Clars' March Fine Art, Furniture, Decoratives, Jewelery, and Asian Art Auction

Balinese painting, depicting Karangdalem temple and festivities in Bongkasa village. lower right signed A.A.P. Raka, Karangdalem, Bongkasa, sight:...

Darrell McClure (American, 1903-1987), Fisherman on the California Coast, watercolor, signed upper right, sight: 15"h x 22"w, overall (with frame)...

West African (Nigerian) polychrome decorated figural group depicting a female, 52"h

(lot of 2) Inuit carving of man riding a whale and stone mask, the largest "8l

Shona Muchena Edson Zimbabwe green stone carved bust of bearded man with a plumed hat 10.5"h

Peruvian Nazca polychrome olla, the bowl decorated wiht panels of horizontal atlati spears, 6"h, Provenance Cohen Estate, c.f. Kroeber Archaelogy ...

Peruvian Chimo monkey vessel, a gray clay ovoid vase draped by an incised figure of a monkey, a flaring cylindrical rim, 7.5"h, Provenance: Schult...

Two shelves of assorted dolls, including Native American, South American, Mexican and International examples, largest: 12"l

A Marquesas Islands larger Janus-headed pounder, 19th century, 7.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Kusaie Island Micronesia wood pounder 19th century, 7.5" Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

A Marquesas Islands larger Janus-headed pounder, 19th century, 8.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Micronesian pounder, the stylized form having a nipple top, 6"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Polynesian pounder, having much patina of use, 7"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Fiji "Calacula" club 19th century, the shaped form having incised detail with original patina, 41.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, ...

Tonga "Calacula" club having incised decoration, 32"l

A Maori, New Zealand, attractive and apparently handled and patinated but probably decorative object, an enigma that appears to have been skillful...

Wuvulu Island Papua New Guinea traditional adze, 19th century, with turtle rib blade, 12"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del ...

Fiji "Dui" club, having a rounded edge with incised detail, 36"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

A Malaita Island, Solomon Islands; circa 1950s, fine club with triangular head, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, Califo...

A Ceremonial Adze, Mangia Island, Cook Islands, Late 19th Century, a genuine old one used for ceremonies and not made to trade to sailors, apparen...

Maori New Zealand Orators staff late 19th century, 44"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Abelam, Papua New Guinea, "Baba" mask; woven fiber and pigments, 21"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Maori New Zealand tall staff 19th century, with figural finial above the carved body, 70"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del ...

A Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mysteriously truncated figure, having stylized facial feaures, the abstract form lacking lower legs, 16"h; Proven...

A Papua New Guinea small but shapely and sculptural carving known as a Koriwori hook; this good example showing evidence of apparent age and use, ...

A doll for young girls to carry in early thinking towards maternity, termed an Akua-Bua, the very stylized form a classic of the abstraction in Af...

Throwing Club, Ula, Fiji, with incised handle, 16"l; Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, small 'head' of a fibrous vegetal or plant material, possibly with a hollow gourd in the middle, painted with white, ...

Vanuatu, Rambaramp modeled skull, decorated with polychrome pigment, approximately 11"l; Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Re...

(lot of 2) North Malaita Islands, Soloman Islands, circa 1950's beautiful dance wands, bird shaped, largest: 11.5"h; Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelt...

A Middle Sepik River region Papua New Guinea, figural food hook circa 1960, used to suspend food above rodents' access, with cowrie-she'll eyes, h...

A Malaita Island, Solomon Islands parrying shield with fine figure, 52"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 3) Stone artifacts from the South Pacific, including a Papua New Guinea stone adze blade, together with an octopus lure made of worked vol...

A Vanuatu hat mask, Namba people, Malekula, with a figure on back-top, clay over fiber, pink and black pigments with white dots, 17.5"h x 12.5"w; ...

Papua New Guinea standing figure, the strong figure with applied pigment and rising on a presentation stand, 36.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelto...

Singiti mask of the Dogon people, Mali West Africa, the superstructure of a long tall face that were nailed together, 50"l Provenance: Richard I.M...

A Mwai mask Papua New Guinea, thin and with perhaps 200 small shells, some human hair set into a clay pack atop the wood, a well carved frigate bi...

A nicely carved and used wood drum without its skin top, still an attractive receptacle, Akan-speaking peoples, Ghana, often these fine Akan/Ashan...

Austral Islands paddle circa 1840, having incised decoration on presentation stand, 43"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Re...

A feather box Maori New Zealand; 19th Century, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California, 24.5"l

A Papua New Guinea, probably late 19th or early 20th century, mask with hollow eyes and a hollowed-out carved back, v-shaped chin and round see-th...

Papua New Guinea helmet mask, used for ceremonies and dance, with a polychromed painted wood face, with blue, red and black pigment; a large bushy...

Vanuatu (formerly New Caledonia) Melanesia large and well carved Fernwood grade figure, used in rituals on Ambrym Island, the standing male figure...

A Fijian fine and large rootstalk club, having a fine patina of much handling, with traces of blue pigment at the curved end, 38"h

A Papua New Guinea standing figure, probably authentic, with abstract, repetitive layers surrounding the face and head, and with a reddish pigment...

(lot of 2) Pair of Oceanic male and female carved wood dolls, with articulated limbs, 22"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del ...