Tribal Art

Untitled Prakash Jogi Ink on Paper 30cm x 42cm Signed and Dated 2014

On offer is a pair of vintage hand-carved African figures. These serve as a classic example of traditional African post sculptures, closely matching the ancestral stylistic tradition...

This is a fabulous, large tribal painting on cloth canvas with dung wash and white paints. Anil Vangad, Cloth size: 87 x 119 cm, Image size 78.5 x 110.5 cm, white colour on dung wa...

George Lilanga (1934-2005) - The African dentist - Acrylic on board Painting size 61x61 cm. Frameless. George Lilanga was born in 1934 in the city of Kikwetu, in the southeast of Ta...

Handmade Benin sculptural tribal bronze figural judgement throne chair. The base of the chair with two tiers of standing figures. The back of the chair with two more tiers of standin...

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...

Native American Indian Warriors on Horseback with Dramatic Moonlit Landscape Oil Painting by British Artist. Art measures 49 x 26 inches Born in 1952 in Bournemouth, Alan Langfor...

Basket, Panama, Darien, Rainforest, Butterfly, Flower, white, red, yellow, green unique hand woven extremely finely woven

A group of four Native North American carved wood and painted effigy figures, Hopi Katsina or Kachina dolls paddling their canoe. Four wonderfully playful, brightly coloured and hig...

This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan nobleman from the part of Africa which is today southern Ghana and southeastern Cô...

Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free-standing, vintage, walking Some wear on paint and crack that has been repaired.

Sally Gabori (c. 1924–2015) Titled: Dibirdibi Country Size: 122x137 cm year:2009, Aboriginal Art Provenance: From Mornington Island also known by her tribal name Mirdidingkingat...

Basket, Parrot, Toucan designs Panama Rainforest Wounaan Tribe handwoven with palm fibers and vegetal dyes The baskets are made by the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien R...

Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number. 6/15

Artist: Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri (c.1929-1984) Titled:"Marla Serpent Story" size: 68x96 cm year: c.1977 Aboriginal art Australian Art Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri (c.1929-1984) est né à ...

"Cara Grande (Taparapay tribe) Amazon Circumcision Mask" is a Brazilian mask made out of feathers, fiber, mother of pearl, and wood. It was made to be ...

Framed Hmong Ethnic Necklace, Silver Plated Metal, 20th Century – Laos, Thailand Extraordinary and rarely seen ethnic necklace made of silver plated metal, from Thailand. Recently f...

This artwork titled "Kwa-Giulth, Thundrbird" 1987 is a wood carving bas-relief by Canadian artist Kevin Cranmer, b.1968 It is signed, titled and dated in...

Very finely executed ink and watercolor painting depicting the Balinese goddess, Saraswati. Signed lower left “De Mus, keliki-Kawan, Ubud, Bali”. The ...

Incredibly detailed depiction of the goddess Kali appearing before a hunter by Konci (Balinese, 20th Century). Overflowing with details and imagery, this piece depicts the goddess Kali in the forest along with other godlike figures. A hunter is kneeling before them, wearing a quiver, and with hands folded in prayer. Kali is depicted in a traditional Balinese style, but with a multitude of faces engulfed in flames. The jungle background is full of swirling plants. Signed "Konci" in the lower right corner. Cloth wrapped around wood panel. Unframed. Image size: 35"H x 25.5"W This carved, wooden mask represents the mythical creature known in Bali as Banaspati Raja, meaning “King of the Forest,” also called the Barong Ket. Lion-like masks such as this one are the most common type, but Barong can take on the features of a number of different animals, including wild boar, dog, deer, and tiger, individually or in composite form. In Balinese society, all Barong masks...

Vintage Tiki Candle Holder, Bowl, or Chalice Warriors A vintage Tiki-style candle holder, bowl, or chalice cast stone features a sculptural pedestal supported by a ring of styliz...

“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They in...

