South Pacific Island Rare Art Hand Carved Artist Wooden Bowl To Pound Lime 2A46 -
Item History & Price
YOU ARE BUYING ITEM 2A46 in our inventory, a unique pacific Art tribal artist-made hand carved Trobriand lime pounding dish standing on 4 little feet and made out of one solid piece of wood. Kula ring Collectible: info on Kula ring at end of text.
size: 8 1/2" x 2 1/2" with 1 insert of mother of pearl added in the center of the wooden dish.This is a beautiful completely hand carved hand crafted Melanesian(remote Massim region) Rosewood Bowl seen on photo... 1 and following photos from theisolated Kula trade islands, beautifully carved by a local master carver withrudimentary tools. We also show pictures of people and yam houses we took when there.Amazingly beautiful considering the basictools used on the premises such as pieces of broken shells, rusted nails fromshipwrecks found on the beaches, and sea ray, shark skins or an animal horn ortusk rubbed for days against the surface till all is smooth, among othersanding tools which will produce a rich sheen on the wood.
Rare Melanesian art creation, one of a kind and entirely handcrafted. Less than 1/2 pricenow. Traditional Pacific art bowl created byhand with rudimentary tools in the remote Trobriand Islands, North of Papua NewGuineaAll hand carved out of localtropical rosewoodTerrific value from these remote islands that are rarely visitedThese bowls are used todisplay offerings or for pounding into powder the lime needed for the betel habit.
In perfect condition and a great value at that price. It is veryhard to come across such collectibles unless you go there.
In these islands which are rarely visited, outside influence is at aminimum. The extremely skilled carvers inspire themselves from what is aroundthem as they have access to nothing else: the natives, birds, fish, pigs, marine turtles, snakes and whatever they see in their dreams such as dragons ormystical figures.Some of these items have very important meanings as they are used aspart of the Kula ring trade system that has existed between the islands forcenturies.The Kula ring is a system of exchange involving annual inter-islandvisits between trading partners who exchange highly valued shell ornaments andother things during year long sea travels. In his Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922), Malinowski analyzedthe kula ring, the exchange of shell valuables in a circle around the chain ofthe . These ornaments were traded from island to island in a counter-clockwisedirection:A long time ago when the days were longer and the nights shorterlived a hero called Tava who at times took the form of a snake. Tava was knownto pass between the villages that are identified as the active . When he waspresent in a village the people were said to have good fortune and prosper. Hislocation was known only to one woman in each village and she would feed andtend to him. If he felt mistreated or betrayed at any time he would move on tothe next island. On his departing the good fortune would also depart with him.He would nevertheless leave each village with a trade.This trade ranged from a surplus of pigs and yams in the Trobriandsto the fine art or pottery found in the Amphletts. Other places became knownfor obsidian and Betel nut. It is believed that this myth could be one of theorigins of the and the way it functions. Kula is a ritualized trading cultureexisting in eastern which the Trobriands are part of. It is essentially networkof villages joined by a common trade route, known as the . By analogy, Kulaallows you to experience the magic and legends of . Kula was and still is alife sustaining cultural exchange. It is unfortunate that much of the time andenergy that was used in the past to hold together the social foundation is nowbeing clouded with the desire for money, a by-product of a tourism-based economy.With influences such as these and the advancement of technology, the intricatepattern in which traditional values are based is slowly eroding. Kula is thebasis of mental and physical well-being. The has always been associated withmaking contact with far off neighbors. Traditionally two kinds of items weretraded; arm bands carved from the toea shell know as Mwali and spondylus shellnecklaces, Soulava. Each of these items was traded individually. Mwali andSoulava traveled in opposite directions around the (group of islands). Mwalipassed anticlockwise in the ring and were given with the right hand, theSoulava passed clockwise and was offered with the left hand, first betweenvillages then from island to island.Such pieces are used by the indigenous people of the most primitiveareas of Papua New Guinea.These proud people have managed, in the face ofcontinued government and missionary pressure, to maintain a culture ofincredible depth and beauty. For the most part, they still live by the same methodsas have existed in their remote land for thousands of years.
