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Style: Tribal
Ceramic Face Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in Attleboro, MA
A true embodiment of the Artist's style of combining different mediums, this wall sculpture echoes a festive moment in time, Drawing inspiration from the Artist's moroccan roots. This sculpture is an hommage to the talented women weavers of Morocco that the artist got to meet on her last weaving in retreat in Marrakech.
This wall hanging shaped out of hand wrapped manila rope using naturally dyed recycled silk yarn, sisal and. raffia. The ceramic face...
Category
2010s Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Silk, Hemp, Raffia
Lot of Two Indian Terracotta Figures
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of two Indian terracotta figures.
Lucknow, India, 19th Century.
Painted terracotta figures, depicting a female pottery seller
and a male flow...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Extra Large Haitian Carved Wooden Figures
Located in Westport, CT
Artist made by Famous Brothers Haiti ,circa 1940's
Category
1940s Haitian Vintage Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,800 / set
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 Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mendi Carved-Wood War Shields from Papua New Guinea on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea Mendi wooden war shields on custom stands from the mid-20th century. This pair of war shields originate from the Mendi region, within the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. These oceanic war shields were not only created for protecting oneself for tribal warfare, but also in ancestral and ritual worship. They are adorn in various motifs, coloring and symbolism, intended to protect the carrier from magic and bring fear to the opponent. The shields are displayed upright on a custom black iron Stand, with the tallest of the set standing at a height of over 4.5 ft tall. This pair of Papua New Guinea shields...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of 20th Century Mbole Currency Pieces on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the rich cultural of the Mbole people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with this exquisite pair of 20th-century Mbole copper currency cuffs. Mounted on cus...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of Neolithic Stone Bracelets from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite Neolithic bracelets from Mali are a captivating testament to ancient craftsmanship and ingenuity. Carved from limestone with natural crystalline veins coursing throug...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,462 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Hammer Currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century hammer currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Sometimes referred to as potato masher currency, but known to the Bafia people as ensuba,...
Category
Late 19th Century Cameroonian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Superb Old Wooden Hut Door from Africa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Old wooden hut door from Cameroon, decorated with carved crocodile, bird, snake and a knife within geometric ornament in the traditional ethnic style.
Superb old door African sculpt...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early Round Wood Yela M'Bole Mask DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid century danced light wood round mask from the Yela or M'bole people, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Finely carved mask with carved raised eyes and diagonal scarif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Coconut Bugbear Box/Tea Caddy by Unknown Sailor
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Coconut Bugbear Box/Tea Caddy by Unknown Sailor
A carved coconut bugbear in the form of a box with an unhinged lid with a carved image of a bird on a branch. Carved around the lid a...
Category
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
Category
1940s New Zealand Vintage Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,150 Sale Price
37% Off
Large and Impressive Carved Statue of a Maasai Hunter Circa 1950 Kenya.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CARVED
STATUE OF A MAASAI HUNTER
Circa 1950 Kenya.
Almost a lifesize figure of a sitting Maasai hunter holding his spear impressively capturing his character...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early Large Food Bowl, Tami Islands, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Large Food Bowl, Tami Islands, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea
This large food bowl exhibits a pleasing asymmetry in the raised relief carving of the t...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Shelf Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shelf
by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Now we have three pieces in stock. Due to artist style, each piece is a little different size, please contact us for more information.
This work is carv...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Miao Minority Tribe Necklace of Interlocking Chains Terminating in Dragons
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Silver Miao Minority Tribe Necklace featuring an arrangement of interlocking chains and dragon motifs mounted on a custom base. Meticulously designed to add a touch of cultu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Early small Kuba Cup With Refined Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small sweet early Kuba Cup with refinedf face, finely carved hair, with a handle, from the DRC, Africa
Finely incised hair in tight geometric form, small proj...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 20th Century Tribal David Tennant figural head bust comprised of hand carved ebony wood. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vint...
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Currency Bracelets on Custom Mounts, Set of 3
Located in Elkhart, IN
A set of three African currency bracelets on custom black steel stands. Bracelets alone measure 3.5"W x .5"D x 3.5"H approximately.
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bambara Standing male figure with powerful shoulders, arms at sides and large feet. From Mali, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Scuffs and nicks here and there. Age, wear and staining inside. On vintage wood block...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Ivorian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Nomoli Stone Figure, Sierra Leone, Kissi, Tribal Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Kissi Nomoli carved stone figure, a male with his hands wrapped around his knees, on a base; from the Kissi people of Sierra Leone.
Greyish brown patina, snout-like mouth, large no...
Category
Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Wool Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet
A wool carpet from Tibet with a talismanic stepped-polygon and cross motif in a rich brick red on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Berber Ceramic vessels, Kabylie, Algeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Two Large Kabylie Ceramic Dishes
Kabylie Berber People
Algeria
Late 19th to early 20th century
Hand molded ceramic, painted designs
Diameter: 17" and 17.75"
Depth: 2 3/4...
