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African Tribal Carved Wood High Back Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved and painted wood with an openwork tiered bucket form back. The top tier with female figures
Category

20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
, carved from wood painted polychrome. The face is narrow & elegant and has a thoughtful expression. The
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Vintage 1970s Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Hand Carved Conical Head "Duka" Figure, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
called a Duka, circa 1930s. It was carved in an extremely hard native wood and features a finely carved
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Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Shona Neck Rest Head Rest
Located in London, GB
A fine shona head rest neck rest Raised on a single central pillar finely carved with geometric
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Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Shona Neck Rest Head Rest
African Tribal Art Fine Shona Neck Rest Head Rest
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H 4.93 in W 5.91 in D 2.76 in
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
Zulu are well known for their finely carved headrests, long recognized as masterpieces of Tribal art.
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Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A
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Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Head or Mask, Strong Expression
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From Papua New Guinea an early painted Maprik carved wood head sculpture or mask, intense
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

New Guinea Asmat Large Serving Platter with Ancestor Head on top
Located in Point Richmond, CA
New Guinea, Indonesia from the Asmat people a large serving platter with ancestor head on top
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Cubist Ibibio Puppet Head Brass Eyes Nigeria Early 20th Century stern gaze stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio puppet head with strong stern expression through tightly closed lips, large brass tack
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head
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Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s. The Ooni is the
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand carved maternity statue by the Bamana people of Mali, 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
single piece of wood. The Ibis functions as a lid for the vessel the woman carries on her head. The small
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Early 20th Century Malian 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
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Head of a Wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of a wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s. The Ooni is the
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Batak Ritual Mortar Sumatra Indonesia Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Batak ritual Mortar Sumatra Indonesia A Fine Batak Tribal ritual mortar carved in dense hard wood
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Rare and Finely Carved Egyptian Wooden Headrest
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Carved Egyptian Wooden Headrest with a Carved Head to both Sides Representing the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Rare and Exceptional Carved Headrest ‘Kali Hahapo’
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Exceptional Carved Headrest ‘Kali Hahapo’ Excellent colour and patina Wood, sennet
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Antique Early 19th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Wood, Coconut

Powerful Cubist Dogon Antelope Mask Raffia Mali West Africa Tall Vertical Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cubist Dogon carved wood Antelope mask with attached raffia, from Mali West Africa. Tall vertical
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Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved features, incised
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Large Ashanti Polychrome Mother Drum, Ghana early 20th century Osei Bonsu
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. ex- Joshua Dimondstein, Dimondstein Tribal Arts, Los Angeles, CA In very good condition with original
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bembe Bearded Male Figure Bust with Beard Staff Top DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Bembe bearded male bust figure with hands on sides of projecting stomach and finely carved
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post
Located in London, GB
form of a tall, multiple-ringed column. Carved from a hard wood, the post exhibits a beautiful
Category

Early 20th Century South Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post
Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post
H 57.88 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important mask with beautiful a patina over paint and sculpting note, heads on both sides. Acquired
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure Ghana Burkina Faso Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
captivating gaze. Carved from very hard wood with fine small adze marks creating a vibrant texture. Some
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. The head is particularly interesting aesthetically, the facial features are carved in an expression
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Standing Male Dancer, Fante Drum Attendant with Arm Out, Ghana, Early 20th Cen.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
and ceremonies in Ghana, carved wood figures are placed near or in front of the drum ensemble. This
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen
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Antique Early 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
top with one hand on top of head, other holding stomach. Circular projections at the corners of the
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Rare Mandau Sword Dayak Peoples of Borneo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, Indonesia. An older, traditional piece made from Carved Wood, Steel, Antler, Inlaid Iron, Bark, Leather and
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Papua wood figure of a Korwar North West Irian Jaya, Vogelkop area, coastal Geelvink Bay
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
back to the early twentieth-century or before, to the nineteenth-century. The carved figure displays a
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
H 14.38 in W 5.32 in D 5.91 in
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
surface. The slight tilt of the head combines with the seated posture to convey a sense of contemplation
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Seated Luba Figure
African Seated Luba Figure
H 13 in W 4.5 in D 5.5 in
Spectacular Complete Dayak People Mens Mandau Sword
Located in Bridgeport, CT
from Steel, Carved Horn, Carved Wood, Wool, Bark, Tin and Natural Woven materials. The Sword blade is
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron, Tin

