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Antique Copper Hand Etched Egyptian Islamic Large Bowl Pot Jardiniere
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Copper hand etched polished brass cache pot.
Could be used as a vase or Jardiniere, indoor or outdoor.
Figural scenes and pyramid architectural and geometric designs hand-hammered on metal copper vessel.
Middle Eastern Egyptian copper...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art
Fang Male Reliquary Figure (Bieri Style), Fang-Betsi Subgroup, Gabon, Circa 1950s
Carved from dense hardwood, this 19-inch-tall figure with dark, very beautiful patina, stands in a composed stance, holding a small box-like object close to the chest—a gesture associated with protection or ritual offering.
Height: 19 in. (48.3 cm) x Width: 5 in. (12.8 cm) x Depth: 5 in. (12.8 cm) without base.
Height: 21 in 1/4 (54 cm) x Width: 5 in 7/8. (15 cm) x Depth: 5 in 1/2 (14 cm) with base.
Provenance:
Multiple successive collections, France.
According to the previous owner, this sculpture was originally brought from Gabon to France during the colonial period and passed through several private collections thereafter. While we have no documentation to verify the original import date, we conservatively date the piece to the mid-20th century, corresponding to the period it remained in the collection of the prior owner.
This powerful male figure exemplifies the classical aesthetic and spiritual principles of the Fang Bieri tradition, specifically aligned with the Betsi subgroup. Standing in a rigid frontal stance, the figure clutches a small object close to its chest, a gesture commonly associated with ritual offering, protection, or ancestral invocation.
Carved from an exceptionally hard and heavy wood, the figure is marked by a rich, dark patina acquired through age and possible ritual handling. The anatomical emphasis—particularly the pronounced musculature, exaggerated genitalia, and the expressive weight of the limbs—evokes the Fang ideals of vitality, fertility, and ancestral potency. The oversized head, with its serene, meditative expression and stylized features, conveys a sense of introspective calm and spiritual authority. The schematic coiffure, carved in ridged vertical bands, further confirms its alignment with traditional depictions of respected male elders.
The figure belongs to the Bieri tradition, an ancestral cult that functioned as the cornerstone of Fang spiritual and social identity for centuries. As the Fang people migrated southward through Equatorial Africa—from present-day Cameroon into northern Gabon—they carried bark containers (called nsek bieri) holding the skulls of revered ancestors. These containers were typically surmounted by carved guardian figures like this one, which both protected the sacred...
Category
1950s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Dioptase with Shattuckite and Adamite
Located in New York, NY
This striking specimen from the Democratic Republic of Congo presents a superb multi-mineral association rarely encountered in the mineral world. Sharp, glassy emerald-green Dioptase...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Moroccan Ceramic Blue and Copper Urn with Lid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan ceramic urn with lid, blue with copper color.
Modern form with clean lines, textured design.
Great to use in the kitchen or in the bath...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Green Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Art Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan green ceramic urns with lid chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy poetry writing.
Handcrafted in Fez Morocco, etched green ceramic on brown background.
This kind of Art Wri...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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 la...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large Moroccan Blue & White Ceramic Urn with Pierced Lid, Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
Elevate your collection with this striking early 20th-century Moroccan ceramic urn, distinguished by its bold blue and white glaze and intricate diamond-shaped piercings on the lid. ...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Spider Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Pomegranate Monkey Jewelry Box
The Pomegranate Monkey Jewelry Box is a stunning piece of ceramic decorative art created in South Africa by the talented artisans at Love Art Ceramic. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully made Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern originates from Kenya, Circa 1960. This sculpture is carved from a single piece of ebony...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
Large Polished Labradorite Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular naturally formed large polished labradorite freeform sourced from Madagascar. Characterised by its iridescent colours...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Moroccan Copper Hanukkah Lamp Judaica Menorah
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan copper Hanukkah metal lamp menorah.
Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah Lamp in Brass with Openwork Pattern.
Judaica Menorah or Hanukkah lamp in coppe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
Ceramic pink Flamingo green Zulu pattern coin dish, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
A dazzling fusion of animal form and bold design, this Flamingo Coin Dish by Love Art Ceramics is a testament to South African artistry. Sculpted by Nathi and hand-painted by Zinhle ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Full Size Nyala Taxidermy on Naturalistic Base
Located in New York, NY
This full-sized Nyala taxidermy is an impressive and striking piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this magnificent African antelope. Mounted on a naturalistic green grass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fur, Wood
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem Trio Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem set by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with primitive inspiration. Handcrafted in unglazed terracotta, the design draws on tribal...
Category
2010s Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Moroccan Vintage Green Olive Jar
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage, 1960's green olive jar, or planter.
Handcrafted by the Berber people in Tamgroute Morocco.
Great glazed earthenware with different hu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
$2,500 / item
Moroccan Vintage Tamgroute Green Olive Jar with Handles
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage, 1960's green olive jar, or planter with handles.
Handcrafted by the berber people in Tamgroute Morocco.
Great glazed earthenware with different hues of green and black.
A pair is available, slightly different glaze,
Top diameter is 10" inside opening is 7" D.
