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Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art

Auction 18189
New York
13 May 2010, starting at 13:00 EDT.
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Auction highlights

A Tongan club
Sold for US$ 39,650 inc. premium
A rare Tongan club, Kingdom of Tonga
A Queen Liliuokalani feather lei length 26in
Sold for US$ 33,550 inc. premium
A superb royal feather necklace, lei hulu, Hawaiian Islands
A rare Narino Ceremonial Gold Crown, ca. A.D. 200-500
Sold for US$ 30,500 inc. premium
A rare Nariño Ceremonial Gold Crown, ca. A.D. 200-500
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 30,500 inc. premium
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands

Lots

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A Poi pounder height 8 1/2in
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2041
A knobbed stone poi pounder, pohaku ku'i poi, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 1,952 inc. premium
A Hawaii tapa beater height 15in
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2042
A second stage tapa beater, i'e kuku, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 2,440 inc. premium
A Hawaiian kapa derived from the uki uki berry height 45in X 34 1/2in
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2043
A large painted bark cloth, kapa, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 3,965 inc. premium
A Hawaiian kapa height 45in X width 34 1/2in
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2044
A large painted bark cloth, kapa, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands
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2045W
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 30,500 inc. premium
A Kou bowl from Molokai
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2046
A wood bowl, pakaka, Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 4,270 inc. premium
A stone carved Kou wood dish length 18in
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2047
A fine wood shallow dish, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 8,540 inc. premium
A Kou wood bowl
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2048
A wood bowl, pakaka, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 3,660 inc. premium
A Hawiian Kou wood bowl
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2049
A superb wood bowl, pakaka, Hawiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
£7,900 - 12,000
€9,300 - 14,000
A brown paddle length 13in
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2050
A wood hand club, wahaika, New Zealand
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,600 - 7,000
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