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Tribal Wooden Box

Wooden Spice Box, Tribal Engravings & Sliding Top, Nias, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
stunning tribal wood engravings. A wonderful decorative box for any home to store small items. There is
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

A Rare and Finely Carved Egyptian Wooden Headrest
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Carved Egyptian Wooden Headrest with a Carved Head to both Sides Representing the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Tribal Art

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Wood

Early 20th Century Indian Carved Wood Storage Chest Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden Indian tribal storage chest box with hand-wrought iron hinges and straps, and
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tribal Art

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Wrought Iron

Oblong Tribal Sea Shell Box with Removable Top and Geometric Design
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oblong wooden box with inlaid shells. Created from bamboo or other similar material, this
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Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Bamboo, Wood, Paint

Beautiful Wooden Box with Silver Rim and Chancay Textile Fragment from Peru
Located in Mexico, DF
This beautiful box was hand carved into two pieces from Cumarú wood (also known as Brasilian teak
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Late 20th Century Peruvian Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Rajasthani Footed Chest Box India 1900's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
money and jewelry or valuable documents. Hand-carved wooden Indian tribal storage chest box with hand
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Vintage Midcentury Hand Painted Shiva Sculptures Framed in Shadow Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
. They are mounted in a shadow box with a linen fabric background and wooden frame. The shadow box has a
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Vintage 1960s Nepalese Tribal Shadow Boxes

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent antique Tuareg peoples mixed metal mounted wooden chest / coffer
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Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Copper, Iron

African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
of the Mangbetu poeple, featuring a round wooden body, stretched red leather head with two sounding
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Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments

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Leather, Hardwood

Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally carved Central African tribal anthropomorphic wooden double head palm
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20th Century North African Decorative Bowls

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Wood

Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
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H 10.04 in W 6.3 in D 3.75 in
Persian Desk Set with Khatam Mosaic
Located in Dallas, TX
‘Polo’ scene with 3 figures in tribal dress on horseback with polo sticks and ball, probably made circa
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20th Century Persian Islamic Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Indonesian Madurese 19th Century Polychrome Merchant's Blanket Chest on Wheels
Located in Yonkers, NY
structure. The rectangular lid opens to reveal a deep interior flanked with wooden boxes, while the ensemble
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Wood

Mathilde lefort 888 Hz - Iron and Cement on canvas
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
. There she co-direct EDEN TRIBAL, 52 min documentary produced by Box Fish Productions and sold to France
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Iron

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Indian Dowry Chest Cabinet Hindhu Antiques Brass
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A large dowry chest from the Indian sub continent. In rosewood embellished with finely casted brass fittings. Great collectors piece and could function as a side table or cabinet. ...
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Antique 1840s Cabinets

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Rosewood

19th Century Worship Bell-Rope of Japanese Shrine
Located in Chiba, JP
Suzuo (lit. ‘Cord of bell’) as long hanging cloth rope installed above the offertory box at Japanese shrine/temple, for shaking to hit and ring the upper bell to wake up the gods in ...
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Antique 19th Century Japonisme Antiquities

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Cotton, Wood

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC. The sphinxes of the Serape...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
H 26.78 in W 14.97 in D 41.34 in
Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyp...
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20th Century Egyptian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century French Red Painted Blanket Chest with Elaborate Decoration
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 19th century French red painted bench/blanket chest/trunk with elaborate decoration. A simple wooden rectangular box construction with a worn red painted background color. Elab...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood

Blue and White Porcelain Ink Writing Jewerly Box - China 1900 Asian art XXth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful writing case with lid in painted porcelain decorated with stylized flowers and framed plant racemes. Blue and white. This pretty box is a very beautiful decorative object o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Large Jewelry Dowry Box Lacquered Teak and Brass India 1900
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Teak Jewelry Dowry Box with Brass, Late 19th Century, India. Indian Dowry Box in Lacquered Teak with Decorative Brass. This large Ethnic Indian jewelry box is hand-painted in r...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Old Papua New Guinea Ancestral Standing Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautifully aged old pigmented surface with finely decorated facial features and shell eyes....
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Antique hanging scroll of Japanese cat/Late Edo-Meiji period/Cat painting
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a picture of a cat drawn by a person named "Toshizumi Nitta" from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. She is a very simple and cute cat. He is a ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings

Materials

Paper

Chinese Antique Lidded Lunch Box with Volutes, Handle and Distressed Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period lidded lunch box from the early 20th century, with weathered patina, large handle and volutes. This early 20th-century Chinese antique lidded lunch...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French petite mirror is the Louis XVI style. The painted gilt carved frame has a pierced crest depicting a military helmet, sword, shield, quivers and ax. The original mirror plate...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

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Paint, Giltwood, Mirror

French Louis XVI Style Mirror
French Louis XVI Style Mirror
H 31.25 in W 16.75 in D 1.5 in
Antique Japanese Samurai Manga Book Edo Period, circa 1840
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Japanese Samurai Manga book Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 224mm x 156 mm There are damages because it is antique item as we show on the ...
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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Books

