Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime SpatulaOceania, Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula used to obtain powdered lime from burnt shell and coral remains and prepare itSee Sold Price
Sold2022Trobriand Islands Massim Canoe Splashboard, PNGTrobriand 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 stSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Feast Bowl**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, expanSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $225** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 1940s CE. A delicately-carved dark wood lime spatula. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Trobriand Island Massim Wood Dance Club**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, projSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wood Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A delicately-carved dark wood limeSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Trobriand Islands Massim Wooden Feast Bowl**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.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Massim Area Canoe SplashboardA Fine Massim Canoe splashboard; Trobriand Islands, Massim Region, Milne bay province, Papua New Guinea.Of typical form the double lobed board with elaborate curvilinear motifs deeply carved on the suSee Sold Price
Sold202419th C. Trobriand Island Sea Turtle Shell Lime Spatula**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the shSee Sold Price
Sold2018Authentic Massim Betel Nut Mortar - Trobriand IslandsTitle: Authentic Massim betel nut mortar - Trobriand Islands, Massim province - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Bamboo, Wood, Feathers. Size: 50 cm Ancient, authentic Massim betel nut mSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Melanesian objects. 20th century.A group of two Melanesian objects. 20th century. ++ Massim splash board. Massim. Trobriand Islands. 28 1/2" x 29." ++ Middle Sepik canoe prow ornament. Middle Sepik. Papua New Guinea. 42" x 31."See Sold Price
Sold2022Old Massim Bowl Trobriand IslandsA very old hand carved and well used wooden bowl with elaborate tribal motifs around the edges, interlocking designs with serpents and geometric forms. Massim peoples, Trobriand Islands, Papua New GuiSee Sold Price
Sold2017A large canoe prow or wave-splitterA large old New Guinea canoe prow or wave splitter, Massim Culture, Trobriand Islands area, sea-weathered and eroded revealing a sweeping wood grain, traces of polychrome pigments, excellent curvilineSee Sold Price
Sold2018Beautiful 20th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Hand DrumOceania, Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden drum, known as a kundu, with a long, gently curvedSee Sold Price
Sold2019A PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROWA PRIMITIVE LOW RELIEF AND POLYCHROME TEAK CANOE PROW SPLASH BOARD, POSSIBLY MASSIM TRIBE, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, MILNE BAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the ancestral figure squats at centerSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Papuan Massim Wood / Lizard Skin Kundu Drum**Originally Listed At $500** Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands (sometimes Kiriwina Islands), Massim people, ca. 20th century CE. A dark wood drum, known as a kundu, with a long,See Sold Price
Sold2019Estate Collection of Ethnographic ArtifactsEstate Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts, Various Cultures: Papua New Guinea, Tribal Bayonet, Indonesian carved wood statue, Massim splashboard, Trobriand islands, carved wood accented with white pSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Massim Drum Milne Bay ProvinceFine Massim drum, Trobriand Island group; Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical elongated form, the drum carved form characteristic hardwood, the body narrow with a thing rib with raisedSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Massim DrumFine Massim drum, Trobriand Island group; Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Of classical elongated form, the drum carved form characteristic hardwood, the body narrow with a thin rib with raised hSee Sold Price
Sold2023Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, PNGMassim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, PNG. Large lime spatula carved with traditional Massim motifs, betel nut stains on blade end from use. Extended length typically associated with chiefly use. SiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Massim Culture Large Stirring Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Early 20th C.Massim Culture Large Stirring Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Early 20th C. Large food paddle with typically active Massim zoomorphic and curvilinear patterns embellishing the top of the tool. A snake likSee Sold Price
Sold2024Massim People, dance paddleMassim People, dance paddle, 19th c., Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, intricately carved and decorated in red and black pigment as stylized birds with elaborate plumage, beariSee Sold Price
Sold2023Massim people carved splashboard (lagim)Massim people carved splashboard (lagim), Milne Bay Province, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fragment from an indigenous canoe used to navigate the noted "Kula" inter-islands trading voyages, coSee Sold Price
Sold2018TROBRIAND ISLAND CLUB, L 46''TROBRIAND ISLAND CLUB, L 46'' A TROBRIAND CLUB MOST LIKELY CREATED BY THE MASSIM PEOPLE. THE CLUB HAS A LONG, FLAT BLADE WITH CARVED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS, EMPHASIZED BY WHITE EARTH PIGMENT.See Sold Price
Jun 02Peterborough Auctions LLCA Massim Betelnut Mortar and Pestle, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea$50
2 days LeftEagles Corps International LLCWW2 WWII German Heer General Staff Officers Visor$160(10 bids)
5 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Sikasingo (?) Figure. Upper part of a staff (?)CHFÂ 15(2 bids)
5 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtA Lwena Staff, "mbweci"CHFÂ 15(2 bids)
5 days LeftHAMMER AUKTIONEN, African, Tribal, Oceanic & Asian ArtAn Asante Linguist Staff Finial, "okyeame poma"CHFÂ 50(3 bids)
May 31Freeman's | Hindman[CIVIL WAR]. BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer. Gen'l. Robt. E. Lee and Staff. Washington, DC,$1,500
Jun 02Tremont AuctionsJoseph Mellor Hanson. 1956. Matinicus Island, Maine. "Matinicus and Her Satelites". Coastal seascape$200