Jar is 38" H x 20" D in the widest part.
Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute.
The color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations.
Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same.
Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece.
Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect.
Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color.
Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms.
The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired inkilns built into steep slopes using a single firing.
Vintage green glazed pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Gold Color With Brown Alabaster Large Vase, Egypt, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Egyptian large alabaster vase.
Gold in color with dark brown veins.
Classic shape with decorative double ring base.
Hand carved, shaped and polished.
Part of a collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture, Sandstone Bust in the Taste of Ancient Egypt, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, sculpted sandstone bust in the taste of ancient Egypt, XXth century.
Bust, carved sandstone sculpture in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
H: 58cm, W: 30cm, D: 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian African Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Dioptase on Goethite Vug
Located in New York, NY
From the DRC – one of only two locations worldwide where this rare and coveted emerald-green to blue-green crystal can be sourced, the other being Namibia – this natural vug, or pock...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$40,000
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
Crinoid (Codiacrinus) on Matrix from Morocco (15.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Crinoids, also known as sea lilies, are members of the Echinodermata phylum along with starfish and sea urchins. This well preserved sea fossil is from Morocco. Crinoids have the app...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$38,750
Glowing Selenite Logs: Nature's Luminescent Firewood
Located in New York, NY
Set of Three Selenite Logs. These striking selenite logs are intricately carved to mimic the appearance of natural cut wood, while showcasing the luminous and striated beauty charact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Pair of African Nyamwezi Trough Zithers
Located in Chicago, IL
These wooden sculptures are stringed instruments known as ligombo, a form of elongated trough zither attributed to the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania and greater East Africa. Originally...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,180 / set
Large Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Footed Lidded Jar from Fez
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style handcrafted lidded jar adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work
Antique Hispano Moresque desig...
Category
Late 19th Century Moorish Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metallic Thread
Bronze Elephant Herd Sculpture
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Inspired by many years in the bush spent in close study of my Africa's magnificent wildlife, my sculpture endeavours to pay tribute to Africa's rich wildlife heritage.
This sculptur...
Category
2010s Expressionist African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
A Bronze Falcon Headed Canopic Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Bronze Falcon Headed Canopic Jar, Early 20th Century
Description:
The bronze jar with a lid modelled as a zoomorphic falcon-head adorned in a nemes, likely emulating both the gods...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$3,699 Sale Price
40% Off
A Dogon Tribe Toguna Post from Mali (Mid 20th C.) on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Hand Etched Egyptian Brass Vessel Jardiniere, 19th Century
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Egyptian hand etched polished brass vessel.
Could be used as a vase or Jardiniere, indoor or outdoor.
Arabic Mameluke revival style brass vessel with figural scenes and pyramid architectural and geometric designs hand-hammered on metal polished vessel.
Etched with figures of the Pharaoh and scenes from the ancient pharaonic period.
Great decorative collector antique Middle Eastern Egyptian Islamic metalwork folk art object brass bowl hand crafted by artisans.
Hand made in Egypt, 19th Century.
Category
Late 19th Century Islamic Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Ethnic Design-Three Decorative Beaded Flywhisks , Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood to which horse tails are attached. These tails are veritable war trophies cut from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Burlap, Wood, Beads
Klaylife x Uniqwa Ombre Handmade Clay Bead Floor Sculptures (Large, Med + Small)
Located in Brighton, Victoria
When it comes to a shared passion for Africa, handmade and unique design, Uniqwa Collections and klaylife are perfectly aligned.
Both hailing from Africa, our creative teams merg...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Moroccan Berber Brass Flask 1920s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Discover a timeless treasure with this Antique Islamic Arabic Powder Flask—a true masterpiece from 1920s Morocco.
Handcrafted with meticulous artistry, this exquisite piece combines ...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Alabaster Classic Shaped Vase, Egypt, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Egyptian alabaster vase.
Classic shape.
Hand carved, smoothed and polished.
Part of a collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Large Antique Figurative African Mangbetu Peoples Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th century Mangbetu chief's pot, from DR Congo, a distinctive and beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. This style of terracotta pot m...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
Rare and unique brutalist bar cabinet decorated with hand carved bear. Koncz Vilmos (1932 – 2006). He started painting at the age of 30, using the following techniques: charcoal, pastel, oil. He has had solo exhibitions eight times in Budapest, and his works have been featured in seventeen group exhibitions worldwide. He was an experimental creator. Its more than 420 works include glass mosaics, terracotta, copper embossing and furniture carving. After his death, most of his oeuvre was “lost”. A decade and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major impact on his further artistic work. Traveled and created in Baghdad, Kuwait, Beirut and Tanzania. He became acquainted with the ancient folk art of the Makonde tribe, with carvings of ebony and ivory, which changed his creative career. When he made an authentic bracelet out of ivory, decorated with African motifs, the members of the tribe welcomed him among themselves. He became the tribe’s "Mister Vili." An exhibition of his painted paintings was held at the Kilimanjaro Hotel. He learned the machining of copper from the Arabs and the making of glass mosaics, and the tricks of jewelry making from the Hindus. He had forty large sculptures erected in various settlements of Hungary, mostly multi-field, made with a circular carving technique. Everything from ornaments on the table to the three-meter-high monument was found in his oeuvre. The Tiszakürt Arboretum also houses two wooden sculptures made of circular carvings: Tasso and the Tanzanian family tree. Donated works of his hometown: the 1956 headboard, the “Jászok” and “Kunok” (Old Hungarian Tribes), the “Flute”, the “Kolompolás” (Ringing the Bell) and the “Winged Altar”. In the 1980s, he also made carvings for the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden. His Ars Poetic was: “I do what I love, which drives from within, because I want to leave marks behind that I once existed and perhaps not uselessly” (2002). The term "Brutalist" originated from Le Corbusier’s Cité...
