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Tribal Art For Sale
Framed Akha Tribe Hand Embroidered Shoulder Bag
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand embroidered shoulder is from the Akha tribe and has been framed for display on a wall. The Akha are an indigenous hill tribe who live in small villages at higher elevations...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Glass, Wood, Hemp
Early 20th Century Afghani Leather Bag
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century leather Afghani bag.
Category
Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
Located in Asheville, NC
Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.
Category
19th Century South African Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Set of Five Blue Glass Earrings, Bang Chiang, South East Asia, 200AD-4000BC
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of five blue glass earrings from Ban Chiang culture, South East Asia
Measures: Different heights in stands 14/12/12/11/9 cm.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Glass
Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa.
A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.
Category
19th Century Togolese Primitive Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Nigerian Shield/Currency. Actual currency from Nigeria used to buy livestock, businesses and homes. Beautifully mounted to display the Shape and scale of the piec...
Category
Early 19th Century Nigerian Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Lake Sentani Carved Feasting Platter
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved festival feasting platter. One end featuring a long billed water bird head. The exterior carved with a traditional complex interlocking motif. The interior plain and di...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top h...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Embroidered Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Kirghiz Embroidered Tent Band
Located in Milan, IT
A rare complete tent band, embroidered in wool on a felt background, embellished at its bottom by polychrome tassels. The Kirghiz people of Central Asia empl...
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Vintage Moroccan tribal Azilal carpet
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Very beautiful vintage Moroccan tribal carpet. Hand knotted by tribal women in the Moroccan mountains. Joyful colors and design.
The Djoharian Design Collection is located in German...
Category
1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Mexican Pictorial Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic Indian weaving is in great condition and has a chocolate brown cotton linen backing. The insert is down and feather fill. The pictorial birds are wonderful.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Adirondack Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A whimsical and intriguing headrest carved from a single piece of hardwood in the form of an anteater. The curved back of the animal would have supported the neck and displays a wonderfully warm patina from tribal use.
The anteater's over sized head has been carved in a charming manner.
Found in Sumatra, but most likely traded from Irian Jaya.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Asian Temple goddess.
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Asian Temple goddess.
Items dimensions:
47.13", 6.38", 6.25"
41.13", 7.13", 7.13"
Category
18th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Tribal Art
Antique Grain Sack 'Open' Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique grain sack 'open' rug. An old tribal cargo bag or rug from SW Turkey, opened up, still retaining its original carrying band. Can be a wall-hanging, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool
Red Turkmen Tekke Flat-Woven Main Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red Turkmen Tekke Flat-Woven Main Carpet Rug, Late 19th Century
The Turkmen are mainly known for their pile-weaving tradition. This said, several Turkmen groups have produced often...
Category
19th Century Turkmen Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Ceremonial Mat, Zanzibar
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial Mat
Zanzibar
Plaited palm Leaf
Circa 1900
Size: 215 x 94 cm
Collected in the field by a German missionary between 1903 and 1909
More provenance details are available.
Category
20th Century Zanzibari Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Old Moroccan Saddle or Saddle Pad
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1166 - I found this nomadic saddle among the various Moroccan carpets i bought many years ago from a young traveller, who sold me all his collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Archaistic Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Saddle or Saddle Pad Moroccan Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1095 - I found this nomadic saddle among the various Moroccan carpets I bought from a young traveller, who sold me all his collection many years ago...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Archaistic Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
A pair of Tutsi Prestige baskets, Rwanda, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Inkangara Prestige Baskets
Rwanda or Burundi, Tutsi and Hutu peoples
20th century (1960s/1970s)
Left H 16 1⁄2 ins (42 cm); D 8 1⁄2 ins (21.5 cm)
Right H 16 ins (40.5 c...
Category
1960s Rwandan Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ashanti tribal stool Ghana
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
An early to mid 20th century Ashanti tribal stool. An original piece which has been well used and not produced for the tourist industry. Carved from a single piece of wood.
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
Category
1920s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Metal Exchange Object from Congo
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Exchange Currency Object in metal from Congo,
from around the 1970 ies,
originally used as a foot-ankle band, as sign of wealth,
later used as a currency object,
the metal ...
