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Place of Origin: African
Calcite with Hematite inclusions from Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Lustrous cluster of rhombohedral formation of calcite with heavy inclusions of brick red hematite. The calcite crystal faces are fully terminated with sharp rhombohedral form in a su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Fine Bronze Bust of a Masai Woman by Philip Reeves 'b. 1958'
By Philip Reeves
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Philip Reeves, (Nairobi 1952)
A Massai/Rendille tribe girl from Kenya
Signed P Reeves and numbered 4/8 Foundry mark Luc Harzé, Brussels
Bronze, H. 36 cm
Philip Reeves, born i...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bold African Sculpture of a Head on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Amazing African mask hand-carved in wood depicting a woman carrying latticed basket on her head. Displayed on custom stand (included).
Category
1950s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Burchell Zebra Taxidermy Display Mount on Exotic Kiaat Wood Framed Wall Art
Located in Farmington, UT
Elevate your space with this one-of-a-kind taxidermy masterpiece. This stunning Burchell’s zebra shoulder mount is meticulously crafted and beautifully displayed on a wooden Kiaat fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Zebra Hide, Hardwood
Tall Palm Leaf Basket
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Tall Palm Leaf Basket. Woven for us on the western coast of Morocco using the distinct pale palm leaf tightly woven with simple handles.
Workshop Report:
Contemporary product woven ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$45 / item
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire)
It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Large Woven Basket
Located in London, GB
A rare large early basket with bands of triangle decoration.
Probably Hambukushu people Botswana, Africa. 1940s.
Measures: 27cm H x 48cm W.
Category
1940s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
$1,879 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Moroccan Mouth Blown Glass Jar - Moss Green
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Contemporary Moroccan Mouth Blown Glass Jar - Moss Green. Hand-made in Morocco.
The glass is mouth blown and available in an assortment of colours. Each jar comes with a heavy lid....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Elephant Monkey Rider, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
The Royal Elephant with Leopard Skin, crafted by Zimele Ceramics in South Africa, is a stunning ceramic sculpture that stands 8 high and measures 8 in both length and width. This exq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$625 Sale Price
50% Off
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Genuine Libyan Desert Glass Tektite in Display Box (92.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Libyan Desert Glass is a substance found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
16th Century Ceremonial Urn from Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in NICE, FR
Beautiful funerary terracotta urn called from the Bura region (Niger) in West Africa. This cylindrical anthropomorphic sculpture is adorned with geometric designs. It depicts a human...
Category
16th Century Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Genuine Asaphus intermedius Trilobite in Matrix from Morocco (341 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Large, natural trilobite in its original fossil matrix. The Asaphid trilobites include some of the most extreme trilobite adaptations known, and the group produced some of the larges...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Ceramic Chameleon Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting the delightful "Succulent, Chameleon Jewelry Box," a captivating piece of ceramic art from South Africa, brought to life in 2024 by the creative talents of Motsamai Sello ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon
Located in Chicago, IL
Old primitive small bone carved tool from
Cameroon
Beautiful and delicate Objet d' Art.
Category
19th Century Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Prehistoric Artefact Palaeolithic Acheulean Surmounted Hand Axe
Located in Scorton, GB
Palaeolithic Acheulean hand axe measuring thirty centimetres in stand overall. With an accomplished working form, executed by the hands of Homo Ergaster ancestor, contemporaneous to European Homo erectus. Now set into a bespoke bronze cradle mount enabling removal and study of this pristine prehistoric axe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Collection of 7 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking collection of 7 natural mineral specimens sourced from an ex. private British collection.
Each presented on exclusive custom display plinths, this set of minerals include...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cobaltoan Calcite from From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Shaba, Congo (Zaire)
Located in New York, NY
From Mashamba West , Kolwezi, Western area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaire)
It is no surprise that minerals predominantely display colors involving one of the "earth t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Ceramic Octupus Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Octopus Jewelry Box Hand Painted by Sli and Sculpted by Sbusiso
Dive into the beauty of marine life with the stunning Octopus Jewelry Box, a unique pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Opalised Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A complete prehistoric Cleoniceras opalised iridescent ammonite fossil, originating from Madagascar, presented on an exclusive muse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Polished Septarian Nodule – 2.22 lb
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Polished Septarian Nodule from Madagascar is a one-of-a-kind geological masterpiece. Its stunning natural patterns, featuring vibrant...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Collection of 3 Large Natural Cabinet Minerals
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 3 large natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive medium neoclassical style plaster plinth.
Each impressive cabinet specimen, including a Chalcedony,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ceratarges armatus Trilobite from Morocco (186 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of the trilobites demonstrate a final fight against being buried alive.
This is an extremely ornamented member of the trilobites' extremely well-known and globally distributed Lichid family. These trilobites have adapted for extreme defensiveness. Their long genal appendages afford them controlled escape from the water column...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard
Located in Queens, NY
Wooden African sculpture of a human figure standing on the back of a leopard.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Protea Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Protea Butterfly Jewelry Box
Hand-Painted by Minenhle Nene, Sculpted by Sbusiso Ndaba
Love Art Ceramic, South Africa, 2024
The Protea Butterfly Jewelry Box is a stunning fusion of n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Moroccan Dish Circa 1940
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage ceramic Moroccan covered dish.
Hand-painted with three colors of blue paint on an ivory glazed finish. Circa 1940
Category
1940s Moorish Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Onyx Balls, Morocco, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Moroccan polished onyx balls.
Decorative as a collection.
Bowl is not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$20 / item
Large Veneered Malachite Table Top
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large veneered malachite table top dating to the late 20th century.
Originating from North Africa, this is a striking piece depicting the exceptional vibrant mineral over a base o...