Materials

Paper

Monumental Antique Indian Dowry Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique metal-bound solid teak wood damchiya marriage dowry chest with hidden compartments and beautifully aged patina! Hand-crafted in India in the 19th century, most...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Rustic Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly hand-carved with four quartered-wheels at each inner corner of the central panel, ...
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered trunk from the 19th century, with round metal hardware. Created in China during the 19th century, this red lacquered trunk features a rect...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Blanket Chests

Materials

Metal

Rare Antique Imari Porcelain Covered Bowl. Edo Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Very Fine and Rare Early Hand-Painted Imari Porcelain Covered Bowl This very fine and rare early hand-painted Imari porcelain-covered bowl is a stunning example of Japanese craftsma...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Antique Imari Porcelain Covered Bowl. Edo Period
Rare Antique Imari Porcelain Covered Bowl. Edo Period
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H 3.27 in W 6.5 in D 8.27 in

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Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
Vintage hand carved Shell Eyes Wooden Box A vintage hand carved and inlaid dark wooden trinket
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20th Century New Zealand Bohemian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
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H 2.76 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
White Box
Located in US
wooden sculpture are sometimes single pieces of wood, others combine two or three minimal planks, while
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Graphite, Oil, Canvas

White Box
H 64 in W 70 in
Rustic Hand-Carved Wooden Spice Box, India, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rustic hand-carved wooden spice box, India, mid-20th century. Offered by Bruce Hughes. hand
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Spice Box, Elephant Motif. Nepal, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand-carved lidded wooden spice box with elephant motifs. From the Tharu of Nepal. Mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Vintage Afghani Tribal Spice Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a vintage hand-turned, hand-painted tribal wooden spice box from Afghanistan with a
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Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Vintage Afghani Tribal Spice Box
Vintage Afghani Tribal Spice Box
H 4 in Dm 5.5 in L 4 in
Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
. The sacred remains were secured in bark boxes known as "bieri" and guarded by a specially carved
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
Fang Reliquary Guardian Figure
H 31.25 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Indian Folding Tribal Hand-Carved Teak Pida Low Chair
Located in Milan, IT
crating in a bespoke wooden box. Measures: Height 88 cm Width 54 cm Depth 58 cm.
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Antique 1890s Indian Tribal Chairs

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Teak, Rope

Antique Pakistani Tribal Spice Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a delightful little hand-turned Pakistani tribal wooden spice box with a beautiful form and
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Early 20th Century Pakistani Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Antique Pakistani Tribal Spice Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a delightful medium-size hand-turned, incised and hand-painted antique tribal wooden spice
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Early 20th Century Pakistani Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Antique Pakistani Tribal Spice Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an outstanding antique hand-turned wooden spice box from Pakistan, with beautifully incised
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Early 20th Century Pakistani Tribal Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Chest, Raute People of Nepal, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Primitive hand-carved wooden chest. Raute people of Nepal. Mid-Late 20th century. Offered by Bruce
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Vintage 1960s Nepalese Primitive Tribal Art

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Wood

Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Vintage hand carved shell eyes wooden box, a vintage hand carved and inlaid dark wooden trinket or
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20th Century Unknown Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Wooden Lintel Frieze, South India, Late 19th-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden Lintel Frieze carved in deep relief with two stylized birds, both facing inwards towards an
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Burberry Prorsum Beaded Leather Platform Sandals EU 41 UK 8 US 11
By Burberry Prorsum
Located in London, GB
These tribal-inspired heels by Burberry Prorsum are made with chunky yellow and orange wooden beads
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21st Century and Contemporary Shoes

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Tribal Wooden Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tribal wooden box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every tribal wooden box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the tribal wooden box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A tribal wooden box, designed in the folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Tribal Wooden Box?

The average selling price for a tribal wooden box at 1stDibs is $1,525, while they’re typically $130 on the low end and $8,800 for the highest priced.
Questions About Tribal Wooden Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    There are many things you can do with old wooden boxes. Depending on their size, you can use them as toy boxes, desks, coffee tables or nightstands. Line smaller ones with plastic and use them as planters or incorporate fabric lining and transform the boxes into storage baskets for small odds and ends. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wood boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A wooden box is sometimes called a crate. It can be used for storage purposes. Find a variety of antique and vintage wooden boxes and other storage solutions on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    To preserve old wooden boxes, you can apply an oil or clear coat finish. Products that may be suitable for use include linseed oil, clear lacquer and polyurethane. However, you should always read the label on products first to ensure that the finish or oil is safe to use on the type of wood. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of wooden boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    To clean a vintage wood box, wipe it with a soft cloth moistened with mild dish soap and water. You can use a soft-bristled brush and soapy water to remove dirt from the hinges and clasp. Next, use a fresh, damp cloth to wipe away the soap and then finish by drying with a third cloth. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of wood boxes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
    Omega started using wooden boxes in 1999. Originally, only the luxury watchmaker's Co-Axial timepieces came in the packaging. In 2015, Omega began presenting Seamaster and Aqua Terra Series watches in wood boxes as well. Shop a large collection of Omega watches on 1stDibs.