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Model of Wagenia Fishing Installation on the Kongo River
Model of Wagenia Fishing Installation on the Kongo River

Model of Wagenia Fishing Installation on the Kongo River

Located in Leuven , BE

This is a tourist model of a Wagenia fishermen installation made out of wood, wire and small stones

Category

20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba
Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba

Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba

Located in Antwerp, BE

Highly rare and decorative elegant scene in wood of a man making respectfully advances to a lady

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece

Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece

Located in Leuven , BE

These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".

Category

Vintage 1940s Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Luba Caryatid Stool
African Luba Caryatid Stool

African Luba Caryatid Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

This stool by the Luba people of Zaire is indicative of their classic style. A single tree trunk was carved into a column, then further taken in until the robust figure of a woman ap...

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Cent. Kuba Drum W Honey Brown Patina - Harry Franklin Collection
Late 19th Cent. Kuba Drum W Honey Brown Patina - Harry Franklin Collection

Late 19th Cent. Kuba Drum W Honey Brown Patina - Harry Franklin Collection

Located in Culver City, CA

A tall and elegant wood pedestal drum with a fully-carved face on the side, and two registers of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unique and Highly Decorative Congolese Hardwood Tree Trunk Floor Lamp
Unique and Highly Decorative Congolese Hardwood Tree Trunk Floor Lamp

Unique and Highly Decorative Congolese Hardwood Tree Trunk Floor Lamp

Located in Antwerp, BE

A unique and highly decorative Congolese hardwood tree trunk, displaying burly freak growths all-over and mounted as a standing lamp. Beautiful original 1970s lampshade. Height wit...

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Located in Leuven , BE

Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater ...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Vintage african birthing chair, 1960s
Vintage african birthing chair, 1960s

Vintage african birthing chair, 1960s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Traditional African birthing chairs consisting of two interlocking wooden planks carefully carved out. Beautiful natural wooden vains. Good condition. 1960s - Africa Dimensions: ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Congolese Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand
Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand

Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand

Located in Buffalo, NY

Early African Drum,, Hand made,,Modernist iron stand,, Functional,,amazing sound as well as beautiful sculpture.

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Organic Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Iron

African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug

African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug

By Mangbetu People

Located in Chicago, IL

The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Vases

Materials

Wood

Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk
Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk

Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk

By Egeværk

Located in London, GB

sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with a stainless steel foot. Signed on

Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

African Lidded Vessel, Congo
African Lidded Vessel, Congo

African Lidded Vessel, Congo

Located in New York, NY

The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Congo Mbala carved wood figure, Early 20th century, Africa
Fine Congo Mbala carved wood figure, Early 20th century, Africa

Fine Congo Mbala carved wood figure, Early 20th century, Africa

Located in Santa Fe, NM

For collectors of African art. Finely carved Congo wood figure with hands on stomach with carved

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Bacongo Nail Fetish
19th Century Bacongo Nail Fetish

19th Century Bacongo Nail Fetish

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Nail Fetish 'Nkisi' Bacongo people; Congo Wood, pigment, fabric, metal Dimensions: H 10.5, W 4

Category

Antique 1880s Congolese Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Antique African Stool, Congo
Antique African Stool, Congo

Antique African Stool, Congo

Located in Schellebelle, BE

of the wood,warm finish and glanze, Dates from around 1960,collected in Congo from a Belgian Private

Category

Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Serving Bowl, Congo Basin
Rare Antique Serving Bowl, Congo Basin

Rare Antique Serving Bowl, Congo Basin

Located in New York, NY

Before the advent of enamelware and eventually china and plasticware, the people of the Congo Basin

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Face mask from theYaka people of the Congo
Face mask from theYaka people of the Congo

Face mask from theYaka people of the Congo

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A Finely carved mask from the Yaka people of the Congo. Extremely stylized face with holes for

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Masks

Materials

Wood

'Singiti' Anchestor Wood Statue, Hemba Culture, Dr Congo, Ca. 1900, Doc. Prov
'Singiti' Anchestor Wood Statue, Hemba Culture, Dr Congo, Ca. 1900, Doc. Prov

