About TRIBA
TRIBA is an association of tribal art dealers, seven experts in the antique arts of Africa, Oceania, Asia, and the Americas. The members offer a wide range of high quality sculpture, masks, textiles, ceramics, weapons, shields and jewelry from ancient and traditional cultures and are committed to a standard of excellence and professional conduct. Some members also offer curiosities and other unusual collectables. The dealers of TRIBA guarantee the quality and authenticity of everything they sell. From pre-Columbian to tribal Asian, they have sold important works of trib...Read More
Established in 19991stDibs seller since 2015
Featured Pieces
Old Nepal Wood Dance Mask with Open Mouth Teeth Carved Eyebrow Late 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Roughly oval very old dance mask from Nepal with open eyes, oval mouth with carved teeth and projecting one piece eyebrow. Wonderful circular ears and long triangular noee. Heavy e...
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Antique Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Small Mbala Fetish figure on stand, DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved figure with long chin, simple elegant cascading hairstyle and hands clasped on stomach, rising from a circular base. Created by the Mbala people of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Nepal Wood Dance Mask with Open Mouth Strong Expression Late 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Roughly rectangular very old ceremonial dance mask from Nepal with very powerful, strong expression, open eyes and hollowed out oval mouth, remains of moustache. Heavy black encrust...
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Antique Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Six Carved Wood Personal Spoons from the Philippines
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Collection of Six carved wood personal spoons from the Philippines.
Each with a distinct and unique shape, some as stylized humans with heads, heavy wear and patina from traditional ...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Alms Bowl, Tang Dynasty
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Alms Bowl, Tang Dynasty.
A globular ceramic with wide mouth and flat base, created as part of burial furniture, a shape reminiscent of an alms ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Early Java Dance Mask Green Red Black Pigments Early 20th Cent Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Java Dance Mask with green, red and black, early 20th Cent Indonesia, possibly earlier. Elaborately carved with curls in hair on top of head, eyebrows, beard and moustache. ...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Two-Piece Japanese Kusuri, Medicine Tansu, 72 Drawers, Edo Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A rare antique two piece Kusuri, medicine tansu, 72 drawers, Edo period. Made of Hinoki and Sugi wood. Original labels on most drawers, it feels like it's still in use, nothing has ...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Kasane (Sword) Tansu, Meiji Period
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Katana (sword) tansu, hand forged iron lock plate and hirute handles. Traditionally katana are stored in the upper drawer and in the lower drawer, the wakazashi. Ki...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Woven Encrusted Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with many layers of red and white pigments from many years of ceremonial use. A helmet style...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Yoruba Divination Tapper with Kneeling Female Figure, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yoruba Divination Tapper with Kneeling Female Figure, Nigeria, Africa
Carved wood tappers such as this were used by diviners among the Yoruba along with divination tray, such as my ...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Thick Black Hide Circular Shield Arrusi People Ethiopia, Africa 27"
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century thick black hide circular shield from the Arrusi people of Ethiopia, Africa. A thick hard shield with heavy embossed design, perhaps a bit like an animal in the center....
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Antique Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hide
Woman's Back Ornament, Rwanda, early 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woman’s Back Ornament, egbe
Mangbetu people
DR Congo
Early 20th century
Banana leaves and bark,, raffia embroidery
14” long (35.5 cm); 10.5” high (26.5 cm); 3” deep (7.5 cm)
The ...
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Vintage 1920s Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
