African Mortar
Large Wooden African Mortar Bowl, 1950s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare and beautiful large wooden african mortar bowl manufactured in Africa in 1950s.
In very good
Category
Mid-20th Century African Vases
Materials
Wood
Fine Sculptural African Mortar and Pestle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Reminiscent of the Elemental sculpture of Constantin Brancusi, this Hardwood African Mortar and
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Wooden African Mortar and Pestle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle.
Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar
Category
Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Archaic African Mortar Made from Ironwood
Located in Vienna, AT
This very massive, exceptional mortar is hand carved from a lovely rust couloured iron wood. It was
Category
Antique 19th Century Ghanaian Archaistic Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Hand Carved Mortar in Solid Wood Produced in Africa, ca Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and beautiful African mortar hand carved in solid wood with great patina and signs from age
Category
Vintage 1910s Ethiopian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Brutalist ethnic mortar coffee table in solid wood
Located in Lyon, FR
African mortar coffee table with a brutalist design from the 60s. Solid wood structure hand-carved
Category
Vintage 1960s African Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Bedouin Mortar
Located in San Mateo, CA
Hardwood mortar used for grinding coffee from Northern Africa. This mortar decorated with incised
Category
Early 20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mukecha Stool/Table
By Jomo Tariku
Located in Philadelphia, PA
18
Mukecha is inspired by traditional African mortars of varying sizes used for grinding barley
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Materials
Ash
African Pestle & Mortar
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Large mortar and pestle from late 19th to early 20th century, carved from single piece of wood
Category
Early 20th Century Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Wood African Tribal Mortar Goblet Apothecary
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique African carved wood apothecary mortar. Measure: 8".
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Primitive Rustic Large Mortar table or Stool African
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar stool or table.
Made from hardwood, this piece has been
Category
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Primitive Rustic Large Mortar wooden chunky table or Stool African
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar stool or table.
Made from hardwood, this piece has been
Category
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 17.33 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
A Hand-Carved Wabi Sabi Wooden Mortar, Africa, c. Early 20th Century
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Beautiful Hand-Carved Wabi Sabi Mortar that works perfectly for a planter. By unknown designer in
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic Luba face, DRC Africa.
The mortar is
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 3.25 in D 3.5 in
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Category
Antique 18th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mortar & Pestle Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Mortar & Pestle Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 20 L X 20 D X 52 H cm
Materials: Copper
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Other
Modern, Articulated, Copper & Walnut Timber, Mortar & Pestle Table & Desk Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The modern articulated copper mortar & pestle light has a copper plated ball bottom with solid
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Steel
H 20.48 in W 31.5 in D 7.88 in
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of North African Hunter by Paul Delabrierre
By Paul Edouard Delabriere
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL-EDOUARD DELABRIERRE
French, 1829-1912
North African Hunter on Horseback Surprised by a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 19.63 in W 16 in D 6.5 in
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of North African Berber Boy by Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROME"
Item # 311CSG30P-3
An lovely cast after the original model by Marcel Debut of a North African
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 15.13 in W 4.38 in D 5.88 in
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Arab Bedouin Man by Emile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in Shippensburg, PA
delightful cabinet bronze of a North African Bedouin man walking over a rough naturalistic base with a
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, GB
drawer opens to reveal a selection of apothecary tools including a mortar and pestle, a measuring beaker
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Water Carrier by Louis Hiolin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the Arab and African nations found a large collecting audience in France and England. There was a
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture Arab Warrior after Jean Didier Debut
By Jean Didier Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
and African nations found a large collecting audience in France and England. There was a fascination
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 15.88 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
French Orientalist Antique Bronze Sculpture by Edouard Drouot of Shoeshine Boy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
contact us for availability of the other cast.
These French Orientalist studies of the Arab and African
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.13 in W 3.75 in D 4.5 in
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture “Arab Shoeshine” after Edouard Drouot
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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These French Orientalist studies of the Arab and African nations found a large collecting
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.13 in W 4.38 in D 4.63 in
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Tunisian Water Carrier after Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
studies of the Arab and African nations found a large collecting audience in France and England. There was
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 12.5 in W 4.5 in D 5.88 in
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Woman Carrying Fruit after Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of fruit, these French Orientalist studies of the Arab and African nations found a large collecting
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 14.25 in W 4.38 in D 5.75 in
“Lutte pour la vie” Scarce French Bronze Sculpture by Edouard Drouot
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of Ésclave Combattant un Tigre. His North African and Middle Eastern subjects are almost without
Category
20th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Stone 17th Century Mortar
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A French Primitive mortar in sandstone dating from the 17th century.
Category
Antique 17th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Sandstone
18th century stone mortars
Located in Brecht, BE
a lovely set of 3 stone mortars, from a collection in Spain,
dimensions are 18 cm high x 27 cm deep and 27 cm wide,
the second one is 14 cm high x 23 cm deep and 23 cm wide,
the thi...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Sandstone
Jen Lin Vase, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jen Lin vase
Antique copper
Hand repousse
Limited Edition
Repousse is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique originated circa 8...
