Pacific Islands Mounted Objects

Karaut pectoral, Southern Abelam people, Papua New Guinea Fiber, boar's tusks, nassa and cowrie shells, pigment 15 by 5.25 inches (38 by 13.3 cm) This finely woven karaut boar’s tus...

A superb specimen of Cabbage Coral from the South Pacific, with its distinctive form, organic texture, and naturally bleached white color. Mounted on...

Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea Hand carved from a clam shell 8 x 9.25 in / 20.5 x 23.5 cm Height on custom d...

Mounted pacific Elkhorn coral. Mounted on black turned wood base. Measure: 12" H.

A rare early 20th century cowrie shell necklace made with unusually large and brilliant white cowrie shells, all the shells equally sized through...

Early to mid-20th century mounted bamboo Comb Papua New Guinea Beautifully incised comb from the Huon Peninsula area in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Kaolin has been rubbed ...

White staghorn coral specimen with its bleached white color and sea inspired texture and form presented on a Lucite base to enhance the sculptural eleme...

Branch coral specimen with its beached white color and sea inspired texture and form, presented on a Lucite base to enhance its sculptural elements.

A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...

A large-sized Papua New Guinea carved canoe prow from the Upper Sepik River region on custom stand. This vintage boat prow from Papua New Guinea has been ...

A Papua New Guinea yam festival mask, in the image of a horn-billed bird with vibrant coloring, from the mid-20th century. This vintage ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba ma...

A pair of vintage Papua New Guinea carved wood canoe steering paddles on custom stands. This pair of carved wood paddles originate from along the Sepik river regions of Papua New Guinea. These river and oceanic pieces have spear-like tips at one end, with delicate hand carved details, while at opposite end, which is set in perpendicular fashion, the carving becomes much more elaborately decorated with carvings and pierced cut-outs. Each paddle is displayed upright on a custom black iron Stand, with the tallest of the set standing just under 7.5 feet in height. This pair of Papua New Guinea paddles...