Primitive Currency
Fulani Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
African Currency, Thoung Knife
Located in Dallas, TX
, most evolved into "pure" currency, deliberately unusable except as objects recognized, prized and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black stand 5" x 5".
Andrianna
Category
2010s Congolese Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Currency" Iron 100 years old, Mounted on steel stand
Located in Hudson, NY
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organic, home, fine art, sculpture, design, forest, traditional handcrafts, modern primitive, metal, steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria
Located in Miami, FL
communication, as portable instruments for conveying important messages, and as a form or currency.
Bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
Materials: Uphols...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Wooden Ethiopian Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Ram's Head Bronze Sculpture Lost Wax Casting Technique Green Patina
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary solid bronze sculpture of a ram's head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to
neoclassicism.
The artist is able to attribute ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 8.67 in W 14.97 in D 13.78 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Side Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Large Side Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key side table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
African Senufo Round Stool
Located in Centreville, VA
These Senufo stools are hand carved from hardwood by the Senufo Tribe in the Ivory Coast.
Senufo stools are known for their stocky tapered legs and concave tops and are traditional...
Category
Late 20th Century African Footstools
Materials
Wood
Large Abstract Polychrome Nafana "Bedu" Mask, Burkina Faso, Africa Wood Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nafana "Bedu" mask, from Southern Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast. Wood with natural earth pigments. Note the double faces, one with tubular eyes and mouth for the dancer and the larger a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 58.5 in W 26 in D 3 in
Classic Danced Deep Red-Black Baule mask, Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic danced deep red-black Baule mask, with raised three part finely incised hair, small facial scarifications on the forehead. From Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
It is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wooden African Wabi Sabi Bench or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful rare African antique bench or coffee table. Originally used as a day bed. Hand carved wheels and pretty carvings along the sides and head rest. A unique piece with lovely p...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Benches
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade.
...
Category
2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary black Stag T Stool / Side Table by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Warsaw, PL
Stag T Stool / Side Table by Rick Owens
Dimensions: L 55 x W 30 x H 44 cm
Materials: Plywood, antler moose
Weight: 7.3 kg
Each piece is unique and may differ as the Antler Moos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Stools
Materials
Antler, Plywood
Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded pot on three legs, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 4 reptiles and a bird. Several faces are depicted on the side of the vesse...
Category
Vintage 1940s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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
Bronze Gold Dust Pot - Kuduo, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded ovoid pot on a circular support, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 7 figures in the form of animals and reptiles are depicted o...
Category
Vintage 1940s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Bench
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive antique bench hand carved from a single teak panel.
This bench was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection an...
Category
2010s Tribal Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
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Mbole Copper Anklet Currency
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This large anklet, and other uniquely designed metal pieces like it, served as pieces of currency
Category
Antique 19th Century African Other Primitives
Materials
Copper
Afo Wrought Iron Hoe Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A large wrought iron hoe currency piece from the Afo people of Nigeria on a custom mount.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Primitives
Materials
Wrought Iron
Topoke Sword Currency
Located in London, GB
of important transactions such as land deals or marriage proposals. This Primitive sword currency was
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
20th-century African currency
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design™
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black stand 5" x 5".
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by CALLIE MORGAN OAKES
Early 20th Century Shell Currency from Papua New Guinea
Made
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Shell
17th Century French Money Changer Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This intriguing table was used to discreetly exchange currencies between the worlds first bankers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables
Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black stand. 10.5" high x stand 6 x
Category
20th Century Primitive Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Collection of 19th Century Bronze Ashanti Gold Weights, circa Pre-1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
age and use.
Dimensions
History
When gold was the currency of choice on Africa’s West Coast
Category
Antique 19th Century Ghanaian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Turned Wooden Pedestal Table #5 in Hickory
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
primitive yet refined appearance. Turned by a master craftsman with locally sourced wood. The inspiration
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Side Tables
Materials
Hickory
Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand.
Located in New York, NY
Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand. Used as Currency in the Congo Region of Central West Africa.
Category
Early 20th Century Primitives
Materials
Copper
Moth Form African Currency
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Very graphic Minimalist Primitive presence on this African currency ( potentially The Gan people
Category
Antique 19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
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