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Place of Origin: Pacific Islands
Fiji Ula Club Polynesian war club Tribal Oceanic Antiques
Located in London, GB
Fiji Ula Club Polynesian war club Tribal Oceanic
A good antique Fiji Ula throwing club
With naturally occurring root fissures on the ball head
Good condition with minor age cra...
Category
19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
A Tonga Pakipaki war club, Polynesia, 18th century
An exceptional ironwood war club originating from Tonga, Polynesia. 18th century and hand carved with complex geometric patterns running the length of the shaft.
4 human and 1 botanical glyphs and a extra carving, see details in picture 2
The Tongan war club...
Category
18th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
This large, post contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Enamel, Wire
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core, in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Small Papua New Guinea Sepik River Bird Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small carved darkened wood bird faced mask with long nose/beak. Smaller squatting figure with curled arms carved on forehead. From Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea. Signs of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea
A Fine old hard wood Pounder or pestle with a standing female figure from the schouten islands off the north coast of Papua new Gui...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece. Old very encrusted surface.
Areas of red and other pigments. Wonderful heart shaped...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Large Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large dark reddish brown carved wood mask with underlying traces of red pigment, from New Guinea Sepik River Area. Strong downward looking expression, carved fringe edges. Signs of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Hand Carved Conical Head "Duka" Figure, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
Originally collected in the Solomon Islands in 1938, this one of a kind treasure from the south pacific comes from a private oceanic collection.
This is a Solomon Islands Santa Cruz hand carved figure called a Duka, circa 1930s.
It was carved in an extremely hard native wood and features a finely carved, unusual extended conical head, a handwoven loin cloth and turmeric encrustation. For your convenience, many of our photographs were taken in natural day light which accurately illuminate surface areas depicting original dark patina that you would expect from an important early carving such as this one. We will include a complimentary custom wood display base that you see photographed.
Dimensions: 21.25 inches high
Provenance: collected in l938 and originally acquired by a visiting French collecting tourist in the Solomon Islands then to dealer and Texas collector and to our private collection in year 2000 so could have been a specially crafted fine 1930s tourist sculpture piece for the visiting French tourist.
History:
Duka sculpture from Nendo Island, politically part of the Solomon Islands, is distinctive, and only a limited number of works have been documented. The conical extension at the back of the head represents a man's hairstyle. Called abe, its construction and shape was a symbol of wealth and high social status, and for older men, it also served the practical purpose of covering bald spots. All Nendo figure refer to deities or supernatural beings (Ellis: 2009, pp. 78-85)
Auction sale: Bonhams Auctions April 28, 2015 sale. Exceptional Lime Container...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku 'Pineapple' Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The head is carved from...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl
Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Kaolin, Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Curves Old Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask. Mid-20th century, with wonderful curved expressive asymmetrical face. Long nose with pierced septum. Faded polychrome pig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
A Polynesian war-club or 'Gata waka'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fiji, probably early 20th century
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par exce...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku War Club, Eastern Highlands - Morobe Province
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club originates from the Morobe Province, which is a very remote area located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Gu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
A Huli wigman's ceremonial headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands, Huli people, 1st half 20th century
Crafted from the wearer’s own hair and adorned with colorful bird-of-paradise feathers, flowers, scarab beetl...
Category
20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Feathers
18th Century Polynesian Hardwood Ula Tavatava or Throwing War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian hardwood Ula tavatava or throwing war club
Fiji, probably 18th century
All-over decorated in incised pattern, the bulbous top seems to have a stone grown into it.
H. 42 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
Category
18th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Oceanic ceremonial weapons from PNG highlands circa 20th century. It consists of two pieces. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage or antique South Seas carved teak Mermaid, circa 1920s or perhaps earlier, a hand carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down back, shell necklace, and scale pattern throughout her tail. The statue is weathered, has a few age cracks, and the end of the tail is broken. Mounted long ago on a late Victorian brass lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask created in Blackwater Rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask With Pigments Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency.
Areas of white, black and red pigments. Wonderful heart shaped face with open eyes and mouth.
This mask or face would have been tied to a large shell which was the currency used...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4", on custom wood and metal base total height 7 1/2 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Vanuatu War club pierces sternum Vanuatu/New Hebrides - Oceanic Art - Melanesia
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare Vanuatu War club pierces sternum Vanuatu/New Hebrides - Art Oceania - Melanesia - Pentecost Island Museum piece!!!
Vanuatu Pentecost Island
Period: 19th Century ca 1800
Length: ...
Category
19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik River area tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of heavy yellow and black pigments. In profile small bird beak form at bottom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of red/brown ochres.
Length: 47 cm
Very good ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Papua New Guinea standing figure from the Bioma peoples with raised designs, stylized classic face, and additional face in stomach. Mounted on custom metal and wood base. traces of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Tribal Bamboo Comb, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid to late 20th century incised bamboo comb, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
This large incised comb is typical of the bamboo combs of the Huon Gulf area. This parti...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo
Asmat Tribe Handled Drum New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sculptural Dance Drum hand-carved by the Asmat Tribe Papua, New Guinea. The fine Hourglass form Drum with handle on one side and flange on the other with traditional incised Mask d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient Fiji Islands Flat Serving Bowl or Platter 19th century Polynesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ancient Fiji Islands Flat Serving Bowl or Platter 19th century, made of very dense hardwood with deep patina, and expected wear on bottom. Two small opposing holes for suspension.
B...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional laddle / spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of use.
