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African Tripod

"Lobi" African tripod wooden stool from Burkina Faso
Located in Linkebeek, BE
"Lobi" African tripod wooden stool from Burkina Faso Ethnic furniture - wabi sabi decoration
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20th Century Burkinabe Stools

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Wood

Lobi - African tripod wooden stool from Burkina Faso
Located in Linkebeek, BE
"Lobi" African tripod wooden stool from Burkina Faso ethnic furniture - wabi sabi decoration
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20th Century Burkinabe Stools

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Wood

Ethnic africanist solid wood tripod armchair chair
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chaise ethnique africaine en bois massif sculpté à la main, travail artisanal de qualité avec son piétement tripode en un seul morceau. Très bel état vintage avec une belle patine du...
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Vintage 1950s African Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modern Copper Rosette & Steel Tripod Standing Floor Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The crowning glory of the modern rosette tripod floor standing lamp is in the shade. The shade is
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2010s South African Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Three Leg Hand Carved Lobi Stool from Burkina Faso, c. 1930's
Located in Ross, CA
Hand carved African Lobi tripod stool made in Burkina Faso in the early half of the 20th century
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Stools

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Wood

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Early 20th Century, African Tripod Stool
Located in London, London
African stool Possibly Kenyan Dished seat  Tripod legs Early 20th century One photo
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Rustic Stools

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Wood

Early 20th Century African Tripod Stool
Located in London, London
African stool  Possibly Kenyan Dished seat Tripod legs Early 20th century One photo
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Rustic Stools

Materials

Wood

African Low Tripod Stool
Located in New York, NY
African low tripod stool. Circa 2000. Hand carved from a solid piece of hardwood. Round concave
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Late 20th Century African Stools

African Low Tripod Stool
African Low Tripod Stool
H 10 in Dm 16 in
African Carved Wood Tripod Stool
Located in London, GB
A tribal carved wood tripod stool Africa, probably Ethiopia, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

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Hardwood

African Carved Wood Tripod Stool
African Carved Wood Tripod Stool
H 13.78 in Dm 13.78 in L 13.78 in
Elegant early 20th century African Black tripod footed bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An early African black clay hand made tripod footed bowl. This was out of a lot that we purchased
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

Hand-Carved Ethiopian Tripod Stool, Africa Mid 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ethiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made from the 1850s, the most famous
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Mid-20th Century African Modern Stools

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Wood

Pedestal Table, African 1960, in Solid Wood, with Tripod Feet, Brown, Demontable
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This pedestal table is coming from Africa, and had been made in the 1960s. The foot (tripod) is
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Vintage 1960s African Art Deco Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand-Carved African Three-Legged Wooden Stool
Located in Topeka, KS
photos closely, please. This antique African tribal three-legged or tripod stool is hand-carved from a
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20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Side Table Inlaid With Mother of Pearl Moroccan Style Round Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Side Table Inlaid With Mother of Pearl North African Geometric Bone Inlaid Tripod Base Table
Category

Indian Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Mother-of-Pearl

Primitive African Stools, Tripod Chairs
Located in Bochum, NRW
A pair of three-legged hand-carved African stool, tripod chairs, tribal stools, each carved of one
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood

African/Tribal Tripod Folding Pedestal or Table, 1960s
Located in Hilversum, NL
A wonderful handcrafted African piece. The base is carved from a single piece of wood and appears
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Mid-20th Century Somali Arts and Crafts Stools

Materials

Teak

Tripod Stool / Side Table in Solid Wood, Wabi Sabi Style, Made in Africa, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
An appealing handcrafted tripod stool, made in Africa in the 1950s. A unique design making it a one
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Small African Tripod Stool
Located in New York, NY
This small African tripod stool was made by the Pokot Tribe from Kenya. It was carved from one
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Stools

Materials

Wood

Small African Tripod Stool
Small African Tripod Stool
H 8.5 in Dm 8.75 in
African Tripod Stool from the Pokot Tribe
Located in New York, NY
This African stool with a circular top raised on shaped tripod legs was made by the Pokot tribe in
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Stools

Materials

Wood

African Tripod Stool from the Pokot Tribe
African Tripod Stool from the Pokot Tribe
H 11.125 in W 11.25 in D 10.25 in
African Oromo Tripod Stool
Located in New York, NY
This Southern Ethiopian stool, made by the Oromo people in the mid twentieth century, was carved from one piece of wood with simple out-curved legs and a concave circular seat.
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20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood

African Oromo Tripod Stool
African Oromo Tripod Stool
H 10.25 in Dm 14.25 in
AFRICAN GAZELLE HORN CIRCULAR TRIPOD SIDE TABLE W/LACQUERED TOP
Located in San Francisco, CA
A CURIOUS AFRICAN GAZELLE HORN CIRCULAR TRIPOD SIDE TABLE WITH INCISED LACQUERED TOP. The circular
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Early 20th Century African Tables

African Elephant Tripod Leather Topped Stool
Located in Alton, GB
Delicate small stool with three hard wood legs that slot into a piece of leather that act as the seat. The seat has an elephant embossed onto the face of the seat with thick leather ...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Stools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

African Elephant Tripod Leather Topped Stool
African Elephant Tripod Leather Topped Stool
H 16.93 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
North African Inlaid Side table
Located in London, GB
North African Geometric Bone Inlaid Tripod Base Table
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North African Side Tables

Jukum Tripod Pot , Nigeria 19 C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a beautiful & unique jukum pot from nigeria.
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Antique 19th Century African Pottery

Pair of Primitive Nubuck Hide Stools with Wood Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 1970s pair of stools of African origin. Raw wood tripod base. Priced for the pair
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Vintage 1970s African Stools

Materials

Hide

Mid-Century African Carved Tripod Table
Located in Hem, NL
Beautifully carved tripod table with entangled legs that form a knot. Floral carved pattern in the
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Side Tables

Materials

Wood

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African Tripod For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic African tripod available at 1stDibs. Each African tripod for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and aluminum. There are 13 variations of the antique or vintage African tripod you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African tripod — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An African tripod is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Egg Designs each produced at least one beautiful African tripod that is worth considering.

How Much is an African Tripod?

An African tripod can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $904, while the lowest priced sells for $532 and the highest can go for as much as $3,500.