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The Chieftain
By Dudley Hardy
Located in PARIS, FR
Les Maîtres de l'Affiche n°48
HARDY Dudley Sheffield 1867 † 1922 Londres
The Chieftain. 1895-1896
Category
1890s More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
chieftain's stool exhibits a deep, dark surface patina.
Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century
Ex Private
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Early Prestige Kuba Chieftain's Cap (Laket Mishiing)
Located in London, GB
Traditionally worn as a symbol of rank and title, this beautiful Kuba chieftain's cap (laket
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Beads
African Chieftain Chair from Oromo People in Ethiopia, circa Early 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
An early 20th century African chieftain chair from the Oromo people in the eastern part of Ethiopia
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s Wood Base Chieftain
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s wood base Chieftain.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Finn Juhl Chieftain Armchair Wood and Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
father of Danish modern.
Inspired by modern art, the Chieftain chair with its organic shapes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Charlie Baird, Votive Boats, Original Painting, Seascape Art, Affordable Art
By Charlie Baird
Located in Deddington, GB
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Votive Boats by Charlie Baird is and original oil on canvas painting. Inspired by Celtic Chieftains
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Marvel Comic Book, Amazing Spider Man Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
graduated from Manhattan's School of Industrial Art in 1947, having attended for three years after spending
Category
20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude 'La Femme Faune' Impressionist of a Young French Lady, 1970s, Signed
By Suzette Mezie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
of fertility, and their chieftain was Silenus, a minor deity of Greek mythology. Although this
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Did I know Her?" Print 28 × 20 in. Edition 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
, where she lived for a year as a traveler before being located by her parents. She attended art school at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Silent Reality Everywhere" Print 53" × 40" inch Ed. 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
1970, where she lived for a year as a traveler before being located by her parents. She attended art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
H 53 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
"He is the Child of a mountain of a Man" Print 40×50 in Ed. 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
art school at Blackpool in the North of England and later moved to London, where she began to both
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Almost Part of Ourselves" Print 28 × 20 in. Edition 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
1970, where she lived for a year as a traveler before being located by her parents. She attended art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Killing for Cookies" Print 28" × 34.5" in Ed. 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
, where she lived for a year as a traveler before being located by her parents. She attended art school at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink
"This our Court infected by their Manners" Print 48×40in Ed. 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
art school at Blackpool in the North of England and later moved to London, where she began to both
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
H 47.5 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
"The New Created World" Print 43" × 40" in Ed. 1/10 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
, where she lived for a year as a traveler before being located by her parents. She attended art school at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
carved in the likeness of a deceased chieftain. The artisan intentionally pronounced the eyes, cheeks
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Cheiftan Chair House of Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Dubai, DU
father of Danish Modern.
Inspired by modern art, the Chieftain Chair with its organic shapes, liberated
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Midcentury African Tribal Wooden Sculptural Commando Staff RDC Luba, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kusu command rod
This prestigious staff among chieftain regalia is composed of different carved
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 23.63 in W 4.53 in D 3.55 in
Large Antique Carved Portrait, Italian, Oak, Decorative Relief Panel, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Striking relief portrait of a chieftain, replete with sword
Dressed with a pair of small brass mounting
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Oak
H 32.29 in W 27.96 in D 2.56 in
Magnificent Sinhalese Portuguese Kastane Rhino Ceremonial Ceylon Sword 17th C
Located in London, GB
and office, presented by the king to noblemen and local chieftains. The silver-mounted kasthane was
Category
Antique 17th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antiquities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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H 29.53 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
An Eagle Ceremony at Tesuque Pueblo
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Fairlawn, OH
dancer emulates an eagle. This dancer represents the young son of a chieftain who turned into an eagle
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Lomagnupur, South Iceland' — from the series 'Axis Mundi', Contemporary
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
-century Icelandic legend, in which a chieftain named Flosi Thorgierson falls asleep on Lomagnupur mountain
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Photogravure, Etching
America’s First “Spirit God” Ancestor
Located in South Burlington, VT
described to a broader category of Taino art called -zemis-. This term refers to the physical incarnation of
Category
Early 20th Century American Pre-Columbian Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
Chief White Feather "Dr. Teyet Ramar" Sioux Beaded Vest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
musically gifted American Indian in public life." He often appeared as a Sioux Indian Chieftain, and his
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Beads
13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD
Located in London, GB
. Originally A Dynasty Of Local Chieftains From Ghur In The Heart Of Present-Day Afghanistan, The Ghurids First
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Scholar's Objects
Materials
Gold
THE CHOSEN PATH, English School 19th Century Watercolour
By John Edward Goodall
Located in London, GB
with a woman named Annie. John associated with a bohemian art circle and tended to have a
Category
19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Pencil
1934 Art Deco Illinois "Ritz" Incredible Condition. Rare, 17 Jewels
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in Raleigh, NC
something rare, something that needs no introduction. This is the quintessential art deco survivor, unique
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wrist Watches
(Ten) Assorted Metal Still Coin Banks; Circa 1950's-'70's
Located in Incline Village, NV
an Indian Chief in full feathered head dress and chieftain regalia; with typical Banthrico Company
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 79.53 in L 114.57 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, 19th C. Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 48.43 in L 85.04 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 73.23 in L 98.43 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, 19th Century Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 106.7 in L 137.8 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 118.12 in L 78.75 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 57.09 in L 92.52 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Art Research Center Inc., New York 1965 nr.22. This is a system of arabesque-designed 19th-century
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 33.86 in L 75.2 in
Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 39.38 in L 72.05 in
Ararat Rugs the Esrefoglu Mosque Stars in Lattice Carpet Anatolian Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Ethnography, Konya. The Seljuk period marks one of the highest points in art and architecture in carpets
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 68.51 in L 88.59 in
Ararat Rugs the Esrefoglu Mosque Stars in Lattice Carpet Anatolian Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Ethnography, Konya. The Seljuk period marks one of the highest points in art and architecture in carpets
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 68.12 in L 96.46 in
Finn Juhl Scandinavian Modern 46 Armchair, Wood and Elegance Black Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chieftain Chair and the 45 Chair, the 46 Chair represents the very best of modern Danish furniture design
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 32.29 in W 24.41 in D 20.87 in
Finn Juhl Egyptian Chair in Walnut Wood and Dark Red Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
design principles, modern rhythms and aerodynamics.
