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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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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
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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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
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20th Century North African Decorative Bowls

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Wood

Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
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H 10.04 in W 6.3 in D 3.75 in
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
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Candle Sconces

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Iron

African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
H 40.75 in W 18.5 in D 4 in
"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
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

African Lidded Vessel, Congo
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
H 11.5 in W 7 in D 7 in

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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...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her lap, one arm reaching towards a ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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, ...
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1990s North American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures. Pair of vintage handcrafted wood sculptures of African men and women bust with headdr...
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, 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...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wrought Iron

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...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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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...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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...
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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 ...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem
Located in Studio City, CA
A large, heavy, intricately carved, rather engaging wood folk art pagan totem figure of a woman carrying a three-headed fish with the God of Wind (North wind or perhaps an Anemoi) sy...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face. The Bambara of Mali use decorat...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Sydney Kumalo Bronze Minimalist African Modernist Sculpture Figural Female Nude
Located in Surfside, FL
Sydney Kumalo. Features a bronze stylized female figural form sculpture fixed to a marble plinth and wood base. Bears signature on base. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". There is no edit...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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
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Vintage 1940s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Serving Pieces

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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
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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Wooden Cup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
African wooden cup, 20th century. Measures: H 25 cm, D 31 cm.
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20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Wooden Cup
African Wooden Cup
H 9.85 in Dm 12.21 in L 9.85 in
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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Hardwood

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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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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
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Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art

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Raffia

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
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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
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Tribal Woman Lamp
Sculptural Tribal Woman Lamp
H 27 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
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
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20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tri-Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
this traditional woodcarving practice. Beautifully designed, the stool's cupped seat meets with the
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

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Wood

African Tri-Leg Stool
African Tri-Leg Stool
H 15 in Dm 17 in
Vintage West African Gourd
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous piece of African Tribal art, namely, a vintage West African Gourd
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Jars

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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
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Platters and Serveware

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Wood

Ethiopian Footed Coffee Tray
Ethiopian Footed Coffee Tray
H 5.75 in W 24.75 in D 8.5 in
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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

African Tribal Pende Royal Cup
African Tribal Pende Royal Cup
H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
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
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20th Century South African Tribal Art

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Wood

African Fang Tribal Seated Figure
African Fang Tribal Seated Figure
H 31 in W 8 in D 8.5 in
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
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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
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

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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.