All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1940 item #1471030 (stock #T75)
Tribal Oceanic Papua-New Guinea Sepik River,Lime Container Spirit Playing Flute. DETAILS: A wooden finial elaborately carved in the form of an ancestor, with eyes inlaid with cowrie shells, painted in black, and highlighted with white polychrome, mounted on a hollowed-out bamboo staff with cane bands.

CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing the age and usage, with wear and age cracks (as is common in old wood)...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #992389
A baby carrier made of wood and woven rattan, decorated with a woven panel of glass beads, strings of glass beads, bronze bells, bone ornaments, animal teeth and a wooden sculpture. Dayak, Borneo, ca. 2nd quarter of the 20th century. The bead panel possibly earlier as they were passed on from generation to generation. H. 33 cm , W. 36 cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Weapons : Pre 1940 item #1156072 (stock #Oc115)
This dagger was made from the leg bone of a cassowary bird. It was carved and used as a weapon by one of the indigenous tribal groups of Papua New Guinea, aka PNG. Approx 8 inches long with great patina and makes a wonderful example of an ethnographic artifact.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #955513 (stock #Oc108)
This pair of bookends was carved by the Igorots on the northern part of the Island of Luzon in the Philippines sometime in the 1950's. Each bookend depicts a tribesman cautiously peering over his shield at the tribesman on the other side. From the position and shape of the right arm and hands, it is likely that each native was originally holding a spear. A very dense black wood was used to create these sculptures
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #714061 (stock #Oc101)
This is an accurate model of an outrigger canoe from the Ellice Islands, now the island nation of Tuvalva. The v-shaped hull is made of an upper and lower sections,sewn together with string of plant fiber and forming a notched prow which provides stability in ocean waves. There is fishing platform, complete with net, fishing fly and weight, a bailer, 2 paddles and 2 masts. Only the sails are missing.

Overall length of model canoe is 25"...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Weapons : Pre 1950 item #1276715 (stock #1181)
Mid-20th Century Melanesian New Hebrides Islands (Vanuatu) Shield, with woven rattan attachments. 67 x 10 inches, 170 x 25.5 cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Pre 1970 item #1480191
E & M Perez
$775.00
Rare and wonderful kava bowl in the stylized form of a turtle, Fiji, early 20th century, all hand crafted, with soft lustrous and dark finish. Measures 19" head to tail, 14" wide, and varies in height from 4 1/4" to 4 3/8". Kava bowls are ceremonial throughout areas of Oceanic cultures, with Fiji, Tonga, and Solomon Islands being the centers for such items. Typically cut from ironwood, they are made from one solid piece of wood, and are finished and polished with palm or coconut oils, giving...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1940 item #1478074 (stock #HP/MA884)
Himalaya Primitive
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Very old Hudoq mask , light wood with only mineral dyes. as shown from the back side this mask was hold with the teeth biting the thin bambou stick, likely for first part of the 20th, circa 100years H 30 cm , wide 34 cm, nose 12cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1930 item #1487244 (stock #T313)
A large 20th century tribal intricately carved wooden model of Soul Boat from a Pacific islands. The interior is mounted with three detachable figures of seated warrior ancestors with their heads raised toward the heavens.

Two large mythical guardians of the spirit world hold a boat transporting the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Each side of the boat is carved with two lizards. The boat is bolted to a wooden plinth...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1970 item #1210776 (stock #936)
Intandane ltd
GBP 175.00
A rare carved Sepik River Mask decorated with mud embedded cowrie shells and human hair...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Weapons : Pre 1950 item #1313826 (stock #1103)
A very rare pair of hand guards or constructed from a course woven fibre each incorporating three rows of shark's teeth secured with a fine hand made string or cord. These 'gloves' were made on the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) probably during the first half of the 20th Century. Condition: excellent - the fibre is frayed in places but apparently no damages or losses...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #996250 (stock #Oc110)
This Soloman island scale model canoe is ornately decorated mother of pearl inlay. It is complete with fixed seats, 7 paddles and rides on the back of a dolphin. Carved from hardwood, presumed to be teak, it was brought back to the US with an American GI, serving in the Pacific islands during WWII. The canoe spans 29 inches and in beautiful condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1013538 (stock #Oc112)
From the Abelam tribe of Sepik River Papua, New Guinea, this traditional Kara'wut (also spelled kara ut,karaout and karahut)is made from woven plant fiber and decorated with boar tusks and nasa shells. Usually worn around the neck by the men only, on the chest or back, when facing battle the kara'ut would be clenched in the teeth, dangling from the mouth to impress the enemy with one's fierceness...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Weapons : Pre 1930 item #1376501 (stock #Oc116)
Made and used by the tribal indigenous Aborigine people of Australia, this old Mulga wood boomerang was smoothed using a stone adz...no sandpaper in the outback when this was made... the traditional decorative surface markings were made by pressing a hot poker and wire onto the wood surface forming the running kangaroo and border lines...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Pre 1960 item #1480190
E & M Perez
$490.00
Early 20th century hand carved kava bowl, Tonga or Fiji, with four tapered round legs, and a stylized head on one side with holes for attaching a cord for hanging, very deep and satiny patina, chisel marks over much of the surface, hard wood with nice figural elements. Within the culture it is referred to as a tanoa. Measures 14 3/4" across and is 5 3/4" high...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1233280 (stock #982)
A rare carved hardwood plaque depicting a heavily tattooed Maori figure with top-knot and holding a Mere (traditional short club); the eyes are inset with Paua (abalone) shells. This item was acquired with the large mask (item #201 in our catalogue) and is signed with the same initials. Condition: very good - the left toe of the left foot is missing; no other damages and no repairs. 75cm (29.5 inches) high. For many additional enlargements please view item #0455 on our Liverpool Shop...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Pre 1940 item #984694 (stock #Oc109)
This ornate pectorial is from the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea and would have been worn by a man during ceremonial occasions. It is made from plant fiber, which was pigment dyed and studded with nassa shells. The piece is accented on either side by a large white cowrie shell.

This wonderful ethnographic artifact was obtained from the estate of an anthropology professor in St. Louis. Having been stored away for many years, the color of the pigment dyes are still relatively strong.

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Pre 1950 item #1086590 (stock #Oc114)
Wonderful patina covers this vintage backpack from the Philippines. A bamboo frame supports the basket woven of plant vines which was made and used by one of the indigenous tribal island groups. The woven straps can be adjusted into position and it is actually a light weight and comfortable. Excellent condition...large 22 inches high, 16 inches across and 10 inches deep.