, plaited pandanus leaf with hibiscus fiber patterning, 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, New more ...
Eight Micronesian Sling Stones
Lot: 1209Sold for: $175$140Eight Micronesian Sling Stones, Guam, archaeological stones, lg. 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii. more ...
Aboriginal Spear Thrower, Woomera
Lot: 1210UnsoldAboriginal Spear Thrower, Woomera, Western Desert, early 20th century, incised carving on the front, with adze marks on the back, resin ball at the handle end, wood peg attached with fiber at the more ...
Wooden Aborigine Message Board, Churinga
Lot: 1211Sold for: $125$100Wooden Aborigine Message Board, Churinga, 20th century, small sacred message board, painted in a red ochre, decorated all over on both sides with small carved divots, lg. 12 in. more ...