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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 Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Beads
Large Wooden Tugboat
Located in New York, NY
” W x 8.5” D x 15” to tip of mast
*Set of 12 African Safari toys/napkin rings available at separate
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Cotton
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Twine, Cotton, Wood
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Surrealist Doll Composition
By Jerry Peil
Located in Surfside, FL
have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and
Category
20th Century Surrealist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Photographic Paper
Surrealist Composition with Dolls
By Bruno
Located in Surfside, FL
have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and
Category
20th Century Surrealist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood
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 Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood
Multicolor Bakelite Long Necklace with Articulated Crib Toy Doll Pendant, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a beaded design with an articulated crib toy doll pendant. The beaded necklace boasts autumnal
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Brass
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W 1.46 in L 24.41 in
"Guys and Dolls" Broadway Revival Cast, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
The leading cast members of "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway in 1992. One of Mitchell's most beautiful
Category
1990s Pop Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 22 in W 17 in D 0.03 in
Color Iris Photo Print Conceptual Cartoon Toy Doll Figurine Photograph Todd Gray
By Todd Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
, Gray had solo exhibitions: “My Life in the Bush with MJ and Iggy” at the Museum of the African Diaspora
Category
1990s Conceptual Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Archival Paper, Color
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
helmet and a white beard, the captivating, almost hypnotic look of the doll invites you to a puppet show
Category
1950s Malian Tribal Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Ebony
Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a multimedia
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
mixed media work often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a multimedia
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Romantic Pastel Jester Clown Figure Nature Expressionism Female Artist Signed
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, drawings, dolls, paintings, and pastels, Wells creates a magical land called “Mambo” populated and ruled
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Glass, Wood
Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Teddy Bear House
Located in London, GB
New York featuring a fun and colourful graphic design by the South African toymaker and illustrator
Category
1970s American Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
"America, How Does Your Garden Grow?" Pastel signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
girl holding a black doll in a verdant garden-like setting with leaves and apples and pears. The vines
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
H 38.75 in W 31.25 in
"Melon Scope, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
for a stereotype of African Americans. Two serpent-like large leaves flank her, each with a single eye
Category
1990s Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"America's Nightmares, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
piece in the lower right. The work depicts three African American figures in an indeterminate garden
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
"Green Rhythms, Melon Dreams" Pastel on paper signed
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
alligator. A giraffe, representing Africa, stands on top of it and it holds a watermelon slice. on its
Category
1990s Surrealist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
"The Drowning of Brother Tony, " Original Pastel Drawing signed
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
signed the piece in the lower right. In this pastel, an alligator-like creature with an African American
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Eyes Sees America
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
watermelon, a stereotype of African Americans. A church is pictured behind the watermelon and above it there
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Wedding (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Framed Black Folk Art Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
place to work. It was at Melrose that Hunter first began her production of hand made quilts, dolls, and
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Oil
Window Opus 4, Collage, 18.5 x 20.5 framed, French Artist, Detailed Work
Located in Houston, TX
Window Opus 4 by Michel Bezman portrays a young girl looking out the window with her doll and her
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
H 12.63 in W 14.75 in D 1.5 in
A Beautiful Day
By Nellie Mae Rowe
Located in Missouri, MO
discovered her passion for art-making early on, producing drawings and cloth dolls as a child. However, the
Category
20th Century Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper, Graphite
"Cousin Mammy Grasp Your Mind, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
African Americans. Two examples of this are the watermelon on the girl's head and the alligator, as in the
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel
Vintage Adel Rootstein Standing Female Display Mannequin London England 69"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Adel Rootstein female display mannequin fashion doll. Made in London England.
Adel
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Composition
Large Format Polaroid Photograph Color Photo David Levinthal Black Americana Art
By David Levinthal
Located in Surfside, FL
African American Blackface iron toys from his provocative, controversial photo series.
This body of work
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Color, Polaroid
"Magic, " Original Pastel and Pencil Drawing Landscape signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
wedge, referring to the stereotypes of African Americans. The sky is filled with gestural, expressive
Category
1990s Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
"Umbrella Woman, " a Pastel signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
troubled childhood. Known for her collages, drawings, dolls, paintings, and pastels, Wells creates a
Category
1990s Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel
"Spiritual Bounds, " Original Pastel Drawing Portrait signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
her works are often inspired by her troubled childhood. Known for her collages, drawings, dolls
Category
1990s Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Pastel
Cranston Richie
By Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Located in New York, NY
marriage of an injured Civil War veteran and an African-American woman. The marriage theme suggests another
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Detroit, MI
McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Clay
Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Teddy Bear House
Located in London, GB
New York featuring a fun and colourful graphic design by the South African toymaker and illustrator
Category
1970s Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Paper
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood
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 Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood, Textile
1988 Patrick Kelly 'Dice' Jacket
By Patrick Kelly
Located in New York, NY
African-American designer but is well known as the first American designer to be admitted to the Chambre
Category
1980s American Vintage African Dolls
Still life with arum lilies
By JOSEPH DE BELDER
Located in London, GB
coherent japonaiserie (the fans, the porcelain, the ginger jar, the doll, the coloured print), whilst
Category
20th Century Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Oil
African Doll
By Marie Cofalka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MARIE COFALKA
"AFRICAN DOLL"
OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED
AMERICAN, C.1950
24 X 12 INCHES
Category
1950s Modern Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Canvas, Offset
African Doll
By Marie Cofalka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MARIE COFALKA
"AFRICAN DOLL"
OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED
AMERICAN, C.1950
24 X 12 INCHES
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of 3 Vintage Southern African Beaded Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Traditionally made by Ndebele, Zulu and other southern African tribes, these beautiful beaded
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wool, Plastic, Beads
Mid-century Hand Decorated Ceramic Bowl by Mette Doller for Hoganas, Sweden
By Mette Doller
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century hand decorated ceramic bowl by Danish artist Mette Doller on a form by Erik Ivarsson
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Dolls
Mid-century Hand Decorated Ceramic Vase by Mette Doller for Hoganas, Sweden
By Mette Doller
Located in New York, NY
Large mid-Century hand decorated ceramic vase by Danish artist Mette Doller on a form by Erik
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage African Dolls
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Toy Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
of South Africa and was likely made as a child's toy or a souvenir. These traditional dolls are made
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Fali Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
Three African Fali fertility dolls from Cameroon.
Measures: Blue one 10.5x 6.5 x 5.
Green one
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Dolls
Materials
Beads, Cotton, Lucite, Wood
Surrealist Doll Composition
By Jerry Peil
Located in Surfside, FL
have collected abstract expressionist paintings, African art, sculpture, graphics, old watches and
Category
20th Century Surrealist Vintage African Dolls
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Vintage African Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage African dolls available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, cotton and fabric, all vintage African dolls available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage African dolls available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage African dolls to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art vintage African dolls are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made vintage African dolls over the years, but those made by Britains, Ltd. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Vintage African Dolls?
Prices for vintage African dolls start at $48 and top out at $4,500 with the average selling for $348.
Questions About Vintage African Dolls
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