Check Dominique Rice Oceania Store in Sun Sentinel Newspaper, FortLauderdale, for information on our collection and authentic art.All our collector and rare items come with pagesand pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes andphotos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shippinginternationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and findthe best rates available. If you have any questionsor want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, tell us.We have artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that wewill put on upon request because shipping has to be calculated accordingly withtrucking company.
size: 8 1/2" x 2 1/2" with 1 insert of mother of pearl added in the center of the wooden dish.This is a beautiful completely hand carved hand crafted Melanesian(remote Massim region) Rosewood Bowl seen on photo... 1 and following photos from theisolated Kula trade islands, beautifully carved by a local master carver withrudimentary tools. We also show pictures of people and yam houses we took when there.Amazingly beautiful considering the basictools used on the premises such as pieces of broken shells, rusted nails fromshipwrecks found on the beaches, and sea ray, shark skins or an animal horn ortusk rubbed for days against the surface till all is smooth, among othersanding tools which will produce a rich sheen on the wood.
Rare Melanesian art creation, one of a kind and entirely handcrafted. Less than 1/2 pricenow. Traditional Pacific art bowl created byhand with rudimentary tools in the remote Trobriand Islands, North of Papua NewGuineaAll hand carved out of localtropical rosewoodTerrific value from these remote islands that are rarely visitedThese bowls are used todisplay offerings or for pounding into powder the lime needed for the betel habit.
In perfect condition and a great value at that price. It is veryhard to come across such collectibles unless you go there.
In these islands which are rarely visited, outside influence is at aminimum. The extremely skilled carvers inspire themselves from what is aroundthem as they have access to nothing else: the natives, birds, fish, pigs, marine turtles, snakes and whatever they see in their dreams such as dragons ormystical figures.Some of these items have very important meanings as they are used aspart of the Kula ring trade system that has existed between the islands forcenturies.The Kula ring is a system of exchange involving annual inter-islandvisits between trading partners who exchange highly valued shell ornaments andother things during year long sea travels. In his Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922), Malinowski analyzedthe kula ring, the exchange of shell valuables in a circle around the chain ofthe . These ornaments were traded from island to island in a counter-clockwisedirection:A long time ago when the days were longer and the nights shorterlived a hero called Tava who at times took the form of a snake. Tava was knownto pass between the villages that are identified as the active . When he waspresent in a village the people were said to have good fortune and prosper. Hislocation was known only to one woman in each village and she would feed andtend to him. If he felt mistreated or betrayed at any time he would move on tothe next island. On his departing the good fortune would also depart with him.He would nevertheless leave each village with a trade.This trade ranged from a surplus of pigs and yams in the Trobriandsto the fine art or pottery found in the Amphletts. Other places became knownfor obsidian and Betel nut. It is believed that this myth could be one of theorigins of the and the way it functions. Kula is a ritualized trading cultureexisting in eastern which the Trobriands are part of. It is essentially networkof villages joined by a common trade route, known as the . By analogy, Kulaallows you to experience the magic and legends of . Kula was and still is alife sustaining cultural exchange. It is unfortunate that much of the time andenergy that was used in the past to hold together the social foundation is nowbeing clouded with the desire for money, a by-product of a tourism-based economy.With influences such as these and the advancement of technology, the intricatepattern in which traditional values are based is slowly eroding. Kula is thebasis of mental and physical well-being. The has always been associated withmaking contact with far off neighbors. Traditionally two kinds of items weretraded; arm bands carved from the toea shell know as Mwali and spondylus shellnecklaces, Soulava. Each of these items was traded individually. Mwali andSoulava traveled in opposite directions around the (group of islands). Mwalipassed anticlockwise in the ring and were given with the right hand, theSoulava passed clockwise and was offered with the left hand, first betweenvillages then from island to island.Such pieces are used by the indigenous people of the most primitiveareas of Papua New Guinea.These proud people have managed, in the face ofcontinued government and missionary pressure, to maintain a culture ofincredible depth and beauty. For the most part, they still live by the same methodsas have existed in their remote land for thousands of years.
Check Dominique Rice Oceania Store in Sun Sentinel Newspaper, FortLauderdale, for information on our collection and authentic art.All our collector and rare items come with pagesand pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes andphotos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shippinginternationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and findthe best rates available. If you have any questionsor want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, tell us.We have artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that wewill put on upon request because shipping has to be calculated accordingly withtrucking company.
