Post #768261 by Tipsy McStagger on Tue, Sep 6, 2016 6:34 PM

On 2016-09-06 03:47, Club Nouméa wrote:
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....

that panel was part of an entire grouping that formed the frame of a maori meeting hut. I had most of the pieces years ago. it's like foam filled with fiberglass or plastic outer shell. not sure of origin but I'm willing to bet these were made back in the day and sold for parties or decorating.