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Place of Origin: African
Tribal Xylophone, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tribal xylophone is an original design item realized in the early 20th Century.
A rare xylophone entirely realized in wood. Working.
A unique decorative object and at the same ...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Ashanti Kente Cloth
Located in Dallas, TX
African Ashanti Kente Cloth,
hand loomed textile, ceremonial regalia worn by the tribe early to mid 20th Century
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Large Vintage 2 ft Tall African Hand Carved Wood Wall Mask
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large vintage hand-carved from one piece of solid wood African Tribal mask richly decorated with intricate tribal motifs.
Beautifully hand carved, painted details, it has a hook, re...
Category
1990s Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Kabyle Flyssa Sword with Inlaid Blade & Original Scabbard – Algeria
Located in London, GB
19th Century Kabyle Flyssa Sword – Algeria
A finely crafted long-bladed Flyssa sword from northern Algeria, traditional to the Kabyle Iflissen-im-Bahr tribe. This example features...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Coco de mer container decorative arts décor
Located in London, GB
Vintage Coco de mer container decorative arts décor
A coco de mer nut from the Seychelles islands carved on the back side to make a decorative contai...
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power figure of the Songye, southeastern Congo. Such sculptures are used as a major role in t...
Category
20th Century Primitive African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An Adire Eleko women’s wrapper from a recently acquired, exceptionally fine collection of 1960-1970s-era adire cloths sourced in the early 1990s.
The cassava starch-resist and dye...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Superb Heavy Tribal Silver cuff bracelet Somalian African Tribal
Located in London, GB
A superb heavy tribal bracelet from the Horn of Africa, attributed to the Ethiopian, Somali, or Nubian regions. Crafted from high-grade silver, this substantial piece is richly decor...
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art.
Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category
1970s Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display.
Custom-mad...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
Nomoli - Carved Stone Figurine, Kissi People, Sierra Leone, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Nomoli is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of soapstone, limestone, or granite.
The carving depicts a man holding his belly with a...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
Kenyan Massai tribe hand painted hide shield
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Kenyan Massai tribe hand painted hide shield circa 1920. Not to be confused with modern reproductions.
Beautiful decorative piece from Kenya, likely to be from the Massai or Kikuya...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paint
African Dogon antique wooden ladder/wooden object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden ladder made by the Dogon tribe of West Africa.
With a unique history and culture, they live at the foot of cliffs, with about 700 villages and a population of about ...
Category
Early 20th Century Other African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask
Located in Sharon, CT
In 'Congo Masks, Masterpieces from Central Africa' editor Marc Leo Felix, a photograph on page 146 depicts a group of Salampasu Masks being collected in...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Kota Reliquary Figure Gabon, Christies Provenance
Located in Sharon, CT
Kota Reliquary of classic form. Brass and iron over wood. On an old base, with an old number label. Ex Estate of Willliam Kohler, Christies NY 'Important Tribal Art' Nov 20 1997.
Category
1890s Primitive Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art.
Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category
1970s Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique African Spoon 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful hand carved African spoon in wood
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Hand Carved African Women Busts Wood Sculptures 24 Inches
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of hand carved African female busts. Each figure is carved with exquisite craftsmanship. The elaborate head dress is emblematic of the women’s pride and beauty. These pieces are...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, ex Sothebys
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Expressive early classic cubist Dan mask with refined expressive look, narrow open eyes and mouth and fine line scarification marks around outside of face. Created early 20th century by the Dan People...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An example of the continuation of the Kuba design tradition into the late 20th century. Technically superb, an amalgamation of traditional patterns interpreted by contemporary artist...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Authentic African Zebra Skin Drum
Located in Malibu, CA
Drum, African Tamtam Engoma from Uganda. The 50's
20th century African tribal drum. Made using a zebra skin, the drum has great sound.
A multifunctional piece can also be used as an ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Hardwood
Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin.
Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was taking place in Africa.
Various goods such as textiles, fea...
Category
20th Century Other African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi ceremonial dance shield.
Rwanda-Burundi
Second quarter, 20th century.
Wood, natural pigment
Provenance: Colonial period collection, Belgium...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa. Inserted wood teeth, abstract face with open eyes, raised eyebrows and framed face. Old native repair wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes played a great role in influencing and inspiring the German Expressionists.
Though ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman
Located in London, GB
The African wood female bust figurative sculpture of a Mandinka woman is a striking piece of art that encapsulates the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of West Africa. Hand-carved...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Edan Staffs for Ogboni Society, Yoruba People People, Nigeria, 20th century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pair of Bronze & Iron Ogboni Society staffs from the Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th century.
Among the Yoruba, in southwestern Nigeria, there was and still is the Ogboni secret s...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Antique African Bronze Bracelet Currency Bangle Tribal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique African bronze bracelet currency bangle Tribal art.
High quality bronze currency bracelet from west Africa.
Traditionally used in monetary fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 3
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical design with a lattice pattern. This type of bracelet was worn or used by the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Female wooden mask with rich decoration of textile elements, small shells and ceramic beads.
