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Period: 20th Century
Australian Aboriginal Art Barbara Charles Napaltjarri Hunting Dreaming Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original acrylic on canvas painting titled "Hunting Dreaming" by indigenous Australian Aboriginal artist B...
Category
Australian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Abeokuta African Tribal Art Primitiv Africain
Located in London, GB
A fine Pair or Yoruba Ere Ibeji Figures Nigeria
A male and female pair of Ibeji Figures with Islamic Tirah necklaces
Period Early 20th Century Height 11 inches 28 cm
Ex German collection
Ibeji figures are small commemorative wood carvings that were made by the Yoruba tribe of West Africa...
Category
Nigerian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Three-Legged Tribal Stool Attributed to the Oromo from Ethiopia, Africa
Located in Miami, FL
A three-legged African stool or seat carved from a single piece of wood, attributable to the Oromo people in or around the city of Jimma in Ethiopia. This stool was as a utilitarian ...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stom...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Aboriginal Carved Wood Woomera Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Large Aboriginal woomera carved in hard mulga wood with pleasing curved chip carved interior with gum handle and possum tooth barb
Beautiful p...
Category
Australian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Bamileke Textile Hanging, Ndop
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ndop Panel
Bamileke people
Cameroon Grasslands
Cotton strip weave with a two part dyeing process: stitch-resist indigo dye on a pre-dyed cloth.
Measures: 39 x 59 1/2 inches (99 ...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Nupe Spiral Support Post
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved with an abstract design, this tall wooden post is an architectural support beam attributed to the Nupe people of central Nigeria. Like much of Nupe art, support posts...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe ceremonial bowl from jackfruit wood, early 20th century. The Batak Tribes are ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia....
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Bottles
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige display bottles
Tutsi People
Rwanda and Burundi
First half of 20th century
European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing
Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.
Category
Rwandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads
Nupe Spiral Support Post
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved with an abstract design, this tall wooden post is an architectural support beam attributed to the Nupe people of central Nigeria. Like much of Nupe art, support posts...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tribal Cameroon Walking Stick
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Walking or Ceremonial stick
Bamileke People
Cameroon
20th century
Wood, hand cast metal tip
Measures: 33 1/2" x 8 1/4" (85.5 x 20.5 cm).
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Zuni Triple Strand Fetish Native American Necklace
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Zuni triple strand Fetish native American necklace
A dramatic triple-strand fetish necklace is festooned with birds, fish, b...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone, Silver
Beautiful Wooden Box with Silver Rim and Chancay Textile Fragment from Peru
Located in Mexico, DF
This beautiful box was hand carved into two pieces from Cumarú wood (also known as Brasilian teak), there are no screws or nails and no assemblies. The wood is brown with visible gra...
Category
Peruvian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Aymara Coca Cloth / Tari, Dept. of La Paz, Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Aymara coca cloth / Tari, Dept. of La Paz, Bolivia
This small coca or tari cloth was traditionally used to hold and carry coca leaves and other foodstuffs, and ...
Category
Bolivian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Australian Aboriginal Art Janet Forrester Ngala Painting Snake & Milky Way Dream
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and quite engaging original painting titled "Snake And Milky Way Dreaming" by indigenous Australian Aboriginal artist Janet ...
Category
Australian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Mid Century African Women Wood Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional African wood carving ,mounted on custom-made steel base of women graciously looking forward, beautiful facial expression, and very ni...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, g...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Plate With Mudfish and Adinkra Symbols Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely worked Akan ceremonial brass plate with hammered designs of a mudfish in center and Adinkra symbols in rim. With wear, some holes in bottom.
Field collected in Ghana in 2002....
Category
Ghanaian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This very flat mask originates from the Atoni people of Timor. For the Timorese people masks portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warriors to scare off enemies or during c...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bamboo & Rattan Basket from Dayak Tribe, Hand-Crafted Borneo, Indonesia, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with bamboo & rattan fibres. The frame is crafted from bamboo and the combination of weaving...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Antoñio Pineda (1919-2009) Silver and Moonstone Brooch, Taxco, Mexico
This beautifully crafted silver brooch contains eight oval-cut moonstone cabochons set in a curved row above six stylized leaves. The marks on the back of the pin are: TAXCO SILVER BY TONO, Made in Mexico, with a 17 eagle stamp...