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$118,247 Sale Price
20% Off
Zoisite’s Wild Side: The Radiant Ruby Hippo 8"
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and unique decorative piece measures 8 inches in length. This exquisite hippo figurine is expertly crafted from the rare gemstone Ruby i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Whimsical Set of 10 Hand Carved African Mix Woods Animals Napkin Ring Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical Set of 10 Hand Carved African Mix Woods Animals Napkin Ring Holders , circa 1970's walnut , maple etc mahogany. Incredible pieces of scu...
Category
20th Century Bohemian African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category
1910s Moorish Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Going to the River - African Antelope Bronze Sculpture
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
A journey in bronze 'Going to the River', two Kudu Bulls, Limited Edition of 12.
One of the most recognisable silhouettes of the African bush my latest sculpture pays homage to this...
Category
2010s Expressionist African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust
Located in Pasadena, TX
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century
From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,316 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid 20th Century Vintage Arts and Crafts Hand Carved Wooden Lidded Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Drawing inspiration from ancient traditions, this hand-carved wooden lidded vessel epitomizes exquisite craftsmanship. With intricate detailing reminiscent of bygone eras, it pays ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$352 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Blue Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Writing, Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...
Category
20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Small Carved Wood 'Luba' Statue, Congo
Located in Washington, DC
Hand-Carved Wood 'Luba' Fertility Statue. Democratic Republic of the Congo, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fossil Dinosaur Tibia Leg Bone of Spinosaurus
Located in Scorton, GB
A Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tibia 2.3ft leg section in surmounted bronze AES stand.
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, this 2.3-foot Spinosaurus tibia section highlights a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Femur Bone
Located in Scorton, GB
This huge leg bone of a theropod dinosaur was a rare Dinosarian find by any standards. It was discovered in the desert regions of North Africa and has now been conserved, cleaned, an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Giant Moroccan Jar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Vintage Giant Moroccan jar with colorful classic Moroccan design motifs.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Rose quartz polished sphere from Madagascar on acrylic stand.
This was originally purchased from Venusrox in Notting Hill, London and comes with original Venusrox ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rose Quartz
African Folk Art Hand Carved Sculpture Fork and Spoon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand carved African tribal wood carved sculpture of a men and women,
Africa tribal Art Decor.
Kenyan tribal sculpture featuring an elongated standing man and women with a crown and metal choker.
Very simple modern look carved ethnic sculpture...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Baule Standing Female Figure with finely carved raised scarifications, hands on side of stomach with long figures. From Ivory Coast, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Tamgroute Green Olive Jar with Handles
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Tamgroute vintage, 1960's green olive jar with handles, or planter.
Handcrafted by the Berber people in Tamgroute Morocco.
Great glazed earthenware with different hues of green and black.
A pair is available, slightly different glaze
Top diameter is 10" inside opening is 7" D.
Jar is 38" H x 20" D in the widest part.
Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute.
The color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations.
Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same.
Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece.
Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect.
Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color.
Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms.
The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired inkilns built into steep slopes using a single firing.
Vintage green glazed pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Large Genuine Polished Petrified Wood Sphere from Madagascar (6.75", 15.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality, center-of-a-choice petrified wood sphere from Madagascar. This incredible specimen is shaped from a solid piece of petrified wood. Hand-polished to a mirrored finish. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, red, and orange.
Fossilized Petrified Wood, which is also known as Agatized Wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Celestial Light: Mounted Blue Celestite Formation
Located in New York, NY
Mounted Blue Celestite Specimen — A striking geode formation showcasing an abundance of translucent to sky-blue celestite crystals radiating from a natural cavity within a rough, pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Antique Tribal Ethiopian Ceremonial Coffee Stands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Grouping of Ceremonial coffee stands
Ethiopia
Early 20th century
Wood
Largest: 8" high x 6" diameter (20 x 15 cm)
Smallest: 6.75" x 3.50" ( 17 x 9 cm)
These little known Branc...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Halloween pumpkin sculpture, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Take your pick from our most unusual pumpkin patch! This ceramic Jack-o'-lantern, part of our Pumpkin Patch Collection, blends the rich textures and traditions of South Africa with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Natural Silky Fibrous Malachite Large Cabinet Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large cabinet example of a silky fibrous malachite specimen sourced from Congo, presented on a bespoke medium base for interior display.
Malachite is known for its vivid natural g...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
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