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African Batik Cloth Natural Hand-woven Hand-Printed Cotton Fabric Ghana 10 Yards
Located in North Hollywood, CA
traditional fabric art technique, has a rich history in Ghana, West Africa. The practice of batik involves
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 360 in W 45.5 in D 0.05 in
The Art of African Textiles 1997
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Art Of African Textiles
Clarke, Duncan. Published by Thunder Bay., San Diego., 2002.
This
Category
Late 20th Century African Tribal Books
Materials
Paper
Large Vintage ‘Ndop’ Indigo Cloth or Textile Mid 20th C or Earlier
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
-stitched, resist-dyed textile, primarily produced in Cameroon and other West African countries. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton
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H 90.56 in W 110.24 in D 0.4 in
Two Fine Yaka Ornamental Figural Wood Combs Cisakulo West Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
also as items of decoration and adornment.
Within the Asante Akan Kingdom of West Africa, these combs
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Handmade Commemorative African Quilt, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handmade Commemorative African Quilt Textile, Early 20th Century
A remarkable textile, listing the
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Quilts
Materials
Textile
"Fabric - Ashanti Tribal Cloth, " Silk Weaving from Africa circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Among the most well-known West African textiles is kente cloth, woven by the Ewe and Asante peoples
Category
1930s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Silk
"Fulani Body Wrap Tribal cloth, Gambia, " Cloth created c. 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. As an ethnic group, they
Category
1970s More Art
Materials
Fabric, Textile
Haitian Voodoo Beaded Flag with Gran Bwa signed "Claude"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
based off of ground drawings from Central and West Africa. The relatively young age of this example
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Glass, Sequins
Survival
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Suckers and
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Meeting Points
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Throw and Catch
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Still Holding
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
If e like e Good or Bad
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Brothers Keeper
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Goes Around, comes around
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Indonesian textile market, its eventual descent into Central and West Africa during the 19th century was
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Roseline Koener Mixed-Media Art, 2002
Located in Wallkill, NY
Bingen, and Mozart have inspirited my art and life. West Africa’s land, fabrics, textiles, music, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Large Format Polaroid Photograph Still Life Color Photo Dye Print Betty Hahn Art
By Betty Hahn
Located in Surfside, FL
and Art Museum, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
2014 – Hubbard Museum of the American West
Category
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Color, Polaroid
Symbolist Painting by Enrico Prometti Italy Midcentury Abstract 1967
By Enrico Prometti
Located in FR
red textured paper fabric
Known for his African inspired Symbolist Abstract Art
Provenance from the
Category
Mid-20th Century Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Pencil
Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
.
The depiction of beauty in Luba Art is of moral and religious significance. Like other Central African
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber
Inner Joy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Dutch for the Indonesian textile market. But by design, these prints garnered more interest in West
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Seclusion
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
prints garnered more interest in West Africa than in Indonesia which led the Dutch to focus more on West
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
First Born
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Dutch for the Indonesian textile market. But by design, these prints garnered more interest in West
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Midnight Riders - Large Textural Abstract Energetic Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tayo Heuser, Vesper, 2021_Ink, handmade paper, gilding, Installation, Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
born in Washington D.C. but raised in North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to
Category
2010s Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
H 144 in W 120 in D 1.75 in
Tayo Heuser, For Agnes, 2017_ink on handburnished paper_44" x 44", Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
born in Washington D.C. but raised in North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to
Category
2010s Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper, Pigment
Untitled Off-White 1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Grey 2 - Modern Abstraction, Visual Symphony of Textures, Canvas, Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olympio, art is a dance of textures and colors, woven from an eclectic medley of canvas and textiles. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Pink 2 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Pink 3 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Green 1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Pink And Grey 1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Aqua 1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olympio, art is a dance of textures and colors, woven from an eclectic medley of canvas and textiles. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Seafoam 1 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olympio, art is a dance of textures and colors, woven from an eclectic medley of canvas and textiles. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled Grey 1 - Textural Minimalist Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olympio, art is a dance of textures and colors, woven from an eclectic medley of canvas and textiles. Each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary Abstract Landscape Monotype Painting Sarah Amos
By Sarah Amos
Located in Surfside, FL
Anatsui, Peter Doig, American Outsider Artists, Vermeer, Hokusai’s ghost prints, Kabuki Theater, African
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monotype
Untitled Pink - Large Oversized Textural Abstract Energetic Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
resonates deeply.
Olympio was born into a large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled Wave - Large Blue Grey Square Modern Abstraction Textural Painting
By Olympio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tayo Heuser, Nomad, 2013, Ink on handburnished paper, Abstraction, Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment, Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper
Tayo Heuser, Accretion Disk, 2016, ink on wood, Geometric Abstraction, Meditate
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Wood Panel
Tayo Heuser, Touch, 2016, ink on wood panel, Geometric Abstraction, Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Wood Panel
Tayo Heuser, Precession, 2016, ink on wood panel, Meditative, Geometric Abstract
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Wood Panel
Tayo Heuser, Transverse Wave, 2016, ink on wood, Geometric Abstraction, Meditate
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Wood Panel
Tayo Heuser, Arrival, 2016, ink on wood panel, Meditative, Abstract Geometric
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Wood Panel
Tayo Heuser, Dorji, 2016_ink on handburnished paper_80" x 41", Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
North, East and West Africa. She returned to the United States to attend college at the Rhode Island
Category
2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper, Pigment
Truman Capote at Home, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ornately carved chair. The room is decorated with textiles of intricate patterns, including sage green and
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Weib Vom Manne Begehrt (Woman Desired by Man) /// Max Pechstein Woodcut Modern
By Hermann Max Pechstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
, Indian, African, and Gothic art for the development of German art. There was a fifty-year difference in
Category
1920s Expressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Roseline Koener, 1985
Located in Wallkill, NY
, and Mozart have inspirited my art and life. West Africa’s land, fabrics, textiles, music, and dance
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Boats Amongst the Mangroves, " Watercolor & Gouache on Paper signed by Doris Lee
By Doris Lee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
/2" art
28 1/4" x 34" frame
Doris Lee, born in Aledo, Illinois, was one of the most successful
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Very large pictorial Korhogo cloth Ivory Coast
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Large pictorial Korhogo cloth, produced by the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. named
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Pair of Tiffany Studios New York "Globe" Glass and Bronze Chandeliers
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
established in Italy, Ottoman Turkey, North Africa, and as far west as the Balkans.
Product Details:
Item
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Fantastic Bird Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Dresser, Teak & Butternut by Erno Fabry, in the Style of Gio Ponte
By Erno Fabry
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful Mid Century dresser by Erno Fabry, made in West Germany. Teak with Butternut framing
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
H 34 in W 39 in D 19 in
Ceramic Sculpture Fox Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Ceramic Sculpture Dove Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 7.88 in Dm 13.39 in
Ceramic Sculpture Wolf Model by Nathalie du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 10.24 in W 15.75 in D 7.09 in
Ceramic Sculpture Bear Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Ceramic Sculpture Lion Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked there as a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.06 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
Sculpture Fantastic Badger Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
that took her to West Africa among others, Nathalie Du Pasquier settled in Milan in 1979. She worked
Category
1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 8.27 in W 15.75 in D 3.94 in
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in GB
& Edwards enabled Hindley & Co. to compete with other West End firms by offering everything from cabinet
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 37.21 in W 22.45 in D 29.14 in
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How Much is a West African Textile Art?
A piece of west african textile art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,078, while the lowest priced sells for $50 and the highest can go for as much as $47,500.
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