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Place of Origin: African
Hand-Carved Stone Candelabra, Three-Branched Design, Morocco 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Hand-Carved Stone Candelabra, Three-Branched Design, Morocco 1970s
Moroccan candleholder carved from stone and adorned with very thin geometric patterns on both sides.
Artisanal wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone, Limestone, Stone
Fine Kuba Cup with Incised Textile Designs, early 20th century Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Kuba wood cup with incised designs similar to the famous Kuba textiles, early 20th century, from Central Africa.
The woven cris cross designs that are typical of the Kuba currency...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large White Crystal Geode with a Natural Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large white crystal quartz geode with a large naturally forming baroque pearl. 28lbs.
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
N. Ghana Woven Basket with Leather Handle, Gurune People of Bolgaronga
Located in Miami, FL
N. Ghana Woven Basket with Leather Handle, Gurune People of Bolgaronga
Offered for sale is a hand-woven basket with leather handle from the Gurune people of Bolgaronga North Ghana. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Raffia
West African Drum, Decorative Sculpture
Located in Clermont, FL
A vintage sculpture drum with connected to the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. Measure: 10 inch tall.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes.
Female figure with one hand on her breast, representing p...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Stromatolithe "red desert gogotte" from Morocco on custom claw steel stand
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This natural red sculpture called stromatolite, is at least 300 millions years old. These fossils are unique in their kind. The laminar structures are made by the biochemical activit...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
"Ritual In Wood" Mid-Century African Wood Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
This wooden sculpture embodies hyper-verticality, a hallmark of many African sculptural traditions. Its elongated form eschews anatomical realism, instead striving to evoke a presenc...
Category
1950s Primitive Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Princess Yenenga, founder of the Mossi Empire, from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bronze West African sculpture from the late 20th century
This is a contemporary piece, not historical ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tourmaline, Nigeria
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline, Ofiki, Oyo State, Nigeria
6.3 cm tall x 1.9 cm diameter
Ofiki is well known for producing deep colored tourmalines. Most of the tourmalines they find are dull, rounded, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Moroccan Glass Vase - Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Moroccan Glass Vase – Blue
Moroccan Glass Vase – Blue. Hand-made in Morocco. The glass is mouth blown and available in an assortment of colours. Approx...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Baule Female Carved Wood Figure, African Sculpture Sotheby's Provenance
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine Baule female figure. Provenance: The Alexander S. Honig collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, Lot: 78, Sotheby's New York.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face.
The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Crinoid Fossil from Morocco, from the Ordovician Period 450-Million-Years Ago
Located in Chicago, IL
Another large Crinoid fossil from our collection. Crinoids are more commonly known as sea lilies and are members of the Echinodermata phylum with the st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Natural Fiber
Solid Brass Vintage Moroccan Candle Holder a Pair 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid brass large vintage Moroccan candle holders set of two.
Moroccan vintage brass candlestick heavy solid cast brass, handcrafted with etched geometric design.
Tall Moorish styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Coco de Mer On Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A Coco de Mer nut on custom made lucite stand. The Coco de Mer seed nut is the largest in the world and only found in th Seychelles islands. Circa early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Coconut
Liddicoatite Tourmaline with Quartz, Madagascar
Located in New York, NY
LIDDICOATITE TOURMALINE WITH QUARTZ
Anjanbonoina, Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
7.1 cm tall x 6.8 cm wide
Liddicoatite is an uncommon form of tourmaline. It was first discovered in ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Moroccan Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay and Red Glass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage decorative Moroccan Red Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay.
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish red painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over red glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume bottle...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy African Zebra Head is a truly impressive piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this iconic animal. Mounted on a white washed wooden rustic column pedestal, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fur, Wood
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Moorish Style Brass Ewer
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style monumental brass ewer with incised and enamel decoration.
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Moroccan Tamegroute Ceramic Vase Sculpture
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Moroccan Tamegroute Ceramic Vase Sculpture
This vintage handcrafted green enameled vase is a mere sculpture from Southern Moroccan village of Tamegro...
Category
1960s Organic Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Ceramic Bird And Frog Rider, Hand made in South Africa
By Zimele Ceramics
Located in North Miami, FL
The Ceramic Water Bird Frog Rider, crafted by Zimele Ceramics in South Africa, is a distinctive piece from the African Circus collection. Hand-sculpted by MpIIo and hand-painted by V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Man Body, in a Brown Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Man Body, in a Brown Color 20TH Century
Category
20th Century Art Deco African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
"Leaflollipop' Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, by Astrid Dahl, 2022
By Astrid Dahl
Located in London, England
A unique, hand-made organic sculpture expressing abstract broad, curling and intertwined leaves. The hand-formed white earthenware body, fired, sanded, and waxed, results in a silky surface that adds a tactile delight to the the visual impact. South African sculptor...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Moroccan Palatial Lidded Pottery Vase or Urn with Brass Inlay, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of 1970's Moroccan hand made palatial lidded vases with an entrancing and elaborate design scheme, brass frame and the sculptural grace that only master artisans can provide, ...