Elephant lidded kuduo container from the Ashanti peoples of Ghana. Kuduo were created to store valuable possessions such as gold dust and served the sym...

"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...

41x25x10" Ceramic Steven Kemenyffy (born 1943) is an American ceramic artist living and working in Pennsylvania. He is most recognized for his contributions to the development of the American ceramic raku tradition. He has served as a Professor of Ceramic Art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (formerly Edinboro State College) since 1969. He Has retired from teaching, but continues to produce artwork at his home studio in McKean, Pennsylvania. Kemenyffy is often characterized in regard to his contributions to American experimental ceramics of the late 1960s and early 1970s. More specifically, Kemenyffy’s contributions to American raku techniques are often cited. Kemenyffy has stated that his interest in raku came out of practical considerations: “We [Steven and Susan] were doing a variety of workshops in a variety of different media. Raku was always an official way of making pieces in a short period of time…In raku it seems to compress all the firings into one.” Kemenyffy, himself, describes his early work as “Biomorphic forms alluding to old ceramic traditions such as tiles, vases, and containers.” These works were often in excess of six feet tall and many times included mixed media elements. In 1974, Kemenyffy wrote about the work he was producing; “For several years now, my work has dealt with certain formal considerations. Chief among these is using clay in such a way as to crystallize the moment and permanentize the impermanent. These have been among the primary concerns of all potters since the earliest times.” Today, Kemenyffy continues his pursuit of biomorphic imagery and themes. He writes, “Personally I am most challenged by the business of transforming porous organics into porcelain.” For much of Kemenyffy’s career, he has worked in tandem with his wife, Susan Hale Kemenyffy. In 1987 Susan stated about their collaborative works: “Steven is the [sculptor], I am the drawer. These works would not exist if it weren’t for the sculpture; if it weren’t for the clay. The clay entity comes first and my drawings come second.” James Paul Thompson further clarifies this relationship (as observed in 1987): “Steven Kemenyffy uses patterns as a point of departure for his work, while Susan Kemenyffy...

Mother Goddess Figurine Early Indus Valley Civilization (circa 3500 - 2800 BC) Handmade pottery, 140 mm x 45 mm, 60 g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Pierre Bergé Colle...

Highly detailed depiction of a Barong Mask dance in Bali. Several people wearing elaborate masks are taking part in a dance or ritual. People are dressed i...

“Feathers are more than pretty; they contain a whole host of spiritual and cultural meanings.... It symbolises trust, honour, strength, wisdom, power, and freedom” Naturally shed feathers, none of them were dyed, all natural colours. Birds’ feathers included in this artwork: Blue Jay Pheasant Woodcock Blue Mallard Homing Pigeon Teal Duck Partridge Han Mallard Magpie Red Kite Blue & Gold Maccaw Red and Green Maccaw Peacock Guinea Fowl Parrot Leopard Spotted Argus Pheasant Lady Amherst Pheasant Ringneck Pheasant Golden Reeves Pheasant Tragopan Pheasant Oriental Bay Owl Scarlet Ibis Feathers, 2022 Series: Detritus Archival Pigment Print, Mounted on Dibond in custom made Frame; with Black Stained Oak and antireflective UV protective museum standard Art Glass Print 100 x 100 cm / Framed: 102 x 102 cm/ 40 x 40 inches approx. Edition of 5 + 2AP About the Artist George McLeod...

A stone sculpture by an unknown Indian artist. "Procession with Horses, India, 12th Century" is a royal procession scene from a medieval, Indian temple. ...

Antique Polychrome Wood Carving Igbo Nigeria Africa, Staff decorated with two figures, mounted as a finial on the shaft terminating in a triang...

A Rimpa School six-panel screen with a chrysanthemum motif in gold, red, green, and white by an unknown Japanese artist from the Meiji Period. The artwork is unsigned. Provenance: Pr...

Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer: A stirrup vessel takes on the shape of a seated man with closed eyes, animated facial features, draped ...

