19th C. South Pacific Carved Coconut Bowl

**First Time At Auction** South Pacific Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A petite bowl carved from half of a coconut. It has a rounded base, sloping walls, a deep interior cavity, and

An antique Fijian / Samoan Pacific Islander carved Kava bowl. Possibly 19th century. A fine example of South Pacific ethnographic art. Measures: H 5 1/4" x D 16" Provenance: From the estate collection

Hand carved large hardwood bowl from the South Pacific Islands. Measures 33 1/2" x 12" x 8". Provenance: Al Gehrman collection of artifacts from the South Pacific Islands. Al Gehrmann and his wife Hel

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A fantastic bowl made from a hollowed coconut shell. The walls curve upward with polished, honey hued exterior surfaces. The rim is carved wi

Located on the Polynesian Island of Tonga. A carved wooden fish hook with a bamboo handle. The hook is 11". Is is on a wood frame and was found in the 1960's. Provenance: Al Gehrman collection of arti

South Pacific carved hard wood ceremonial staff, 19th C. Carved at the flared top with intricate cross hatching with animal and human detail. Rich patina. Conforming feather carving at the opposite en

Full title: Two carved coconut covered bowls, French colonies, 19th C. Description: H 21 x Dia 10,5 cm H 18 x Dia 9,5 cm

South Pacific, Hawaii, 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a wooden calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles, though it is made from inherently beautiful Hawaiian hardwood.

**First Time At Auction** South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1890s CE. A nicely carved kou (a type of wood) cup with a rounded yet stable base and impressively thin walls that narrow to a circular rim. Natura

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A magnificent calabash bowl, hand-carved from Kou wood to display a flat base and smooth walls that slant gently inwards to a circular rim. Note the warm gl

North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful hand-carved mango wood bowl presenting a planar base and smooth walls that curve gently inward to an annular rim. The form is nicely complemente

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone game piece for a native Hawaiian game known as 'Ulu maika. The circular stone (known as an 'ulu) has smooth peripheries for ro

South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a kou wood calabash - a serving bowl named for a gourd and made from hardwood in Hawaii. The interior is smooth an

South Pacific, Caroline Islands, Palau (also Belau or Beluu), 19th century CE. Hand carved from a fine grained wood of gorgeous caramel hues, a treasure box for storing and protecting a woman's valuab

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Wailuku, ca. late 19th century CE. A hand-carved bowl made from richly-grained kou wood known as an umeke (also umeke la'au pakaka). This wood has a warm luster

**Originally Listed At $1800** South Pacific, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful and rare example of a fishing lure that is hand-carved from pearlescent shell. The slender

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful bowl, skillfully hand-carved from wood of the flowering Acacia Koa tree. Interestingly, in the Hawaiian language,

**Originally Listed At $1200** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden model of an outrigger canoe with a narrow canoe body, a wooden lattice fram

Chinese, Qing Period, 19th century. carved basket with handle, probably Asian, with carved elephants and oriental figures; together with reticulated bank, probably South American, with figures and the

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell and

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting a tubular handle and an elongated, 4-sided body that flares o

**Originally Listed At $225** South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pounder or sanding tool, carved from a fragment of porous volcanic stone of a soft grey hue. Th

**Originally Listed At $350** South Pacific, Fiji, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tapa beater with four faces - one of which features incised vertical grooves that furthe

**Originally Listed At $250** South Pacific, Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely carved-wood tapa beater displaying a flared, rectangular base and a cuboid handl