Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Club, Massim, the blade with stylized geometric designs, the finial in the form of a frigate bird head, lime pigment, lg. 34 3/4 in. Provenance: Muelendisk collection, Christie's, October 21, 1980; Leo and Lillian Fortess collection.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Bowl, with two concentric relief-carved circles on outside and zigzag band at rim, (repaired crack), dark patina, ht. 5, dia. 14 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-09
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 10 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Exhibitions: Honolulu Academy of Arts. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim region, eastern New Guinea, avian form, includes stand, ht. 11 1/4 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 13 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-09-06
Fiji Islands Carved Wood Club, "totokia," the ironwood form with chip-carved grip, (some wood loss), lg. 33 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-05
Fiji Islands Carved Wood Club, 19th century, gunstock form with checked and geometric designs on an inner blade, (cracks, wood loss), lg. 37 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-03-14
Tongan Islands Carved Wood Club, c. second half 19th century, overall chip-carved geometric designs, (a few edge chips), lg. 31 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-06
Solomon Islands Carved Wood Club, with stylized faces and incised detail. Tribal Art Online Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-12-08
Tongan Islands Carved Wood Club, c. early 19th century, paddle-form, completely covered in incised geometric designs, with several animal, human, and fish glyphs on both Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
Trobriand Islands Carved and Painted Wood Dance Shield, "Kai-Diba," lg. 25 x wd. 10 in. Provenance: Collected by D.C. Yacoe, Bwetalu Village, Kiriwina Island. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-02-12
