Three Melanesian Carved Wood Objects, Trobrian Islands, c. 20th century, a bowl and two pigs with incised detail, traces of white pigment, bowl dia. 12 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-05-22
Three Melanesian Carved Wood Items, a New Guinea spear, a long palm wood club with paddle, and a Solomon Islands staff with frigate bird design, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-12-08
Three Melanesian Carved Wood Items, two elaborate Betel mortar and pestle sets, and an elaborate lime spatula, all carved from hardwood, lg. of spatula 18 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-06
Three Melanesian Carved Wood Implements, a Sepik River adze handle with relief-carved face, a food stirrer with incised decoration, and a Solomon Island dance paddle, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-12
Melanesian Carved Wood Pudding Knife, Vanuatu, tapered blade with perforated three-tiered handle, (wood loss), ht. 21 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-01-29
Melanesian Carved Wood Club, c. 19th century, with lobed head and butt end carved in a four-petal design, dark patina, (wood loss), lg. 42 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-05-12
Rare Melanesian Carved Wood House Post, New Caledonia, carved in the form of a standing male figure wearing European clothing, (possibly representing a missionary), the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-01-29
Melanesian Carved Wood Bowl, with chip-carving at the rim and two relief-carved circles at each side, (cracked), ht. 5 1/2, dia. 17 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-06
Melanesian Carved Wood Dance Club, Santa Cruz Islands, the prowed form with two stylized animal head projections, coconut fiber attachments and red and black stylized Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
Melanesian Carved Wood Bowl, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, the boat-shaped form with incised and relief-carved stylized forms below the rim, traces of kaolin, (cracks), Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-17
Melanesian Carved Wood Bowl, Papua New Guinea, Tami Islands, the boat-shaped form with scroll-shaped prow on one end and relief-carved stylized creatures below the rim, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-05-10