The mouth...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Caftan Purple Velvet Embroidered with Gold Kaftan, circa 1970
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant vintage designer Moroccan kaftan, purple violet color velvet embroidered with Turkish gold threads design all-over.
This is an Ottoman styl...
Category
20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
Grand Scale Hand Carved Wood Giraffe Sculpture on Base circa 1970's
Located in St. Louis, MO
Grand scale African folk art hand carved wood giraffe, with charred black stained spots. Appears to be carved from log. In fine vintage condition. Unsigne...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bembe Bearded Male Figure Bust with Beard Staff Top DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Bembe bearded male bust figure with hands on sides of projecting stomach and finely carved beard. Stacking square hair style on top of head and projecting element hair on b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass/Nickel Alloy Cuff Bracelet, Nupe People, Nigeria, 19th/20th Century
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th or early 20th-century brass or copper alloy with higher nickel content. Bracelet in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Pierced design with rectangular shapes and carved swi...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Baule Antelope Human Wood Old Heddle Loom Pulley Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Baule antelope-human wood old weaving heddle loom pulley. From Ivory Coast, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Africain Wooden Ligbi Mask Protruding Plate on the Head, Ivory Coast 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Ligbi mask, with a protruding plate on the head engraved with decorative motifs.
Highlights of blue pigments and kaolin enhance this small mask, satin black patina.
The appearance is...
Category
1980s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa.
In stylized human form within a pair of vertical columns, with triangle arms and legs and he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Handcrafted Moroccan Gilt Metal Pendant, North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gilt metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa.
Amazing metal Moroccan lantern hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diffuse the light throug...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
large African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin framed
By People from Benin
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin, cotton applique, mid 20th c.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Moorish Hand Blown Gilt Glass Bohemian Perfume Bottle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish gilt glass perfume bottle.
Hand blown glass perfume bottle gilded with 24-karat gold hand painted designs...
Category
20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Ndop Kuba Statue From The Kuba Ndengese Shoowa Tribe Dr Congo Kasaï African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional royal Ndop statue From the Kuba / Ndengese / Shoowa tribe - DR Congo Kasaï region - Circa 1930-1950
Tribe : Ndengese / Kuba / Shoowa
Country : DR Congo
Height = 28 cm
Per...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Zebra Drum Table with Three Zebra Legs from Ghana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the piece that makes for a great conversation and adds depth to many interiors. Authentic zebra skin table in very good condition and ready for any room; 34" diameter - makes...
Category
20th Century Rustic African Folk Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood
Ancient Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Ushabti of the 26th Dynasty 664-525 BC
Located in Nottingham, GB
Ancient Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Ushabti of the 26th Dynasty
Good condition, displayed on stand
An Egyptian ushabti, also known as shabti or shawabti, is a small funerary f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Faience
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category
20th Century Islamic African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
African Wooden Sculpture / Bust of a Man Carved Out of Piece of Teak, 70s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
African sculpture / bust of a man with beard carved out of a beautiful piece of palissander.
Very detailed and in correct proportions made.
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Wood and Brass Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Camel Seat Saddle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique, 19th century Asian Middle Eastern collector two person wooden camel saddle with ornate brass mountings and iron reinforcements.
19th Century Midd...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Moroccan Tribal African Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Tribal rug handwoven by Berber women from Morocco.
Great geometrical abstract designs, very modernist carpet.
Vintage Berber rug from the Taznakht tribe in south eas...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Decorative Moroccan Arabian Jambiya
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique decorative Moroccan Arabian khoumaya or Jambiya, which is the name in Arabic Ornate with brass and silvered steel hammered element and wood handle. The decorative dagger is v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic African Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Contemporary African Art Sculpture from the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania
By Makonde People
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning African Art Sculpture of a Tribal Woman by the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania.
A fine figurative sculpture is made of ebony. This decorative...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
18th Century Ngelima Bronze Currency Piece on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare 18th-century Ngelima bronze currency manilla is a stunning artifact, weighing an impressive 20 pounds of solid bronze. Adorned with intricate incised line drawings at its e...
Category
18th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Moroccan Berber Table with Carved Tribal African Designs
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber cable hand-carved with tribal African designs.
Rectangular wooden coffee table hand-carved wit tribal designs by skilled Moroccan artisans in Marrakech.
Dark brown ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa
Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx.
Period Early 20th century
Ex U...
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African beaded head from Cameroon
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful colorful beaded head made by the people of Cameroon Africa and put on a lucite stand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Folk Art
Materials
Beads
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Three Tutsi Gourd Vessels Burundi Africa
Located in Rochester, NY
Three Tutsi gourd storage vessels ( liquids wine ) in good original condition with beautifully aged old surface color. Mid 20th century. Burundi Africa. Measurements - gourd w/ wov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Dan Mask Max Granick Provenance
By Dan People
Located in Sharon, CT
Purchased from the estate of Max Granick. Granick had a frame shop on
56st and in addition to being one of the great framers of midcentury NY
was a partner with John Graham offering ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Female Senufo Wood Maternity Figure with Baby Seated on Stool nursing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Female Senufo carved wood maternity figure seated on stool with baby in lap reaching up to feed. Represents the Mother feeding the community.
Figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
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