1920s Trobriand Island Carved Wood Food Bowl

**Originally Listed At $700** South Pacific Islands, Trobriand, Island, ca. 1920 CE. A fabulous serving bowl or deep tray carved from native hardwood. Elongated oval form carved with continuous scroll

Melanesia carved wood food bowl, Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu and probably more specifically from North Ambryn Island, where the culture is known for its magic and sorcery, the bowls are used to s

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown hue with a round but stable base, expan

**Originally Listed At $450** Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A finely-preserved bowl of a wide form, hand-carved from dense wood of an espresso-brown hue.

Ca. first half 20thC. Fair with insect holes, and wear to the patina, along with light wood loss at the edges as shown. Food bowl tapering to round foot with incised details. Ex-Nooter coll.

Ca. mid 20thC. Carved from a single log, you can see two age cracks on either end. Otherwise age-appropriate wear to surface patina. Wood food bowl made by Turkana woman, wood; Kenya. Ex-Nooter coll.

Dimensions: H 4.5" x W 17.75" x D 9.5"

Lot consists of large shell inlaid carved wood food bowl and two mortars with fish design. Also includes ancestor mask and decorative fish and bird carving.

Estate Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts, Various Cultures: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Bayonet, Indonesian carved wood statue, Massim splashboard, Trobriand islands, carved wood accented with white p

The avian form elongated wood bowl with stylized carved details on wings and tail. L: 20, W: 10 inches. Shipping weight 2 lbs.

Trobriand Islands Fish Figure. Carved wood,shell eyes, mother of pearl inlay. It measures around 7 x 4 inches. Weight: 13 oz. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confidential reserves

Antique Solomon Islands Bowl. Carved wood. The boat-shaped bowl with carved animal-form decoration to sides. Size: 4'' x 10'' x 7'' (10 x 25 x 18 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA

6 Papau New Guinea Ethnographic Objects. Carved wood idol with elongated beak, Ramu River; carved wood Trobriand Islands ancestor; terracotta head with incised designs, Sepik River; miniature Sepik Ri

Diminutive Trobriand Islands Finger Drum, PNG. Carved wood. On custom stand. Provenance: Private Collection of Shirley and David Rowen, Beverly Hills, California. Size: 11.5'' x 2.25'' x 2.25'' (29 x

**Originally Listed At $600** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, East Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful wood food bowl hand-carved with twin, openwork handles and heads f

Trobriand Island Papua New Guinea ceremonial carved wood canoe paddle. Features a reticulated and carved wood handle with long narrow shaft and pointed flat paddle. Measures 64" x 7". Good overall con

African Bamileke Food Bowl, Cameroon Grasslands. Carved wood. Size: 4'' x 16'' x 11'' (10 x 41 x 28 cm).

One of a Kind Carved Teak Wood Islands Feast Bowl, measures 21'' x 11'', turtle shaped, nice thick heavy wood

Tribal art (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 20th c.) Beautiful and well used carved wood bowl from the Marquesas Islands decorated with stylized tiki figures. Exotic hardwood, possible ironwood o

Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNG. Carved and painted wood with scrolling avian head design elements, classic form. On stand. Size: 10.5'' x 20.5'' x 1.5'' (27 x 52 x 4 cm). Height on st

**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

Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf Region, Tami Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood bowl in the form of a boat, the exterior carved with relief and incised

Lightweight carved wood bowl with handles. Measures 16" x 7 1/2" x 4". Provenance: Al Gehrman collection of artifacts from the South Pacific Islands. Al Gehrmann and his wife Helen were listed in the

The 18th/19th century carved wood feast bowl attributed to the Melansian People of Admiralty Island, Papua, New Guinea the bird form with pronounced head and openwork 'wing' handles, raised on four in