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Pacific.- Fiji and Tonga.- Thomson (Basil) The Fijians.

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Kava Bowl, Fiji, Tonga or Samoa, Late 19th-Early 20th C.: Kava Bowl, Fiji, Tonga or Samoa, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Old bowl with four legs and "turtle head" lugs on two sides. Very organic, undulating rim with some chipping and major cracks in bowl sides. Si

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Pacific Green, 'Navajo' Floor Lamp: Pacific Green Navajo' floor lamp, 1990s Palmwood, sisal, suede. Manufactured by Pacific Green, Fiji. 60" H x 24.5" W x 24.5" D

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Pacific Green, 'Tripod' Floor Lamp: Pacific Green 'Tripod' floor lamp, 1990s Palmwood, leather, rush, painted metal. Manufactured by Pacific Green, Fiji. 53.5" H x 25" Diameter

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Pacific Green, 'Hacienda' Floor Lamp: Pacific Green 'Hacienda' floor lamp, 1990s Coconut trunk, palmwood, leather, rush, painted metal. Manufactured by Pacific Green, Fiji. Dimensions: 56" H 25" W 25" D.

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Pacific Green Planter: Palm wood planter by Pacific Green, Fiji 1980s.

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19th C. Polynesian Tonga / Samoa Wood Tapa Beater: 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

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20th C. Tongan Tapa Cloth w/ National Seal of Tonga: Pacific Islands, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive and sizeable tapa cloth bearing the coat of arms or national seal of Tonga flanked by a pair of doves with olive wreaths and rifles below, an

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Fijian Kava bowl, Polynesia, South Pacific, for: Fijian Kava bowl, Polynesia, South Pacific, for communal drinking of stimulating kava, having 15 legs upholding the round bowl, 4"h x 12"dia. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey

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Group of Four South Pacific Beaten Bark Tapa Cloths,: Group of Four South Pacific Beaten Bark Tapa Cloths, two from Western Samoa, one from Fiji, along with Samoan Barkcloth wrapper, three framed, largest 53" x 53".

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19th C. Fijian Wood Effigy Bird Pedestal Bowl: **Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden pedestal dish, carved from a single piece in the form of a bird, the surface lustrous and smooth. Ef

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Late 19th C. Fijian Wooden Cannibal Fork - Near-Choice: **Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. late 19th century CE. A grim yet fascinating memento from the days of tribally-endorsed cannibalism, this hand-carved wooden fork was employed

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19th C. Fijian Coconut Ritual Cup: **Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A fine cup of a hemispherical form carved from one half of a shaved coconut shell. The vessel ha

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19th C. Polynesian Fijian Carved Wood Food Hook: **Originally Listed At $1200** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. This is a practical implement carved from a thick piece of wood with a long neck and an anchor shaped hook for bas

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Antique Fijian Ornamental Hardwood Comb: Antique Fijian Ornamental Hardwood Comb. Attached Note Reads: "Fijian Ornamental Hardwood (Possibly Vesi Wood) Late 19th Century, From Mark Blackburn." Attached Note Reads: "Fiji, Worn by both men + w

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Pacific.- Fiji and Tonga.- Thomson (Basil) The Fijians.

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NO RESERVE Pacific.- Fiji and Tonga.- Thomson (Basil) The Fijians. A Study of the Decay of Custom, plates, original cloth, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, 1908; Savage Island. An Account of a Sojourn in Niué and Fiji, plates, original blindstamped pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, spine faded, 1902 § Fison (Laurence) Tales from Old Fiji, plates, library blindstamps, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, 1904; and 21 others, Fiji and Tonga, v.s. (24)