Pacific Islands Decorative Art

A large decorative and rare hand carved tribal war shield in traditional colors, made in Papua New Guinea in the late 19th century. Functional as beautiful ...

Doris Duke's Shangri-La: A House in Paradise: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art by Donald Albrecht. This inspiring book accompanies the first traveling exhibition about Doris Duke s estate Shangri La and its influential synthesis of modernist architecture and Islamic art and design. Situated on five acres of terraced gardens and pools overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Honolulu s Diamond Head, Shangri La was the idyllic paradise of philanthropist Doris Duke, reflecting her personal passion for the art, architecture, and design of the Islamic world. The estate incorporates unique architectural features, such as carved marble doorways, jalis, and floral ceramic tiles...

Offered by Zena Kruzick Mid-20th century Tapa cloth, Papua New Guinea This graphic piece of tapa cloth was hand-painted with a natural dye with designs ...

Offered by Zena Kruzick 20th century feathered bamboo comb, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea A graceful feather tops this head comb, which was worn as adornme...

Offered by Zena Kruzick Early 20th century Tribal Woven Bag with Shell Rings, Humbodlt Bay, West Papua This billum bag is a true collector's item with g...

A monumental mask from the gable of a middle Sepik ceremonial building, composed of woven rattan cane, red, white and black natural pigments, sago leaf fibre and carved wood. In the tribal villages around the Sepik river in Papua New Guinea the ceremonial house is arguably the most important building. It is a place for initiated men and represents the primordial woman masks such as this represent her head and are fixed to the gable, whereas her body is the house itself. Often made in exquisite basketwork, these huge masks represent some of the finest examples of Sepik art...

Offered by Zena Kruzick. Early 20th century abstract tapa cloth fragment from western Samoa. Bark cloth, 'o'a sap and lama nut glaze. This portion of a larger tapa cloth was collected, circa 1910-1920 by Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson (1878-1938), President Woodrow Wilson's personal physician. It wraps around a piece of cardboard at three edges; the bottom edge is loose, as seen above. The heavy brownish black resinous glaze is typical of Samoan tapa...

Offered by Zena Kruzick. Early 20th century abstract tapa cloth fragment from Western Samoa. Hand beaten bark cloth, natural pigment. Measures: 39" (99 cm) high by 54" (137 cm) wide. This portion of a larger tapa cloth was collected circa 1910 to 1920 by Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson (1878-1938), President Woodrow Wilson's personal physician. The heavy brownish black resinous glaze is typical of Samoan...

Large cream or white sea fan with a complicated arterial structure and bold form. One of mother natures great works of art. We have other similar sea fans available, if you would lik...

Single Collection of Hand Mounted Rare and Unususal Specimen Collection of Female Ornithoptera Victoria Birdwing Butterflies from the Island of N...