Seattle: Polynesian Artifacts ~ New Pictures - Collecting Tiki

D dogbytes Tiki Socialite seattle, wa Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 2243	D dogbytes Posted posted on Fri, Aug 27, 2004 8:44 PM i saw the following ad on Craigslist: "Large personal collection of New Guinea,Australian,Polynesian artifacts, books and prints for the collector." i wrote for more info: the reply: the sale is tomorrow "The books include classic ethnographic works and monographs. Many come from the Webb Memorial Library that I purchased from the Anthropology Dept of the U. of Washington. Yes there are dozens of wood carvings from the Pacific area, many at very reasonable prices. There are also some rare items that are of museum quality. I collected them over four decades of being an anthropologist and museum director in Australia, Canada and Seattle. The sale starts at 9 am tomorrow and we live at 5509 17th Ave. N.E. just up the street from the Burke Museum from which I have just retired as the Director. Please come and see what we are offering. I'm sure you will find many items of interest." im waking early to check this out! anyone else game? Dr. Macdonald's house was amazing. the highlight was definitely the skull rack (a mere4K). i bought a large tapa cloth and 3 sepik masks (pictures to follow..need to do a minor repair to one, and hang them up in the Rongorongo Room) i didn't get lots and lots of pictures, since this was the first time i was using this camera. Skull Rack assorted blugeoning objects and boomerangs This is what i bought, 3 masks +1 Tapa Sepic Mask Tapa Cloth 47 x 74 Flat Mask Pointy Mask [ Edited by: dogbytes on 2004-08-30 19:40 ]

i saw the following ad on Craigslist:
"Large personal collection of New Guinea,Australian,Polynesian artifacts, books and prints for the collector."
i wrote for more info:
the reply:
the sale is tomorrow
"The books include classic ethnographic works and monographs. Many come from the Webb Memorial Library that I purchased from the Anthropology Dept of the U. of Washington. Yes there are dozens of wood carvings from the Pacific area, many at very reasonable prices. There are also some rare items that are of museum quality. I collected them over four decades of being an anthropologist and museum director in Australia, Canada and Seattle.

The sale starts at 9 am tomorrow and we live at 5509 17th Ave. N.E. just up the street from the Burke Museum from which I have just retired as the Director. Please come and see what we are offering. I'm sure you will find many items of interest."

im waking early to check this out! anyone else game?

Dr. Macdonald's house was amazing. the highlight was definitely the skull rack (a mere4K). i bought a large tapa cloth and 3 sepik masks (pictures to follow..need to do a minor repair to one, and hang them up in the Rongorongo Room)

i didn't get lots and lots of pictures, since this was the first time i was using this camera.

Skull Rack

assorted blugeoning objects and boomerangs