Tribal Dolls
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carved wood Akuaba, sometimes known as an Ashanti doll or a Fanti doll.
Untouched condition with a
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll, Aholi
By John Booth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll - Aholi on wood base
Matte and Glazed in ceramic (heavy)
Feather missing
Category
1990s Unknown Native American Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Native American Dolls, Athapaskan, Alaska, 19th Century
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Created in the late 19th century, these authentic Northwest Coast Native American Indian dolls are
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Materials
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Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A group of six collected Ndebele hand beaded fertility dolls of various sizes and designs. The
Category
20th Century African Tribal Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beads
"Tenderness" Native American Painting by Carol Theroux (USA 1930-2021)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noble past in her portraits, collectible plates, and Native American porcelain dolls.
Her work can also
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 31.25 in W 25.25 in D 1.75 in
16 Antique Wool Native American Skookum Bully Good Indian Dolls Papoose Tribal
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 16 antique Native American Skookum dolls featuring men, women, children and babies wearing
Category
Early 20th Century Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool, Paint
H 15 in W 4 in D 5 in
Puppet Doll Molds from Burma, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Puppet doll molds from Burma, early 20th century
The enigmatic faces of this unusual pair of
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Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
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Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Painting of a Native American Child by Carol Theroux, (1930-2021) Dated 83
Located in Los Angeles, CA
porcelain dolls.
Her work can also be found in Leanin’ Tree’s special collection of Native American greeting
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Vintage 1980s North American Tribal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 32.25 in W 26.25 in D 1.75 in
African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Doted on like an actual child, this carved doll was once owned by a young girl among the Namji
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
expression on seated on an Akan bench. Her arms stretching out, likely were holding a baby doll in its
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
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Contemporary Handblown Murano Glass Sculpture by Michela Cattai, Italy, 2017
Located in Milano, IT
This unique glass sculpture belongs to a three-piece series called Striati, created by Michela Cattai and executed in Murano, Venice, Italy in 2017.
Its asymmetrical shape recalls d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ranch Oak Desk and Matching Chair by Brandt
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Lafayette, IN
Great little desk in the "Ranch Oak" style and manufactured by Brandt Furniture Co. of Fort Worth, Texas. Desk features a great size paired with that wonderful, faux-weathered wester...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Oak
Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
By James Demark
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pictorial 1920s Pima Basket
By Pima Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pictorial Pima having eight horses – four with riders. Made of willow and Devil's Claw. The Pima Indians, Akimel O'odham, are known for their fine Indian baskets. Pima Indian basket ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Native American Decorative Baskets
Materials
Willow
Original Vintage A. Brandt Ranch Oak Wagon Wheel Western-Cowboy Table Lamp
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage American Cowboy, Western style Wagon Wheel Table Lamp. These Lamps were once all the rage and could be found in any number of roadside Route 66 motels from Joplin, Missouri a...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Country Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Texas Cowboy Hand Wrought Cattle Branding Iron
Located in Stamford, CT
Here it is, that unique gift you have been looking for for the cowboy or cowgirl in your life. A genuine vintage Texan wrought iron cattle branding iron. Beautifully made with a twis...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
African Carved Gabon Mask No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Monkey Head Natural Sisal Fiber Clay Sculpture Chimpanzee Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson
Sisal fiber wall sculpture
Monkey Head (# 1)
Hand signed to verso
Dated 2009.
Measures approx. 11" height x 10" width x 6 1/4" depth.
Her sculptures are made of na...
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tapestry, Clay, Wood
H 11 in W 10 in D 6.25 in
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high
The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Salmon Nootka Native American Hand Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Nootka hand drum with polychrome salmon, brass tacks, brain tanned handhold, original sale tag of $40.
Period: First quarter of the 20th century
Origin: Nootka, Northwest
Size: 8" x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
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19th Century Acoma Pueblo Pottery Olla
By Navajo
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine Acoma Pueblo, late 19th century polychrome Olla. Painted dark brown and orange design on a white ground, with large areas fired gray. Shrinkage crack extends from rim to ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Native American Indian Doll with Traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee Wedding Dress
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Native American Indian doll with traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee wedding dress with bead-work, one of a kind
This is an authentic Native American, American made lifelike adult d...
