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Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali
Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali

Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali

By Chi Wara Mali

Located in Antwerp, BE

Bamana old original pair Chi Wara headdress. Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress.) The dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy and the soil produces, with some difficulty, m...

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Handwoven Bogolan Mud Cloth from Mali, Cotton, Tribal Design
Handwoven Bogolan Mud Cloth from Mali, Cotton, Tribal Design

Handwoven Bogolan Mud Cloth from Mali, Cotton, Tribal Design

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Handwoven Bogolan mud cloth textile from Mali, Africa, Bambara. It is a handwoven tribal cotton

Category

20th Century Malian Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali A handsome terracotta

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali
Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali

Located in London, GB

Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece

Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an

Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali

Large Dogon Ladder, Mali

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Large Dogon ladder, Mali Wood Early to mid-20th century Measures: 75.5 x 14 in. / 192 x 36

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Dogon Door with Carved Details, Mali Early 20th Century
Dogon Door with Carved Details, Mali Early 20th Century

Dogon Door with Carved Details, Mali Early 20th Century

Located in Utrecht, NL

space to marvel at the art of nature. Dogon doors are carved wooden panels that have been used in Mali

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa
Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa

Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Bambara Standing male figure with powerful shoulders, arms at sides and large feet. From Mali

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century
Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century

Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A mud cloth (Bogolanfini), Mali, Bamana People mid-20th century. Hand woven 'discharge dyed

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa
Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa

Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Strong Marka antelope - human wood mask with metal, Mali Africa. Large square open eyes, long nose

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali
Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali

Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali

Located in London, GB

This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali

Located in Montreal, QC

A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali Property from the Estate of Paul B

Category

Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa

Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, from Mali, West Africa. Inserted wood

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early 20th century. A

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted

Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century
Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century

Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century

Located in NICE, FR

A very pleasing Ciwara crest, singularly small and accompanied by its original headdress, depicting a stylized antelope leaning on a pangolin. The antelope is ridden by a woman, and ...

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa

Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Tuareg Hand-Carved and Engraved Wooden Spoons – African Art
Pair of Tuareg Hand-Carved and Engraved Wooden Spoons – African Art

Pair of Tuareg Hand-Carved and Engraved Wooden Spoons – African Art

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

Pair of Tuareg Hand-Carved and Engraved Wooden Spoons – African Art Set of two beautifully hand

Category

Late 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Fruitwood

Old African Dogon Hand Carved Wood Oversized Mortar and Pestle
Old African Dogon Hand Carved Wood Oversized Mortar and Pestle

Old African Dogon Hand Carved Wood Oversized Mortar and Pestle

Located in Centennial, CO

with geometric designs. An interesting piece of tribal art that makes a handsome display piece

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Bright Red Interior
Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Bright Red Interior

Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Bright Red Interior

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Hand Crafted Leather Covered Oval Tuareg Trinket Box
Hand Crafted Leather Covered Oval Tuareg Trinket Box

Hand Crafted Leather Covered Oval Tuareg Trinket Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Yellow Interior
Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Yellow Interior

Colorful Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box, Yellow Interior

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Hand Crafted Tuareg Box, Red Leather with Black Edging, Lidded Box
Hand Crafted Tuareg Box, Red Leather with Black Edging, Lidded Box

Hand Crafted Tuareg Box, Red Leather with Black Edging, Lidded Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Hand-Dyed Tuareg Leather Round Trinket Box by Malian Artisan
Hand-Dyed Tuareg Leather Round Trinket Box by Malian Artisan

Hand-Dyed Tuareg Leather Round Trinket Box by Malian Artisan

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box
Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box
Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box
Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box
Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Tuareg Leather Covered Round Trinket Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box is a finely crafted circular container created by a Malian artisan now living and working in the United States. Contemporary in its production yet grounded in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Tuareg Leather Covered Letter Box

Tuareg Leather Covered Letter Box

Located in Chicago, IL

This Tuareg leather box presents a refined and understated interpretation of traditional Saharan craftsmanship. Created by a Malian artisan now based in the United States, the work i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Dogon Beadwork
Dogon Beadwork