Category
Mexican Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Tribal Plank Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique tribal plank art with metal base. The piece features a 5.5' tall wooden plank with a colored ornate fish design. Great conversation piece for any space.
Category
Unknown Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Weathered Old Tribal Squatting Spring Figure, Nepal, Early 20th Century praying
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered tribal squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved open mouth and eyes. These were protective figu...
Category
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Balinese Offering Bowl 'Dulang' with Floral Motif
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" features a f...
Category
Balinese Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Beaded Royal Headress with Leopard Figure, Bamileke People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
The Beaded Royal Headdress is made of a palm tree fibre structure, enfolded with burlap cloth embroided with European glass beads that cover the entire object with geometric symbolic...
Category
Cameroonian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Pair of Hollow Silver Incised Bracelets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century pair of hollow silver incised bracelets, China
A pair of beautifully made hollow silver bracelets with incised floral and geometric designs. The interior circumfe...
Category
Chinese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Big Unique Signed MidCentury African Mask Bronze by German Artist Manfred Strake
By Manfred Strake
Located in Essen, NW
Artist : Manfred Strake (1923)
Title: 'Archaic Mask' signed with monogram
Material: Bronze, brown patina. Part. With traces of oxidation.
Provenance: With foundry stamp of famou...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Handwoven Moroccan Berber Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.
The front of this Berber pillow and the back are made from a different rug, fron...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Australian Aboriginal Art Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra Painting Rainbow Serpant
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original stone painting titled "Rainbow Serpent, Ngalyod" by prominent Australian Aboriginal artist Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra (1915-1992). Th...
Category
Australian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hanging Cowbell Traditional Spanish Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging traditional Spanish fabric artwork decorated with cowbells.
Made in Spain by unknown artist, circa 1950.
In original condition, wear consi...
Category
Brazilian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru.
Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category
Peruvian Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Sequins
Large Hard Wood Gable Mask Ramu River Papua Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Large hard wood gable mask Ramu River Papua
Large disc shaped gable mask from the Ramu river Papua new Guinea
Carved hard heavy wood with applied pigments
Period early-mid 20th centu...
Category
Australian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tribal Ceremonial Silver Ornament/Neckrings, Sculpture, Miao, Guizhou, Plus Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great and important ceremonial neck rings ware by the people of the Minorities of China, the Golden triangle ,Mongolia and Tibet. These pieces were made of low content of s...
Category
Chinese Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Tribal Art Fine Pair of Baule Sling Shots
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Baule figurative sling shots / catapults.
Nicely Carved with figurative detail.
Hard wood with matured patina.
Period: mid-20th century
C...
Category
Ivorian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Moroccan Ethnic Berber Handwoven Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Ethnic Berber handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.
The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more...
Category
Moroccan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Dayak Tribe Ironwood Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Crafted from ironwood this Dayak tribe ceremonial bowl features a wonderful smooth texture and subtle wood patterns all around. A wonderful decorative bowl...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Antique Native American Kachina Doll, "HeHeya Clown, " Hopi, Early 20th Century
Located in Denver, CO
Hopi HeHeya Clown carrying a watermelon and backpack from the 1st quarter of the 20th century. Made of wood with pigments, dimensions measure 11 ½ x 3 ½ x 3 ¾ inches.
The Heheya K...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
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 articulated head and arms connected to rods, the dress...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Moroccan Leather Bag Belonging to a Family of Water Carriers
Located in Munich, DE
This magnificent leather bag is covered on it's front entirely with old coins,
As has often been the case with this kind of bags, the strap might ...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The largest Adan shrine figure we have ever seen at 27 1/2 inches high. Usually Adan figures are a third of this size or less. At this scale the sculptural skill of Adan artists is f...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Shipibo Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 20th century Amazonian Shipibo pot hand-built from clay, decorated with wide red and orange lines, and glazed with the sap of a tree. Members of...
Category
Brazilian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
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 ...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods (however this puppet lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Double Nomadic Saddlebag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 201 - Antique Turkish nomadic double saddlebag in perfect conditions. The two central strips were used to hold it steady on the saddle -tree.
Placed on an easel or the armrest o...
Category
Turkish Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
Category
Zambian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Natural Fiber
Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe ceremonial bowl from jackfruit wood, early 20th century. The Batak Tribes are ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia....
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island with Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, Golden Triangle
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An Akha Tribe Woven Silver Bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques with each silver str...
Category
Thai Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows. "Wayang" is a type of shadow puppet show originating fr...
Category
Javanese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
