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African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Côte d\'Ivoire 20th c. fertility figure hand carved from a single piece of wood with carved details

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Gabon Mid 20th Century Carved Wooden Ambete Male Figure
African Gabon Mid 20th Century Carved Wooden Ambete Male Figure

African Gabon Mid 20th Century Carved Wooden Ambete Male Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Gabon Mid-20th Century hand carved Ambete wooden male figure with a diamond shaped head

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure
African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Nigerian mid 20th c. wooden figure hand carved and pigmented by the Eshu people depicting a

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigerian 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood Figure on Stool
African Nigerian 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood Figure on Stool

African Nigerian 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood Figure on Stool

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria 20th Century Yoruba carved wood male figure with the head and body wrapped in rope

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure
African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure

African Gabon Late 20th Century Hand Carved Male Reliquary Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Gabonese late 20th c. reliquary figure of the Ambete people, hand carved and pigmented in red and

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque
African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque

African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque

Located in Queens, NY

African Congo 20th Century wood Songye Kwfebe plaque carved in flattened figural form with a

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ash

African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard
African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard

African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard

Located in Queens, NY

Wooden African sculpture of a human figure standing on the back of a leopard.  

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Madagascan Malagasy Bara Tribe Bronze Knife with Figural Handle
Antique Madagascan Malagasy Bara Tribe Bronze Knife with Figural Handle

Antique Madagascan Malagasy Bara Tribe Bronze Knife with Figural Handle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

figural cast bronze handle - One side with a recumbent cat and the other with a pair of birds or gulls

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Early 20th Century Malagasy Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Roger Francois ( Haitian, 1928-2013) Wood Figural Sculpture
Roger Francois ( Haitian, 1928-2013) Wood Figural Sculpture

Roger Francois ( Haitian, 1928-2013) Wood Figural Sculpture

By Roger Francois

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A tall and arresting Hand-Carved wood Sculpture of of an inverted woman. Strongly carved with only acceptable age-related wear including some stable checking to the wood. Signed on b...

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20th Century Haitian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mambila Tadep Male Guardian Figure with metal Pegs contouring face and body
Mambila Tadep Male Guardian Figure with metal Pegs contouring face and body

Mambila Tadep Male Guardian Figure with metal Pegs contouring face and body

Located in brussel, BE

Most Mambilla or Mambila people live in East-Nigeria; a small fraction migrated across the Cameroon border. They are famous for the originality of their sculptures, especially the so...

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20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Togo 20th Century Carved Wood Legba Aja Figure on Stand
African Togo 20th Century Carved Wood Legba Aja Figure on Stand

African Togo 20th Century Carved Wood Legba Aja Figure on Stand

Located in Queens, NY

African Togo 20th Century carved wood Legba Aja (goddess of healing, herbs & knowledge) figure in a

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Beads

Vintage Carved Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Stone Bookends 1950s
Vintage Carved Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Stone Bookends 1950s

Vintage Carved Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Stone Bookends 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage 1950s Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends. Mexican Aztec Mayan Figure Onyx Bookends

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Bookends

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Marble

African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure
African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure

African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Cameroon 20th Century carved wood Namur female fertility doll in a stylized curved form, wrapped with white, yellow & red beaded necklaces. Wear to finish with losses

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure
African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood Igbo female village guardian painted white with green & grayish blue accents, symmetric features, a decorative grid texture, standing upright...

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Located in Rochester, NY

Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful

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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal Rug with Folk Art Tribal Style
Vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal Rug with Folk Art Tribal Style

Vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal Rug with Folk Art Tribal Style

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

20864 vintage Berber Boucherouite Moroccan Azilal rug with Folk Art expressionist Tribal style

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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance
Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance

Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

A finely carved Lwalwa maternity figure holding a baby from Democratic Republic of Congo in Central

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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Anthropomorphic Figure
Vintage Abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Anthropomorphic Figure

Vintage Abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug with Anthropomorphic Figure

Located in Milan, IT

appearing as a somewhat skeletal anthropomorphic figure. The weaver makes a clever use of recycled and

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Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Set of Ten Carved Mother-of-Pearl Tropical Figural Place Card Holders
Set of Ten Carved Mother-of-Pearl Tropical Figural Place Card Holders

Set of Ten Carved Mother-of-Pearl Tropical Figural Place Card Holders

Located in Atlanta, GA

approximately 2 inches by 1¼ inches. These figural place holders were likely produced for the colonial export

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20th Century British Tribal Serving Pieces

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s

Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A whimsical hand carved lion statue from Africa. Hand carved by local artisans in East Africa in the 1970s, this wooden statue will be a great accent piece for any room. We especiall...

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Vintage 1970s North African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure
Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure

Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Princess Yenenga, founder of the Mossi Empire, from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bronze West African sculpture from the late 20th century This is a contemporary piece, not historical ...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1930s Bronze Horse Sculpture Decorated in an Ancient Tribal Style
1930s Bronze Horse Sculpture Decorated in an Ancient Tribal Style

1930s Bronze Horse Sculpture Decorated in an Ancient Tribal Style

Located in Marbella, ES

inspired by tribal or ethnographic art. The figure features a stylized design with sharp lines and circular

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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Tulu Runner in Deep Red with Human Figurals and Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Vintage Tulu Runner in Deep Red with Human Figurals and Patterns - Rug & Kilim

Vintage Tulu Runner in Deep Red with Human Figurals and Patterns - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 2x4 vintage Tulu rug is a lush piece, and the latest addition to Rug & Kilim’s collection of this rich provenan...

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Vintage 1950s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Caucasian/Kazak Rug
Antique Caucasian/Kazak Rug

Antique Caucasian/Kazak Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

of figural and tribal storytelling elements Warm, decorative palette suited to modern interiors

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Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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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.