Category
Late 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Ceramic Lion And Cub Sculpture , hand made in South Africa
By Wiseman Ndlovu
Located in North Miami, FL
Hand-sculpted by Thabo and meticulously hand-painted by Lindo at Wiseman Ceramics in South Africa, this ceramic Lion sculpture measures 5 inches high, 9 inches in length, and 9 inches wide. Designed by Wiseman, the sculpture embodies the essence of African wildlife and culture. The majestic lion and cub...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Antique Bronze Cover with Brass Etched Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Very handsome large-scale handcrafted cover.
Large handmade Moroccan ceremonial brass vessel for covering wedding presents, hand-forged in Fez.
Perfect as center piece for food cove...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fossil Ammonite Hoplitoides Wohltmanni Surmounted Etched Brass Stand
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of designed mount. The ammonites are truly exquisite specimens excavated from the high Anti-Atlas...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Contemporary Moroccan Mouth Blown Glass Jar - Light Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Contemporary Moroccan Mouth Blown Glass Jar - Light Blue.
Hand-made in Morocco. The glass is mouth blown and available in an assortment of colours. Each jar comes with a heavy lid....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Pumpkin , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely ceramic pumpkin is a perfect addition With its intricate details and vibrant colors of green, white, and orange, it beautifully captures the spirit of the season. Standi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bird Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Succulent Bird Jewelry Box
Hand Painted by Winnie Mchunu and Sculpted by Motsamai Sello
The Succulent Bird Jewelry Box is a stunning ceramic art piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Boho Hand Painted Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of global charm with this Vintage Boho Hand-Painted Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Bowl. Featuring intricate, hand-painted patterns in vibrant hues, this bowl reflects the rich ...
Category
Late 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hand-Crafted African Tribal Geometric Calabash Gourd Bowl #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and beautifully crafted natural Calabash gourd bowl, made by artisans in West Africa with gorgeous tribal geometric pattern. The calabash gourd ...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian African Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Large Scale Heavy Nzambu East African Carved Exotic Wood African Busts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A compatible pair of superbly crafted African busts in an extraordinary exotic hardwood. Nzambu East African sculptures, hand carved, solid and heavy depicting the busts of two tribe...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Crystal Geode with a Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large white crystal quartz geode with a baroque pearl.
Geodes are formed as gas bubbles within volcanic lava. Over time, the lava flow weathers away to leave the quartz geode buried deep in the Moroccan desert. This was dug by hand and includes druzy white crystal formations.
This is a large geode specimen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
African Mumuye Carved Wood Iagalagana Tutelary Figure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A carved wood Iagalagana figure by the Mumuye Peoples of Nigeria. These figures served as guardians and were often made to ensure the personal protection of their individual owners a...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Rhino And Monkey Rider, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
The Ceramic Royal Rhino with Leopard Skin and Monkey, crafted by Zimele Ceramics in South Africa, is a striking piece from the African Circus collection. Hand-sculpted by Mpilo and h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
A unique intricately detailed hand-hammered bronze of a fish.
Bursting with character, this marine life mythical decorative object would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
This object form is one of the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art.
Tribal African Art...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,320 Sale Price
44% Off
Set of Three Important Beautiful Semi-Precious Agate Stone Silver Inlaid Boxes
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Beautiful Set of 3 Important Semi -Precious Stone Jewelry Box Consisting of Various Colors of Genuine Agate Stones. Each Inlaid in a Silver Je...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Silver
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
African Incised Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Vintage Brass Moroccan Pillar Candle Holder 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Polished Brass Moroccan Pillar Candle Holder 1950s.
Vintage Moroccan altar etched brass candlestick, pillar candle holder.
Handcrafted tall Moroccan polished solid brass candle holder mounted on a wooden base.
Mid Century vintage Moorish Revival engraved brass candle-stand, large heavy solid brass with nice Moorish etched design.
Very elegant it will make quite a statement.
Heavyweight.
Circa 1950's.
Dimensions: 30 in. tall, the plate is 10in. diameter. ( dimensions are without the candle).
Note: Chair is not included in the sale it is used for scale only.
Tall Moroccan candle holder, Boho wedding décor, magnificent on a buffet, dining table, credenza or console or on the floor near the fire place...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix from Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Pr
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa.
A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Asaphus intermedius Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco (1.7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
19th Century Moroccan Rustic Door On Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan smaller-sized carved wood door from the late 19th century on custom stand. This antique door from Morocco has a wonderfully rustic appearance, with hand-carved accents and...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Love Art Ceramics Zebra urn, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the Zebra Urn, a creation by Love Art Ceramic in South Africa. This piece was sculpted by Motsamai Sello and hand-painted by Nozipho Ntshalintshali. It measures H.24 in. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Gabon Mask From Tsogho Peoples with Character, Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early and rare mask from Gabon, Central Africa, created by the Tsogho peoples. Powerful large mask with carved open eyes, and black painted eyes above, below heavy carved eyebrows. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Three Sand Cast Bronze Bowls by Jaimal Odedra
By Jaimal Odedra
Located in New York, NY
3 Bronze bowls by Jaimal Odedra.
Each piece is sand cast by artisans in Morocco. Stamped: Jaimal Odedra.
Dimensions of three bowls as follows.
3.25" ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,430 / set
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque, Cameroon
Private collection Brussels
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Beads
Large Natural Chrysocolla & Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking large natural bedrock specimen with a coating of chrysocolla and malachite displayed on a custom neoclassical style stand.
This specimen is of an unusual irregular shape ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture on a metal base. A "fang mask" refers to a type of ceremonial mask created by the Fang people, an ethnic group from Central Africa, primarily fo...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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