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll. Untouched condition with a
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
African mask Toussiana bird Burkina Faso Mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
re-baptised: names of animals or birds were given to the initiates. The Loniaken masks were carved
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated head wrapped in finely woven rattan sheath
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Rattan, Wood

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
different parts of the body, dividing it into three main sections – the head, the torso, and the legs. The
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
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H 14.77 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
placed to the side A plug of fetish material in the head cavity a strip of old hide and fur around the
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ngontang / Fang Mask
Located in London, GB
drilled pyro-blackened holes, presumably for attachment of head ornament, on both sides carved with
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ngontang / Fang Mask
Ngontang / Fang Mask
H 10.24 in W 9.06 in D 11.82 in
Baule 'Goli Glin' mask
Located in London, GB
- Spirit Animals, Tribal Art London, 2020 This carved wood mask does not represent a single, identifiable
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20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Baule 'Goli Glin' mask
Baule 'Goli Glin' mask
H 12.21 in W 9.45 in D 25.99 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric, Wood

An Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master'
Located in London, GB
Zulu elder wearing a head-ring Superb silky reddish brown patina Late 19th Century Size: 104cm high
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African statue Senoufo Horserider figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
. Carved from dense wood. beautiful patina. The statue has a custom made acrylic base. Provenance: Swedish
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber

Senoufo Ivory Coast 'Kpelié' Initiation DancMask, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in London, GB
the Ivory Coast. This delicately carved mask, with its characteristic arched eyebrows, oval head and
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Located in London, GB
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure Open aperture to the head and stomach Fine overall patina, loss to
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Art Statue "Fetish Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
wearing a loin cloth. The brass panels are applied on the entire head and face and some on the body. The
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye power figure Nkisi
Located in London, GB
ingredients (bishimba), concealed in the abdominal cavity, in the top of the head, or in a horn set into the
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Songye power figure Nkisi
Songye power figure Nkisi
H 10.24 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Baule power posture and hits all the traditional points. The head is held high on an elongated
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ubangian Female Statue Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Female Ubangian statue in carved wood represented standing, the body of anthropomorphic type and
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Antique Late 19th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ubangian Female Statue Late 19th Century
Ubangian Female Statue Late 19th Century
H 12.21 in W 5.12 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Tribal Carved Wood Figural Bookends Heads Only
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of tribal figural carved wood head bookends. They are in awesome vintage condition
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Bookends

Materials

Wood

20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 20th Century Tribal David Tennant figural head bust comprised of hand carved ebony wood
Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
communication of messages. The head on this drum is in amazing original condition,as well as the hand carved
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa Carved from a single piece of wood
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved New Guinean Wood Catfish Head Boat Prows on Custom Black Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of carved wood catfish head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. This pair of mid-20th century
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

"Bidjoguo Head Portuguese Guinea, " Wood, Rope, & Horns created circa 1950
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bidjogue Cow Head Portuguese Guinea" is a sculpture made of wood, rope and horns. The carved bull
Category

1950s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Other Medium

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Carved Tribal Wood Head For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved tribal wood head you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A carved tribal wood head — often made from wood, metal and reclaimed wood — can elevate any home. There are 289 variations of the antique or vintage carved tribal wood head you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a carved tribal wood head — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A carved tribal wood head, designed in the folk art, Baroque or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made carved tribal wood head has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, Songye People and Yoruba People are consistently popular.

How Much is a Carved Tribal Wood Head?

Prices for a carved tribal wood head can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $225 and can go as high as $104,031, while the average can fetch as much as $1,891.