19th Century Micmac Spiked War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
MicMac spiked club. Chip carved handle with face on head having forged file spike at top with embedded and poured lead. Brass tacks and band of red painted hide decorate handle. Mand...
Wood
Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
A Tonga Pakipaki war club, Polynesia, 18th century An exceptional ironwood war club originating from Tonga, Polynesia. 18th century and hand carved with complex geometric patterns...
Wood
19th Century Eastern Ball Headed War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern (most probably Mohawk), circa 1880-1890, ball headed war club with antler spike. Still shows file rasp marks from carving. Decorated with dots and bird tracks. Made of fir. G...
Wood
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku 'Pineapple' Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The head is carved from...
Stone
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku War Club, Eastern Highlands - Morobe Province
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club originates from the Morobe Province, which is a very remote area located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Gu...
Stone
Beautiful Supi War Club, Solomon Islands
Located in Vienna, AT
19th century Solomon Islands Club. A Supi Battle club, Malaita Island. Lovely deep red brown patina. Clubs of this sort were used in striking attacks, the width used to protect the ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 41.34 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Vanuatu War club pierces sternum Vanuatu/New Hebrides - Oceanic Art - Melanesia
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare Vanuatu War club pierces sternum Vanuatu/New Hebrides - Art Oceania - Melanesia - Pentecost Island Museum piece!!! Vanuatu Pentecost Island Period: 19th Century ca 1800 Length: ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 41.34 in W 4.34 in D 1.58 in
Fine War Club, Solomon Islands, Ex Rick Gallagher, Ex Kevin Conru
Located in Vienna, AT
19th century Solomon Islands Club, Malaita Island War Club An uncommon long oval head, black finish from being embedded in a swamp, beautiful dark patina, some encrustations. Cert...
Wood
Unavailable
H 35.83 in W 7.88 in D 2.37 in
Fine Fiji Root Stock War Club Polynesian Oceanic Australian Pacific
Located in London, GB
Good Fiji root stock war club Polynesian oceanic Australian pacific Fine example with carved handle and excellent walnut type patina Period 19th century Hard wood Condition: mino...
Wood
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H 29.53 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
African Tribal Art Antique Zulu Studded Knobkerrie Club South Africa War Clubs
Located in London, GB
Zulu Carved wood with metal liners, one rare very large sized pipe Measures: Lengths 14, 8, 7 inches 36, 20, 17.5 cm Period Late 19th Century.
Wood
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H 14.25 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Fine Elegant Early 19th Century Polynesian Tongan Ula Throwing Club, War Club
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Presented by Tribalmania Gallery Fine elegant early 19th century Polynesian Tongan Ula throwing club Origin: W. Polynesia, Tonga (Provenance: Old New England collection) Per...
Wood
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H 20.87 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Antique Native American Indian Plains beaded Skull cracker war club
Located in London, GB
Antique Native American Indian Plains beaded Skull cracker club fine old stone headed skull cracker club with buck skin bead work and red pigment Period 19th century Size: ...
Stone
Fijian War Club, Ula Tavatava
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
A Ula Fijian war club, Ula Tavatava, shell carved handle. Fiji, 19th century.
Wood
Viti War Club, Fiji Islands
Located in Long Island City, NY
Members of Captain James Cook's expeditions to Fiji described the natives as fierce warriors and ferocious cannibals. Their clubs were highly valued (the value increased with the num...
Wood
Late 19th Century War Club, Samoa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Fa’alautalinga War Club, Samoa A short cylindrical handle flares and flattens into a paddle form tapering to an edge, with a raised medial ridge on both sides. Fin...
Wood
Hand carved / decorated Fiji war club. modernist sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hand carved / decorated Fiji war club. modernist sculpture..beautiful color, patina ,proportion..inlay bone detailing..custom made stand.
Bone, Wood
19th Century African Zulu War Club "Knobkerrie" Killing Stick
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Zulu war club known as a Knobkerrie made from the wood of a root ball or wad and carried by Zulu warriors in South Africa.
Wood
Collection of Fijian, Tongan, New Guinea and African War Clubs and Spears
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely rare form of Fijian War club: Fiji, carved wood, 39.25" x 3" x 5.5", circa 1920-1930s.
Iron
Native American Burl Wood War Club
Located in New York, NY
This nineteenth century Native American war club is made from a large burled wooden branch, patinated with age.
Burl
Fine Oceanic War Club Polynesian Samoa
Located in London, GB
A fine quality late 19th century Samoan war club The lozenge shaped head finely carved with geometric patterns and highlighted with lime Excellent condition with no cracks, Period...
Wood
Fine Fiji Kiakavo War Club Polynesian Oceanic Australian Pacific
Located in London, GB
Good fine Fiji Kiakavo war club Polynesian Oceanic Australian Pacific Fine example of a smaller sized club with excellent walnut type patina, probably made for a youth Period ...
Wood
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H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 1.19 in
Native American Indian Eastern Woodlands Ball Headed War Club Ex Christie’s
Located in London, GB
Good native American Indian woodlands ball headed war club The ball headed club with curved shaft the spine pierced through for attachment of a wrist cord Measures: Length 45 cm, w...
Wood
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H 34.26 in W 1.58 in D 1.58 in
Oceanic New Caledonia Kanak Carved Hardwood Phallic Headed War Club Polynesian
Located in London, GB
Melanesian New Caledonia Kanak carved hardwood Phallic headed war club A fine antique Vanatu New Caledonian phallic headed war club with good natural old honey patina and remains of...
Wood
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H 17.72 in W 3.55 in D 1.19 in
Fine Native American Indian Eastern Woodlands Ball Headed War Club Ex Christie’s
Located in London, GB
Fine Native American Indian woodlands ball headed war club The ball headed club with curved shaft the spine pierced through for attachment of a wrist cord Measures: Length 45 cm, w...
