Austral Island Leaf-Shaped Paddle with Intricate Carvings
Antique Austral Island paddle, the paddle blade of leaf shaped form with a long cylindrical shaft. Intricately carved with low relief and an elaborate design of interlocking geometric patterns. Some losses to sides. 98 cm long.
Austral Islands Ceremonial Paddle with Intricate Carvings
An Austral Islands ceremonial paddle, of elegant elongated form with a slightly concave teardrop-shaped blade, a raised central ridge which leads to a slender shaft terminating in a circular hilt with, originally, eight protruding ancestral faces (some…
Illustrated Catalogues Collection
Nine illustrated catalogues c1907-1938. George Hudson & Son Ltd, Sydney, c1914. Machine made cottages. 60 pages; George Hudson Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1938. 68 pages; George Hudson Ltd, Sydney, 1936, 32 pages; Austral milking Machines catalogue, Adelaide, c1910.…
Polynesian Hardwood Carved Club
A club, Austral Islands, Polynesia (mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 108.5 cm
Intricately Carved Austral Island Paddle
Austral Island Paddle. The paddle blade of leaf shaped form with a long cylindrical shaft. Intricately carved with low relief and an elaborate design of interlocking geometric patterns. Carving to the top of the handle reveals abstracted human figures…
Set of 6 Unboxed Wooden Farm Buildings with 2 Austral
Six wooden/board farm buildings, two marked Austral models to base, unboxed (G-E) (6)
Intricately Carved Leaf-Shaped Paddle from Austral Islands
Austral Island paddle paddle blade of leaf-shaped form with long cylindrical shaft. Intricately carved in low relief with an elaborate design of interlocking geometric patterns. This form of Ra'ivav'an paddle is thought to be symbolic rather than…
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