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African Chieftain

Ancient Wooden Door of African Tribal Chieftain
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient wooden door of African tribal chieftain, carved with images of outdated enemies to become
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Antique Mid-19th Century Doors and Gates

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Wood

Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Berber Saddle Rug
Located in Milan, IT
horse saddle of a tribal chieftain. The extreme attention to details together with the use of the finest
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Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
carved in the likeness of a deceased chieftain. The artisan intentionally pronounced the eyes, cheeks
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

African Basuku Helmet Mask
African Basuku Helmet Mask
H 12.5 in W 10.5 in D 13 in
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Marvel Comic Book, Amazing Spider Man Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
feature starred an African chieftain in Africa, with no regularly featured Caucasian characters. Romita
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20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Midcentury African Tribal Wooden Sculptural Commando Staff RDC Luba, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kusu command rod This prestigious staff among chieftain regalia is composed of different carved
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Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

'Lomagnupur, South Iceland' — from the series 'Axis Mundi', Contemporary
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
-century Icelandic legend, in which a chieftain named Flosi Thorgierson falls asleep on Lomagnupur mountain
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Photogravure

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Large Chinese Neolithic Period Banshan Painted Clay Pottery Handled Water Jar Hu
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Chinese Neolithic period Majiayao culture / possibly late Yangshao culture, Banshan type, Gansu Province, Northern China, 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C., large earthenware water jar ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antiquities

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Clay

Antique Teak Wood Door Frame India Exquisite Carving Details (3) Available c1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Teak wood Door Frame imported from India with absolutely beautiful carvings. We have just received (3) Antique Door Frames (all slightly different) made from Solid Teak Wood ...
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Antique 1820s Indian Anglo-Indian Doors and Gates

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Iron

Neolithic Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
This Neolithic pottery presents a robust form with a rounded bottom, tapering to a wide, open top. It features two small loop handles symmetrically placed on either side. The vessel'...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Jars

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Earthenware, Pottery

Joy (Till Death do us Part)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Joy (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 906...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Neolithic Yangshao Culture Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
This pottery has a bulbous body with two small, protruding handles near its widest part. The pottery features horizontal bands of patterns, which include a sequence of geometric shap...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Antique Italian Olive Oil Jar, or an Amphora in Exceptional Original Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
In the trade, we commonly call these an Olive Oil Jar, but are actually an amphora, which is a type of container of a specific shape and dimension, which began in the Neolithic Perio...
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Vintage 1910s Italian Country Pottery

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Earthenware, Pottery

19th Century, Antique Tibetan Wooden Buddhist Mahakala Mask with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Tibetan wooden Buddhist Mahakala mask (Shaman Exorcism Mask Yama God of Death) with stand. Age: Tibet, 19th Century Size: Height 33.8 C.M. / Width 25.5 C.M. / Thickness 16 C.M. Size...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens
By Ege Rya
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens . Pop 60's , 70's..Amazing Modern Space Age Design, Nice original condition,,a good cleaning would bring back the pile,
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% Vinyl Figure (Basquiat Crown): A well-sized (27 inch), sleek & elegant Bearbrick Basquiat statue piece, trademarked & licensed by the Estate of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Mid-Century Ege Rya Danish Modern Wool Rug, New Old Stock, Heritage Line
By Ege Denmark
Located in Decatur, GA
Amazing mid-century Danish modern Ege Rya wool area rug. Traditional modern Scandinavian motif in hues of red, green, yellow, white and black. Red tones are rich and lean towards cri...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique African Carved Door Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century African Nupe people Nigeria door panel. Hand carved wood w/ animals, objects, symbols in relief w/ original beautifully aged original surface color patina.. Genuinely ol...
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Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique African Carved Door Panel
Antique African Carved Door Panel
H 66 in W 17 in D 0.38 in
Senufo figure
Located in London, GB
Senufo figure Ivory Coast 27cm wood on a metal stand
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Senufo figure
Senufo figure
H 10.63 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Dyce Ukrainian Ceramic Trypillian Bud Vase Signed Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Dyce Ukrainian ceramic handmade bud vase is decorated with Trypillian design in black and white on red clay background. The term "Trypillian" takes its name from the site of an an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Country Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Bichrome Jar w/ Handles
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. An impressive pottery jar of a voluminous form hand-painted with abstract linear and geometric designs. Ve...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Vases

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Pottery

R.B. Kitaj Orgasm: drawing of woman in ecstasy with pale pink and clay red
By Ronald Brooks Kitaj
Located in New York, NY
Printed in a rich terra cotta red on pale pink paper, Orgasm depicts a woman’s head in profile with a dark background. Kitaj was fascinated with the female form, often producing edgy...
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Late 20th Century Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Carved Wood Door
Located in Highland, IN
This powerful piece was originally a door, but removed from its context, it becomes a dynamic abstract artwork. Bands of repeating patterns and a heavily distressed patina from age a...
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Door
Carved Wood Door
H 58 in W 41 in D 4 in

