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Place of Origin: African
Large Brown Color Genuine Decorative Shell 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Brown Color Genuine Decorative Shell 20th Century
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
$257 Sale Price
20% Off
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kumberai Mapanda (1940-)
Small head.
circa 1970.
Carved serpentine stone
5 1/4" in. (13.4 cm.) high, excluding base.
Shona sculpture is the name given
to a modern move...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood, Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Category
1950s Minimalist Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
French Moroccan Straw Basket Tote Bag with Piped Leather Handles
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Moroccan Straw Basket Tote Bag with Silver Leather Handles.
Large vintage organic shopping raffia bag, or beach bag.
Handcrafted in Morocco using natural organic 100% natural palm leaves
While straw trends always dominate Spring & Summer, the natural wheat straw French Moroccan basket stands out as a symbol of eco-consciousness and ethical values and is in always in style.
Whether you're headed to the beach or a picnic, or to the Farmers Market, this braided straw basket is the ideal basket and large enough to hold a lot.
Size : 26 in wide on top, 13 in at the bottom.
10 in depth x 12 in height for the basket
Total height with the handles: 18 in height.
The handle are 5 inches.
Handcrafted in Marrakech Morocco mostly for the European, Italian, Spain and French market, French women use this style bag on the beaches of St Tropez, Cannes, Italian coast and Ibiza, light and easy to carry.
Gucci was so inspired by the Moroccan Basket than they created a similar beach straw beach bag...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial African Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Straw, Raffia
African Elephant, Tiger and Woman Rider Varnished Wood Sculpture by J. Zanetti
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century african elephant, tiger and woman rider varnished wood sculpture signed by J. Zanetti
By: J. Zanetti
Material: wood
Technique: carved, hand-carved, hand-crafted, varnished, polished
Dimensions: 12.5 in x 5 in x 12.5 in
Date: early 20th century, 1936
Style: Art Déco
Place of origin: South Africa
This expressive early 20th century wood sculpture signed by J. Zanetti depicts an elephant mid-stride, a tiger resting below, and a nude female rider in an animated pose. Carved from richly grained, varnished wood, the figures are captured in motion, the elephant's legs striding forward. Seated atop the elephant, the woman's swirling coiffure and outstretched arm convey a sense of vitality and farewell.
The energetic composition and Art Déco stylization reflect early 20th century african Modernism...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Genuine Hand-Carved Orbicular Jasper Sphere // 3.96 Lb
Located in New York, NY
This rare variety of Jasper is known for small, orb-like markings and often boasts vivid natural patterns in a rainbow of colors. This 3.96-pound piece from Madagascar where much of ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
$321 Sale Price
40% Off
Ceramic pink Flamingo, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning Flamingo Coin Dish from Love Art Ceramics beautifully captures the essence of South African wildlife and its rich botanical landscape. Sculpted by Sbu and Nathi, and ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
African Iron Wood Man Bust
Located in Queens, NY
African iron wood carved bust of a bald man
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Stone mortar and pestle
Nigeria
20th century
Measures: Mortar: 21 x 15.5 x 2 in. / 53 x 39 x 5 cm
Height on custom display stand: 26...
Category
20th Century Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Sculpture in Marble Powder from France Woman Body, in a White Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a Body of a woman, with one hand in the hairs. This is in marble powder, in a White color, and has been made in France in the 20th Century.
Art Deco Style.
Category
20th Century Art Deco African Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
Yombe Chief Staff "Mwaala", Publ: Kongo Art Magique, Yann Ferrandin, Paris 2009.
Located in Leuven , BE
A Wooden Yombe Mwaala Chief Staff, with three globular elements. The Finial is a finely carved female figure kneeling, the hands resting on the knees and with raised scarification ma...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Toussian Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (14.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 14.4 lb AAA quality Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Decorative African Mid-Century White plastered Granary Stepped lid Basket
Located in Den Haag, NL
Decorative African Mid-Century White plastered Granary Stepped lid Basket
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Tribal Painted Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great table-top object.
This example exhibits a lovely patinated finish.
Mouse riding on a frog's back.