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay, Leather
H 17 in W 7 in D 4 in
Original Vintage A. Brandt Ranch Oak Wagon Wheel Western-Cowboy Table Lamp
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage American cowboy, western style wagon wheel table lamp. These lamps were once all the rage and could be found in any number of roadside Route 66 motels from Joplin, Missouri a...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 10.5 in D 5.75 in
Vintage Free Wheeling Green Lithographed All Tin Racing Car. French, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Circa 1930's free wheeling green lithographed all tin racing car, with attached pressed steel driver; it is probably of French manufacturer (the only time I have seen for sale was fr...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 8.25 in
Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques
Located in valatie, NY
The Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1958. First edition, fifth printing, hardcover with dust jacket. 848 pp. A comprehensive reference book...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
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Rare Poro Initiation Doll
Located in Naples, FL
Unique piece of tribal art. Small doll with mask and robe used to intitiate young people to the
Category
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Textile
Mossi Doll Burkina Faso, Early 20th Century, Africa Great Stylized Face Leather
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Striking carved wood Mossi doll figure (biga) with rare leather covering. The head slightly tilted
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
H 12.5 in W 2 in D 2.5 in
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
by herbalists and diviners, small figures carved to honor deceased twins (called ibeji dolls), cast
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
doll. Like most tribes, the Fanti hold fertility in extremely high regard; those societies that do not
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Self Portrait by HIV Aids Activist Barton Benes
By Barton Lidice Benes
Located in New York, NY
artifacts like tribal masks, animal skeletons, taxidermy, religious relics, voodoo dolls and a stockpile of
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Pen
Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
An Asante wooden aku’aba fertility doll, published as part of the Ladislas Segy collection and
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
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H 13.6 in W 6 in D 3 in
Pair of Spirit Dolls on Stands
Located in New York, NY
Burmese 'Nat Pre' Spirit Dolls on Stands. Circa 19th Century. Represent animist icons coexisting
Category
20th Century Thai Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Antler, Paint
Hand Carved Wooden Marapachi Doll from Tamil Nadu, Mid-20th Century, Metal Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wood Marapachi doll from Tamil Nadu, mid-20th century, hand-carved of a dense dark wood, mounted on
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 16.25 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Fali Doll and Percussion Instrument Tanzania with Provenance
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fali Doll and percussion instrument Tanzania, beginning of the 20th century. Calabash and shells
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Art
Antique Native American Beaded Doll Cradleboard, Apache, 19th Century
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
American Indian girl's toy cradleboard with a doll laced inside. Constructed of native tanned hide
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Materials
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Iki Ningyo Face, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
doll) face from Japan. This one has inset glass eyes and bits of animal or human hair applied to upper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Paint, Wood
Five Vintage Hand-Carved Guatemalan Slings Shots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feeling anxious? Your voo-doo doll lost it's Mojo?
Right at your finger tips, five Guatemalan
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Acua'ba Fertility Doll
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Chicago, IL
Disc-headed Acua'ba figures such as this one served an important role in Ashanti society. They began as a promise for a beautiful child, and in the event that the child disappeared, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Ashanti Tribe Carved Fertility Doll with Baby
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved fertility doll is from the Ashanti Tribe in Ghana. The Ashanti tribe, located in
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Tribe Hand-Carved Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved fertility dolls are from the Ashanti Tribe in Ghana. The Ashanti tribe, located
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Autopsy #4
By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across
Category
2010s South Sudanese Tribal Stools
Autopsy #1
By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across
Category
2010s South African Tribal Stools
Autopsy #6 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud
By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across
Category
2010s South African Tribal Stools
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century African Janus Shaped Black Wooden Sculpture with Brass Inlays
Located in Salzburg, AT
Early Janus sculpture - Bambara Mali Sogo Bò Theater Circa 1930/50 Ségou Bamana "
Puppet / doll
Category
Vintage 1940s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
High Places - Trail Ridge Road, Estes Park (Colorado), Sun Painting, Mixed Media
By Pansy Stockton
Located in Denver, CO
preserve their land and rights. Her tribal father became Chief David Flies, a compatriot of Buffalo Bill
Category
1930s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Organic Material
H 10.875 in W 8.875 in D 0.625 in
Hillside, New Mexico, Landscape with Adobe, Botanical Mixed Media Assemblage
By Pansy Stockton
Located in Denver, CO
. Her tribal father became Chief David Flies, a compatriot of Buffalo Bill. Her tribal name given to
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 9.75 in W 11.625 in D 1.125 in
Tribal Wood Carved Dancing Doll Set Tharu Southern Nepal, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal wood carved dancing doll set Tharu southern Nepal. Mid-late 20th century.
