19th C. Melanesian Solomon Islands Ambegwaro (Armband)

Originally listed at $1000 Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark, ti

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark,

**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formed

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two opposing seated figures atop a circular form b

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting a figure with arms at their side touching their hea

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two figures with arms at their side touching their

Oceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a larg

Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved adze of an elegant and minim

**Originally Listed At $1800** Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserv

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. In beautiful condition, this is a hand-carved, dark wooden staff with a long, cylindrical form leading upward to a slightly wider

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desig

Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous trio of shell rings - 2 of clam shell and 1 of nacre - all skillfully carved in openwork forms. Known as bakiha or currency rings,

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a c

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral ornament made of a shell disc with intricate

**Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden paddle club of a simple yet elegant form, with a wide paddle end that is bisected by a raised r

Period 19th century example Eastern Solomon Islands. Carved nicely and having a very nice patina throughout. L29 1/2" Sold from the collection of a private Charleston, SC gentleman and lady.

Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century. A very nice hardwood carving of a standing figure inlaid with mother of pearl. Fine glossy patina. MEASUREMENTS Height: 34 1/4 inches / 87 cm SHIPPING $45 flat-rate

(2) Polynesian throwing clubs, 19th/20th c., possibly Fiji or Solomon Islands, carved wood with woven straw grips, one with incised design, on custom steel display stand, each club approx. 18"l, 16"l

Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C. Inscribed in gold/brown paint: "Presented by Geo. W. Brown to his Friend at a Grand Fete. Tendered Him by the Club in Congress Hall Nov. 3, 1877." From the collection

Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C. Flat tapering form with raised medial line. Most of shaft covered with very finely woven sennit binding. Provenance: Faganarms, Clinton Towhnship, MI. From the collec

Two 19th century ethnographic tribal paddles The first from the Philippines with a carved and painted blade, 137cm (53 1/2in) long, and a Solomon Islands paddle with chip carved canoe shaped handle, 1

Of characteristic form, carved of dense, dark wood with lozenge-shaped head and conical pommel. Good patina. 19th century. Well worn. Overall length 52.8cm. Condition III