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Antique African Stool, Congo
Located in Schellebelle, BE
African stool with a great patina,
Decorated with African Tribal Figures,
Good great old patina
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matching rare pair of stocky male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 8 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in
African Tribal Carved Wood High Back Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved and painted wood with an openwork tiered bucket form back. The top tier with female figures
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Kusu wooden ancestor fetish ca 1900 DR Congo Africa Central African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
powerful magical figures similar to those found among the Songye.
Kusu societies, with their mysterious
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 11.42 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
African Adja Protective Spirit Figures Aklama Twins
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African Adja protective spirit figures Aklama twins.
Togo, Africa.
Wood, pigment.
20th Century
Category
20th Century Togolese Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Lidded Container with Figures Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Africa, 20th century. Images include human figures, sandals, swords, and animals. These images relate to
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered
Located in Point Richmond, CA
and an excited baby. Areas of heavy wear, erosion and insect damage, especially to the two figures
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Igbuke Oyo African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
African tribal art.
Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Thomas Ona Carving District commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria
Located in London, GB
Thomas Ona Odulate carving district commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria
A carved figure of a
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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H 8.67 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Abeokuta African Tribal Art Primitiv Africain
Located in London, GB
Ibeji figures are small commemorative wood carvings that were made by the Yoruba tribe of West Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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H 11.03 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
African Tribal Art Antique Ancient Koma Terracotta Ghana Abstract Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Africa, Ghana, Koma Land culture, 13th to 16th century CE
Ex Anthony Powell collection UK
Koma
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
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H 8.67 in W 6.3 in D 1.97 in
Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of
Category
Vintage 1930s Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oshogbo, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 3.35 in D 2.56 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 3.75 in D 3.35 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.85 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 3.51 in D 3.71 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12.33 in W 3.75 in D 3.55 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12.41 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.03 in W 3.15 in D 2.96 in
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oyo, Yoruba People Nigeria, late 19th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Antique 1890s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.16 in W 3.15 in D 3.35 in
African statue Senoufo Horserider figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
dignitary. The figures of riders, generally small in size, represent exclusively men, with the exception of
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ife, Yoruba People Nigeria early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.45 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yaka Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure DRC Congo, Africa
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.5 in W 4.25 in D 4.5 in
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or people from their tribe or
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Gold Dust Pot - Kuduo, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
. Nicely cast lid with 7 figures in the form of animals and reptiles are depicted on the side of the vessel
Category
Vintage 1940s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or people from their tribe or
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Ere Ibeji Male Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.85 in W 2.96 in D 2.37 in
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.49 in W 3.75 in D 2.76 in
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, twins are honored with carved memorial figures when they die. These figures, known as ere ibeji
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.04 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas.
from Ghana, 1930-1940.
Disk-headed akuaba figures
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Edan Staffs for Ogboni Society, Yoruba People People, Nigeria, 20th century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
the meetings of the society.
These 4 figures, on two rods, known as Edan staffs have been cast in
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 14.57 in W 2.17 in D 1.58 in
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, crested hair.
Figures such as these were created as part of the complex system of 'grade' rituals through
Category
Mid-20th Century Vanuatuan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
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
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
protection and ensure well-being. Larger figures ensured the tranquillity of the whole community and promoted
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9 in W 8 in D 6 in
Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
:
- Tribal Art London
Published:
- Zemanek-Münster, "84th Tribal Art Auction", Würzburg, Germany, 5
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber
A Rare Anthropomorphic Tsonga Headrest
Located in London, GB
A Rare Anthropomorphic Tsonga Headrest
An old paper label: ‘African Pillow Bt. Webster. Sep 1897
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
An Unusually Large and Fine Tsonga ‘Antelope’ Headrest
Located in London, GB
this custom symbolically linked her ancestors with her husbands.
Representational animal figures
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Songye power figure Nkisi
Located in London, GB
Power Sculpture
Like the Kongo and other related Bantu cultures of central Africa, the Songye people
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Extremely Fine Antique Silk and Wool Kilim with Anthropomorphic Figures
Located in Milan, IT
skirt boasts a stunning array of six female figures representing Berber women, the stars of our
Category
Early 20th Century Tunisian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Vintage Red Taznakht Moroccan Rug with Modern Tribal Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
details include camels, human figures, and teapots, each carrying its own symbolic weight.
The field of
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Rug with Diamonds and Tribal Shapes in White, Brown, Red and Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
diamond shapes, some of which host tribal figures in their centers. The white/ivory is soft, pure wool
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug, Boho Chic Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
skilled hands of tribal women from the Azilal region craft enchanting tales, weaving together the essence
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
-point stars, human figures, x-shapes, and lozenges with hash-marks, adorn the field, adding layers of
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Red Taznakht Moroccan Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
textile world. Picture lozenges, human figures, stacked diamonds, and rectangular rod shapes having a
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug, Cozy Boho Chic Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
meticulous care by tribal women from the Azilal region, every vintage Moroccan Azilal rug reveals a
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Red Taznakht Moroccan Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Cozy Boho Chic
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
only showcases an inherent tribal design but also unfurls a rich palette of bold earth-tones seamlessly
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of African Tribal Live Edge African Sculptural Panels
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of exotic hard wood panels with hand carved wood tribal male and female figures. Each panel
Category
Vintage 1950s African Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Large Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
The quincunxial pattern
Category
Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Large Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
This fine and large
Category
Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
This example is
Category
Vintage 1970s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Rare Antique Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
On this rare, fine and
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Fine Antique Saharan Mauritanian Tuareg Reed and Leather Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
On this rare, fine and
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug, Cozy Nomad Meets Maximalist Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
with human figures, diamonds, and ambiguous tribal motifs cover the richly striated field. It is
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rare Oversize Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
On this rare large-format
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Mauritanian Saharan Tuareg Reed Rug with Embroidered Leather
Located in Milan, IT
-like figures of an abstract nature - typical of other forms of African art.
In this richly embroidered
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
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There is a range of African tribal figures for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and bronze, all African tribal figures available were constructed with great care. African tribal figures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. African tribal figures bearing Folk Art hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are African Tribal Figures?
Prices for African tribal figures start at $416 and top out at $4,800 with the average selling for $1,588.
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