African Trade Beads
Contemporary Raku Ceramic Tribal Mask with Antlers by Argon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
wonder, with pupils of African trade beads and curly copper wire hair scattered about the face. The crack
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
Set of Three West African Manilla Currency Pieces on a Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating set of three 19th century West African bronze currency manillas, elegantly
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
-African trading could have spread Egyptian influences into many other parts of Africa
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 30 in W 10 in D 11 in
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
trade. These include a divination tray, beads, cowrie shells, kola or palm nuts, divination chains, and
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
original context. Around her neck and waist, she was decorated several strings of old trade beads of
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
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African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950
Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family
One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in London, GB
Large spectacular iridescent ammonite fossil.
75 Million y/o
A magnificent example of one of the most spectacular fossils. A large and intensely vibrant ammonite, Placenticeras cost...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her lap, one arm reaching towards a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sumatran Beaded Boxes, Group of 9
Located in New York, NY
Sumatran beaded boxes, a group of nine (9) rectnagular and square boxes from the villages of Benkulu and Lampung in South Sumatra, Indonesia, each with geometric beading and cowrie s...
Category
20th Century Tribal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beads, Shell
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terracotta lions, circa 1790-1810.
The F...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Statues
Materials
Terracotta
H 24 in W 44.5 in D 21.5 in
Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Modernist Female Figural Bronze Sculpture in Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo (1935-1988). Kumalo was kn...
Category
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern French Large Sofa with Green Velvet Upholstery, circa 1945
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French large sofa with green velvet upholstery on angled square tapering legs, circa 1945.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
H 33 in W 94 in D 28.5 in
Lucifer's Limit 18K Rose Gold, Diamond and Garnet Olisbos Sculpture
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Lucifer's Limit olisbos sculpture is electroformed from pure 24K gold and finished in 18K rose gold. The sculpture features an 18K white gold collar with 5 carats of reverse set ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM
Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Pottery Donkey Sculpture
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly charming and stylish pottery-clay donkey sculpture from Mexico. This unique piece is its own one of a kind that shows craftmanship and style. The sculpture presents the ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Tonala Folk Art Pottery Plate Hand Painted with Birds, Mexico, circa 1960's
By Ken Edwards
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Ken Edwards ceramic plate Tonala Mexico Folk Art Pottery.
Vintage Ken Edwards Mexican ceramic birds and flowers from Tonala Pottery.
Beautiful vintage Mexican hand made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Fossil Dragonfly Dating 150 Million Years Old
Located in London, GB
An exceptional fossilized dragonfly from Solnhofen in Germany. This wonderful specimen dates 150 Million Years old making it the ultimate conversation piece.
Since 1986 Dale Rogers ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
are either made from rare materials such as ivory, or are adorned with trade beads or other precious
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks France 1800 Attributed to Jean Simon Deverberie
By Jean-Simon Deverberie
Located in EL Waalre, NL
young African girl with glass eyes wearing a beaded necklace and a tassel-hung loincloth, her
Category
Antique 18th Century French Empire Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
H 12.6 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prolific tribes of Sub-Saharan Africa. They are centred in southwestern Nigeria, with a significant
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Indian Necklace with Charms
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant necklace made of African trade beads adorned with Indian silver charms.
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectible Jewelry
Brass necklace with Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
Necklace made out of African trade beads and brightly colored jade laughing Buddha.
Category
Antique 19th Century Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Jade, Brass
African Tribal Basketry Container with Ancient Trade Beads Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Somalian basketry/wood milk container with old trade beads leather and horn finial
Carved wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood, Wicker
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H 15.36 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
Traditional Bamileke 7 Layer Chevron Trade Bead Necklace
Located in Leuven , BE
have been traded throughout the world, but most heavily in Africa. The Dutch traders were the first to
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Grassland People, Traditional Bamileke Seven Layer Chevron Trade Bead Necklace
Located in Leuven , BE
traded throughout the world, but most heavily in Africa. The Dutch traders were the first to bring
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Glass
Pair of White Beaded Nigerian Tribal Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
in Nigeria from tiny white glass trade beads attached to a canvas-stretched bamboo frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nigerian Tribal Armchairs
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Bamboo
Atelier MVM Lacquered Wooden Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, bronze, trade beads, seashells, antique mirrors, Uzbek fabrics, Tuareg weavings—these are the elements of
Category
2010s American End Tables
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Mientje Small No. 6 by Atelier MVM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, bronze, trade beads, seashells, antique mirrors, Uzbek fabrics, Tuareg weavings—these are the elements of
Category
2010s North American Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mushroom Table Lamp by Atelier MVM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
recombines and re-contextualizes to create modern objects of wonder. African masks, coral, bronze, trade
Category
2010s North American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Table Lamp by Atelier MVM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
recombines and recontextualizes to create modern objects of wonder. African masks, coral, bronze, trade beads
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces attributed to Cenedese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(beads) were used in trading with Asian, African and Muslim neighbors.
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Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
French Framed Ormolu & Malachite Portrait Plaque Francis Drake, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
ground with a beaded oval-shaped border within a pierced and chased scrolling acanthus hinged frame
Category
Antique 1840s French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
H 11.03 in W 7.49 in D 3.94 in
African Hand Beaded Armchairs, Pair _SALE_
Located in East Hampton, NY
Handcrafted African armchairs from tiny white glass trade beads attached to a canvas-stretched
Category
Late 20th Century African Tribal Armchairs
Materials
Beads
African Dinka Beaded Vest, Mid-20th Century, Sudan
Located in Austin, TX
one hundred and sixty strands of colored glass trade beads, the majority in a light turquoise color
Category
Vintage 1960s Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Double Strand Necklace of Pink, Black and White Midcentury Fulani Wedding Beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
twisted "S" clasp. The beads were originally made in Czechoslovakia and traded to African tribes people
Category
Late 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
Nok Terracotta Figure of Seated Man, Nigeria, Africa TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
trading could have spread Egyptian influences into many other parts of Africa. Thermoluminescense Test
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Located in Dayton, OH
of coral beads, with lateral strands of coral suspended around both ears. A single bead extends from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7 in
Unusually large beaded Yoruba Basket
Located in Stamford, CT
Cloth basket encrusted with colorful old glass trade beads
Category
20th Century African More Folk Art
African Tribal Art Fine Old Yoruba Shango Staff
Located in London, GB
numerous beads some of which are ancient trade beads
Yoruba Nigeria
Period: late 19th early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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