Length: 73 cm
Very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A pair of monkey skull amulets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Probably Papua New Guinea, or Borneo, Dayak, late 19th/early 20th century
H. approx. 12 cm (incl. stand, each)
Provenance:
Private collection, Flanders
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Pair of Mendi Carved-Wood War Shields from Papua New Guinea on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea Mendi wooden war shields on custom stands from the mid-20th century. This pair of war shields originate from the Mendi region, within the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. These oceanic war shields were not only created for protecting oneself for tribal warfare, but also in ancestral and ritual worship. They are adorn in various motifs, coloring and symbolism, intended to protect the carrier from magic and bring fear to the opponent. The shields are displayed upright on a custom black iron Stand, with the tallest of the set standing at a height of over 4.5 ft tall. This pair of Papua New Guinea shields...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Yua Wenga currency from the early 20th century on custom iron stand. This antique tribal currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved ...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bis Pole Sculpture by Asmat People
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ritual artifact from the tribe of the Asmat poeple, an ethnic group of New Guinea living in the Papua province of Indonesia and South-western regions of Papua New Guinea, bis or bisj pole is carved out of a wild Mangrove tree and can reach a stunning height Their carvings depict stacked human and animal figures standing and on top always phallic symbols, in the shape of a canoe prow. Bis poles...
Category
20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
A superbly executed carved and painted Crocodile Headrest from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea
The crocodile image finely carved in linear form with serrated tail with the cane Legs, the crocodile is revered and is a important part of the mythology of the Sepik region and features heavily in Sepik art...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Polynesian Ironwood Gata Waka or War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian ironwood Gata waka or war club
Fiji, probably 18th century or earlier
Measures: Height. 97 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
Category
18th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
An ancient Papua wooden substitute headhunters's head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, 18th-19th century
L. 22.5 x W. 18 cm (approx.)
Provenance:
Collected by Schulze-Westrum
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)
For a comparable skull see the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The heads of humans and of animals such as crocodiles and pigs formerly played integral roles in the ceremonial life of Papuan Gulf peoples, who considered the heads to be vessels of life-giving supernatural power. Within men’s ceremonial houses, human skulls were displayed, together with sacred images such as spirit boards or gope, by the members of each clan in a specially constructed clan shrine. However, not all heads required the death of an enemy. In some areas, heads made from wood or other materials appear to have had powers equal to actual ones. In contrast to skulls, the facial features of wood heads were sometimes depicted as they appeared in life.
This example comes from the Wapo Creek area, where wood heads appear to have been used interchangeably with actual skulls. When headhunting was abolished by Australian colonial...
Category
19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Kanak "kagu" Wooden Bird Beak Puzzle, New Caledonia, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Rare Kanak war club of the "Kagu" type (Bird's beak) in hardwood, from New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th century.
This is an exceptional Kanak art collector's item due to its imposing ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
East-Sepik Province, Keram River, early 20th century
The painting in non-binded pigment on sago spathe, bark of a sago palm, depicts an ancestral figure surrounded by a saw fish...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abela...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Acrylic
Shell Plaque (Barava) from Solomon Islands, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Objects crafted from the shell of the giant Tridacna clam, also known as the fossilized giant clam, held great value among numerous Melanesian peoples. The artistry of working with f...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat tribal carved ancestral sago bowl (also known as a platter, serving shield and tray) crafted in the likes of the...
Category
20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
New Guinea, Papua Gulf, probably Minagoiravi, Wapo River, late 19th–early 20th century
H. 130 x W. 24.5 cm
Pro...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
An engraved Sepik cassowary bone dagger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, Sepik Region, Abelam people, early 20th century
Bone daggers in the Sepik region are traditionally crafted from the thigh bone of the ca...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Shell Currency Yua Bride's Price, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yua Shell Currency, Bride’s Price
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Hand carved from a clam shell
Measures: 7.5 x 8.5 in / 19 x 22 cm
Height on c...
Category
20th Century Other Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Axe Giokono, New Caledonia
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An unusual Ceremonial Axe GIOKONO, New Caledonia, Kanak,
ex collectie-on Cristophe Evers,
brought by Michael Merton,French administrator who bought it back in 1953.
this so called Mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Jade
Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional laddle / spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of use.
Length: 70 cm
Very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea yam festival masks from the mid 20th century. These vintage ceremonial masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
A bridal headdress from Papua called 'ambusap'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iatmul, Papua New Guinea, 20th century
This ceremonial headdress is traditionally worn by a young bride as she enters her new husband’s home for the first time. Adorned with shells—...
Category
19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
A Solomon Islands red feather money coil or 'Tevau'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Santa Cruz, Nendö, late 19th/early 20th century
Retaining an original leaf in which these coils were wrapped.
L. 72 cm (stretched out)
Diam. 34 cm (roll)
One of the most remarkabl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Feathers
Papua New Guinea Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Papua New Guinea: Talipun, Boiken, Sepik River Region
Northern Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
A fine example of the rich cultural heritage of Papua New ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Paint, Feathers, Wicker
Very rare Melanesian armbands made of woven palm fibers and tiny shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Melanesia, Southwestern Pacific Ocean, 19th century
Some very rare Melanesian armbands made of woven palm fibers and tiny shells, dating from the 19th century (at least).
This typ...
Category
19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
New Guinea, Papua Gulf, probably Urama people, late 19th–early 20th century
Attached to the back are several 'b...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Pacific Islands Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