Chiefs Staff (Elaborate Carving) c 1900-1925 Wooden staffs were used by Maori chiefs and other notables as a physical sign of their status. They were hel...

A silk embroidery by an unknown Japanese artist. “Fukusa, Pair of Lobsters” is from the Meiji Period and in golds and blues. The artwork is unsigned. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Springs Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert

A bronze Thai Bell from the Dongson Culture (1000 BC-200 AD). The work is unsigned.

A Japanese Embroidery featuring a dog and wagon, silk and gold thread embroidery by an unknown artist from c. 1890. The artwork is unsigned. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles; Heather James...

Most Mambilla or Mambila people live in East-Nigeria; a small fraction migrated across the Cameroon border. They are famous for the originality of their sculptures, especially the so...

Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number. 21/35

Indonesian wooden Flat Puppet (Klitk) with light pink face, 19th century. 18 1/2 x 4 3/8

This Nepalese Teral blessing post was carved from wood. It was created in the 19th Century and features abstract patterns. It is 27" high, 8" wide, and 2" deep.

Inscribed with Artist's name and edition number. 37/100

Frog and Spider Basket, Panama Rain Forest, Wounaan Tribe, handwoven, white, red

Within Nigeria's Benue River Valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, including reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by heal...

lithograph 20" high x 15" wide unframed signed and numbered...

Sculpture africaine représentant une femme lionne assise. Bois noirci. Cote d'Ivoire . Baoulé. début XX siècle

A Songye Male Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the male figure with openwork arms and hands resting on the abdomen, typical facial features and a waterbuck (kobus elli...

Abie Loy Kemarre (born 1972) Acrylic on canvas size: 201x296 cm year: 2015 Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Artist – Dreaming Painting and Desert Art Abie Loy Kemarre is an Abori...

A late 20th century watercolour on silk on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. This is one of a ...

George Lilanga (1934-2005) - Tribal dance - Acrylic on board Painting size 61x61 cm. Frameless. George Lilanga was born in 1934 in the city of Kikwetu, in the southeast of Tanzania ...

Corn Kachina, by Riley Sunrise, Quoyavema, Hopi, Kachina, Dancer, painting Artist Signature - Riley Sunrise (1914-2006) Quoyavema “Another of the earlier Hopi artists, Riley Sunrise (Quoyavema) worked with Fred Kabotie and Waldo Mootzka in illustrating John Louw Nelson’s Rhythm for Rain. He is also known as Quoyavema or Kwayeshva, according to Nelson. His paintings are comparable to Fred Kabotie’s, with some of them showing more action and most of them revealing less detail. Sunrise is represented in the collections of the Denver Art Museum, Gilcrease Institute (Tulsa), and the Southwest Museum. The Museum of the American Indian in New York has an extensive collection of his paintings of native Hopi dances.” (Clara Lee Tanner: Southwest Indian...

Gary Goldberg Birthing Mother, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Mesa Prieta Petroglyphs (in New Mexico) series has be...

Wounaan Tribe Panama Rainforest Basket black, white geometric rectangle hand woven, palm fibers natural dye Tribal artwork The baskets are made by ...

Basket, Wounaan Tribe Panama Darien Rainforest, gold, black, red, white

George Lilanga (1934-2005) - Tribal dance - Acrylic on board Painting size 61x61 cm. Frameless. George Lilanga was born in 1934 in the city of Kikwetu, in the southeast of Tanzania ...

A late 20th century watercolour on silk on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. This is one of a ...

Puma Plaque, Wounaan, Darien Rainforest, Basket, Black, white, red, handwoven

A late 20th century watercolour on silk on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. This is one of a ...

A late 20th century watercolour on silk on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. This is one of a ...

A late 20th century watercolour on silk on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. This is one of a ...

A late 20th century watercolour painting on silk laid on handmade paper of an antique Caucasian 'Kuba' rug by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Faintly signed to the bottom right. Thi...