Category
1960s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,700
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
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 elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood , Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vide Poche Minimalist in Wood , Gabon 1950 Brown Color
Category
1950s Minimalist Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$334 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Hand Carved Figural African Polychromed Colonial Style Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three hand carved figural African polychromed colonial style sculptures, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and each figure measures approximately 3" W x 3"D x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Unique ceramic Tiger Teapot, hand made in South Africa
By Elvis Bonginkosi Mkhize
Located in North Miami, FL
This one-of-a-kind tiger teapot is a striking sculptural creation by Imvelo Studio, hand-sculpted by Sibongiseni Biyela and painted by Natebyron in South Africa. The tiger—rarely dep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Soapstone Owl Sculpture Paper-weight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical modernist soapstone owl sculpture circa 1980's great gift for a collector.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Ethnodesign collection of 12 old Dogon wooden Grannery locks fon stand from Mali
Located in Leuven , BE
These door locks were generally used to protect houses and granaries.Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. They are usually larger an...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Hand-Carved Wooden African Monkey Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A playful wooden sculpture.
Seated, holding what appears to be a piece of fruit, this intricately carved monkey is almost life like.
The piece is signed on the bottom base.
Me...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
$650 Sale Price
31% Off
African Basket weave figural chiefs chair
Located in Hudson, NY
After extensive research we're unable to find anything similar to this piece. Chair in form but more functional as a table or just sculpture. Maybe for a potted plant.
Really just a...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
African Bronze Sculpture, with Characters Playing a Game
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African bronze and wood sculpture, with characters playing a game.
Category
20th Century Colonial Revival African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$343 Sale Price
36% Off
Moroccan Pottery, 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Pottery in original condition, Morocco, 1920s
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$1,600
Small ceramic Wildcat Sculpture, hand made in South Africa
By Wiseman Ndlovu
Located in North Miami, FL
This small sculpture of an African serval cat captures the feline’s quiet elegance and elusive nature. Perched alertly on a sculpted log, the serval is hand-sculpted and hand-painted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Spinosaurus Maroccanus Vertebrae From Baharija Formation, South of Taouz Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Here is a large vertebrae from the massive Spinosaurus maroccanus theropod dinosaur. It comes from From Baharija Formation, South of Taouz, Kem-kem Basin, Morocco.
Spinosaurus (mean...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Blue Barite from Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, L'Oriental Region, Morocco.
Lustrous transparent blue tapered barite crystals in a group of parallel crystals with brown gossan on ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other
Large Genuine Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform '75.4 Lbs'
Located in New York, NY
Museum quality, huge hand-polished free-form specimen, made from a solid piece of natural Madagascan Ocean Jasper. This large piece has an amazing pattern with beautiful hues of gree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
African Gemsbok "Oryx Gazella" Antelope Shoulder Mount, 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
African Gemsbok Oryx Gazella shoulder mount. The antelope is native to the arid regions of South Africa such as the Kalahari Desert, 20th century.
Category
20th Century Sporting Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fur, Wood
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 3"W x 3"D x 1.5"H; felt liner on the ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mid-Century Modern Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Ethnic design - Iron Bell Currency, Dowayo People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.
Category
19th Century Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
The Sable and Rabbit rider sculpture, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
Sable & Rabbit Rider Sculpture
Handmade Ceramic – One of a Kind
This whimsical ceramic sculpture features a wide-eyed rabbit clutching the curled horns of a graceful sable antelope,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cerrusite on Rosasite From Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
This singular combination piece out of the Tsumeb mine, Namibia, was sourced in the 1970s. Large, abundant, gemmy cerrusite crystals on almost shockingly vibrant turquoise-hued rosas...
Category
1970s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Other
Poterie Serghini, Morocco, Large Unique Vase in Hand-Painted Glazed Stoneware
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poterie Serghini, Morocco. Large unique vase in hand-painted glazed stoneware.
Beautiful glaze in yellow shades. Mid-20th century.
Measures: 39 x 21.5 cm.
In excellent condition....
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Tamberma Shields on Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderfully sculptural early 20th century handwoven wicker shields from the Tamberma people of Togo, mounted on custom steel stands.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Two 20th Century Hand Carved & Hand Painted African Workman
Located in North Salem, NY
Two hand-carved and colorfully painted 20th century wood workmen. A whimsical pair with expressions we can all understand.
