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Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, Yoruba People, circa 1960s. The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn State University and Lehigh
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1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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1950s Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
Bronze Headdress "God of Thunder" - Protection, Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
size is slightly changeable, as the headdress bronze band is open on one side. Yoruba People, circa
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1930s Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a l...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Vintage Asafo Flag in Burgundy Appliqué Patterns by Fante People, Ghana, 1960s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1960's Asafo flag in cotton applique patters. Fante People. Asafo Flags are created by the
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1960s Ghanaian Vintage People

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Cotton

Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Orange Cotton Appliqué Patterns, Ghana, 1970s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1970s Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People. Asafo Flags are created by
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1970s Ghanaian Vintage People

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Cotton

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oshogbo, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Cotton Applique Patterns, Ghana, 1930-1950s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
. Condition is excellent. Asafo flags are created by the Fante People of Ghana. The flags are visual
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Vintage People

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Cotton

Tall Carved Wooden Oracle or Divination Tapper "Iroke Ifa", Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden oracle or divination tapper "Iroke Ifa" statue, showing a kneeling woman holding her breasts. Yoruba, Nigeria, circa 1930s. Yoruba belief specifies that each ...
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1930s Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Vintage Asafo Flag in Pink Cotton Appliqué Pattern by Fante People, Ghana, 1960s
By Fante People
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Kwamina Amoaku Ghana, 1960s Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People. Asafo Flags are
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1960s Ghanaian Folk Art Vintage People

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Cotton

People Out
By Purvis Young
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010) People Out, 1995 Mixed Media house paint and carpet on plastic
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1990s Abstract Vintage People

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Mixed Media, Fabric, Plastic, House Paint, Cardboard

SATURDAY PEOPLE
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Aventura, FL
Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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1970s American Impressionist Vintage People

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Paper

Foreign people
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Damian Lescas' work is multi-sensory, imaginative, explosive, and vibrant in color. But, as if that were not enough, the master demands a lot from the viewer since he is not an artis...
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage People

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Cotton, Paper, Engraving

Some People Together
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
Some People Together, 1974 Hand-signed and dated in pencil Color lithograph and screenprint Sheet
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1970s Modern Vintage People

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Lithograph, Screen

Some People Together
H 22 in W 29.75 in D 0.1 in
Some People Together
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
Some People Together, 1974 Hand-signed and dated in pencil Color lithograph and screenprint Sheet
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1970s Modern Vintage People

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Lithograph, Screen

Some People Together
H 22 in W 29.75 in D 0.1 in
People on Display
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
People on Display John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas Image Size: 30 x 40 inches Size
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage People

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Oil

Top People's Eatery
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things
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1970s Realist Vintage People

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Lambda

Top People's Eatery
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things
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1970s Realist Vintage People

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Lambda

Top People's Eatery
Top People's Eatery
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H 30 in W 30 in
Top People's Eatery
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things
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1970s Realist Vintage People

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Lambda

Top People's Eatery
Top People's Eatery
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H 24 in W 24 in
Top People's Eatery
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things
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1970s Realist Vintage People

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Lambda

Top People's Eatery
Top People's Eatery
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H 40 in W 40 in
People's Jade, 1971
By Sam Francis
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1971, Sam Francis People's Jade, 1971 is a color lithograph on Strathmore 100 percent
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage People

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Lithograph

SUBWAY - THREE PEOPLE
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Portland, ME
Marsh, Reginald. SUBWAY - THREE PEOPLE. S. 149. Etching, 1934. 9 x 7 inches; 228 x 178 mm
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1930s Vintage People

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Etching

Kalao (Great Hornbill) Ibibio Wooden Sculpture, Nigeria.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Ibibio people are known for their skill in wood carving and this piece is no exception. The wings of the
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Vintage People

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Wood, Paint

The Best People
By Arthur William Brown
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration for story called 'The Best People', published in Redbook magazine, January, 1943, with
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1940s Other Art Style Vintage People

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Board, Gouache, Watercolor

Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from
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1930s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage People

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Cotton

Ewe Kente
Ewe Kente
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H 0.4 in W 79.14 in D 111.82 in
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare example of an Asafo Banner from the Fante people of the Cape Coast of Ghana
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1940s Ghanaian British Colonial Vintage People

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Cotton

Asafo Banner
Asafo Banner
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H 0.4 in W 203.94 in D 40.16 in
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Vintage People