Category
1970s Moorish Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
North-African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah Oil Lamp Judaica Morocco 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th Century North-African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah with original patina.
Hanukkah Oil Lamp Judaica Jewish cast Metal Bronze Hanukkah Menorah with birds, lions and flowers.
Cast b...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mosasaurus Head And Spine - Skull, Neck, Curved Bone & Tail
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mosasaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and existed from Upper Cretaceous Epoch to 61.7 million years ago. It lived in a terrestrial habitat like grasslands, fo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Moorish Ceramic Urn with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.This kind of Moorish ceramic art work could be found in the Alhambra palace...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth, Congo, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Morocco Fez Ceramic Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Painted and glazed clay bowl with Moorish designs.
Early 20th century
Fez, Morocco.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Antique, Brutalist Wooden Berber Tazza
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Large and very decorative Berber wooden Tazza on stand,
excellent, antique shine and patina of the wood,
very decorative object to be used for different purposes
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Nupe Carved Wood Openwork Geometric Stool
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved wood stool with openwork geometric design,
It is in good condition, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Well used with deep patina, chips and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Bottles
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige display bottles
Tutsi People
Rwanda and Burundi
First half of 20th century
European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing
Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads
African Tuareg Silver and Ebony Wood Jewelry Box 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Silver Outer Layer on Ebony Wood Jewelry Box.
Rectangular form Islamic Tuareg Jewelry Box.
Gorgeous Islamic jewelry treasure trink...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Dioptase with Calcite
Located in New York, NY
The name “dioptase” comes from Greek, roughly translates to "to see through," and references the visibility of the cleavage plains within the translucent, brilliantly emerald green c...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Meteorite Exploded View with detachable Surmounted Bronze Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
THE FOSSIL STORE™ fallen star series presents a rare find, the sectioned NWA [H5] meteorite, a unique piece from our ever-evolving solar system. This extraordinary specimen is now on...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez.
A 19th-century antique ceramic footed bowl from Morocco, Fez, showcases the exquisite artistry of Mokhfia polychrome...
Category
Late 20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
African Currency Bracelet on Custom Mount
Located in Elkhart, IN
An African currency bracelet on a custom black steel mount. Bracelet alone measures 4.5"W x 1.5"D x 4.75"H.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
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
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black color, and has been made in africa in the 20th Century.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
1970s African Carved Wooden Ceremonial Cup
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s carved African wooden ceremonial cup or chalice. Overall fine dark wood patina. Purchased in Cameroon in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia
Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide
Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the most vividly colored species. Large gem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Handmade Akacia Wood Bowls, Set of 4
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A very stylish mid-century modern four acacia wood bowls. Designed and handmade in Mozambique.
Whether displayed as standalone art pieces or used practically to hold candy, nuts,deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sph...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Egyptian Onyx Marble Alabaster Stone Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This honey beige white late 20th-century vase embodies the rich tradition of stone craftsmanship dating back to ancient Egypt. Utilizing materials like onyx and alabaster, prized by ...
Category
1960s Egyptian Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster
Moroccan Antique Berber Case Flask Hand-carved
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand made early 20th century Moroccan antique Berber case flask, carved wood covered with brass and silvered metal filigree, delicately hand-hammered metal with animals decor for pow...
Category
1920s Moorish Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Tin
Vanadinite on Barite, Mibladen, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Prov., Morocco
Located in New York, NY
VANADINITE ON BARITE
Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.7 cm tall x 14 cm wide
The Drâa-Tafilalet Region of Morocco, best...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Early Classic Wood Ashanti Stool Circle Supporting Top, Ghana Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A well-loved traditional stool or seat from the Akan people of Ghana. The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base
Located in New York, NY
This strikingly bold and well detailed Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base originates from Burkina Faso, Circa 1960. The Mossi people from which ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-20th Century Benin Bronze Large Leopard Statues
Located in London, GB
This pair of casted, stylized, mid 20th century bronze leopards are vintage copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural sculptures of leopards.
These large and impressive p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture in Wood from Africa, Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black color, and has been made in africa in the 1960,s.
Category
1960s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Serpentine
Pair Of Hand Carved Wooden African Candle Holders, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair Of Hand Carved Wooden African Candle Holders, 1970s
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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