African Tribal Cup
Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Kuba Cup with Incised Textile Designs, early 20th century Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Kuba wood cup with incised textile designs, early 20th century, from Central Africa.
The woven
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.25 in
Very Early Used Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Sweet Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich and deep patina. In the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Base in Form of Foot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Orange Geometric Moroccan Berber
Located in Firenze, IT
, women collected and immersed in a laugh between a laugh and an absorbed thought in front of a cup of tea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally carved Central African tribal anthropomorphic wooden double head palm
Category
20th Century North African Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted by a blacksmith of the Bambara people of West Africa, this iron lamp once illuminated
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Candle Sconces
Materials
Iron
"Boy During Thunderstorm, " Acrylic on Parchment Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted figure holding a cup, playing blow
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Parchment Paper
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers. This example features a smoothly
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s.
Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Its striking colours and c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Vessel / Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Unity in Carved Wood
Located in Austin, TX
The sculpture stands tall—a testament to the artisan’s reverence for tradition and community. The wood, rich and weathered, bears the weight of generations. Its grain tells stories o...
Category
20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Bronze African Female
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Hagenauer African woman, portrait in bronze. Beautiful patina.
Black subject. Marked Atelier Hagenauer Wien, Made in Austria.
Measures: 9" height x 5" width x 3.5" depth.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo
An early Chokwe carved wood section from a ceremonial chair with masks and a standing figure representing a d...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early Ibibio Mask Fragment, Dark Red Face, Expressive Eyes, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio mask fragment from Nigeria, deep black-red pigment, expressive eyes. A compelling face on a custom metal stand. Old insect damage/erosion to proper right hair and side o...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.75 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Large Hand Carved Signed Wood Jungle Wildlife Animal Scene Totem Sculpture Pole
Located in Studio City, CA
A rather special and intricately carved large, heavy TOTEM sculpture/ pole featuring a wide range of wild jungle animals - birds, snakes, wild boar, frogs, monkeys, lions, reptiles, ...
Category
1990s North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 73 in W 12 in D 5 in
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early Weathered Wood Cameroon Stool Rows of Spiders, Early 20th C Dimondstein
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early cylindrical weathered and eroded wood stool from the Cameroon. Ringed with a row of connected spiders around edge. Very hard wood, blessed by age, but still very firm and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 16 in D 16 in
Early Wood Ashanti Stool Reclining Figure Supporting Top, Ghana Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, with humans or animals suppor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 21.5 in D 11.25 in
Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa
A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful Scarified Makonde portrait helmet mask from Tanzania. Early 20th century with heavy dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
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African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved Palm Wine Cup
Located in New York, NY
Carved palm wine cup rising from a circular base, the angular face with naturalistic slender facial
Category
Vintage 1940s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Kuba Cup with Expressive Face on a Foot Early 20th Century African Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Finely carved wood Kuba cup with expressive face, carefully carved geometric design on the eyebrows
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood
A beautiful, early twentieth c. example of a ritual palm wine
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Serving Pieces
Materials
Wood
Green Tea Cup and Saucer
Located in Chicago, IL
. 'Okhai Ojeikere, whose 40 year black and white photographic study of African women’s hairstyles set the
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Pigment
Kuba Palm Wine Cup, Tribal African, Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba tribal African palm wine cup, Congo, Africa.
A early 20th century Kuba palm wine cup with
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Cup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
African wooden cup, 20th century.
Measures: H 25 cm, D 31 cm.
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Deep Dark Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich dark patina. In the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Kuba Miniature Palm Wine Cup 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Rare Kuba miniature Palm wine cup
This finely carved cup would have been used at celebratory
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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H 3.35 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Collection of Antique Bash African Drinking Cups
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Rare collection of bash African drinking cups, Eastern Congo, circa 1900. There are 15 currently
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century East African Headrest, Ethiopia ‘Kambatta Tribe’
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped rest braced by flattened supports atop a cupped base, decorated with
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Decorative Basket in Raffia and Reed Made by the Kuba Tribe, Congo 1930s
By Kuba
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Republic of Congo, in Central Africa. Dating to the 1930s.
The Kuba are known for their raffia
Category
Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
H 7.88 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in
20th Century Yellow White and Brown Wool Azilal Berber Rug from Morocco, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
laugh and a thought absorbed in front of a cup of tea, weaving carpets that will be the heart of their
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sculptural Tribal Woman Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
The base of this unique lamp is the toned, armless torso of an African tribal woman decorated with
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Africans Wooden Stool and Two Cups
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Africans wooden stool and two cups, 20 century.
Measures: Cup - H 25 cm, D 31 cm
Cup - H 19 cm, D
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tri-Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
this traditional woodcarving practice. Beautifully designed, the stool's cupped seat meets with the
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Materials
Wood
Vintage West African Gourd
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous piece of African Tribal art, namely, a vintage West African Gourd
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Jars
Materials
Shell, Nutwood
Ethiopian Footed Coffee Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
if then poured from a high height into cups set on a raised table such as this one. Reminiscent of
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Pende Royal Cup
Located in London, GB
African tribal art
A fine early 20th century Royal pende cup.
Carved hard wood in the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Fang Tribal Seated Figure
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Aristocratic figure holding a ceremonial cup, From the Fang Tribe, in excellent condition and with
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Large Figural Tribal African Palm Wine Cup, Congo, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A tall Kuba palm wine cup of carved wood with large face and stylized body with hands of chest
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Finely Carved Wood Kuba Cup with Geometric Designs, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Early 20th century finely carved wood palm wine cup with carved geometric designs, Kuba people
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 5.75 in W 4.5 in D 6 in
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African Tribal Cup For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the African tribal cup you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An African tribal cup — often made from wood, hardwood and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an African tribal cup — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each African tribal cup bearing hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one African tribal cup that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kuba People produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is an African Tribal Cup?
Prices for an African tribal cup start at $250 and top out at $3,500 with the average selling for $985.
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