Both the Egyptian chair and the Chieftain chair are
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Finn Juhl Egypetian Chair in Wood and Leather
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Egyptian design principles, modern rhythms and aerodynamics.
Both the Egyptian chair and the Chieftain
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Finn Juhl Model 46 Armchair in Walnut and Black Leather by House of Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
the carrying elements. Similar to the Chieftain Chair and the 45 Chair, the 46 Chair represents the
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 32.29 in W 24.41 in D 20.87 in
Hans J. Wegner AP19 Papa Bear Chair and Ottoman A.P. Stolen, Olive Green Leather
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in Culver City, CA
makes the teak paws and legs really pop.
Aside from a Finn Juhl chieftain chair, I personally can't
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak, Leather
H 39 in W 36 in D 32.25 in
Early Model Finn Juhl France FD136 Chair for France & Søn in Teak & Sheepskin
By Finn Juhl
Located in Culver City, CA
in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Some of Juhl's most iconic designs
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Teak
H 29.53 in W 30.32 in D 31.5 in
Mahogany Leather 'BO46' Armchair by Finn Juhl, Bovirke Denmark, 1946
By Bovirke, Finn Juhl
Located in Berlin, DE
tribal art, Juhl exhibited the Chieftain chair with photos of weapons from anthropological studies.
One
Category
Antique 1640s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Goatskin, Mahogany
H 32.68 in W 24.41 in D 21.66 in
Chokwe Chieftain Chair
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Tribes Chokwe Chieftain Chair in Wood with Leather
Democratic Republic Of The Congo 20th century
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Leather
The Chieftain Coughs
By Alfred Klinkan
Located in Vienna, AT
The Chieftain Coughs, 1983
Oil on canvas
Titled, dated, designated and signed on the reverse: Der
Category
1980s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nevian Carved Wood Chieftain Figure
Located in Lake Forest, IL
The subject depicted is a Carib Indian known as the Kalinago people who populated islands as far north as St. Kitts and Nevia in the early 1600s when the European colonists arrived.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Kittsian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Oversized Carved Ironwood and Rattan Chieftains Bowl
Located in London, west Sussex
This beautiful and rare oversized hand carved ironwood and rattan Dayak (Borneo) chieftains bowl
Category
Early 20th Century Bruneian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood, Rattan
Rare American Art Deco White Plaskon & Spelter Figural Chieftain Trophy Clock
By Pennwood Numechron
Located in Port Hope, ON
This rare variation American Art Deco model 100C digital electric clock with horse and jockey was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Spelter
The Continence of Scipio in the Manner of Nicolas Poussin
Located in Vancouver, BC
beauty, he must return the woman to her fiancé Allucius, a Celtiberian chieftain to which she was
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Semi-Nude Male Bronze Viking Warrior Sculpture, titled "The Gaul"
Located in Washington, DC
. Vercingétorix was a legendary king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe; he united the Gauls in a revolt against
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 33 in W 10 in D 10 in
Edfou (Apollinopolis Magna)
By Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois
Located in New York, NY
chieftain, Pediese.
The Small Temple of Dendur and a map of the architectural remains at the site, not
Category
1810s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Denderah (Tentyris) Plan des Ruines
Located in New York, NY
was dedicated to Isis, Osiris, and two deified sons of the local Nubian chieftain, Pediese.
The
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
Finn Juhl Model BO-118 Teak Lounge Chair for Bovirke
By Bovirke, Finn Juhl
Located in Camperdown, NSW
floating seat from all angles and curved teak arms that echo the Chieftain chair. Juhl was always exploring
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Danish Leather and Teak Bwana Model 152 Chair by Finn Juhl for France & Søn 1962
By France & Søn, Finn Juhl
Located in Wijnegem, Antwerpen
, was originally intended as a kind of updated "Chieftain" chair. As we know now, both designs stand
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Teak
H 36.62 in W 35.04 in D 30.32 in
Ukiyo-e, Kuniyoshi, Three Kingdoms, Battle, Female Warrior, Lady Zhurong
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Kuniyoshi draws his inspiration. In the tale, the fictional Lady Zhurong is the wife of the Nanman chieftain
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
H 14.89 in W 30.12 in D 0.04 in
Tanzanian Figurative Chieftain's Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
High-backed stools were reserved for tribal chieftains. This particular example features a backrest
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco American Indian Chieftain Chrome and Resin Hood Ornament, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage or retro Art Deco figural American Indian Chieftain 1951 Pontiac hot rod automobile hood
Category
20th Century American Native American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Chrome
H 6.5 in W 19.25 in D 2.25 in
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