Fine Pounder, Tahiti Islands

**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

Oceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-built hei formed by stringing hundreds of petite momi (Euplica varians) shells in a variety of colors on a modern strand. Prese

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

NOON TAHITI SHOWING MOOREA ISLAND, 1913, oil painting on canvas, signed and dated and titled lower right, 9 x 14”, frame 12 ¾ x 17 ¾”.

Hardstone pre-contact example from Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from brown-hued s

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form carved from gray-brown stone. The hefty tool is comprised of a rounded pounding face, a broad

North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui-Lahaina, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable poi or medicine pounder, hand-carved from basalt in mottled hues of gray. The fine implement displays a thick handle and a

South Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Mahaka Valley, ca. 18th century CE. A fine example of a hand-carved volcanic stone pounder used to pulverize taro root into poi. The tool has a knob-shaped handle, a s

4 1/2" Three Knob Top Poi Pounder. Tahiti. Old use wear on base. Very good condition. Rare. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy

O/V, SLR, 21 x 17", Henri Bouvier was a French trained artist that moved to Tahiti back in the 1930's. He went on to become a prominent political figure in Tahiti - especially in the 1970's. He also s

A Superb Hawaiian Poi Pounder Hawaiian Islands, 19th century Weighty gray stone, carved and pecked into an elegant pounder carinated at bottom and with a globular knob at top. In excellent condition,

Fine Solomon Islands Short-Handled Club. Carved wood. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 25'' x 7'' x 1.5'' (64 x 18 x 4 cm).

A FINE RHODE ISLAND TILT TOP TABLE, SPIRAL URN CARVED SHAFT, MAHOGANY, CIRCA 1760-1770, PROBABLY NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND, 28 X 28

A Fine Tongan Island Club, French Polynesia, 18th/19th century. The cylindrical shaft and ovate blade with overall intricate geometric chip carving. Sometimes called "hoe" after the Tahitian word for

A fine Kiwai Island/Torres Traits drum; Kiwai Island, Western Province; Papua New Guinea.of classical elongated waisted form, the drum with incised designs to the handle and diamond patterns pigmented

A very fine Old stylized kris knife handle from Madura Island, Indonesia. Carved wood with a wonderful deep well handled surface patina, beautiful raised designs and classic form. Custom mounted, the

Engraved nautical map from the 1774 first French edition of the first map of New Zealand, illustrating Lieutenant James Cook's 1769 exploration of the passage between New Zealand's North and South isl

Oceania / Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells placed to create a

**Originally Listed At $800** Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved from a single piece of caramel-hued hard wood,

1797 1ed VOYAGES in CHINA George Macartney Australia Pelew Islands Tahiti Mavor William Mavors Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages is one of the best and most thorough collections of rep

1888 Isles of Pacific Ocean New Zealand Fiji Tahiti Easter Island Moai Hawaii “The Isles of the Pacific” is a late 19th-century history of the geography and wonders of the islands in the South Pac

1831 1ed Mutiny of HMS Bounty Pacific Pitcairn Island Tahiti VOYAGES Bligh The HMS Bounty was an 18th-century Royal Navy merchant ship that is best remembered for the epic mutiny that occurred under t

Wonderful Biedermeier cheval mirror with gilt carved swan heads on columns, birdseye maple, structurally sound, from fine Long Island, N.Y. home. ( no backing on mirror ), measures 71" high x 35" acro