'Singiti' Anchestor Wood Statue, Hemba Culture, Dr Congo, Ca. 1900, Doc. Prov

Located in Basel, BS

Calm yet formidable, this figure is an idealized portrait figure of a specific male ancestor. Through them, the owners contact the depicted ancestor in order to ask him for protectio...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Luba Kukudji Figure
Luba Kukudji Figure

Luba Kukudji Figure

Unavailable|$5,603

Luba Kukudji Figure

Located in London, GB

Luba Figure Kakudji D.R. Congo Wood, fibre, beads, textile 28 cm On a professional wooden

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Textile, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads

Hand-Crafted Bowl with Pointed Legs, DR Congo
Hand-Crafted Bowl with Pointed Legs, DR Congo

Hand-Crafted Bowl with Pointed Legs, DR Congo

Located in New York, NY

vast area such as the Congo Basin, from which this bowl purportedly comes. Similarly boat-shaped bowls

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Ladle with Incised Geometric Carving, DR Congo
Wooden Ladle with Incised Geometric Carving, DR Congo

Wooden Ladle with Incised Geometric Carving, DR Congo

Located in New York, NY

With over 200 ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of villages and

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century

Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

creation. Material: Wood Height: 8 inches Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo Purpose: To honor

Category

20th Century Congolese Masks

Materials

Wood

Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century
Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century

Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century

Located in Leuven, BE

Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century Mask with filed teeth ! Available at

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Handmade African Mangbetu Knife from Congo, Mid-20th Century
Old Handmade African Mangbetu Knife from Congo, Mid-20th Century

Old Handmade African Mangbetu Knife from Congo, Mid-20th Century

Located in Raalte, NL

Old handmade African Mangbetu knife from Congo, this type of knife was not used as a weapon but as

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo
Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

Located in Leuven, BE

Superb and rare museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th/early 20 th century DR Congo

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument
Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument

Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Mbira or Sanza (once known as a thumb piano), of carved wood with metal keys. On top is a subtly

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Chokwe Personal Comb Angola Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Chokwe Personal Comb Angola Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Chokwe Personal Comb Angola Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Small finely carved wood Chokwe comb, Angola, early 20th century, 6" high on custom base. Sweetly

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Theo Ruth "Congo" Club Chairs
Pair of Theo Ruth "Congo" Club Chairs

Pair of Theo Ruth "Congo" Club Chairs

By Theo Ruth

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Mid-Century club chairs, model "Congo" each with frames in lacquered wood

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Colonial Steamer Trunk Congo, Early 20th Century
Colonial Steamer Trunk Congo, Early 20th Century

Colonial Steamer Trunk Congo, Early 20th Century

Located in Dusseldorf, NRW

Very unique steamer trunk from Belgium. See the stamp "Congo" at the top. Interior and locks are

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Colonial Revival Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood

Chocolate Cherry Congo Side Table by Powell & Bonnell
Chocolate Cherry Congo Side Table by Powell & Bonnell

Chocolate Cherry Congo Side Table by Powell & Bonnell

By Powell & Bonnell

Located in New York, NY

Wood veneer side table with marquetry top. Shown in chocolate cherry. Standard wood, premium

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" Chairs, circa 1950
Pair of Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" Chairs, circa 1950

Pair of Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" Chairs, circa 1950

By Artifort, Julian Marshall

Located in Mount Penn, PA

A 1950s pair Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" chairs. An innovative design, the back and seat are in

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Carved Wood Kuba Vessels
Carved Wood Kuba Vessels

Carved Wood Kuba Vessels

Unavailable|$350

Carved Wood Kuba Vessels

Located in 3 Oaks, MI

Wonderful carved wood ebonized Kuba tribe vessels with wave form designs around the perimeter of

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Congo & Pinguin Lounge Chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, the Netherlands, 1957
Congo & Pinguin Lounge Chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, the Netherlands, 1957

