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Kusu wooden ancestor fetish ca 1900 DR Congo Africa Central African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
powerful magical figures similar to those found among the Songye. Kusu societies, with their mysterious
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
communicate with them. After the death of a person a wooden image or Adu Zatua was made to mediate between
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
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H 14.77 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
beautiful natural age-related patina. Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden ritual
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
African statue Senoufo Horserider figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
. Wooden sculpture with a light brown patina of a remarkable "Cubist" stylization and a surprising
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber

A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
such as chicken claws, teeth, stones, seeds, etc., as well as carved wooden figures. The Songye’s
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
Luba Figure Kakudji D.R. Congo Wood, fibre, beads, textile 28 cm On a professional wooden
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Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber

Luba Kukudji Figure
Luba Kukudji Figure
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H 11.03 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
markings, applied to the wood surface using a shark-tooth tool attached to a short wooden handle, signify
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Antique 18th Century Polynesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Extra Large Haitian Carved Wooden Figures
Located in Westport, CT
Artist made by Famous Brothers Haiti ,circa 1940's
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Vintage 1940s Haitian Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Ibeji triplets master sculptor.Abegunde of Ede tribal African Art Nigeria
Located in Norwich, GB
figures is also wearing a bracelet. An Ibeji figure was the first authentic tribal object I acquired
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1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved
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Vintage 1930s Togolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Knelling Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
hand-painted Adinkra tribal style tattoos. In general this figures displays Western African tribal
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20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Reclining Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
-painted Adinkra tribal style tattoos. In general this figures displays Western African tribal symbols
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20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

20th Century Copper French Signed Decorative Panel Tribal Elements, 1981
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
depicting an interesting subject with tribal elements, figures and masks of great dynamism and pleasant
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Vintage 1980s French Paintings

Materials

Copper

Antique ASHANTI Queen Mother Carved Wooden Stool Ghana Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Hand carved tribal wooden stool, the round shaft bordered with crests centered on an openwork pillar
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Folk Art lamps - Hand carved African Figures on a black base - A decorative brass rod
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20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Large Buffalo Statue from Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
x L 18.5 in, 58.4 cm x 47 cm. Wooden buffalo mold for making papier mâché toy figures.
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Ghanaian Ashanti 'Wisdom Knot' stool, Africa, Mid-20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
In cedar wood. An African carved wooden stool having a curved seat raised on two intertwined
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
H 41.75 in W 2.5 in D 3.25 in
African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
of the Mangbetu poeple, featuring a round wooden body, stretched red leather head with two sounding
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Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
whereby poets recite their lines disguised as birds inside a costume of feathers topped by a wooden head
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Goddess Kali Appears to a Hunter - Balinese Ubud Painting Mask Dance
Located in Soquel, CA
along with other godlike figures. A hunter is kneeling before them, wearing a quiver, and with hands
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1970s Tribal Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel

West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
successful birth. ‘Bateba’ means ‘wooden carved figure, and the Lobi figures fall into two basic categories
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Moi, Flags, Cats and Poppies, Very Large Scale Mixed Media 'Assemblage'
By Armand Avril
Located in Cotignac, FR
includes the French tricolour flag, figures and heads in various poses, his symbolic cat sculptures and
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Late 20th Century Tribal Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Antique Kazak Caucasian Rug. 2.40 x 1.25 m
Located in MADRID, ES
. - Design of geometric figures which gives a tribal air to the piece. Stars and diamonds in various formats
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Vintage 1920s More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Antique Kazak Caucasian Rug. 2.40 x 1.25 m
Antique Kazak Caucasian Rug. 2.40 x 1.25 m
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W 49.22 in L 72.84 in
Persian Desk Set with Khatam Mosaic
Located in Dallas, TX
‘Polo’ scene with 3 figures in tribal dress on horseback with polo sticks and ball, probably made circa
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20th Century Persian Islamic Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Buffet
Located in Paris, FR
Completely luxury handmade buffet in Wooden structure, fabric, brass and zinc-coated sheets, brass
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2010s European Baroque Revival Buffets

Materials

Brass, Copper

Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Buffet
Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Buffet
H 37.41 in W 66.93 in D 25.6 in
Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Table Gueridon
Located in Paris, FR
Completely luxury handmade table in wooden structure, fabric, brass and metal decorations, sequins
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2010s Italian Baroque Revival Gueridon

Materials

Brass, Copper

Tête de cariatide Head of Caryatid
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in New Orleans, LA
Modigliani’s greatest artistic passion. This bronze is an enlarged casting of a wooden sculpture — the only
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Armoire Wardrobe
Located in Paris, FR
Completely luxury handmade armoire wardrobe closet in Wooden structure, fabric, metal and brass
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2010s Italian Baroque Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass, Copper

Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Bed
Located in Paris, FR
Completely handmade stunning Bed in Wooden structure, fabric, metal and brass elements, sequins
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2010s Italian Baroque Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass, Copper

Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Bed
Handmade Stunning Unique Luxury Artist Bed
H 23.63 in W 67.72 in D 79.14 in
African Ngil Mask. Watercolour on Handmade Paper on Vélin d'Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
world of cultural objects, flora and fauna. The treasures of nature along with tribal regalia is his
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Mahogany Leather 'BO46' Armchair by Finn Juhl, Bovirke Denmark, 1946
By Finn Juhl, Bovirke
Located in Berlin, DE
the leading figures in the creation of Danish design in the 1940s and he was the designer who
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Antique 1640s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Goatskin, Mahogany

Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
by herbalists and diviners, small figures carved to honor deceased twins (called ibeji dolls), cast
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Wooden Stool
Yoruba Wooden Stool
H 12 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
African Wooden Dogon Ancestor Figure from Mali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
have been described as the most studied and least understood tribal group in Africa. They have a long
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
figures represent the male founders of tribal clans (see below). In most respects it is a traditional
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Incredible Pair of Hand-Carved Wood Bust Sculptures of Tribal Shaman Figures
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of hand-carved wooden busts are truly a special find and a magnificent example of folk
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

African Mangbetu Terracotta Vessel in the Shape of Conjoined Twins
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
-cone coiffures of the (usually female) figures that tend to adorn it. This is seen in the rare wooden
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Mumuye Lagalagana Figure
Located in Des Plaines, IL
their wooden statues known as Iagalagana. These figures vary from 30 to 160 cm in height and display
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Odalisques, Abstract Expressionist Painting Portrait Canvas Diptych Orange Black
By Yuriy Zakordonets
Located in London, England
tribal art. Organic authentic design, strong color palette and lovely mythological storyline create a
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2010s Abstract Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

African Tribal Art Kongo-Yombe Hunter Sculpture Statue 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
African Tribal Art Kongo-Yombe Hunter Sculpture Statue 19th Century Good condition overall, see
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Antique 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Tribal Wooden Statue Horse and Rider from West Nepal, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal wooden statue horse and rider from West Nepal, mid-20th century. This horse and rider
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Central African Tribal Wooden Bembe Figure, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
rich patina. Such figures are amongst the most characteristic examples of West African tribal art
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Wooden Ancestral Figure from West Nepal, Early to Mid 20th Century, Wooden Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden ancestral figure from West Nepal. Early to mid 20th century. Wooden stand Wooden ancestral
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Tribal Hardwood Dogon Window Panel
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Matosinhos, PT
20th century tribal hardwood Dogon window panel The Dogon tribe is one of Africa's most fascinating
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Small, Rare African Dogon Wooden Carved Pharmacy Cabinet Mali 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
figures of the mythical ancestors Nommos, genii associated with the creation of the world, providing
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Vintage 1980s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Marapachi Doll from Tamil Nadu, Mid-20th Century, Metal Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
dolls, Marapachi Bommai, literally wooden dolls, on the occasion of her marriage. They are hand carved
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Late 20th Century Papua New Guinea Wooden Sepik Suspension Hook
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Papua New Guinea wooden suspension hook ('Samban' or 'Tshambwan') from the Iatmul People
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Late 20th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Folk Art Indian Souvenir Figure
Located in London, GB
century. We often see a wide variation of Grand Tour pieces, however original figures like this example
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Vintage 1920s Indian Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Granary Shutter Door
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African granary wooden shutter door with low relief hand-carved figures and animals. Tribal
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Granary Shutter Door
African Granary Shutter Door
H 21 in W 14 in D 1 in
Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
With sinuous curves and reptilian form, this large wooden carving represents the Baga Snake, or
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Antique Mid-19th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Art

Materials

Steel

Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
Bissau-Guinean Baga Serpent Headdress
H 61.5 in W 5 in D 3.75 in
Rustic Toned Surrealist Abstract with Tribal like Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Earth-toned surrealist abstract with various figures and shapes. The painting has textured grooves
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20th Century Tribal Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Wooden Sculpture of Totemic Figures from Timor Island, Indonesia, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Wooden carving / sculpture of kneeling wooden figure with another on the shoulders from Timor
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Vintage 1970s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Decorative Door
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African granary wooden shutter door with low relief hand-carved figures and animals. Tribal
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20th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Decorative Door
African Tribal Decorative Door
H 27 in W 19 in D 1 in
Naga Wooden Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
These Naga fertility figures are made of Saal wood, circa 1960. Dimension will vary between each
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Naga Wooden Sculptures
Naga Wooden Sculptures
H 25 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Tribal and Antique Anatolia Kilim
Located in MADRID, ES
Ancient Kilim of ethnic design elaborated in Turkey, circa 1940. Tribal design formed by geometric
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Vintage 1940s East Asian Islamic Turkish Rugs

Carved Wooden Hairpin from Timor Island, Indonesia, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Carved wooden hairpin from Timor Island, Indonesia (circa 1970s). Some experts feel the hairpins
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Vintage 1970s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Weaving Tools from Flores Island, Indonesia 'circa 1980s'
Located in London, GB
Carved wooden weaving tools from Flores Island, Indonesia (circa 1980s). The creative spirit of
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Vintage 1980s Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Tribal and Rustic Antique Konya Kilim
Located in MADRID, ES
Ancient Kilim of ethnic design, elaborated in Turkey, circa 1940 Tribal design formed by geometric
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Vintage 1940s East Turkestani Country Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tribal and Rustic Antique Konya Kilim
Located in MADRID, ES
Ancient Kilim of ethnic design, elaborated in Turkey, circa 1940 Tribal design formed by geometric
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Vintage 1930s East Turkestani Country Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Wooden Tribal Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of wooden tribal figures is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique wooden tribal figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. There are 15 antique and vintage wooden tribal figures for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Wooden tribal figures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Wooden tribal figures made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Wooden tribal figures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bovirke and Finn Juhl are consistently popular.

How Much are Wooden Tribal Figures?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,600, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $38,075 highest priced.