Category
Early 20th Century Algerian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,300 / item
Rare Bronze Indian Firecracker Cannon of Tiger Form, 18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A beautifully designed early fireworks or flare cannon in tiger form. A small hole is drilled at the top rear of the cannon for the wick. In India, firecrackers and fireworks are tr...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurative Wood Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Art, 3 Kings by Nono C
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Figurative Wood Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi art, 3 Kings by NONO.
NONO furniture company introduces the 3 kings, a set of three monumental totems...
Category
2010s Mexican Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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 Malian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,365 Sale Price
30% Off
Bronze Figure of Narasimha, South India, 16th-17th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The lion-headed deity seated on round base over a stepped platform. Lakshmi seated on his left thigh, his principal hands holding a mace and lotus bud and upper hands holding a chakr...
Category
Early 17th Century Indian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Indian Midcentury Folk Art Shiva Trimurti Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Indian hardwood Shiva Trimurti sculpture is intricately hand carved with three sides of the face of Lord Shiva, one of the 3 major Gods of the Hindu...
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$1,600 Sale Price
33% Off
Ceramic Face Mask Wall Tapestry
Located in Attleboro, MA
A true embodiment of the Artist's style of combining different mediums, this wall sculpture echoes a festive moment in time, Drawing inspiration from the Artist's moroccan roots. This sculpture is an hommage to the talented women weavers of Morocco that the artist got to meet on her last weaving in retreat in Marrakech.
Handwoven with raffia and jute. The ceramic face...
Category
2010s Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Silk, Hemp, Raffia
Early 20th Century Sanggori Brass/Copper Head Ornament, Toraja People, Sulawesi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick
Early 20th century tribal sanggori brass or copper alloy head ornament, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
These sinuous brass and copper alloy head piec...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Bronze Mukhalingam in the form of a Head, India, 18th-19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This bronze plaque representation of Shiva with a human face was intended to serve as a lingam cover. This examples has an elaborate mustache, a cap rimmed with coiled cobras, almo...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved Batak Singa Singa Tribal Sculpture, Sumatra, Antique Decor Accent
Located in Yonkers, NY
A antique hand carved tribal sculpture from the Batak People, northern Sumatra, called a Singa Singa. This antique hand-carved tribal sculpture from the Batak People of Northern Suma...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
A large pedestal dish with two hammerhead shark-like sea creatures in plum, ochre and b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Panamanian Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Large Tribal Shield
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative and impressive shields from the buttress-like roots and/or trunks of mangrove trees. The soft mangrove wood is well suited to be proces...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,500 Sale Price
45% Off
Ashanti Bronze Ceremonial Staff Top Hoe with 3 Turtles, Ghana
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ashanti cast bronze ceremonial staff top in the shape of a hoe with 3 cast turtles, from Ghana.
It is in good condition with a deep patina and polish from traditional use, appropria...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lega Bwami Society Mask on Display Stand with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Lega Bwami society wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was likely from the first half of the 20th century and an authentic in-field piece. The mask di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Created as three separate pieces that fit together for display, figure, stool ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 African Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
$679 Sale Price
20% Off
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Sculptures
Pair of French 19th Century Lifesize Cast-Iron Sculpture Torcheres, Val d'Osne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality and palatial pair of French 19th century lifesize cast-iron sculptures - torcheres of Native American Indians titled "L’ Indienne" designed by Jules Salmson (French, 1823-1902) and Cast by Le Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne, each standing figure representing a Native American Indian male and a female scantily dressed in their native robes, one arm raised holding a light-torch with an opaline glass globe, both wearing earrings, seashell necklaces and arm-braces, raised on cylindrical cast-iron stand. Signed/cast on each pedestal: “VAL D’OSNE”. (Electrified). Paris, circa 1870-1880.
Overall hHeight: 127 inches (322.6 cm)
Pedestal height: 39 inches (99.1 cm)
Indian man's width: 22 inches (55.9 cm)
Indian man's depth: 26 3/4 inches (68 cm)
Indian woman's width: 28 inches (71.1 cm)
Indian woman's depth: 25 inches (63.5 cm)
These fantastic and impressive pair of cast-iron sculptures, most likely representing Hiawatha and Minnehaha, were probably comissioned to Le Fonderies d'Art du Val d'Osne for export to the America's to decorate governmental buildings and parks which makes these pair a rare find and now available for a private collection. Iron sculptures were preferred over bronze for outdoor park and building decorations for their long lasting resistance to all types of weather conditions.
An identical pair of sculptures, also by Val d' Osne, are currently exhibited at the National Garden of Congress in Santiago, Chile. View Pages No. 87, 88, 89.
Another identical pair are also currently exhibited at The Musée de la Ville - Indian Museum "O Indio do Museo da Cidade" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Another identical pair decorate the front of the Ópera Teatro Amazonas, Manaús, Brazil.
A single figure of the female Indian...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$148,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Zougei wold wood Sculpture Shelf Bookcase 13
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Mr.Tower
Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture
Material: Cherry
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are una...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,800 / item
Early Incised Carved Gourd Rattle From Congo Africa Man Zebra Crocodile Rhino
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Incised Carved One-piece Gourd Rattle from Congo Africa.