Wood
Fine Oceanic Kanak Bird Head War Club
Located in London, GB
Melanesian New Caledonia Kanak carved hardwood bird headed war club A fine antique Vanatu New Caledonian Kanak bird headed war club good natural old honey patina Period: late 19th ...
Wood
English Renaissance Style Wood and Iron Spear, 20th Century, England
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style spear with simple wooden shaft and etched 24¬Ω-inch three segment iron blade.
Iron
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk Art style geometric design. The blade is hand forged iron most likely made from rem...
Wood
Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Oceanic ceremonial weapons from PNG highlands circa 20th century. It consists of two pieces. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated head wrapped in finely wove...
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century English Sword Cane with a Snuff Top
Located in High Point, NC
19th century sword cane from England with a metal top, which opens to reveal a snuff compartment. The can itself is made from bamboo. The handle of the cane separates to reveal a...
Metal
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most often associated with the sign...
Iron
Antique Walking Stick Cane with Billiards Cue, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Walking Stick Cane with Billiards Cue and Brass Handle from the 19th Century. Hand carved patterns on the stick. Length: when it's used for walking stick: 33" Length: When i...
Brass
An Antique Walking Stick with Carved Deer Antler Handle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
An Antique Walking Stick with Carved Deer Antler Handle A wooden walking stick with elaborately carved deer antler as handle. The handle features an heraldic emblem and a bearded ma...
Antler, Wood
Antique Folk Art Cane or Walking Stick with Burl Wood Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Folk Art cane or walking stick is completely unmarked, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1920 in the Folk Art style. The handle of the cane is a lacqu...
Wood
Gbaya Sword from Congo
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare early 20th century sword from the Gbaya people of Congo. An impressive example of metalwork in the form of a Cockerel demostrating the owners status and masculini...
Steel
Warrior ax, adze from the Fang tribe, Gabon, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century Totally uncleaned blade Length wooden handle 49 cm, iron blade 15.5 x 10.5 cm Tribal pat...
Wrought Iron
1900s Antique Hand Carved Wooden Cane
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century hand carved wood men's cane. The cane features beautiful hand carving of flowers painted in multiple colors. The name of what it seems to be the original owner ...
Wood
Weapon Keris Ukurian Ceremonial Sword Dagger Southeast Asia Indonesia, 20th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
20th c Weapon Keris Ukurian Ceremonial Sword Dagger Southeast Asia Indonesia. Nice keris. Additional information: Material: Bronze & Metal, Wood / Bamboo Region of Origin: India/Ind...
Bronze
$695
H 20 in W 7 in D 2.375 in
Native American, Western Great Plains Ceremonial Beaded War Club Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Great Plains beaded war club is formed with a long, tapering handle terminating in a double-cone head, the entire object presenting the purposeful balance and compact striking p...
Stone
Circa 1930's English Cane or Walking Stick with Bone Handle
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1930's cane made of fruitwood with a bone handle. The bone handle is etched with a lovely floral pattern. The walking stick is hand carved to look like bamboo. Very interest...
Bone, Fruitwood
$9,091
H 33.08 in W 1.19 in D 6.3 in
Antique Native American Plains Tomahawk with Beadwork, Hide and Feather Decorati
Located in Leuven , BE
Native American Plains indians Tomahawk Wood, iron, hide, glass beads, feathers and organic fibres. A finely decorated Native American tomahawk of the Plains tradition, composed of ...
Cast Iron
Oceanic Carved Hardwood Lime Spatula, Papua New Guinea
Located in Stamford, CT
A Papua New Guinea hand carved ebony lime spatula covered with continuous swirl designs etched on the open handle and shaft, with some traces of lime still present. Mounted on a cust...
Ebony
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$33,801
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Roman Marble Trapezophorus circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Located in Madrid, ES
A Roman marble trapezophorus in the Form of a Barbarian Dacian young figure. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Measure: height 24 1/4 inches (62 cm). Property from Mr. Radu Moldovan, Sko...
Marble
$395,000
H 89 in W 22 in D 22 in
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and ha...
Bronze
$17,712Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...
Carrara Marble
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops. Beautiful and visual. Very nice wall...
Other
Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child's Teepee
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Child's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down throu...
Other
$11,072 / item
H 10.24 in W 18.12 in D 2.37 in
19th Century Antique Flintlock Pistol Cabinet for Duelists
Located in Marseille, FR
Gun cabinet full time duelists 19th century in its original box with red velvet. Platinum finely chopped. Ebony butts No brand. It seems that there was no sinister use to believe an ...
Metal
Antique Rare Gothic 16th Century Two-Hand Sword Germany
Located in Doha, QA
This magnificent 16th-century German two-hand sword is a rare and historically important ceremonial weapon, hand crafted by renowned blade-smith Christoph Stantler (active circa 155...
Iron
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Pa...
Wood
$232,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
$162,985
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$1,351
H 1.58 in W 2.37 in D 0.6 in
Early 20th Century Breloque Pinfire Prostitutes Pistol by Franz Pfannl
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful hand made pinfire pistol by Franz Pfannl, housed in its original Moroccan red leather case with its arsenic velvet interior. The gun would have originally had a small nic...
Leather, Velvet
Rare M4 Leather WWII Horse Gas Mask
Located in Peekskill, NY
M4 US Government Army Issue World War II, vintage 1941-1942 Horse Gas Masks are very scarce. Due to the large size, most were discarded after the war. Occasionally, one will pop up, ...
Leather
Vintage Parisian Dueling Pistols
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
These vintage early to mid-19th century French percussion cap dueling pistols are presented in their original carrying case. Each is beautifully designed with a decorative etched elo...
Steel
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
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The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.