Dogon Beadwork

By Dogon Tribe Mali

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very rare string of 'Moon and Star ' beads from the Dogon people of Mali. The Dogon

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Miniature Shrine Ladder
Early 20th Century Miniature Shrine Ladder

Early 20th Century Miniature Shrine Ladder

Located in London, GB

This early twentieth-century miniature ladder, from the Dogon culture in Mali, replicates the form

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique African Tuareg Red Black and Brown Leather Bag
Antique African Tuareg Red Black and Brown Leather Bag

Antique African Tuareg Red Black and Brown Leather Bag

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

art. Circa 1940 Mali Africa. Dimensions: Handle: 24in . 24 in. H without the handle x 18 in wide.

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Bogolanfini "Mud Cloth" Woman's Wrapper
Bogolanfini "Mud Cloth" Woman's Wrapper

Bogolanfini "Mud Cloth" Woman's Wrapper

Located in Point Richmond, CA

WOMAN’S WRAPPER (BOGOLANFINI) Mali, Bamana people First half 20th century (probably made circa

Category

Vintage 1970s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful

Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stomach. Circular projections at th...

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Senufo Bird or Hornbill Statue Carved Wood Porpianong West African
20th Century Senufo Bird or Hornbill Statue Carved Wood Porpianong West African

20th Century Senufo Bird or Hornbill Statue Carved Wood Porpianong West African

Located in Dublin 8, IE

"Porpianong" refers to a Senufo wooden sculpture of a hornbill bird from West Africa, symbolizing fertility, continuity, and the Poro men's society. The figures are also called "Seti...

Category

Vintage 1980s Malian Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Abstract primitive head Fragment of a Dogon Sculpture."
Abstract primitive head Fragment of a Dogon Sculpture."

Abstract primitive head Fragment of a Dogon Sculpture."

Located in Vosselaar, BE

being more abstract and natural. As African art inspired the European modernist movement their general

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tribal House Post from Mali
Tribal House Post from Mali

Tribal House Post from Mali

Located in Sagaponack, NY

An African tribal house post bearing a fertility symbol. Natural sun-bleached African hardwood.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa
Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa

Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Conical leather and straw tribal Fulani hat, Mali West Africa Folk Art organic fiber hat with

Category

20th Century Malian Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Framed Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Framed Vintage Indigo Mali Cloth
Framed Vintage Indigo Mali Cloth

Framed Vintage Indigo Mali Cloth

Located in Istanbul, TR

and finished with a wooden frame. Mid 20th C. Mali. Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item above is made

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Mali woman bronze sculpture
Mali woman bronze sculpture

Mali woman bronze sculpture

Located in Three Oaks, MI

These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tribal Ladder for Dogon
Tribal Ladder for Dogon

Tribal Ladder for Dogon

Located in Sagaponack, NY

. Traditionally used by the Dogon (Mali) to access their homes which were built into the sides of sandstone cliffs

Category

20th Century Malian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

African Mali 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Dogon Mask
African Mali 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Dogon Mask

African Mali 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Dogon Mask

Located in Queens, NY

Malian late 20th century rabbit mask hand carved from a single piece of wood by the Dogon people, with inverted triangle eye holes and a carved ellipse representing animal ears

Category

20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950

Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950

Located in LYON, FR

TRIBAL ART Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on

Category

Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa
Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa

Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Tribal Bambara figurative wood door lock, Mali, Africa with strong geometric face. Works as strong

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Art-Anthropomorphic Door Lock, Dogon from Mali
African Art-Anthropomorphic Door Lock, Dogon from Mali

African Art-Anthropomorphic Door Lock, Dogon from Mali

Located in Chicago, IL

Crocodile door lock. beautifully carved. The Dogon people occupy the central plain region of Mali

Category

20th Century Malian Tribal Art

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Mali Tribal Art For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of Mali tribal art for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and ceramic, every item from our selection of Mali tribal art was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of Mali tribal art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each object in our assortment of Mali tribal art bearing Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. A well-made option in this array of Mali tribal art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dogon Tribe and Claire Ginioux are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mali Tribal Art?

A piece of Mali tribal art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,650, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $29,500.

Finding the Right Folk-art for You

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.