Decorative and interesting!
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$461 Sale Price
25% Off
A Very Large Primitive Hand-Carved Antique Wooden Bowl Mortar and Pestle
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A wonderful antique wooden mortar and pestle, measuring an impressive 19 inches in diameter, this substantial piece is not only functi...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African carved hardwood figure of a Maasai warrior, signed, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This superb beautifully carved hardwood sculpture is of a native African Maasai warrior sitting in a semi kneeling pose. He has powerful masculine featu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Ceramic Buffalo Plate, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the Buffalo Plate, a stunning ceramic artwork meticulously hand-painted by Nompilo Zaba and hand-sculpted by Victor Shabalala at Zimele Ceram...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Water Jar, Berber
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Moroccan water jar from Hamman in great brown, beige colors
and good old patina, very decorative.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Nok Clay Sculpture from Nigeria
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Terracotta head remnant on tapered wood base
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Staffs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A group of six beaded wood Tutsi and Hutu ceremonial objects, the green striped one second from right is a knife, the others were used as staffs by elite members of the Tutsi and Hu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads, Wood
$3,500 / set
Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces or may have used as dance wands. On custom mounts. In the form of a ritual axe, which in many parts of A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
17th Century Heavy Copper Bowls with Ladle Covered with Tin, Handmade
Located in Vigonza, Padua
17th century heavy copper bowls with ladle covered with tin, handmade
fascinating, antique objects for collectors. The bowl is widely engraved by hand.
Category
17th Century Renaissance Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Tin
Grand Tour terracotta bust of an Egyptian princess, 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
This striking small bust captures the timeless elegance of an Egyptian princess, inspired by the art and aesthetics of Tell-el-Amarna, a period known for its distinctive representati...
Category
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pottery from Rabat, Morocco, Contemporary Ceramic Jar, Cream & Black Colors
Located in New York, NY
Pottery from Morocco. Inspired by Swedish midcentury pottery like Stig Lindberg. Designed and made by a local artist in Rabat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$250 Sale Price
28% Off
Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (30 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 30 lb AAA quality polished geode egg with druzy inside from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, provi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Giant Genuine Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform from Madagascar '72.6 lbs'
Located in New York, NY
Huge, museum quality beautiful polished ocean Jasper freeform from Madagascar. This piece has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of green, white, brown and white druzy quartz cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Cerussite Sixling Twin From Tsumeb Mine, Namibia // 64.72 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This genuine sixling twin or cerussite gem crystals twinned on all axes to form a twinned cluster with six points comes out of the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia. Gem-...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests held great value to North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
Blue Celestite Cluster From Sankoany, Ketsepy Mahajanga, Madagascar (50 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This unique Madagascan Blue Celestite Cluster exhibits large, gem crystals of remarkable quality, featuring prism faces and sharp chisel-terminations - surpassing the average blue-gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Polished Carnelian Agate Freeform from Madagascar '11.5 lbs'
Located in New York, NY
AAA quality Carnelian agate freeform from Madagascar. This beautiful piece has rich golden-yellow to red-orange color and is hand polished to a smooth, highly reflective surface. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Carnelian, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Tribal Bronze Cache-sexe, Vere People, Cameroon/Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal Bronze Cache-sexe, Vere People, Cameroon/Nigeria
Bronze alloy
4.5 (11.4 cm) to 2.25 (6.7 cm) inches high
Late 19th century
A set of bronze spikes forms this cache-sexe from t...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a charm for protection, with two different faces to show the duality of the w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Ceramic Brown Plate Chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy Scripts
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan ceramic plate in dark brown with crackled lighter beige.
Ceramic plate chiseled with Arabic calligraphy writing in ivory on brown background.
Large Moroccan ceramic bowl han...
Category
20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Wild Dog Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the enchanting "Wild Dog Jewelry Box," a remarkable piece of ceramic decorative art crafted by the talented artisans at Love Art Ceramic in S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield.
Rwanda-Burundi
Second quarter, 20th century.
Wood, natural pigment
Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 1...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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