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Large Vintage Tribal Handwoven Ethnic Round African Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Tribal handwoven bamboo ethnic round Asian basket. Beautiful artisanal handwoven
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Late 20th Century Asian Folk Art Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Seagrass, Bamboo

South African Zulu Basket with Lid, Geometric Handmade Basketry
By Zulu's
Located in Chicago, IL
This basket is made of natural elements and traditional fibers sourced from nature and assembled
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1980s South African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Seagrass

A Small Zulu Basket Weave Lamp
Located in London, GB
South Africa, A mid twentieth century South African basket weave lamp of small scale and teardrop
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Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Very Large Wall Basket, Straw and Leather, African Folk Art 1970
Located in ROUEN, FR
Large African wall-hanging basket, Circa 1970. This large decorative basket comes from Africa
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Leather, Straw

Vintage Nigerian African Tribal Hausa Woven Orange Basket with Dome Lid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Nigerian African Tribal Hausa Woven orange basket with Dome lid. Item features a hand woven
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wicker

Large Round Woven African Hanging Wall Basket in Pink and Cream
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large round woven decorative basket in pink and cream. Dimensions: 12" Diameter 4.25" Tall.  
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20th Century American Bohemian Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

African Malachite Bowls, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
African Malachite bowls, 1970s Malachite bowls made in an organic shape and partly polished
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20th Century African Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Malachite

Vintage African Malachite Bowls, 1970s
African Malachite Bowls, 1970s
H 2.76 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Large Wooden Bowl, Probably African
Located in NANTES, FR
Beautiful large african bowl, made out of one piece, perfect to display magazines or towels in a
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand-crafted Basket with Cowrie Shells
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage Hand-crafted Basket with Cowrie Shells. Leather sides and base. Hand-sewn shells to leather
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20th Century African Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Leather, Shell

Large Woven Basket
Located in London, GB
A rare large early basket with bands of triangle decoration. Probably Hambukushu people Botswana
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1940s Botswanan Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Large Woven Basket
Large Woven Basket
H 10.63 in Dm 18.9 in
Large Wooden Hand Carved West African Milk Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A tall, circular, hand carved wooden milk bowl from West Africa. This piece, carved from a single
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Late 20th Century African Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

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 Vintage African Baskets

Materials

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
African Vintage Twin Handled Hand Carved Wooden Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage African hand-carved twin handled wooden bowl dating from the early to mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

African Vintage Twin Handled Hand Carved Wooden Bowl
African Vintage Twin Handled Hand Carved Wooden Bowl
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H 3.15 in W 20.08 in D 13.78 in
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Zulu Tribe Wooden Platter
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina on this fabulous African Zulu platter hand carved from a single block of wood
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Large African Tribal Mixing Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
Large African Tribal Mixing Bowl
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1940s Mexican Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Small African Wooden Dough Bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
A small African wooden dough bowl with a flat opening on one side.
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20th Century Ivorian Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Small African Wooden Dough Bowl
Small African Wooden Dough Bowl
H 2 in W 12 in D 9.75 in
Early 20th Century African Calabash
Located in Chicago, IL
Small leather Calabash from Africa Dimensions: 10 in. height x 6 in. diameter with a 4.24
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20th Century Congolese Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century Northeast African Earthenware Cooking Vessel, Circa 1900
By Makonde People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The dark brown earthenware bowl-shaped body rising to a flattened shoulder with incised linear & notched detail rising to a roll-over rim. The underside showing evidence of exposure ...
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20th Century North African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Earthenware

Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi African Bowl
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand carved bowl with lovely patina from Africa. Circa 1950 This bowl was hand made in
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1950s Organic Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design
Located in Meulebeke, BE
1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design This eye-catching large African
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood, Oak

Hand-Carved African Ethiopian Wooden Bowl with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hewn and hand carved African Ethiopian wooden bowl with handle. Original large vintage
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Hardwood

