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"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is a ceremonial fertility stick used by the Bambara tribe in Mali in West Africa
Category
1940s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali, " Wood created in Africa in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali" is a carved wood sculpture with abstracted human and animal figures.
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Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dogon Mali Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dogon Mali dance mask with carved figure from the early to mid 20th century. This Dogon tribal
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
Africain Mid-Century Wooden Tribal Wall-Sculpture Mali-Dogon Golden Frame 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hand carved solid wooden doors of an African cabinet (Mali/Dogon).
fixed on a white colored wooden
Category
Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
H 56.7 in W 29.93 in D 1.97 in
Handcrafted Wooden Dogon Ladder, Mali, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A classic Dogon ladder made of dark wood and mounted on a sturdy metal stand.
The Dogon people
Category
Vintage 1920s Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali
Located in Paris, FR
Mali, along the Niger
River and more particularly in the Bozo ethnic group. It is
an opportunity to
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Bambara Mali Wooden Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved wooden Bambara Mali figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Toguna Female Anthropomo Post from Mali
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana 'Bambara' People, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali
Chiwara headcrests represent
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
A Dogon Tribe Toguna Post from Mali (Mid 20th C.) on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
"Bambara Antelope Headdress Pair--Male and Female, " Carved Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This headdress was hand-carved by an unknown artist in the Bambara tribe in Mali, West Africa. It
Category
Early 1900s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
African Bambara Wood Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bambara, Bamana, in central and southern Mali. This name meant unbeliever and was given to them by Muslims
Category
Late 20th Century Malian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bambara Ci Wara Headdress Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved to honor the mythical being Ci Wara, a Bambara deity that’s half mortal and half animal, this wooden headdress combines the graceful head and horns of an antelope with the com...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Hand-Carved Wooden Ladder Sculpture 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
residences built in cliffs by the Dogon Tribe, Mali 20th century. This is a stunning accent for any room.
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
"Senufo Dance Mask - Ivory Coast, " Wood Carved Mask created circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
are regionally famous as musicians and superb carvers of wood sculpture, masks and figurines. The
Category
1940s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 13 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
"Bobo Mask of Dance, " Wood created in the Volta Region, Ghana in c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bobo Mask of Dance" is a wood sculpture with painted accents. A human face with two protruding
Category
1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 37 in W 9 in D 4 in
African Vintage Wood Statue of Couple from Celebrity William Holden Estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This statue was part of a collection that belonged to the late actor William Holden. He purchased all this African art for his beautiful estate in Palm Springs California. This piece...
Category
Vintage 1920s Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
West African Bambara Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
West African Bambara Sculpture depicting a Female Figure.
Bambara sculpture is primarily devoted
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Large Antique Carved Wood Female Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female
Category
Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female
Category
Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Authentic African Mask
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Decorative tribal mask from Mali, from the middle XX century.
Category
20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 16 in D 2.5 in
Metallic Studded Bambara Figure by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
Bambara people of Mali. Originally created for a Western export market, this decorative figure now blends
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Old Wooden Decorative Bamana Storage Room Lock
Located in Leuven , BE
An old classic Bamana lock , decorated with engraved lines, representing antilope horns ,legs bent appearing at the bottom and a beautiful dark patina attesting to its long use.
P...
Category
20th Century Malian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bamana Mask on a Custom Wooden Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bamana Mask on a custom ebony wood stand.
Category
20th Century Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Old small wooden door of African Dogon granary/wall hanging object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
that lives on the cliffs (Mount Bandiagara) in the Republic of Mali, Africa.
Their homes are
Category
20th Century Malian Other Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 14.57 in W 10.24 in D 1.38 in
BAMANA WOMAN SEATED
Located in Three Oaks, MI
than the one or two centuries generally thought possible for wood sculptures to survive in the African
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Boli Nyama Power Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Created at the beginning of the 20th century by artisans of the Bambara people of Mali, this figure
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Wood
SENUFO Woman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
its steel base.
