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Painted African Pende Altar Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Pende diviners interpreted messages from the spirit realm to determine which of their ancestors would provide aid in return for sacrifices. This figure would have been carved for the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
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
"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950
Located in Paris, FR
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950 Zoomorphic altar statuette (Boli). Kono tribe.
Provenance
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
Rare Antique African Dogon Aduno Koro Ark of the World Ceremonial Vessel Trough
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique primitive African Dogon Peoples Aduno Koro - Ark of the World - ceremonial vessel or
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Bowls
Materials
Hardwood
H 7.5 in W 10 in D 44 in
Rare African Aduno Koro, 'Ark of the World' Ceremonial Vessel, Dogon Peoples
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
sheep and / or goats that are sacrificed at a family altar during the annual ritual known as "Goru
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
H 7 in W 47.5 in D 13 in
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
remain one of the most recognizable forms in African art and were important fertility aids among Akan
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Polished Brass Moroccan Pillar Candle Holder 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Polished Brass Moroccan Pillar Candle Holder 1950s.
Vintage Moroccan altar etched brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Benin-Style Bronze Figural Pipe Mouthpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
World-renowned for high-quality lost wax casting, the city of Benin in West Africa has been a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Untitled
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo, and Yoruba
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Screen
Mendive La Fe
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
—pay tribute to Africa and Cuba's historical and religious art forms. Altars, masks, and dance
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
By Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Studio City, CA
Sculpture, U.S. Info Agency touring exhibit to Europe, Asia & Africa, 1971-72. Awards: over twenty graphic
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 2 in
Bird 3 of 20
By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
and religious art forms of Africa and Cuba. Altars, masks, and dance associated with Santería, Voodoo
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Codina Corona BOTAS Boots original wood sculpture 1990
By Josep Maria Codina Corona
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Martorell Art Salon (1973)
• Honorable Mention, Painters of Africa (Madrid, 1973)
• AM L'Hospitalet de
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 13.78 in D 5.91 in
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
, the seat of her sanctuary and her perfumed altar’; Tacitus remarks of this sanctuary:
‘Blood may
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Spina B3.1 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina C5.1 Console Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
objects and planes makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now
Category
2010s Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Caramel Spina B5.1 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
objects and planes makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Spina T1.1 Table/Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
objects and planes makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina B2.1 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina T2.2 Side Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
objects and planes makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now
Category
2010s Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Spina T3.2 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Spina B5.1 Bench by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Benches
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Nutwood
Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Red Spina C5.1 Console Table by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
objects and planes makes it a sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now
Category
2010s Italian Modern Console Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Plywood, Lacquer
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
"Nigeria-Yoruba Medicine Staff, " Hand Forged Iron created c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sticks.
21 1/2" x 13" x 13"
The Yoruba medical practice is most frequently used in West Africa and in
Category
Early 1900s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 21.5 in W 13 in D 13 in
"Nigeria-Yoruba Medicine Staff, " Hand Forged Iron created c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sticks.
29" x 12" x 11 1/2"
The Yoruba medical practice is most frequently used in West Africa and in
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 29 in W 12 in D 11.5 in
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff, " a Hand Forged Iron Staff
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sticks.
19" x 15" x 13 1/2"
The Yoruba medical practice is most frequently used in West Africa and in
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Brutalist Sculptural Primitive Chair 1960's-1970's Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
African culture had a major impact on his further artistic work. Traveled and created in Baghdad, Kuwait
Category
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major
Category
Vintage 1960s Tanzanian Brutalist Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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
African Art- Altar Figure (Boli)
Located in Chicago, IL
Excerpt From "Africa: The Art of Continent":
"Boliw (sing. boli) have become widely known in
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kronkonbali Altar Fetish
Located in Chicago, IL
The Fon in the present day State of Benin in Dahomey, West Africa are not only an ethnic group, but
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
By Yoruba People
Located in Fulton, CA
A vintage beaded African wood carving of 3 figures. Vibrant primary colors to bead work. Portions
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts
Elephant and Tortoise Sterling Silver Ashtray
By Patrick Marvos
Located in London, GB
piece rich in African symbolism, it features Tapiwa the bull elephant supporting tortoise shells and an
Category
2010s Zimbabwean Ashtrays
Materials
Sterling Silver
African Tribal Art: Dogon Altar With Female Figures
Located in Stamford, CT
top-like form, this work may have once adorned a shrine or altar created for communication with the
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Baga Wood Offering Bowl, Tribal Altar Piece with Head and Snake, Africa, Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Baga wood offering bowl. Tribal altar piece with head and snake, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.25 in W 9 in D 9 in
Xandre Kriel, "Vos Altar", Bronze Top and Steel Base Table
By Xandre Kriel
Located in Capetown, ZA
Cape Town-based design Xandre Kriel's "Vos Altar" table consists of a bronze slab atop folded steel
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Yoruba Sculpture, Nigeria, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
prominent part of Yoruba sculpture. Here the importance of head is shown.
The Yoruba of West Africa
Category
1990s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Afrian Tribal Chokwe Femal Sculpture from Angola Mid-20th Century
Located in Salzburg, AT
African Chokwe tribal sculpture with delicate metal jewelry from Angola mid-20th century.
On
Category
Vintage 1950s Angolan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of French Marquetry Cabinet Wardrobes, circa1910
Located in London, GB
wish to use the cabinets as wardrobes. The shelves are striking and are made of a rare African veneer
Category
Early 20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
A Pair of Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Wood Cabinets by Gillow
Located in Sheffield, MA
aristocracy. The company won commissions to furnish and decorate public buildings in Australia, South Africa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Bidjogo Tribal Altar Sculpture with Head, Guinea-Bissau, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bidjogo Tribal Altar sulpture with Head, 17", Guinea-Bissau, Africa
A ritually used old altar
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Amazing work of African American folk art. Very detailed and many layers of original paint surface
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture
Mid-Century Carved African Dogon Marriage Stool Altar Bench Tribal Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
(Western Africa, Mali). Measures:33".
Additional history:
DOGON (DOGO, DOGOM, HABBE, HABE, KADO, KADDO
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Located in Dayton, OH
accommodated a carved elephant tusk. This sculpture would have held a place of honor on an altar in the palace
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7 in
African Brass Bronze Figure Rifle Benin 'Dahomey' Early 20th Century Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
holes from original attachment, probably to an altar. Early 20th century, Benin (formerly Dahomey
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
H 8.25 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Mid-Century African Tribal Baoulé Waka Sona Wooden Male Sculpture 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Statue Baoulé Waka Sona
Object from an Ex-French African art collection.
The African male figure
Category
Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 20.87 in W 5.12 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Spina Stool by Cara Davide
By Cara e Davide
Located in Geneve, CH
sort of altar with a totemic and primitive depiction.
The collection is now composed of 4 elements in
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
African Art-Baga Altar Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Baga Altar Figure. Origin: Guinea Coast
"A common component of these carvings is a stool
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
By People from Benin
Located in New York, NY
Benin Kingdom in the 19th century. The bronze sculpture of West Africa serves as testimony to the
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Animal Sculptures
Lobi Dagari Abstract Tribal Ancestral Figure Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Burkina Faso, West Africa. Created in the early to mid-20th century. It is a stylized figure with legs out
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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