Hand Hewn African Ethiopian Large Wooden Bowl with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hewn and hand carved African Ethiopian wooden bowl with handle. Original large vintage
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Hand-Crafted African Tribal Geometric Calabash Gourd Bowl #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and beautifully crafted natural Calabash gourd bowl, made by artisans in West Africa
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Late 20th Century Burkinabe Bohemian Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Paper

Vintage Hand-Crafted African Tribal Geometric Calabash Gourd Bowl #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and beautifully crafted natural Calabash gourd bowl, made by artisans in West Africa
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Late 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Paper

Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set). From left to right
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20th Century Zimbabwean Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Hand-carved Wood Bowl with Unique Designed Characteristics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-crafted and Hand-made in Africa. The bowl is rare and beautiful, an art to transform the
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20th Century Kenyan Arts and Crafts Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Judy Mulford Our Children are Gifts 1995 Contemporary Mixed Media Basket Fiber
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary mixed-media basket fiber sculpture titled “Our children are Gifts” by Judy Mulford
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1990s Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Large Traditional Black Folk Art Basket with Lid and Hand Painted Dot Design
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
of the origin of the basket, we assume it is tribal in nature and either from Africa or a Southeast
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20th Century American Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

1950s Carl Wyman Modernist Copper Enamel Plate African Motif Ohio
By Karl Drerup
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Carl Wyman Modernist Copper Enamel Plate African Motif Ohio Copper Enamel Square Plate
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Emil Milan Signed Khaya Wood Divided Bowl with Sterling Feet
By Emil Milan
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A divided console bowl carved by American woodworker Emil Milan (1922-1985). Carved from African
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Bowl With Figurines.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly African Origin. Two Creature Figurines Wrap around the Bowl. Nice aging to the Wood
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Bob Stocksdale Signed Mid-Century Modern Turned Exotic Wood Charger Platter
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in Studio City, CA
and marked ("Bubinga from Africa") by the artist on the verso. The piece radiates in the light
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Centerpiece Rare Wood Fruit Bowl Mid 20th Century American Craftsman Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic rare wood elongated bowl in African Teak (Bubinga) by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Teak

Solid Acajou Wooden Bowl, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand crafted Acajou wooden bowl, 1970s. Elegant bulky shape hand crafted from Acajou (African
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Solid Acajou Wooden Bowl, 1970s
Solid Acajou Wooden Bowl, 1970s
H 7.09 in W 18.51 in D 13 in
Dino Martens Large Glass Bowl
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Dronten, NL
a position as designer for Salviati & Co. In 1939, upon returning from the African War, Martens
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Murano Glass

Dino Martens Large Glass Bowl
Dino Martens Large Glass Bowl
H 3.55 in Dm 16.34 in
Vintage Italian Ceramic Tray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1960s)
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Africa. He remained there for five years, during which time he learnt English and set up a small kiln and
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1960s Italian Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

"Mariner's Bowl", Rare Art Deco Masterpiece w/ Neptune by Waugh for Steuben
By Steuben Glass, Sidney Waugh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
reclining nude African female figure and palm tree representing faraway lands. Sidney Waugh designed the
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Glass

Mid - Late 20th Century South American Tribal Gourd Bowls Hand Carved Floral
Located in Topeka, KS
think so!! Gourd art is an ancient tradition in Africa and Asia as well as among indigenous people of
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20th Century South American Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Square Midcentury Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
taken prisoner in South Africa during WW2, he returned to Italy and in 1946 was appointed artistic
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

Bob Stocksdale Turned Wood Art Bowl
By Bob Stocksdale
Located in San Diego, CA
Expertly turned wood art bowl by Bob Stocksdale made of wenge wood from Africa. 10.75" diameter
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Juliette Rivier French Ceramic Artist Decortive Bowl or Vide Poche
By Juliette et Jean Rivier
Located in Chicago, IL
highly graphic motifs often relate to Amerindian art, Prehistoric N. African cave art, or the graffiti
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Ceramic Charger Monumental
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her
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1990s American Expressionist Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Signed Monumental Ceramic Charger
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth
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1990s American Expressionist Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Ceramic Glazed Bowl/Charger Extra-large
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her
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Late 20th Century American Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Ceramic Charger Monumental
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her
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1990s American Expressionist Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Ceramic Vide Poche with a Woman Face by Jaque Sagan, Vallauris, 1960
By Jacques Sagan
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
ceramics and sculptures. Jaque Sagan creations are mainly marked by Africa and Antiquity.
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1960s French Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