A favorite for this old puppet figurine from Mali dating from the 1950s. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Dogon Ladder, 6-Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
This classically made Dogon ladder is six feet tall and cut from a medium to dark color wood. The
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare Child Size Ceremonial Kanaga Masks, Dogon Peoples
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are normally made by carvers of the Awa society. The masks are worn during the Dama dancing ce...
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
African Dogon Ladder
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th Century Dogon ladder carved from a single piece of wood with beautifully worn treads and
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A bold wood headdress of a female antelope, an iconic ritual figure in the Bamana society of Mali
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wool
Dogon abstract primitive head sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully patined Dogon head sculpture. Because of its natural wear perhaps even being more
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large African Antique Mounted Dogon Toguna Post or Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and large hand-carved wood antique Dogon Y-shaped post, from Mali, Africa featuring
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century zoomorphic African ceremonial mask or puppet head sculpture attributed to the
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
House Post from Mali
Located in New York, NY
This impressive object was used as a central support in the homes of Mali. Craved in the shape of
Category
20th Century Malian Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Highly Eroded Dogon/Tellem Headrest in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Information
Primary Materials: Wood
Ethnic Groups: Dogon, Tellem
Regions: Mali
Dimensions: 7"
Category
Antique 17th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Amyas Naegele Large Dogon / Tellem Headrest in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Information
Primary Materials: Wood
Ethnic Groups: Dogon, Tellem
Regions: Mali
Dimensions: 8?
Category
Antique 16th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Very Old Bamana Heddle Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
information
Primary materials: Wood
Materials: Metal
Ethnic groups: Bamana
Regions: Mali
Dimensions: 7.5".
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ancient Dogon/Tellem Headrest in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Dogon/Tellem headrest in wood
Ancient zoomorphic headrest with five pillars. This
Category
Antique 16th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Amyas Naegele Dogon / Tellem Headrest with Twin Sun Bursts in Wood
Located in New York, NY
stools.”
Additional information
Primary materials: wood
Ethnic groups: Dogon, Tellem
Regions: Mali
Category
Antique 16th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Senufo Deble, Rhythm Pounder
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Senufo Deble, Rhythm Pounder
Ivory Coast 20th century wood 48 inches
Each piece of tribal art is
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Senufo Animal Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
Senufo Animal Figure
Ivory Coast 20th century wood, fur & pigment 33 inches
Each piece of tribal
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Contemporary Sculpture Modern/Tribal Art by Mort Golub, 21st Century
By Mort Golub
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
This found wood and metal sculpture is a transformational creature, somewhere between a bird and an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dogon Ladder Carving
Located in Portland, ME
The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. In a sea of Muslims, they managed to
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
African Tribal Chiwara Sculpture with Setting Bronze Sun
By Colleen Carlson
Located in New York City, NY
carved from wood.
They are ritual objects used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The body is
Category
2010s American Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Sculpture, Modern or Tribal Art by Mort Golub, 21st Century
By Mort Golub
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
Two "found metal and wood" sculpture (wood is only used on the sculpture to the right side in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dogon granary door
Located in Boston, MA
Carved wooden granary door from Mali, made by the Dogon Tribe, with sliding lock. The intricately
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Art-Anthropomorphic Door Lock, Dogon from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
geometric patterns.
Keywords: tribal, African, sculpture, lock, wood
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Dogon Wood Carved Walu Antelope Mask
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphic abstract angular light brown wood mask; with a high forehead with raised middle
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bambara Wood Mask, Mali, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bambara wood mask is a contemporary African wooden art piece, realized in Mali.
In very good
Category
1990s Malian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Wood Ladder, Dogon Culture, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African wood ladder, Dogon culture, Mali
Evident from the softly worn patina, this ladder was
Category
20th Century Malian Other Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood from Mali, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood from Mali, early 20th century, old metal consolidation (see photo),
Very interesting
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dogon Wood Mask, Mali, 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Dogon wood mask is a superb wooden art piece, dated and signed "1990 /Tiby", from Mali.
This
Category
1990s African Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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