KANAK CHANPA CHAKMA (Bangladeshi, b.1913)

Kanak Mask, Southern Grand Terre, New Caledonia, 19th century, hollowed out, with deeply cut facial features, a rectangular cutout mouth, inset eyes, and prominent nose, dark patina, on custom metal s

Ga Porova Ra Maru Bird Head Club New Caledonia Wood, 71 cm Provenance: Alexandre Bernand collection, Paris European private collection

Kanak Spear Element with Mask, New Caledonia, 19th century, cut from a war spear, the slender wood shaft with a carved mask, framed on either end by decorative engraved devices, dark, encrusted patina

Oceania, New Caledonia, Kanak, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden tapa beater, used for making cloth, hand-made from tropical hardwood with a rich red-brown hue. A cylindrical handle forms one end of

17.31 On roll around habitat base

Bamboo walking stick, Kanak people, New Caledonia, 19th-early 20th century. Engraved with several registers of blackened etched designs that alternate between geometric patterns, natural motifs, scene

Oil on masonite; "Landscape with Bird" (framed); Signed to recto, titled to verso; 22" x 34"

Oil on masonite; "Composition" (framed); Signed to recto, titled to label on verso; 24" x 36"

Massue à tête phallique avec excroissance discoïdale permettant une percution optimale. Bois dur, restes de tissus d'importation du XIXe, ancienne patine d'usage rousse et miel brillante. Quelques

2 New Caledonian Kanak War Clubs, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, one with cloth and plant fiber bound handle and chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca

Two Bangladeshi folk artists, Monumental 9/11 story scroll, hand painted on back of thrown-away roll of wallpaper. Provenance: originally used in sung recitation of the story of 9/11 as depicted as th

New Caledonian Kanak War Club, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, with chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 31'' x 4'' x 4'' (79 x 10 x 10 cm).

South Pacific, Coral Sea, New Caledonia ceremonial weapon known as an O'kono or Nibouet. Having a green stone blade, wrapped wooden handle and cuchri shells. Measures 35" length x 15" width.

New Caledonia, circa 19th century. A good example, with classic flanged head and cylindrical grip. Dimensions: 25 1/4" long

Kanak Bird Head Club, New Caledonia. The distinctively shaped "porowa ra maru" or bird head clubs of New Caledonia were prestigious objects created for use by chiefs. The clubs symbolized wealth and h

Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, 19th/ Early 20th C. These bird head clubs, used in close combat by warriors in New Caledonia, were carved from the gnarly crotch of a hardwood tree to maintai

Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Often referred to as phallic clubs. This example with chip decorations beneath head and slight serpentine curve to shaft that en

Telemaque Obin (Haitian/Cap-Haitien, b.1913) Farming in Rice Paddy Fields,, Circa 1970's Oil on masonite, Framed, 16" x 20" Provenance, Arte del Pueblo Collection Telemaque is Philome Obin's son.

Vogelkopfkeule, "porowa ra maru" Kanak, Neukaledonien Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 76 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald Minkoff und

BANGLADESHI PAINTED IRON WASH BASIN 19"H 37"L 29"D

AN EARLY FOSSILISED WOOD PRE CONTACT BIRD HEAD CLUB possibly Kanak. 37 cm x 18 cm.

Frank Cassara (American b.1913) El Rei, etching and drypoint on paper, signed in pencil lower right, numbered 24/25, matted and framed. 12 i. x 7 in. image size, 19 x 11 in. as framed. Condition: in a

The lot includes four original awards: The Algerian National Order of Merit, the Algerian Medal of the Army of Liberation, and two Bangladesh Army 20 Years of Service medals. Dimensions: Smallest L: 1

Rare Kanak scepter called "star club", named after the first English colonists in the Pacific for the star shape of the upper part. Attached is an image that testifies to some drawings dating back to