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Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture
Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture

Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage abstract tribal figure depicting a snake descending a torso

Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tribal Figural Box
Vintage Tribal Figural Box

Vintage Tribal Figural Box

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage abstract tribal figure in the form of a container

Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique African Tribal Figural Carved Armchairs - Set of 2
Antique African Tribal Figural Carved Armchairs - Set of 2

Antique African Tribal Figural Carved Armchairs - Set of 2

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique African Tribal Figural Carved Armchairs - Set of 2 These Amazing Antique African Tribal

Category

Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture
Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture

Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture

Located in Queens, NY

Vintage carved figure of a male dancer with cross hatched ear design

Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Totemic Figure, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Tribal Art
Vintage Totemic Figure, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Tribal Art

Vintage Totemic Figure, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Tribal Art

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

tribal ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating tribal figure in the Inca or

Category

Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure

African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure

Located in London, GB

A fine Baule female figure Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa

Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste
Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste

Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Old Tribal stone squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and

Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard

Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine  Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure  African Tribal Art  Antiques
Fine  Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure  African Tribal Art  Antiques

Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques

Located in London, GB

African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria A Finely carved  Ibeji Figure from

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art
African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art

African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art

Located in London, GB

African Tribal folk Art Makonde Madonna figure A very finely executed large sculpture of a African

Category

Early 20th Century Mozambican Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Baule Royal Figure
Baule Royal Figure

Baule Royal Figure

By Baule Tribe

Located in Glasgow, GB

This is a very fine Royal figure from the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) . This fine

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden sacrificial pole figure Fon
Wooden sacrificial pole figure Fon

Wooden sacrificial pole figure Fon

Located in Haaltert, BE

Wooden pole figure, dark sacrificial patina of mainly oil. Kudio type of Bochio, also called

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

occasion of the death of a twin, a memorial figure called an "ere ibeji" is commissioned by the mother to

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Senufo Figure African Sculpture
Senufo Figure African Sculpture

Senufo Figure African Sculpture

By Senufo

Located in Sharon, CT

Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Seated Luba Figure
African Seated Luba Figure

African Seated Luba Figure

Located in Chicago, IL

Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania
Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania

Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This African Jesus exhibits finely carved features. Depicting a black Jesus with his head leaning to one side, wearing a crown of thorns and with his arms outstretched on the cross. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mother and Child Figure. Kwere, Tanzania
Mother and Child Figure. Kwere, Tanzania

Mother and Child Figure. Kwere, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This finely carved figure with a prominent sweeping hairstyle sits upright with her knees bent and

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure
Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure

Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure

By Baule Tribe

Located in Chicago, IL

, gently curving forms and serene composure. This figure of a woman was carved to represent the spirit mate

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, 2 Pairs
Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, 2 Pairs

Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, 2 Pairs

Located in Astoria, NY

Two Pairs of Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, each pair atop a stepped base, together with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century
Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century

Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century

By Senufo

Located in Bilzen, BE

Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century Region: Northern Ivory Coast / Burkina Faso / Mali

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

Located in London, GB

This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island

Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the

Category

Mid-20th Century Vanuatuan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania
1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania

1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

hands on her stomach. This wooden figure features a cavity located at the top of the head. Used during

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

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

Large Buyu Protection Figure Democratic Republic Congo Africa
Large Buyu Protection Figure Democratic Republic Congo Africa

Large Buyu Protection Figure Democratic Republic Congo Africa

Located in Rochester, NY

Old Buyu male ancestral protection power figure showing good signs of genuine age w/ beautiful old

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s

Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head

Category

Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration

Located in London, GB

carved coiffure crowns her head, and throughout, the figure exhibits refined, delicate proportions

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure

Located in London, GB

the neck and midriff of the mother, and over time, the surface of the figure has developed a beautiful

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia

Located in London, GB

cross-shaped markings adorn the figure's face, and a pattern of finely engraved lines feature on her

Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century

Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century

Located in Wien, AT

Impressively carved from a single block of wood, this monumental male spirit or ancestor figure

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Feathers

African Dagari Ancestor Figure
African Dagari Ancestor Figure

African Dagari Ancestor Figure

Located in Chicago, IL

For the Dagari people of Burkina Faso and Ghana, this highly stylized figure embodied the living

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mangbetu Female Figure, D.R. Congo, early 20th century
Mangbetu Female Figure, D.R. Congo, early 20th century

Mangbetu Female Figure, D.R. Congo, early 20th century

By Mangbetu People

Located in Bilzen, BE

Mangbetu Female Figure Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) Early to mid-20th

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Afro Caribbean Fine Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Antique Afro Caribbean Fine Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Antique Afro Caribbean Fine Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Located in Rochester, NY

Exceptionally beautiful museum quality wood carving of a male ancestral figure with perfectly aged

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa
Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa

Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Ibibio standing carved wood male figure, powerful expression with hands on sides of stomach

Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Songye Nkisi Power Figure

Songye Nkisi Power Figure

Located in London, GB

A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power

Category

20th Century Congolese Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa

Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa. In

Category

Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

-1950s. This figure was exhibited in Traditional Artifacts from the South Pacific, University Gallery

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

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Tribal Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tribal figure you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every tribal figure was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a tribal figure — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right tribal figure, those designed in Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one tribal figure that is appealing in its simplicity, but Baule Tribe, Benin People and Brian Stanziale produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tribal Figure?

A tribal figure can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,625, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $102,154.