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African Sanufu Stool (ref# MAS10)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Primitive stool used by chieftain. Torpedo like legs supporting a scooped curved top surface. Very
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Early 20th Century African Stools

Materials

Mahogany

African Sanufu Stool (ref# MAS10)
African Sanufu Stool (ref# MAS10)
H 21 in W 28 in D 25 in
Finn Juhl Egyptian Chair for Neils Vodder
By Finn Juhl, Niels Vodder
Located in Victoria, BC
Finn Juhl's Egyptian chair, like the Chieftain chair, represent his master work, designed and
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Finn Juhl Egyptian Chair for Neils Vodder
Finn Juhl Egyptian Chair for Neils Vodder
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 22.05 in
Surreal Glazed Pottery Plate by Jean Lurçat, France, circa 1920s-1930s
By Sant Vicens, Jean Lurçat
Located in Grenoble, FR
countries such as Greece, Turkey and northern Africa, the influences of which can easily be traced in his
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Early 20th Century French Ceramics

Danish Leather and Teak Bwana Model 152 Chair by Finn Juhl for France & Søn 1962
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Wijnegem, Antwerpen
, was originally intended as a kind of updated "Chieftain" chair. As we know now, both designs stand
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Teak

African Chieftains Chair, Early 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
African Chieftains chair having a shaped back rail, turned supports and legs with inlaid seat above
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20th Century African Chairs

J. Mabena Signed South African Carved Stone Bust of a Chieftain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
South Africa 45 years ago. It weighs 25 pounds. There is a missing piece of bone on one of the necklaces.  
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20th Century African Tribal Busts

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Stone

J. Mabena Signed South African Carved Stone Bust of a Chieftain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
South Africa 45 years ago. It weighs 25 pounds. There is a missing piece of bone on one of the necklaces.  
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20th Century African Tribal Busts

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Stone

Tanzanian Figurative Chieftain's Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
High-backed stools were reserved for tribal chieftains. This particular example features a backrest
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Art

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Wood

Tanzanian Figurative Chieftain's Stool
Tanzanian Figurative Chieftain's Stool
H 36 in W 9.25 in D 10.5 in
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Marvel Comic Book, Amazing Spider Man Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
feature starred an African chieftain in Africa, with no regularly featured Caucasian characters. Romita
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20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Akwanshi Scuplted Monolith, Cross River Nigeria, Ekoi-Ejagham Boki Border Region
Located in Leuven , BE
the reverse case, to see a person as a phallus, finds its African analogy only in Etheopia and in the
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Modern Finn Juhl for France & Sons Bwana Lounge Chair in Black Leather and Teak
By Finn Juhl, France & Søn
Located in Houston, TX
"Chieftain" chair. As we know now, both designs stand besides each other in equal quality. The Bwana features
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Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

African Chieftain Chair from Gurage Tribe in Ethiopia, circa Early 1900's
Located in Miami, FL
traditional geometric design. Ethiopia, Africa, circa early 1900s or earlier. The Gurage is one of the largest
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Danish Teak Bwana Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Finn Juhl for France & Son
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
1961. The 'Bwana' lounge chair was a relaunch of the 'Chieftain' or 'Høfdingestol' chair. Like its
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak

4x Bwana chairs by Finn Juhl in Black Leather and Teak for A.
Located in Waalwijk, NL
was originally intended as a kind of updated "Chieftain" chair. As we know now, both designs stand
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Mid-20th Century Lounge Chairs

Materials

Teak

Wedding in Cairo
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in London, GB
Frére, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris before traveling throughout Europe, Africa and the
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19th Century Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Early Finn Juhl "Bwana" Chair with Original Leather
By Finn Juhl, France & Søn
Located in Waalwijk, NL
"Chieftain" chair. As we know now, both designs stand besides each other in equal quality. The Bwana features
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Teak, Leather

Chieftain Chair from the Ivory Coast of West Africa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chieftain Chair from the Ivory Coast of West Africa
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20th Century Senegalese Armchairs

Materials

Wood

camaroon stool
Located in St. Helena, CA
rough finish, sand-blasted camaroon chieftain's stool one stool is 19.5" x 31"d and
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21st Century and Contemporary African Side Tables

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Wood

camaroon stool
camaroon stool
H 19.5 in Dm 31 in
Glazed Pottery Plate with Sun by Jean Lurçat, France, circa 1920s-1930s
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Grenoble, FR
“East” to countries such as Greece, Turkey and northern Africa, the influences of which can easily be
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20th Century French Ceramics

"Bwana" Chair by Finn Juhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
updated "Chieftain" chair. Like its legendary predecessor, and a few other of Finn Juhl's designs, the
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Vintage 1960s Danish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

"Bwana" Chair by Finn Juhl
"Bwana" Chair by Finn Juhl
H 36 in W 33 in D 33 in
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