Post #768250 by Club Nouméa on Tue, Sep 6, 2016 3:47 AM

Here are various things found in recent times...

The first one isn't from the South Pacific, but it looks nice alongside the various Polynesian and Melanesian weapons I have on the walls:

A South American blowpipe. It's a tourist piece by the looks of it. Any further details gratefully accepted...

A TEAL ashtray, circa 1960, found in Wellington:

A 2 ft tall plastic Maori wall panel from the 1960s, made in Auckland (and found there):

An Aitutaki goddess figure, found in the Cook Islands:

A Tangaroa carving by Henry Tavioni, also from the Cook Islands:

A PNG "walking stick" (so-called; it's actually so heavy I can't imagine anyone ever using it):

And a painting from PNG, suitable for scaring small children:

This one is from the estate of a missionary who lived in PNG. I had it reframed as the original frame was bland and boring. It looks like it dates from the 1970s or 1980s. I am not sure which tribe this fella comes from....