Category
1970s Congolese Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Grouping of Ashanti Bronze Figurines, Asante People, Ghana, 1970s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Grouping of Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurines. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their cu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Cast Bronze Bell, Benin, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Heavy traditional Benin cast bronze bell with fine decorative bead ornaments on the shoulder and a nice deep and full sound. These bells were used to summon palace slaves. The bell h...
Category
1940s Beninese Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Tsonga / Shona headrest
Located in London, GB
Tsonga / Shona headrest
South Africa / Zimbabwe
Wood
late 19th - early 20th C
13.5cm x 12cm
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Ceremonial Iron and Wood Spears
Located in Skokie, IL
African Ceremonial Iron and Wood Spears
A set of five tribal spears from Central Africa. The spears were likely created for ceremonial use. Ceremonial or...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Tibetan Turquoise Beaded Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful contemporary Tibetan round beaded box incorporating thousands of turquoise glass beads and a circle of shells on the lid handstitched onto a black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Handcrafted Wooden Dogon Ladder, Mali, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A classic Dogon ladder made of dark wood and mounted on a sturdy metal stand.
The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite being surrounded by Muslims, th...
Category
1920s Malian Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
1930's Mbole Woven Bark Fibre Decorative Panels
Located in London, GB
Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional Mbole meeting house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These woven decorative Mbole panels are made fr...
Category
1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Pair of Antique Shahsavan Sumak Bags, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Antique Shahsavan Sumak Bags, 19th Century
This pair of sumak bags was most likely woven in the Karabagh region of the South Caucasus. A central medallion, composed of sever...
Category
19th Century Caucasian Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Shahsevan Sumak Bagface, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Caucasian Shahsevan Sumak Bagface Rug, 19th Century
From the Collection of Dr. Charles Whitfield.
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 2'5" W x 2'5" L
Origin: Caucasus
Perio...
Category
19th Century Caucasian Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Mongolian Buddhist Vase in copper with Brass decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine Antique Mongolian Buddhist Vase in copper with Brass decoration with moving circular top piece
Period 19th century
Condition : Minor damages to base
Category
Late 19th Century Mongolian Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Pair of Male and Female Lobi Bateba Statues, Burkina Faso, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
These paired statues, one male and one female figure, show a beautiful patina of use to the hard and dense wood. Made by the Lobi Birifor people of Burkin...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Mapuche Chief's Poncho, Chile or Argentina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chief’s Poncho; trarican macuñ
Mapuche, Chile or Argentina
Late 19th century
Indigo dyed wool, ikat technique
This poncho has the brilliance for which Mapuche weavings are pri...
Category
1890s Chilean Tribal Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Masai Shield, Kenya/Tanzania
Located in Schagen, NL
Masai Shield hand painted with pigments on (Cow)hide. This stunning elliptical graphic shield was probably owned by a warrior herder as younger warriors w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Hide
Wabi-Sabi Old Repaired Ashanti Bronze Brass Vessel Crocodiles, Patina, Repairs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Modern and contemporary artists working in crafts mediums (especially ceramics, metals and basketry) in the Expressionist style developed from the 1950s, were inspired by such artwor...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century African Zulu War Club "Knobkerrie" Killing Stick
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Zulu war club known as a Knobkerrie made from the wood of a root ball or wad and carried by Zulu warriors in South Africa. Made from the har...
Category
19th Century South African Antique Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Three African Coiled Basket Trays, Hausa, Nigeria, 20th Century, Tribal Art
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Three African coiled basket trays
Hausa, Nigeria
20th century.
Three fine coiled basket trays.
Attractive geometrical pattern weave in earth tone ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Rattan
Copper Alloy African Ankle Bracelet from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century African ankle bracelet made from copper alloy. These antique tribal bracelets were used as forms of currency, meant to be worn about the ankle. This beautiful a...
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Maori New Zealand Hand Carved Wood Hand Club Patu
Located in Studio City, CA
Great piece made by the Maori People of New Zealand. Hand carved and decorated.
A patu is a club or pounder and was originally designed and carved from wood by the Maori people a...
Category
Mid-20th Century New Zealand Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
