- THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE,
NIMS & KNIGHT, ... NIMS & KNIGHT, 12", NEW YORK, USA, CIRCA 1882-1892, composed of twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with two polar calottes, a circular reserve "THE...
[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] - 19TH C. TAHITIAN SOCIETY ISLANDS WOOD
CYLINDRICAL DRUM**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved...
[more like this] - 19TH C. POLYNESIAN SAMOAN FIBER TAPA
EVENTAIL**Originally Listed At $7500**
Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail, the French word...
[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 PRE-CONTACT STONE POI
POUNDERNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A hefty example of a poi pounder that is hand-carved from porous, gray stone. The...
[more like this] - RARE 19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD NO'OANGA,
EX-ROSMANPolynesia, Cook Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning, extremely rare example of a no'oanga, a curved stool masterfully carved by hand from a single piece of tropical...
[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. 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] - COLLECTION OF LEDOUX'S PHOTOS FROM AUSTRALIAA
collection of 35mm colored slides, photos, contact sheets and negatives from Ledoux's travels to Australia, Polynesia, New Caledonia, Singapore and Cockatoo Island. Featuring...
[more like this] - STONE POUNDER
MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH
POLYNESIA basalt, of gradually tapering form with rounded base, patination to the handle from use, remnants of an old label on the reverse19.5cm tallPrivate collection, Scotland,...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 3 LARGE OCEANIA CARVED WOOD
TIKI FIGURES Polynesia, possibly Marquesas Island. Group of three large carved wood figural pieces. Unmarked. Accompanied by two pedestals. Approx. h. 61.5" (tallest), h....
[more like this] - SOUTH SEAS PADDLE AUSTRAL ISLANDS, FRENCH
POLYNESIA, LATE 18TH TO 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 39.25”.SOUTH SEAS PADDLE, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, Late 18th to 19th Century, Hardwood paddle with extensive geometric...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF LEDOUX'S PHOTOS FROM AUSTRALIAA
collection of 35mm colored slides, photos, contact sheets and negatives from Ledoux's travels to Australia, Polynesia, New Caledonia, Singapore and Cockatoo Island. Featuring...
[more like this] - MAP "POLYNESIA. ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN" CIRCA 1851 STEEL ENGRAVING ON PAPER, SHEET SIZE 10.5" X 14.25". UNFRAMED. OCEAN", Circa 1851, Published by J. & F. Tallis, London and New York. Drawn and engraved...
[more like this] - MARQUESAS ISLANDS PAEKAHA KING'S HEADDRESS
Possibly 19th c., Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, conch and tortoise shells, fibers, mother-of-pearl, the curved rectangular dark shell plaques incised with geometer...
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