Congo & Pinguin Lounge Chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, the Netherlands, 1957

By Theo Ruth, Artifort

Located in Appeltern, Gelderland

Beautiful set of “Congo” and “Pinguin”lounge chairs designed by Theo Ruth and manufactured by

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wool, Wood

Rare Iconic Augusto Romano Pliable Lounge Chairs Mod. Congo, 1950 Italy
Rare Iconic Augusto Romano Pliable Lounge Chairs Mod. Congo, 1950 Italy

Rare Iconic Augusto Romano Pliable Lounge Chairs Mod. Congo, 1950 Italy

By Augusto Romano, Gio Ponti

Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH

Completely reupholstered and new cover in deep "oxblood" velvet, wood Literature: Similar model

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood
Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood

Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood A beautiful, early twentieth c. example of a ritual palm wine

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Serving Pieces

Materials

Wood

Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure
Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure

Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure

Located in Cambridge, MA

A hand-carved wood singiti or ancestor figure from the Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved  Palm Wine Cup
African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved  Palm Wine Cup

African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved Palm Wine Cup

Located in New York, NY

, extending from hair. Painted two tone, brown and ochre. Size 8-3/4 inches H. + wood block mount (adding

Category

Vintage 1940s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Teke Figure Ex Sothebys
African Tribal Teke Figure Ex Sothebys

African Tribal Teke Figure Ex Sothebys

Located in London, GB

to be effective and used to make other figures. Congo early 20th century, Ex Sotheby's 1966, Schleger

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Kuba Knife

African Kuba Knife

Unavailable|$500

African Kuba Knife

By Kuba

Located in New York, NY

This African knife, with a flared iron blade and a wooden handle, was made in the Congo by the Kuba

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head
Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head

Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head

Located in London, GB

African tribal BaCongo Bakongo colonial staff head A 19th century BaCongo colonial staff or fly whisk head. Depicting a African caricature of a Colonial captain or Official Deep ma...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Yombe Fetish Figure
African Yombe Fetish Figure

African Yombe Fetish Figure

Unavailable|$2,200

African Yombe Fetish Figure

Located in Montecito, CA

This Bakongo power figure is adorned with feathers, shells, nails and raffia. The eyes of the figure and the mask he holds are of inset glass. Magic bundles are attached to the torso...

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Feathers, Raffia, Wood

African Stool-Headrest
African Stool-Headrest

African Stool-Headrest

Unavailable|$792

African Stool-Headrest

Located in Schellebelle, BE

Beautiful African headrest-stool from Congo, Luba tribe, correct and good patina and shine of the

Category

Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman

African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This powerful and well-used sculpture of a standing female is an ancestor figure from the Hemba group of what was once Zaire. Female figures are markedly less common than male versio...

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Large Teke Figure
Fine Large Teke Figure

Fine Large Teke Figure

Unavailable|$2,366

Fine Large Teke Figure

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Early 20th century Democratic Republic of Congo. former Zaire Measures: High 50 cm. Provenance

Category

Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'
Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'

Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'

Located in Pasadena, CA

from a region in DR Congo in Central Africa. One of the frames has been redone. The female one is

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Songye power figure Nkisi
Songye power figure Nkisi

Songye power figure Nkisi

Unavailable|$1,230

Songye power figure Nkisi

Located in London, GB

Songye Power Figure NKISI Provenance: - Private collection, London, United Kingdom Songye Power Sculpture Like the Kongo and other related Bantu cultures of central Africa, the...

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

African Woven War Shield
African Woven War Shield

African Woven War Shield

Unavailable|$2,800

African Woven War Shield

Located in San Rafael, CA

wood and lashed onto the shield with rattan bands. The overall shield has a good patina from age and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wicker, Wood

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Congo Wood For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Congo wood available at 1stDibs. A Congo wood — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Congo wood — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Congo wood made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. A well-made Congo wood has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Artifort, Julian Marshall and Songye People are consistently popular.

How Much is a Congo Wood?

A Congo wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,202, while the lowest priced sells for $120 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.