$4,725 / item
20th Century Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beaded Ceremonial Armchair, 20th Century, Yoruba Tribe, Nigeria H 38.5" x W 26" x D 28" / Seat Ht 14" FDV11578 *Wear consistent with age and use.
Beads
$2,150
Chair-Yoruba Beaded '1'
Located in New York, NY
Traditionally created for the Yoruba tribe kings and queens and embellished with thousands of seed glass beads applied to fabric covers which are then stitched or glued onto the chai...
Beads
$2,150
Chair-Yoruba Beaded '2'
Located in New York, NY
Traditionally created for the Yoruba tribe kings and queens and embellished with thousands of seed glass beads applied to fabric covers which are then stitched or glued onto the chai...
Beads
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 1 Chair Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor - 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
Early 20th Century Black & White Hand Beaded African Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly exquisite hand beaded chair by the Yoruba Artisans of Nigeria, best representation of furniture as art.
Wood, Beads
African Beaded Yoruba Chair, 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Feast your eyes on this piece of art: The Yoruba Chair. Originating in Nigeria, this chair is created with thousands of beads hand sewn on, taking an average of three months to compl...
Canvas, Beads
Early 20th Century White Hand Beaded African Ceremony Chair
Located in Amarillo, TX
Beautiful, intricate hand beaded antique ceremony chair from Nigeria.
Wood, Beads
Early 20th Century Red & White Hand Beaded African Ceremony Chair
Located in Amarillo, TX
Beautiful, intricate hand beaded antique ceremony chair from Nigeria.
Wood, Beads
Unavailable
H 39.5 in W 24 in D 26 in
Pair of African Beaded Chairs, Nigeria, "Nobility Chairs" for Chiefs Only
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
Extensive bead work, black and white plant motive these chairs are very elegant and will transform a room into a strong statement, which is good taste handbeaded in black and white...
Beads, Reclaimed Wood
Pair of Beaded Chairs from the Ogoni Tribe, Nigeria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of intricately beaded chairs FROM THE Ogoni Tribe, Nigeria.
Wood
AFRICAN BEADED CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian beaded armchair in vivid colors with high rounded back and arms. Completely beaded front, back and sides. In vibrant patterns depicting African animals...
Pair of Hand - Beaded Nigerian Chairs with Elephant Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Wonderfully created pair of beaded chairs in all white. Custom designed by Michelle Nussbaumer, the women of an entire village worked to create this magnificent pair of beaded chairs...
African Beaded Chairs from Nigeria
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a piece of drama to your room, with this hand beaded chair. The beadwork is both front and back, and was hand made by the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. $2900 each.
Wood, Canvas, Beads
AFRICAN BEADED CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in vivid colors with dramatic black background.
Pair of White Beaded African Ceremonial Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of white beaded African ceremonial chairs - made custom, folk art of African tribes in Nigeria.
Wood, Beads
Pair of African Beaded Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Yoruba hand beaded chairs
Pair of Black and White Diamond African Beaded Ceremonial Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of black and white diamond beaded African ceremonial chairs - made custom, folk art of African tribes in Nigeria.
Wood, Beads
Pair of Nigerian Beaded White Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Nigerian Tribal beaded African chairs. Add a piece of drama to your room, with this hand beaded chair.
Sold
H 37 in W 28 in D 30 in
Vintage Yoruba Nigerian African Beaded Tribal Ceremonial Chiefs Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Traditionally made for the Yoruba tribe Kings and Queens, Yoruba chairs are hand embellished with thousands of tiny glass seed beads applied to fabric covers which are then stitched ...
Glass, Hardwood, Beads
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in striking black and white. Canvas covered wood frame chair with extensive hand beading. African artists used native plant shapes juxtaposed with ...
Beads
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in vivid colors. Hand-upholstered beads create a vibrant pattern with geometric shapes.
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 1 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in vivid primary colors on white background. Canvas covered wood frame chair with extensive hand beading. African artists used native flowers bor...
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in striking black and white. Canvas covered wood frame chair with extensive hand beading. African artists used native plant shapes juxtaposed wi...
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted Nigerian chair in black, turquoise and yellow colors on white background. Canvas covered wood frame chair with extensive hand beading. African artists used nat...
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Ivory, 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 1 Chair Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor, 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description Originally handcrafted for the Nigerian Yoruba Tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make.
Beads
African Yoruba Glass Beaded and Leather Chair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century Nigerian Yoruba chair constructed with found objects and ambitiously hand beaded depicting animals, fish, flowers, men and ancestors in distinctive naive folk style.
Leather, Beads
Pair of two African Beaded Ceremonial Chief Chairs
Located in Wainscott, NY
White beaded Nigerian Chief chair set. Very unusual and rare in white.
Wood
Sold
H 39 in W 26 in D 24 in
20th Century Blue & White Hand Beaded African in the Style of Ceremony Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly exquisite hand beaded chair by the Yoruba Artisans of Nigeria, best representation of furniture as art.
Wood, Beads
Pair of African Yoruba Beaded Multicolor Flower Throne Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this pair of magnificent Vintage African Yoruba pair of Chairs in Multicolor beads. The background is made of White Beads and the floral decor is , Green, Red and Black. Th...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Beaded African Ceremony or Nobility Chair
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Mid 20th century vibrant red and white hand beaded African ceremony chair. Originally crafted for Yoruba tribe kings and queens, these chairs boast a meticulous process involving th...
Cotton, Wood, Beads
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