Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Clam Shell / Nacre Rings (3)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,See Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Dala KapkapOceania / 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 desigSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Kapkap (Head / Pectoral)**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 intricateSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze Snail Shell BladeOceania, 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 minimSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Arm Bands / Ambegwaro (pr)**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, formedSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze w/ Snail Shell Blade**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 preservSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands Currency Figures "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.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 bSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.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 heaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Heavy Solomon Islands Barava Clam ShellOceania, 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 largSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.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 theirSee Sold Price
Sold2024Heavy Solomon Islands Barava Clam ShellOceania, 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 largSee Sold Price
Sold2024(2) Polynesian throwing clubs(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"lSee Sold Price
Sold2016Two Fossil Shell Rings, Choiseul Solomon IslandsTraditional Currency.Ex. Private German collection.3 in. x 3 in. / 7.62 cm. x 7.62 cm.2.5 in. x 2 in. / 6.35 cm. x 5.08 cm.See Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Solomon Islands Wooden Chief's StaffOceania / 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 widerSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Oceanic StaffSolomon 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-rateSee Sold Price
Sold2021ANTIQUE VICTORIAN TORTOISE SHELL ON STANDVictorian Tortoise Taxidermy Shell, Antique Tortoise Shell on Stand, 19th Century, Custom Black Metal Stand, Nice Colors, Shell is Over 100 Years Old. Measures 7.5" W x 9.5" L x 1.5 H. Weighs 5oz. ThiSee Sold Price
Sold2023A French Bronze and Marble Dolphin and Shell Ink StandA French Bronze and Marble Dolphin and Shell Ink Stand 19th Century Height 5 3/4 x width 4 1/4 x depth 5 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Private CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2021FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL ENCRIERFrench Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tortoise shell desk stand, 19th c., bronze dore winged putto reading from a scroll, flanked by inkwells, pen stands, and recessed tray, tortoise shell veneered casSee Sold Price
Sold2022Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C.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 collectionSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Trobriand Islands Wood Adze w/ Metal BladeSouth Pacific, Solomon Sea (Trobriand Islands), 19th century CE. An excellent wood adze with a flat metal blade bound to its end. The handle is shaped like the head of a long-necked bird, with carvingSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early New Hebrides War Club, 19th C.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 collecSee Sold Price
Sold2022Battle Club/ Lance, Probably Tikopia or Rennell Island, 19th/Early 20th C.Battle Club/ Lance, Probably Tikopia or Rennell Island, Solomon Islands, 19th/Early 20th C. Long lance-like design with single simplified carved element at the mid-shaft. Darkened, aged hardwood. Cf.See Sold Price
Sold2017Dance club, late 19th century - Solomon Islands -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: 36,2See Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance ClubOceania, 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 cSee Sold Price
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