Cook Islands ceremonial adze with intricate carvings and stone blade
Polynesia, Cook Islands adze, ceremonial Ruatangaeo pedestal adze from Mangaia circa late 19th century hardwood intricately carved with geometrical incised patterns, black stone adze (perhaps basalt) and finely plaited sennit cord. 46 cm height x 16 cm…
Rarotonga Pate Log Drum with Tikita Sticks
A pate log drum, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The drum has been carved from a single log of hardwood. A central cavity has been hollowed and decorative patterns have been carved at each end of the drum. The two tikita sticks are used to hit the drum to create…
Cook Islands No'oanga Chiefly Stool with Provenance
A No'oanga chiefly stool, Cook Islands, carved from a single piece of hardwood. With a curved rectangular seat on four legs, with four tear-drop shaped feet. A sennit cord lashingis tied between two of the legs for storing the piece when not in use. There…
Reru Coral Pestle for Medicine and Pigments Grinding
A Reru pestle, Cook Islands, made from toka taatai coral. Used for grinding ingredients to produce medicines and pigments. A highly porous surface. A rounded and flared base on a short shaft with two projections forming the handle. Height 19 cm, depth 16…
Cook Islands Basalt Stone Pounder
An 18th Cook Islands pounder (Ke'o), basalt stone of typical conical tapering form with three ridges to the top. Provenance: Private Collection Hawkes Bay, 13 cm height
Cook Islands Calcite Pounder, 15 cm Height
A Cook Islands calcite pounder, rounded cross section bulbous body tapering to a flared turret top, 15 cm height
Adzes from Cook Island and Tonga
A cook Island adze and a Tongan adze, cook Island; carved in basalt, tanged with a medial ridge and high bevel, flake to the cutting edge. Tongan; Quadrangular and polished with flaking to the underside. Some fritting to the blade. 12 cm, 10 cm length
Teal and Orange Cook Islands Tivaevae Quilt
A Tivaevae Manu, Cook Islands, a large cotton quilt in teal with an embroidered floral applique in bright orange. Tivaevae are quilts sewn by women of the cook Islands. Often they are sewn in women's sewing groups called va'ine tini. Tivaevae have a…
Cook Islands Ceremonial Adze Blade - 23cm
Fine old Cook Islands ceremonial adze blade. Some old chips and losses. Length 23 cm
Fijian Kava Bowl with Engraved Plaque and Tapered Legs
An old Fijian hardwood kava bowl, traditional form with six tapered legs, the flat rim with presentation plaque engraved 'To Mr Bill Kingi From Staff of I.I.D.', plaited fibre cord and two attached shells to the apron lug. Diameter 57 cm. Note: Bill Kingi…
Maroon Tivaevae with Green and Yellow Floral Design
A Cook Islands tivaevae the floral design in green and white with yellow highlights on maroon ground, chain and other coloured stitching. 160 x 83 cm.
Island Adze Blade and Stone Pounder
A fine adze blade, cook Islands and a stone pounder, Tahiti Islands, each of typical form 15.5 cm high and 16.5 cm long (2)
Elegant Cook Island Stool
Fine Cook Island stool no oanga of fine proportions, rising from four legs, each with teardrop-shaped feet and a faceted edge beneath elegantly curved legs, supporting the arching rectangular seat., length 35.5, height 11 cm
1975 Cook Island Proof Coin Sets with Documentation (2)
Two cased 1975 Cook Island proof coin sets each in original case, with documentation.
Cook Island Pedestal Adze with Chip Carved Base
Cook Island pedestal adze. Bound adze on tapering chip carved base. Ruatangata Province. Height 52 cm
Cook Islands Fisherman God Sculpture
A Cook Islands carved sculpture of a fisherman God, in heavy dark wood, height 51 cm
Heart-legged Cook Island Bowl
Fine Cook Island bowl of circular hollowed form, three raised heart shaped legs to base with rich light brown patina, diameter37 cm
Rare Cook Island Hatband with Pink and White Shells
Fine and rare Cook Island 'Ei Tomai Pare - Hatband tubular in shape with tightly threaded pink and white shells diameter21 cm
Melanesian Greenstone Ceremonial Axe Blade
A Melanesian (Cook Islands) greenstone ceremonial axe blade of trapeziod outline, bearing paper label of McAlpine Collection, pre 1880, 27 cm long, 8 cm wide. Provenance: The Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green (M2756), Erasmus & Co
Cook Island Stool: Elegant Proportions and Patina
Fine Cook Island Stool No'oanga. Fine proportions, rising from four legs, each with teardrop-shaped feet and a faceted edge beneath elegantly curved legs, supporting the arching rectangular seat; mid-brown patina. Length 47 cm, Height 16 cm. Provenance: T…
Mangia Island Adze with Custom Stand
A Mangia Island adze, Cook Islands, 19th century; finely carved on custom made stand. 68 cm
Mangaia Island Ceremonial Adze with Double Triangle Motif
A Cook Islands ceremonial adze, Mangaia Island, handle carved in four square stems joint at top and bottom, carved with typical double triangle motif, with anvil shaped black basalt axe, 90 cm total length. Provenance: acquired from an Old English…
Mangaia Ceremonial Adze with Intricate Carvings
A good old Mangaia, Cook Islands ceremonial turret hafted adze, traditional finely carved columnar square section pedestal, each face composed of square panels, intricately carved with geometric repeating patterns, the top flared section with plaited…
Mangaia Ceremonial Adze with Intricate Carvings
A good old Mangaia, Cook Islands ceremonial turret hafted adze, traditional finely carved columnar square section pedestal, each face composed of square panels, intricately carved with geometric repeating patterns, the top flared section with plaited…
Traditional Cook Islands Adze with Carved Pedestal
A good old mangaia, Cook Islands ruatangaeo (ceremonial turret hafted adze), traditional finely carved columnar square section pedestal, each face composed of square panels, intricately carved with geometric repeating patterns, the top flared section with…
Traditional Cook Islands Paddle with Carved Inscription
Oe - paddle, fine palmwood paddle in traditional form with carved inscription to head 'To'. Cook Islands. Length 156 cm. Width 14 cm
Mangaia Calcite Pounder with Flared Turret Top
Calcite traditional pounder with rounded cross-section, bulbous body tapering to flared turret top. Mangaia, Cook Islands. Height 15.5 cm. Diameter 10.5 cm
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