Set of hand
Category
Vintage 1970s Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Wood, Paint
H 10 in W 15 in D 17 in
African Tribal Art Old Ashanti Doll Akua'ba Figure Ghana
Located in London, GB
A fine Old Ashanti fertility Doll Akua'ba figure.
A aged figure with honey patina disc shaped
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Wood Marapachi Doll from Tamil Nadu, Mid-20th Century, Hand-Carved & Blackened
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wood Marapachi doll from Tamil Nadu, mid-20th century, hand-carved and blackened.
Offered by Bruce
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 13.75 in W 6 in D 3 in
Rare Pair of Kachina Dolls by the Same Maker, Hopi 'Pueblo Indian'
Located in Denver, CO
A pair of kachina/katsina dolls. As shown together, overall measurements are 12 inches, height x 10
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Collection of Doll like Ancestor Figures Adan Culture Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century eight doll like ancestor figure sculptures Adan culture Ghana Africa
A collection of
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 8.5 in W 1 in D 1 in
Iki Ningyo Face, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
eyes, animal hair
A small and dramatic example of iki-ningyo (living doll) from Japan. This was a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tribal Art
Iki Ningyo Face, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
example of iki-ningyo (living doll) from Japan. This was a cultural phenomenon in the evolution of doll
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tribal Art
Antique authentic African abstract tribal art, Fali doll, Cameroon, Africa
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful unusual antique tribal Fali doll, Cameroon, Africa, richly decorated with chains of
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
H 11.03 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Mid-20th Century Ghanayan Akuba Fertility Doll
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning piece of west African Tribal Art, namely, a mid-20th century Ghanayan Akuba
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Autopsy #2
By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across
Category
2010s South African Tribal Side Tables
Tribal Mossi Doll, Burkina Faso
Located in New York, NY
encrusts the surface of the doll and suggesting from a distance the appearance of stone.
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
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20th Century Ntwane Tribal Fertility Doll, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Ntwane initiation doll, circa 1970s, from South Africa.
The Ntwane people are of
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Vintage 1970s South African Tribal Tribal Art
African Fertility Doll, Lesotho
Located in New York, NY
A very rare and important Sotho fertility figure.
The earliest accounts of South Sotho dolls
Category
Early 20th Century Lesothian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Ndebele Fertility Doll, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
Ndebele beaded fertility dolls are given to young girls when they attend initiation school. The
Category
Vintage 1950s South African Tribal Art
Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Mat Rack Panel, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
brothers were commissioned by members of their own Community to carve amongst things, wooden dolls, and
Category
20th Century African Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Splendid African Tribal Ham Pilu Fertility Doll Namji Fali, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
A splendid large multi colored beaded fertility doll from the Fali of Cameroon
The doll
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair African Beaded Dolls
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of hand carved wooden African dolls, with beaded clothing, male and female, from Nigeria, 80
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana
Located in London, GB
African tribal,
A Fanti fertility figure,
The female fertility doll with typical ribbed neck and
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mwana Hiti Fertility Dolls
By Zaramo People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fertility dolls from East Africa are marvellously stylized abstract sculptures, with a highly
Category
Vintage 1950s Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Eskimo Hide Doll with Hide Face
Located in New York, NY
Eskimo doll finely sewn of seal hide with remains of fur. The jacket has delicate stitching at
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Tribal Native American Objects
Materials
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Gabriel Shaffer (b.1975- ) | Oh Silent Blind Creatures
Located in Wyomissing, PA
characters consist of old legends, angels, protectors, tribal totems, dolls, puppets, flying houses
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Gabriel Shaffer (b.1975- ) | "Kavmure"
Located in Wyomissing, PA
characters consist of old legends, angels, protectors, tribal totems, dolls, puppets, flying houses
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Gabriel Shaffer (b.1975- ) | Egg Head With Tiny Eyes
Located in Wyomissing, PA
characters consist of old legends, angels, protectors, tribal totems, dolls, puppets, flying houses
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Zulus of Africa, Toy Soldiers by Britains Ltd., Set #147
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
Zululand was partitioned into eleven rival tribal districts, thus hobbling the power of the Zulu nation
Category
Vintage 1930s European British Colonial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Lead
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Find a variety of tribal dolls available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique tribal dolls was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and hide. There are all kinds of tribal dolls available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Tribal dolls have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Apache Indian Art and Native American Art are consistently popular.
How Much are Tribal Dolls?
Prices for tribal dolls start at $350 and top out at $13,500 with the average selling for $1,533.
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