*** | A rare 19th century Vanuatu Ambrym Island ceremonial Tam Tam (slit drum) of massive cylindrical form with slit at the centre, the head with pierced nose and disc like eyes, the dentil coiffure framing the face Weathered patina with some degradation of the… | *** | |
*** | A rare stone carved Tahitian fertility figure. Height 19 cm. Provenance: Historically held in the Auckland Theosophical Society collection | *** | |
*** | A rare Malekula island overmodeled skull. Vegetal paste, human skull, spider's web, cowrie shells and feathers; a similar example illustrated in Oceanic Art by Anthony JP Meyer. P.425 | *** | |
*** | A rare Malekula Island over modeled skull, with vegetable matter, human skull, spider web and cowrie shells a similar smaller example sold in Art + object's Oceanic sale on March 3rd. An example also illustrated in Oceanic Art by Anthony J.P. Meyer, p.… | *** | |
*** | An early Fijian neck rest, the cross beam supported on two attached legs. Dark rich patina to the surface. Height 15 cm. Width 54.5 cm Depth 14 cm. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Merton D Simpson, New York | *** | |
*** | A rare early 19th century Samoan tapa cloth, the cloth a fusion of Tonga, Samoan and Fijian styles. The Tongan style of block painting is over painted with Samoan siapo dots and framed by a traditional Fijian Masi Kesa boarder, 420 x 290 cm. Provenance:… | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Kali Hauhapo, Tongan headrest. Length 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Two very large and decorative Pacific Island spears, height 361 cm each | *** | |
*** | Rare Vanuatu Malekula Island figure Temes nevimbure, wood, vegetable matter, boar's tusks and spider's webs, 120 x 54 cm; in fine original condition | *** | |
*** | Cook Islands Chief's stool of generous proportions, with an arching rectangular shaped seat raised on four carved legs from elliptical shaped feet. Length 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Rare Santa Cruz Abagusaro priests arm band, comprised of numerous white, red and black shell discs woven together on fibre attachments. Length 55 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare Vanuatu Malekula Island mask, Nambukie, the abstract human face with broad open mouth with boars tusks issuing from the cheeks, painted in red, black and white mineral pigment and with dot motifs indicating the masks use in initiation ceremonies,… | *** | |
*** | A Vanuatu interior Malekula Island grade society mask, Nambukie, the abstract human face with broad mouth, with boar's tusks issuing from the cheeks, painted in red, black and white mineral pigment, with attached smoked spider web. Mounted on a bamboo… | *** | |
*** | Fijian Kiakavo ceremonial club together with an I Ula Drsia (throwing club), with lobbed head and tavatava (zigzag notched) grip section. Split to head and shaft section. Incised notching beneath the head. Provenance: Buried Village Collection | *** | |
*** | A Fijian carved shark hook with attached fibre snood. Length 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A collection of various artefacts housed in a colonial cabinet including two Solomon Island fish hooks, Santa Cruz necklace, two Santa Cruz nose ornaments, one small New Zealand pounamu toki, black adze and white adze (Vanuatu) and a small shell ornament… | *** | |
*** | Samoan club, Fa'alaufa'i, medium brown heavy Samoan bilateral toothed club,. Length 105.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands Breastplate Pendant, with cut tortoise on clam shell, diameter 18 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare 1920s Santa Catalina Solomon island spider web fishing lure, on a spool line together with another web lure and a dried preserved needlefish head, the spider web is suspended on a line from a kite above the water, the web appears to the fish as an… | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands Malaita Island Janus faced club, The upper section with raised nose and incised eyes with pigment decoration. Length 103 cm | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Island pendant 'Tema', gold lipped nacre shell cut in a crescent shape with attached overlaid frigate bird rendered in tortoise shell, held on a fibre cord with white and red cut currency discs and small tortoise shell beads W. 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian Vunikau (root head) war club, with incised grip with sennit binding. Length 114 cm | *** | |
*** | Vanuatu Malekula Island flying fox figure with fern, vegetable matter and pigment | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Island whale's tooth pendant pierced with attached cord with cut shell currency discs and dogs teeth. Length 45 cm | *** | |
*** | A Samoan folk art figure carved crouching holding a bowl carved in the form of a turtle, raised on a circular base inscribed Apia, Samoa. Height 70 cm | *** | |
*** | Samoan club, wooden war club the shaft widening to the blade which tapers to a point and with a central ridge on the tapered end,. Length 134 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** | |
*** | A fine small Hawaiian Koa wood bowl with rich patina to the surface, traditional square patch and butterfly repairs, diameter 10 cm. Provenance: Formerly in a private Maui collection | *** | |
*** | Fijian ula throwing club, I ula drisia type with ball head. The grip section with tavatava zig zag notching. Length 42 cm. Provenance: Collection of Keith St. Cartmail | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Island dance club, Napa, classical canoe shape with painted floral and geometric decoration and with coir- sinnet binding. Split to handle and centre section. Length 90 cm. Provenance: Collection of Keith St. Cartmail | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands pig jaw pendant, with bound flax fibre suspension cord Length 19 cm | *** | |
*** | Vanuatu 19th century war club, with tapering cylindrical shaft with cone shaped head and four projecting bulbous knobs. Length 80 cm | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Sepik river nose ornament, pigs tusk and nacre shell with later piercing and attached cord with cut Solomon Islands currency discs. Sourced in the Solomon Islands | *** | |
*** | 19th century Vanuatu Ambrym Island ceremonial food platter with attached fibre and nut dance rattle, W. 76 cm | *** | |
*** | Vanuatu 19th century war club, with tapering cylindrical shaft with cone shaped head and four projecting bulbous knobs. Length 80 cm | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Island shell pendant 'Tema', gold lipped mother of pearl shell, turtle shell and fibre, the crescent shaped shell overlaid in turtle shell carved in the form of stylised birds with attached cords with cut shell currency discs. Width 14 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian ula throwing club, I ula drisia type with ball head. The grip section with tavatava zig zag notching, broken at the end. Length 38 cm. Provenance: Collection of Keith St. Cartmail | *** | |
*** | Cut tortoise shell nose adornment figure, Santa Cruz, W.9.2 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian Gunstock club. Length 92 cm. Provenance: Collection of Keith St. Cartmail | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands clam shell nose adornment, housed in original wooden cylindrical container with rolled flax leaf stopper L.23 cm | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Island pendant Tema, gold lipped nacre shell cut in a crescent shape with attached overlaid frigate bird rendered in tortoise shell held on fibre cord with white and red cut currency discs and small tortoise shell beads. Width 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Tokelau island fishing bucket (tuluma). Length 24 width 17. Height 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of retro 'Hawaiian' bar stools, in nice condition, of hourglass form with fivepoint cane bases and floral upholstery to seat pads | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands paddle shaped club, together with two other Solomon Island clubs | *** | |
*** | A Malekula island grade ceremony figure Temes nevimbure, constructed of plant fibre and smoked spider webbing. Painted in orange and black pigment and embellished with pigs tusks, raised on a wooden stake. Length 1010 | *** | |
*** | A large Fijian Tapa cloth section | *** | |