Category
2010s Vases
Materials
Copper
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century zoomorphic African ceremonial mask or puppet head sculpture attributed to the tribes people of Burkina Faso. This meticulously crafted wooden African mask or head ...
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display.
Custom-mad...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Tribal Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A bold wood headdress of a female antelope, an iconic ritual figure in the Bamana society of Mali in West Africa. The Chiwara antelope is a ritual object worn as a headpiece during c...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wool
Marble Mortar from 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Marble mortar. French. 18th Century.
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Teak Mortars
Located in New York, NY
Gracefully shaped vintage mortars from Java, Indonesia carved out of a single piece of teak wood. Beautiful patina. C. 1930's. Sold individually.
M2020
Category
Vintage 1930s Indonesian Jars
Materials
Teak
African Tribal Chiwara Wood Bambara Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Tribal West African Bambara headdress in carved wood. The piece depicts an antelope with offspring, referred to as "Chiwara," for a mythical antelope. The body with incised decoratio...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stamen #1, Amagansett, NY, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
“There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
16th Century Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Brussels, Brussels
16th century cast iron mortar with two very beautiful handles
Beautiful original object with a great patina and in very good condition.
Category
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Bronze Headdress "God of Thunder" - Protection, Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Forged bronze headdress or kind of crown/tiara "God of Thunder" which was used for protection. The size is slightly changeable, as the headdress bronze band is open on one side. Yoru...
Category
Vintage 1930s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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Early 20th Century African Mortar
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century African Mortar
Category
20th Century African Planters and Jardinieres
African Mortar With Pestle
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
Wooden African mortar with pestle.
African country of origin unknown.
H. 70 cm, Dia. top 38 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Vases and Vessels
West African Mortar with Pestle, Wood, before 1960
Located in Basel, BS
Mortar with pestle made of wood. West Africa
Provenance:
Swiss Private Collection, acquired
Category
Mid-20th Century African Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Dutch Cast Bronze Mortar, Dated 1625
Located in Woodbridge, CT
Dutch, cast bronze mortar, dated 1625 with dragon handles, very rare, dark original patina, marked
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Urns
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Handcrafted Round 'Asanka Coffee Table', Side Table, Custom
By AMWA Design
Located in London, GB
and grind food in Ghana and many other parts of West Africa. Comparable to a pestle and mortar, the
Category
2010s English Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary Round Handcrafted 'Asanka Coffee Table', Side Table, Custom
By AMWA Design
Located in London, GB
and grind food in Ghana and many other parts of West Africa. Comparable to a pestle and mortar, the
Category
2010s English Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Other
African Grain Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual rectangular tray was originally used as a mortar for grinding and removing the husks
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
19th Century African Wooden Mortar
Located in High Point, NC
The muscular simplicity and tactile appeal of this antique wooden mortar give it a majestic
Category
Antique 19th Century African Rustic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Three African Wood Mortars
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of 3 African Wood Mortars. Each individual and beautiful! Wood is worn as shown. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
Antique African Mortar and Pestle
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Beautiful antique African wood carved mortar and pestle. Used to ground coffee, early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Wooden African Mortar and Pestle
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle.
Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Vases
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Coffee Mortar in Carved Wood from the Kaffa People in Ethiopia
Located in Miami, FL
This fine African mortar was made and used by the Kaffa people in Ethiopia to grind coffee beans
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Tribal Wooden Mortar Stool
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
African tribal wooden mortar pot.
Dates from the 20th century, hand carved decoration, very
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools
Materials
Hardwood
African Tribal Well Carved Wooden Pedestal Bowl or Mortar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting and well carved antique African, probably Nigerian, tribal wooden pedestal bowl or
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Arab Man in Prayer by Antoine Bofill
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Shippensburg, PA
studies of the Arab and African nations found a large collecting audience in France and England. There was
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.25 in W 4.25 in D 5.13 in
Antique Primitive Rustic Large Mortar wooden table or Stool African
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar stool or table.
Made from hardwood, this piece has been
Category
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Large Primitive Pestle and Mortar, Oversized, Rustic, Early 20th Century, Naive
Located in Totnes, GB
A very large Primitive pestle and mortar, the mortar hand-hewn from a single tree trunk. It has
Category
Early 20th Century African Rustic Primitives
Materials
Pine
H 44.89 in W 17.33 in D 15.75 in
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African Mortar For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic African mortar available at 1stDibs. An African mortar — often made from wood, hardwood and metal — can elevate any home. There are 10 variations of the antique or vintage African mortar you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer African mortar, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each African mortar bearing Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made African mortar over the years, but those crafted by Berber Tribes of Morocco and Egg Designs are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an African Mortar?
Prices for an African mortar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $294 and can go as high as $2,966, while the average can fetch as much as $794.
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