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1930's Beaded Snuff Container. Zulu, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
This intimately-sized 1930's Zulu snuff container has been beautifully decorated with glass beads
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Vintage 1930s South African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa A finely carved snuff container with finely
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Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Trio of Woven African Basket/Containers
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Wainscott, NY
The Set of baskets (3) are beautifully woven and in excellent vintage condition. Hand woven in Mali, the baskets have a rich patina which is only obtainable with use and age. Each ...
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Vintage 1970s Central African Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Reed

Trio of Woven African Basket/Containers
Trio of Woven African Basket/Containers
H 7.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
19th Century African Woven Basket Food Storage Container with Leather Details
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th century African woven basket food storage container with leather details Beautiful blonde
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Antique 19th Century African Decorative Baskets

Materials

Leather, Straw

African Tribal Basketry Container with Ancient Trade Beads Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Somalian basketry/wood milk container with old trade beads leather and horn finial Carved wood
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Wicker

Kenya Turkana Wooden Container / 20th Century / African Art/Wall Hanging Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden vessel used by the Turkana tribe in Kenya, Africa. It was made around the 20th
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20th Century Kenyan Other Vases

Materials

Elm

Vintage African Ebony Turned Wood Container
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Turned African ebony wood vessel handcrafted by Mozambican artisans, Tulang Style
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Mid-20th Century Mozambican Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

African Tutsi Wood Milk Containers, Rwanda Early 20th Century
Located in Buffalo, NY
These authentic wood milk containers from Rwanda can be traced to the Tutsi people, an ethnic group
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Vintage 1930s Rwandan Other Jars

Materials

Metal

African Tutsi Wood Milk Container, Rwanda Early 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This authentic wood milk container from Rwanda can be traced to the Tutsi people, an ethnic group
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Early 20th Century Rwandan Other Vases

Materials

Metal

African Early Tutsi Basket Container with Lid, Geometric Designs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi hand woven basket with fine vertical geometric designs, and lid. Includes extra woven "donut" to support the basket as it has a round base. These were made by the Tutsi women ...
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Mid-20th Century Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Organic Material

Late 19th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Southern Africa
Located in New York, NY
The silhouette of this lovely, diminutive snuff container suggests the form of a seed pod or flower
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

African Large Storage Containers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Large African Storage Containers/Pots, low fired earthenware with beautiful burnished shoulders
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Antique 19th Century Central African Planters and Jardinieres

African Large Storage containers
Located in Sarasota, FL
Large African Storage Containers/Pots, low fired earthenware with beautiful burnished shoulders
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Antique 19th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Earthenware

19th C. African bark container
Located in New York, NY
19th C. African bark container
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

19th C. African bark container
19th C. African bark container
H 24.75 in Dm 16.5 in
Old Weathered Wood And Leather Container With Metal Repair From Africa
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and well worn dark wood and leather container with a truly unusual and handsome
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Late 20th Century African Jars

Materials

Wood

"Palace" Large Grain Container
Located in Sarasota, FL
Large Palace Grain Container, from the Baga Tribe, all one piece of wood, plus lid hand carved from
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Primitive Carved Wood Grain Container
Located in Austin, TX
Large primitive tribal carved grain container, late 19th-early 20th century, the cylindrical
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Travertine Narrow Bowl
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Stunning, aesthetic, timeless are words that can be used to describe this elegant and modern travertine bowl from Kiwano. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls ...
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2010s Dutch Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Travertine

Travertine Narrow Bowl
Travertine Narrow Bowl
$306 / item
H 2.96 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Antique Sculpture Horse Head Decorative Abstract Figurine ANETTE EDMARK
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty. This unique art piece is a great chance t...
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Ceramic

Antique Sculpture Horse Head Decorative Abstract Figurine ANETTE EDMARK
Antique Sculpture Horse Head Decorative Abstract Figurine ANETTE EDMARK
$610 Sale Price / item
31% Off
H 11.03 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La T...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Figurative...

Materials

Ceramic

La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
$1,280
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima Ancient Mexico C 200 BC –400 AD A attractive seated Colima dog vessel with a flared spout on the hea...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
Pre Columbian Colima Dog Ancient West Mexico Latin American Antiques Art
$1,435 Sale Price
40% Off
H 10.63 in W 12.6 in D 7.09 in
Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
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 Côte d'Ivoire. It is an ideali...
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19th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Clay

Massive Victorian Era Cast Iron Dutch Oven Turn of Century Vintage Cabin Modern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very Large. Foundry marked, CA 40 Total W 19 3/8 x Total D 13 x Total H 9 in. Interior W 15.5 x D 12.25 x H 6.75 in. c. 14 Quarts
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Iron

5x7 Medium Brown & Black Leather Tabletop Picture Frame- The Saddle Shop
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
5x7 medium brown & black leather tabletop picture frame. Premium leather picture frames add the perfect accent to any home or office. Each frame is skillfully crafted by artisan sadd...
Category

2010s Picture Frames

Materials

Leather

Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster, France circa 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster France, circa 1900 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 (H x D) inches A very fine and lively bronze statuette of a preening Rooster. Nicely cast and well-carved and in ex...
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19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster, France circa 19th Century
Antique Silvered Bronze Rooster, France circa 19th Century
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.25 in W 9.25 in D 9.5 in
Fine Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Francis Clarke Birmingham 1841
By Francis Clarke
Located in Portland, OR
A very early Victorian sterling silver gilt viniagrette by Francis Clarke, Birmingham, 1841. This very nice vinaigrette is in fine condition with an engine turned top, engraved with ...
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...
Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks

Materials

Wood

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
$56,250
H 97.5 in W 15.5 in D 12 in
Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Baule Standing Female Figure with finely carved raised scarifications, hands on side of stomach with long figures. From Ivory Coast, Africa It is in good condition with wear, polis...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Clear Glass Elsinore Kluk-Kluk Decanter by Holmegaard
By Holmegaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Large clear glass Elsinore Kluk-Kluk decanter by Holmegaard, circa 1960s. This iconic Danish four-column pinched decanter is known as the "cluck-cluck" or "kluk-kluk" decanter for t...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Large Clear Glass Elsinore Kluk-Kluk Decanter by Holmegaard
Large Clear Glass Elsinore Kluk-Kluk Decanter by Holmegaard
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
African shield Oromo from Ethiopia, early 20th century. Base 34 x 20cm.
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
$5,849
H 26.38 in W 28.35 in D 5.91 in
Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture. This excellent example is p...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ila Sterling Silver Frog
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate workmanship imbues this decorative piece with a life of its own. Crafted from sterling silver by Florentine silversmith house Lisi Brothers, this statuette is chiseled and ...
Category

2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Ila Sterling Silver Frog
Ila Sterling Silver Frog
$707 / item
H 1.19 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
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