Kuba Cup
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
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.25 in
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
wine cup originating from the Kuba Kingdom and dating from the 20th century.
The Kuba kingdom produced
Category
20th Century North African Decorative Bowls
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
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
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
clarified butter.
The cup measures 6.5 diameter x 8.5 inches height.
From the Middle Hills of West Nepal
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Rug, 4th Quarter 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kuba Rug, 19th Century
This jewel of an East Caucasian rug draws a host of folk motifs within a
Category
Antique 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Carved African Figural Urns, Mid-20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
These cups are highly decorative reproductions of Kuba Royal cups. They do not exhibit any sign of
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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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 These pieces were originally made...
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Bronze Sculpture Mastiff by Charles Valton Dog Bronze Statue Animalier Antiques
By Charles Valton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most famous work is the chained...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
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Bronze
H 18.25 in W 11 in D 13 in
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.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Wood
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 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
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Baule Female Carved Wood Figure, African Sculpture Sotheby's Provenance
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine Baule female figure. Provenance: The Alexander S. Honig collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, Lot: 78, Sotheby's New York.
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 19.25 in W 3.75 in D 4.5 in
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
Materials
Glass, Wood
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
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
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 21.5 in D 11.25 in
Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
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
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 male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front
carv...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 15.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
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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
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
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
Vintage Decorative Basket in Raffia and Reed Made by the Kuba Tribe, Congo 1930s
By Kuba
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Congo, 1930s
Decorative basket in the shape of a ladies bag by the Kuba tribe of the Democratic
Category
Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
H 7.88 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in
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
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
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
Kuba Runner
Located in San Francisco, CA
“leaf and calyx (wine-cup)” border drawn against an ivory ground giving a dynamic sense of movement
Category
Antique 19th Century Azerbaijani Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Milk Pot from West Nepal
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
clarified butter.
The cup measures 7.5 diameter x 10 inches height.
From the Middle Hills of West Nepal
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese 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
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
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Finding the Right Folk Art for You
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
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