Great (unknown) stories shown including a man, snake, two rhinos, a zebra (?) crocodile and on the other side a long s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal Plank Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique tribal plank art with metal base. The piece features a 5.5' tall wooden plank with a colored ornate fish design. Great conversation piece for any space.
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
African Topoke Sword Currency on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) which is nicely presented upon a custom metal stand. Such blades were used by various tribal groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a form of currency. They were used to close a variety of important transactions such as land deals or the proposal of marriage. This African sword...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black metal stands as sculptural works of art. Near the necks are bent poles wrapped with tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Twine, Beads
Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba.
The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938...
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Zougei wold wood Sculpture Shelf Bookcase K1
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cardinal and Mr.Tower
Sculptural stool by Zougei carved furniture
Material: osmanthus
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for Nishimura...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Knelling Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern black & white sculpture of a Knelling tribal Tattooed African Queen
Purchased in France, in the 1960s
Unsigned
A heavy, impressive, substantial three dimensional work. The sculpted plaster nude female figure, finely modeled with and enameled black body, displaying an extensive 'body suit' of hand-painted Adinkra tribal style tattoos. In general this figures displays Western African tribal symbols, usually associated with Adinkra/Ashanti people of Ghana. For thousands of years, tattoos were seen as a way of curing disease, protecting against spirits, showing affiliation towards groups/tribes, and reflecting personality traits such as bravery, courage, and social status.
The sculpture of the kneeling nude has both arms raised with her hands clasped behind her head. The left leg is raised, the right is resting.
At the time of posting we have a similar work
Item Reference LU2592329803792
Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Reclining Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Analysis of selected tribal tattoos on this work:
Symbol: Boomerang Tattoo
The boomerang tattoo symbolizes the fact that our actions have a way of coming back at us, in short Karma.
Symbol: Bracelet Tattoo
The bracelet tattoo often symbolizes love and mostly serve as the love knot between different people
Symbol: Bullseye Tattoo
The bullseye tattoo is the symbol of perfection.
Symbol circle tattoo
The circle tattoo is a powerful ancient image, it is a symbol of completion, the cycle of life, and for some, the idea of perfection.
Symbol : Crescent Moon and Star Tattoo
The Crescent Moon and Star Tattoo generally represents growth, fertility, and motherhood. It can be a celebration of women, or indicates the woman is going through a transitional period . There is also a romantic association, with the two symbols representing love.
Symbol Cross tattoo
The cross tattoo is an ancient symbol which represents eternal life. Other meanings, a symbol of hope in war, or as connection between the physical and the spiritual life.
Symbol: Fan tattoo
The fan tattoo is known to represent good luck and generosity
Symbol: Flower tattoo
The flower tattoo has multiple meanings. In ancient cultures, flowers were a direct symbol of god's contentment. A modern meaning, represent the love between two people.
Symbol: Lightning bolt tattoo
lightning bolt tattoos often mean power, swiftness and decisiveness. it sometimes has a meaning of a split-second moment.
Symbol: Star tattoo
?Star tattoos often symbolize hope, love and guidance.
Symbol: Sun tattoo
Sun Tattoos often represent its ability to heal other meanings is the sun symbolizes the process of going from dark times to seeing the light at the end of that darkness. The sun is the ultimate symbol of light and truth.
Symbol : Triangle tattoo
Triangle tattoos symbolize connection, harmony, creativity, wisdom, and growth.
Symbol : Wooden Comb...
Category
20th Century French Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Early to mid-20th Century Karaut Pectoral, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Karaut pectoral, Southern Abelam people, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, boar's tusks, nassa and cowrie shells, pigment
15 by 5.25 inches (38 by 13.3 cm)
This finely woven karaut boar’s tus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber
Tribal Pierced African Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very Decorative Carved and Pierced African Tribal Panel depicting a Female Ancestor. The powerful Female Figure supports a multitude of Stylized Carved Animals carved in three Band...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Conus Shell Ornaments, Solomon Islands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Conus Shell Ornaments, Solomon Islands
Three spiral conus shells from the Solomon Islands. These were laboriously sliced with sand and bamboo, which contributed t...
Category
Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Shell
African Hand-Carved Wooden Ladder Sculpture 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden ladder on a black square base originally used to to access multi story residences built in cliffs by the Dogon Tribe, Mali 20th century. This is a stunning accent ...
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Kuba Iron Currency Spear, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron example was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were modeled after objects of inherent value, resulting in sculptural combinations of function and beauty.
This large iron spear dates to the early 20th century and is attributed to the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Secured to a narrow iron handle, the flattened blade has an elegant, sloping silhouette, subtly textured with concentric grooves and a rusted, antique patina. Forged as a broadleaf spear, the weapon contrasts a violent potential with images of peaceful branches swaying in the wind. We've set this unusual Kuba spear...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
33% Off
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 Ethiopian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Fabric
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 Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$971 Sale Price
35% Off
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural wood Chair glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Irritable person
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: zelkova.
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tribal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Tribal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tribal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Andrianna Shamaris, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Zougei, and Benin People. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $274,500 while the average work can sell for $1,697.