Jean Rivier French Ceramic Artist Decortive Bowl or Vide Poche
By Jean Rivier
Located in Chicago, IL
Amerindian art, Prehistoric N. African cave art, or the graffiti made fashionable by Art Brut. He took part
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

A Zigzag Basket Weave Lamp
Located in London, GB
South Africa, 20th Century A mid twentieth century Zulu basketweave lamp of spherical form, with
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20th Century South African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

A Zigzag Basket Weave Lamp
A Zigzag Basket Weave Lamp
H 8.67 in Dm 9.85 in
A Zulu Basket Weave Lamp
Located in London, GB
South Africa, 20th century A mid twentieth century Zulu basketweave lamp, with geometric
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Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Natural Fiber

A Zulu Basket Weave Lamp
A Zulu Basket Weave Lamp
H 10.63 in Dm 9.06 in
A large raffia woven basket vase as a lamp
Located in London, GB
South Africa, circa 1960 An unusual raffia woven basket vase of large scale with a repeating
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Mid-20th Century South African Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Raffia

Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful one of a kind African carved wooden sculpture of a woman carrying a basket and a hat
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20th Century Primitive Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

'Elephant' original African Shona stone sculpture Zimbabwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Stone

Roger Capron Vintage African Woman Ceramic Ashtray Signed
By Roger Capron
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
"Vintage black ceramic Ashtray Roger Capron African Woman Circa 1950 France" Roger Capron (1922
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Ceramic

Roger Capron Vintage African Woman Ceramic Ashtray Signed
Roger Capron Vintage African Woman Ceramic Ashtray Signed
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H 6.88 in W 2.75 in D 4.52 in
Bold African Sculpture of a Head on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Amazing African mask hand-carved in wood depicting a woman carrying latticed basket on her head
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1950s Botswanan Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Wood

Vintage Low Coffee Table with Red African Ivory Granite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a top made from exquisite red African ivory granite, known for its durability and stunning
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1960s American Organic Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Granite, Wrought Iron, Iron

Breathtaking John Glick "Scalloped Basket" Glazed Stoneware Reduction Fired
Located in Detroit, MI
"Scalloped Basket" is a stoneware piece with the decorative layer of the rich toned glazes and
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1970s American Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Pair of Italian Murano Glass African Female Figure Table Lamps
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of table lamps with fused Murano glass sculptures depicting African women, carrying baskets of
Category

1950s Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Brass

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, engaging, and uniquely made African Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Reliquary Guardian
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Mid-20th Century Gabonese Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Brass, Copper

African Butterfly Woman - Vintage Collage Made with Real Butterflies - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Collage" represents the silhouette of an African female figure in profile carrying a basket on her head
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1950s Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Glue, Cardboard

Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Copper Basket Weave Cuff 1981
By Robert Lee Morris
Located in New York, NY
collection the Calvin produced based on the colors and patterns of the Maasai tribe in Africa. This cuff is
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1980s American Modern Vintage African Baskets

Materials

Copper

Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Copper Basket Weave Cuff 1981
Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Copper Basket Weave Cuff 1981
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H 2.5 in W 2.65 in D 2 in Dm 2.65 in L 2.5 in
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Vintage African Baskets For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage African baskets available for sale. Each of these unique vintage African baskets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using natural fiber, wood and seagrass. Vintage African baskets have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency vintage African baskets are consistently popular styles. Vintage African baskets have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Emil Milan and Native American Art are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage African Baskets?

Prices for vintage African baskets start at $55 and top out at $2,995 with the average selling for $450.