Oceanic Offerings

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thumbnail11. Ear Ornaments
Melanesia, Solomon Islands
Orchid fiber, reed centers, red pigment
Early 20th century
Length: 8.5 inches
SOLD
thumbnail12. Pendant
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, shell, boar's tusk
19th - 20th century
Length: 7.5 inches
$800
 
thumbnail13. Comb
Melanesia, Solomon Islands
Fiber, orchid palm wood
Length: 6.75 inches
$600
SOLD
thumbnail14. Tackle box
Ponape`, Micronesia
Wood, coconut fiber
Early 20th century
Height: 10 inches
Width: 10 inches
$1,500
 
thumbnail15. Adze
Trobriand Islands
Figural wood finial with metal blade
Length: 18 inches
$550
thumbnail16. Spear thrower, "Woomera”
Aboriginal, Australian
                                               Wood, gum, bone, fiber
                                               19th century
                                               Length: 25.25 inches
                                               $300
 
thumbnail17. Dance paddle
Lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Wood
Length: 42 inches
$500
thumbnail18. Dance paddle
Lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Wood
Length: 40 inches
$400
 
thumbnail19. Large wooden shield
Kalinga peoples,Northern Luzon, Philippines
Wood, rafia
Length: 36 inches
$2,500
thumbnail20. Spear thrower, "Woomera”
Aboriginal, Australia
Wood, fiber, adhesive
19th century
Length: 28 inches
$550

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