Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 10 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection. Exhibitions: Honolulu Academy of Arts.
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
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. Read more…
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
Two Melanesian Carved Wood Lime Spatulas, Trobriand Islands, with abstract janus figures and incised scroll designs, lg. to 21 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
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
New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, the decoration with lime fill, custom stand, ht. 13 in. Provenance: Ex Beasley collection; The Leo Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-06
New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, with an elaborate bilateral figurative and abstract design, some lime remaining in the details, lg. 14 1/2 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
Solomon Islands Carved Wood Paddle, Buka Islands, c. early 20th century, the finial with stylized carving and janus head, traces of red, black, and white Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-01-13
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
