Stilt Step, Marquesas Islands

A Marquesas Island stilt step. 20th century. Marquesas Island. 14" x 2 3/4."

Marquesas Islands carved wooden Chief's Staff, approx. 58" tall, Acquired by consigner in 1970

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous u'u club, hand-carved from iron wood and meticulously polished to a smooth textured feel. The club's classi

Marquesas Islands tobacco or water container made from a coconut shell and decorated with traditional tribal carvings. French Polynesia. 19th Century. Hollowed coconut shell with woven fiber handle. O

Pfeifenkopfähnliches Objekt Marquesas Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 9 cm. Provenienz: - Dr. Huguenin-Dumittan, Genf. - Etude Tristan Reymond, Genf. Auktion vom 06.07.2004, Lot 97. - Gér

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An intriguing and elegant poi pounder, hand-carved from light gray basalt stone, used for repeatedly poundin

Antique novel of the American Renaissance. Titled, "Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; Or, A Peep at Polynesian Life," by Herman Nelville (18

**Originally Listed At $1500** Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known as an adze used for plowing, tilling,

French Polynesian (Marquesas Islands), 20th C. finely carved coconut bowl. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California12"H x 10"WCollection from a Hamptons Long Island New Y

Very nice collection of stone tools. Gathered in 1962 as denoted.

(lot of 2) Marquesas Islands decorative kava bowls, 20th Century, largest: 12"dia. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

DESCRIPTION: Marquesas Islands carved lacquered wooden bowl featuring geometric and facial motifs. CIRCA: Early - Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Marquesan (Polynesian; Pacific) DIMENSIONS: H: 3.75" Diameter

Ca. Mid 20thC. Tip of the tail has roughness as does the left nostril. Has typical surface wear and minor abrasions, otherwise fine with no repairs, cracks or losses. Signed Marques 1946 on the bottom

Heading: Author: Melville, Herman Title: Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; Or, A Peep at Polynesian Life Place Published: London Publisher:

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

A good Pacific Island "Pedestal Adze" with a carved wood handle, stone blade and braided sennit fiber bindings. Marquesas Islands. 29" long.

MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891).  Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life. London: John Murray, 1846. 8vo. Map of

among the natives of the Marquesas Islands or a Peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville, London, 1847. First Edition, 12 vo, 301 pages, original maroon cloth binding, spine fading. Good to very goo

1860 1ed Hawaii Pacific Voyages Morning Star Ship Marquesas Islands Micronesia The Morning Star was the name of a 19th-century missionary-hospital ship that sailed in the South Pacific Ocean. Jane War

Artist unknown (Marquesas Islands, 20th c.) Occasional table with heavy carving on the top created in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The people of the Marquesas are well known for their abst

Adorning the World Art of the Marquesas Islands. Ivory, Carol S. / Kjellgren, Eric New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art (2005) ISBN 13: 9780300107128 English text 128 pages Softcover 28 x 20,5 cm. 646

A group of three Oceanic bowls. 20th century. ++ Boiken wooden bowl. Boiken. Papua New Guinea. 4 3/4" x 8 3/4." ++ Marquesas Island carved wooden bowl. Marquesas Island. 4 1/2" x 5 1/2." ++ Siassi ova

Map features: Hawaiian Group or Sandwich Islands. New Zealand. Viti Group or Feejee Islands. Society Islands. Marquesas or Washington Is. Galapagos Islands. Samoan or Navigators Island. This map is fr