Nigerian Bowl
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered
Located in Point Richmond, CA
offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top. Great Yoruba mother's face with scarifications
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 13 in D 13 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.
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Early 20th Century Nigerian 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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Woman Carrying Baby in a Papoose, Kola Nut Holder from Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden kola nut holder, depicting a woman carrying a baby in a papoose and holding a bowl
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 7 in
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculpture of a Mother with Children
Located in London, GB
This finely carved early twentieth-century figure, from the Yoruba culture in Nigeria, depicts a
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
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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
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures.
Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings
Circa Mid 20th c...
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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 13 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 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...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 21.5 in D 11.25 in
Modernist Mahogany King Size Headboard by Gibbard of Canada
By Gibbard Furniture, Wesley T. Griffin
Located in Hanover, MA
Modernist mahogany King size headboard from the Viscount collection made by Gibbard Furniture Company of Canada in March 1956. Only 50 headboards (panel beds) were made.
The Visco...
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Vintage 1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
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
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...
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Beautiful Brass Bust of an African Woman in the Manner Hagenauer, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid-century modernist brass sculpture depicting the head of an African woman, elegantly mounted on a square base. Crafted in Austria during the 1950s, it remains in very good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 2.5 in
Hand carved maternity statue by the Bamana people of Mali, 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand carved statue of a woman breastfeeding. It was created by the people of the Bamana tribe originating from Mali, West-Africa. It is a so called fertility statue. The folklore is ...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal 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 fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...
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Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Makonde animal helmet mask, dog or hyena, Tanzania. Early 20th century with dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved features, wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 10.5 in
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
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Yoruba Ibeji triplets master sculptor.Abegunde of Ede tribal African Art Nigeria
Located in Norwich, GB
An extraordinary group of Ibeji "triplets" sculpted by the same master sculptor.
Ibeji is name of a very specific type of carved wooden figure from Yoruba in Nigeria.
Ibejis repre...
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1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 10.63 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
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Yoruba Maternity Offering Bowl Figure with Chicken, Africa, Nigeria
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Yoruba maternity offering bowl with a chicken as the lid, Nigeria, Africa, early 20th century. A
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Offering Bowl with Horse and Rider Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Finely carved wood offering bowl in form of horse and rider with four smaller figures at each
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Nigerian Fulani Incised Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
This carefully incised wooden bowl originally belonged to a Fulani family, a Muslim culture
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Fulani Incised Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
This carefully incised wooden bowl originally belonged to a Fulani family, a Muslim culture
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa Timeless
Located in Point Richmond, CA
offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top. Great Yoruba mother's face with scarifications
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Tribal Yoruba Maternity Figure holding a Bowl, Signed J.A. Fakeye, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Tribal Yoruba maternity figure holding a bowl, Signed J.A. Fakeye, Nigeria
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 15.33 in W 2.75 in L 15.33 in
Fulani Incised Bowl, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This carefully incised wooden bowl originally belonged to a Fulani family, a Muslim culture
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Rustic Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood
Michael Cardew Abuja Studio Pottery Bowl with Slip Designs, circa 1960
By Michael Cardew
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A bowl by Michael Cardew during his time at the Abuja Pottery in Nigeria where Cardew taught for a
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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H 2.56 in Dm 13 in
Michael Cardew Abuja Studio Pottery Bowl with Slip Designs, circa 1960
By Michael Cardew
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A studio pottery bowl by Michael Cardew from his time at the Abuja Pottery in Nigeria, where Cardew
Category
20th Century Nigerian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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H 3.15 in Dm 12.21 in
Nigerian Fulani Incised Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
This carefully incised wooden bowl originally belonged to a Fulani family, a Muslim culture
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Grassland People, Clay Tobacco Pipe with Geometrical Designed Bowl and Stem
Located in Leuven , BE
A tobacco pipe bowl and assorted stem from the Grassland People from Cameroon, modeled with
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Vintage 1920s Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
H 17.72 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
Grassland People, Cameroon, Figural Clay Tobacco Pipe
Located in Leuven , BE
This piece is a tobacco pipe bowl modeled with a face. The face is characterised by scarification
Category
Vintage 1920s Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
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