Two Polynesian Items, c. 19th century, a carved wood tappa pounder, and an adze with carved stone blade, long cylindrical handle, and coir bindings, (loss to binding), adze lg. 27 1/2 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from a Massachusetts library museum.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-01-11
Two Polynesian Items, a Hawaiian poi bowl and a small carved coconut bowl with incised designs, (cracks)m ht. of first 6 1/2, dia. 9 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-06-09
Two Polynesian Carved Wood Items, a Matty Island bowl, and a Fiji Island Tapa beater, lg. of bowl 18, lg. of beater 14 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-01-24
Two Polynesian Carved Wood Items, a Matty Island bowl, and a Fiji Island Tapa beater, lg. of bowl 18, lg. of beater 14 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-05-13
Two Polynesian Tapa Beaters, the larger example from Tonga, with wide and deeply cut grooves on three sides, the second later example shows little use, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Two Polynesian Stone Adze Blades, pre-contact period, one from Hawaii and the other Tahiti, with collection labels, lg. 7 1/2 and 7 1/4 in. Provenance: Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-10
Group of Polynesian Woven Fiber Items, including three fans, two small containers, a large mat, and three small plaques, with an old tag reading "These Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-01-29
Four Polynesian Shell Hat Bands, the two smaller shell rings from Rarotonga, the larger two probably from Samoa, used to decorate pandanus fiber sun hats, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Three Polynesian Tapa Beaters, the largest from Tonga, with two sides grooved, the other two smooth, the round example probably from Fiji, and the third Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Six Polynesian Stone Artifacts, a Hawaiian octopus lure sinker, two Hawaiian polishing stones, and three sling stones from an unknown culture, lg. 3 1/2, 4 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
