- SHELL ADZE HEAD COLLECTED FROM MARSHALL
ISLANDS Age unknown, likely carved from a Tridacna gigas shell, labeled to verso indicating it was "found by EFB on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands - 1944."...
[more like this] - TWO SHELVES OF OCEANIC STONE AND SHELL
FRAGMENTS Two shelves of Oceanic stone and shell fragments, possibly from Guam, together with stone and shell adze including from Fotuna Island, framed replica medical instruments...
[more like this] - LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD
& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
[more like this] - SUPERB 18TH C. HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT
STONE ADZE BLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A gorgeous example of a lengthy adze blade that is hand-carved from lustrous...
[more like this] - 18TH C. HAWAIIAN STONE FINISHING ADZE
BLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A petite example of an adze blade, hand-carved from dark brown-gray stone, used for creating finer details or smoothing...
[more like this] - FINE 16TH C. HAWAIIAN STONE POI POUNDER**First
Time At Auction**
North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved...
[more like this] - 20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP
/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
[more like this] - 19TH C. PNG ADMIRALTY ISLANDS ADZE HANDLE
W/ BLADE**Originally Listed At $500**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled...
[more like this] - 19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD ADZE HANDLE
(RUATANGAEO)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of...
[more like this] - 16TH C. PRE-CONTACT HAWAIIAN STONE POI
POUNDERNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form pecked and polished...
[more like this] - 18TH C. TAHITIAN PRE-CONTACT BASALT
POI POUNDERFrench Polynesia, Tahiti, Moorea Island, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from red-gray basalt, meant to pulverize...
[more like this] - (3) DOGON FIGURAL SCYTHES & TROBRIAND
ISLANDS ADZE(lot of 3) Tribal tools, including: (2) scythes, Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa, with carved figural handles, (one) female figure, (one) figure covering face...
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