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Shell, Fabric

Bronze Statue of a Juju Man, Benin, 1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Statues of Juju Man or shamans were used for ceremonies connected with religious beliefs and magical practices. The general understanding of their meaning as including a supernatural...
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1930s Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vintage People

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Wood

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 10.75 in
Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Intriguing cast bronze relief plaque from Benin, showing three guardians. The plaque was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes but was made in the 20th century. The plaque is cast in b...
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1940s Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
Cast Bronze Relief Plaque from Benin, 1950s
H 8.47 in W 7.68 in D 1.58 in
People in Garden
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 30.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Two illustrations framed in one
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Mid-20th Century Vintage People

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Acrylic, Board

Early 20th Century Northeast African Earthenware Cooking Vessel, Circa 1900
By Makonde People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
. Bearing hand painted collection inventory numbers below the shoulder. Possibly of the Makonde People
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20th Century North African Tribal Vintage People

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Earthenware

Framed Kuba Cloth Panel
By Kuba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kuba Textile, Geometric Design with elaborate and complex surface decoration. Nicely Framed in a black oak frame. Dates to the mid-70's. Would work in many rooms, nice statement!
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1970s Congolese Arts and Crafts Vintage People

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Raffia

Framed Kuba Cloth Panel
Framed Kuba Cloth Panel
H 56.5 in W 21.25 in D 1.5 in
Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native American SIZE: 10 1/2"H x 4 1/2" x 2" Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-o...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Vintage People

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Cedar

Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
H 10.5 in Dm 4.5 in
New Vintage Ultra Rare I'DENTITY LL 1 Gold 1986 Sunglasses
By Oliver Peoples
Located in Baleares, Baleares
" Oliver Peoples ". Sleek rose metallic frame with flat grey iridescent lenses. Marked " i'dentity
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1990s Japanese Vintage People

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
With one of the highest rates of twin births in the world, Yoruba cultures place special social and religious significance on twins, referred to as "emi alagbara" or "powerful spirit...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Wood

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
H 10 in W 3 in D 3 in
Benin African Art Tribal Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque
By People from Benin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Benin African Art Tribal Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque
By People from Benin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Outstanding Benin Oba and his Queen, Lost Wax 'Bronze' Sculptures from the late 20th century Superbly cast and highly decorative contemporary pieces, not historical The centuries ol...
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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970's
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hand carved ebony hardwood bust of a young Benin warrior Traditionally carved Benin artistry Circa 1970 Height 10.75 inch, Width 5.5 inch, Depth 2.75 inch Very good condition Wear co...
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Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Vintage People

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Ebony

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba
By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
forest, just as the Oba of Benin is king of the city and villages where his people live.  
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage People

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Bronze

Benin ‘Nigeria’ Bronze Figural Offering Depicting Leopards and Tribesmen
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
. The modern-day Nigerian people have created cast replicas of those original bronzes. The original
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vintage People

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Bronze

Contemporary African Art Sculpture from the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania
By Makonde People
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning African Art Sculpture of a Tribal Woman by the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania. A fine figurative sculpture is made of ebony. This decorative piece of African art is truly eye-ca...
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20th Century Tanzanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage People

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Ebony

Native North American Katsina (Kachina) Doll.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Native North American carved wood and painted effigy figure, Hopi/Navajo Katsina or Kachina doll. A particularly well detailed Katsina doll in good condition with feathers, fur-lin...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage People

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Wood, Paint

Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence Height 17.75 inch, Widt...
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1930s Beninese Folk Art Vintage People

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Ebony

Benin 'Nigeria' Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
people, which also included other sculptures in brass or bronze, including some famous portrait heads and
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vintage People

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Bronze

Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures. Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings Circa Mid 20th c...
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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Vintage People

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Ebony

Benin Kingdom Ebony Carving of a Young King Oba, Nigerian
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wonderful hand carved ebony hardwood figure of a young Benin man, possibly a future King Oba Excellent traditional Benin artistic carving A delightful piece Circa 1970 Height 13...
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Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Vintage People

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Ebony

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Find a variety of vintage people available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, cotton and paper, all vintage people available were constructed with great care. Vintage people have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage people bearing Mid-Century Modern or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made vintage people over the years, but those made by Fante People, FDB Møbler and You Longgu are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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