Tribal Decorative Objects

Wooden Serving Bowl Africa, possibly East or Central Africa Late 19th–early 20th century Carved hardwood Hand-carved from a single block of dense hardwood, this elongated serving pl...

Collection of Six Dan and Bassa Passport Miniature Masks Ivory Coast Africa Dan and Bassa passport masks were small masks for individuals carried as charms for protection and healin...

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...

Vintage Southwestern Mata Ortiz pottery mini pot signed RRR Reydesel Reyes Roque. Small in stature, beautiful composition and colors.

Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...

Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...

Early and rare mask from Gabon, Central Africa, created by the Tsogho peoples. Powerful large mask with carved open eyes, and black painted eyes above, below heavy carved eyebrows. ...

A Pair of Inkangara Prestige Baskets Rwanda or Burundi, Tutsi and Hutu peoples 20th century (1960s/1970s) Left H 13 ins (33 cm); D 7 ins (17.5 cm) Right H 13.5 ins (34...

Fon carved heavy hard wood ceremonial seat with multiple figures, from Benin, Africa. Dark stained wood with worn areas from use, "U" shaped seat supported by four caryatid figures, ...

This bronze animal sculpture of a rhino is a stylized animal figure produced in Burkina Faso, West Africa using the lost-wax casting tradition. These miniature sculptures stand as sy...

A unique intricately detailed hand-hammered bronze of a fish. Bursting with character, this marine life mythical decorative object would enhance any shelf or tabletop. This object form is one of the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art. Tribal African Art...

Carved wood powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on...

Outstanding Benin Oba and his Queen, Lost Wax 'Bronze' Sculptures from the late 20th century Superbly cast and highly decorative contemporary pieces, not historical The centuries ol...

Wood three legged chair with openwork geometric back, from the Gurage or Oromo people, Ethiopia, Vintage Africa Carved of a single piece of wood, this was a chair for an important p...

Beautiful hand carved bust head African sculpture circa 1950's, nice clean condition.

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...

Late 19th Century Throwing Club, Sumba Island, Indonesia A lethal throwing club, which is thought by the last owner to be from Sumba Island. There are seven pointed spikes at the he...

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 ...

This bronze animal sculpture of a rhino is a stylized animal figure produced in Burkina Faso, West Africa using the lost-wax casting tradition. These miniature sculptures stand as sy...

Sago peg, tapak, Abelam/Wosera people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Sago pegs are used to secure a screen mesh during the preparation of sago flour. This example depicts a ...

Well used and loved Nupe carved hardwood wood stool with four legs and central post, openwork geometric design, with stylized multiple dancing animal or lizard forms. Large conical ...

Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...

Western African, Guinea or Senegal Baga serpent sculptures on Custom Iron Stands Offered for sale is a pair of outstanding Western African (Guinea) Baga society carved and painted wood serpent...

Stunning Silver Miao Minority Tribe Necklace mounted on a custom base. Meticulously designed to add a touch of cultural charm to your space, this captivating piece serves as a decora...

A ritual artifact from the tribe of the Asmat poeple, an ethnic group of New Guinea living in the Papua province of Indonesia and South-western regions of Papua New Guinea, bis or bisj pole is carved out of a wild Mangrove tree and can reach a stunning height Their carvings depict stacked human and animal figures standing and on top always phallic symbols, in the shape of a canoe prow. Bis poles...

African Togo 20th Century carved wood Legba Aja (goddess of healing, herbs & knowledge) figure in a minimalist style with a string of beads wrapped around her left leg, mounted on a ...

Old well weathered hardwood Kuna Indian abstract figure, Panama, Provenance, old CA state collection. Body abstracted down to two forms for shoulders and hips, with small fine head....

This 20th-century Emberá-Wounaan basket is a masterpiece of indigenous artistry, exemplifying the extraordinary craftsmanship of the Emberá-Wounaan peop...

Large heavy Ashanti Akan cast brass elements necklace with two large circular pendants, from Ghana or Ivory Coast, Africa. Finely worked lost wax cast pieces in cascading form from...

Name: Porter Sculpture. Also it can be used as small bookcase. Material: zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. it's sculpture and also displaying shelf...

Collection of Six Mwana Hiti Dolls Crested Hair Tanzania Africa. Mwana hiti, a term that means some variant of "child made of wood", refers to iconic figures that depict a highly st...

With its intriguing cone-shaped design, absorbing rustic colors of yellow, orange and black, and an elaborately ornate pattern, this visually potent handcrafted vintage vase is the i...

Erotic Balinese kris hilt showing a naked smiling couple, the male figure with a large erection hugging the female. Bali, Indonesia, circa 1900. This amusing erotic carved kris hil...

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility Offered for sale in a 20th-century African Namji doll from the Namji tribe of ...

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...

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...

A male necklace from the Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea. Four rows of large polished white cowrie shells in two sizes, seamlessly sewn onto a cotton macramé base, which has been ha...

This is a Tibetan Monkey skull. it's made of wood and has silver metal accents. the metal is etched on the underside and when you remove the cap. It has beaded skulls on its borders.

Pair of Bronze Jaguar Cubs 6ʺW × 32ʺD × 20ʺH

A striking early to mid-20th century cast bronze figure depicting a standing warrior, executed in the traditional lost-wax casting technique associated with the historic Kingdom of B...

Trunk Tibet 17th/18th century Wood, leather, metal H: 8 in x W: 8.5 in x D 8.5 in :: 20.3 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm A slightly domed top hinged trunk with brass handles, closures and sculpte...

Very large powerful Dan Guere or We mask from the Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing collection. Strong mask with projecting tubular eyes, projecting carved wood tusks over forehead, lar...

Oceanic islands carved hardwood standing male figure w/ finely detailed anatomical features and beautifully aged surface color wear patina. Selling w/ an iron stand as shown in pri...

On offer is an African wooden and metal sculptural work called Boho na bwete from Northern part of Gabon made by Mahongwe people. Boho na bwete means Face of Ancestors in local language and the statue represents the deceased family members in an abstract way and was used as a reliquary figure fixed on top of the basket that contains the bundles of the ancestor's bones and remains, serving as a public shrine for worshipping. The style of the Kota figure...

Côte d\'Ivoire 20th c. fertility figure hand carved from a single piece of wood with carved details of typical jewelry worn by the Dan people

A rare and magnificent antique Tuareg peoples mixed metal mounted wooden chest / coffer / monumental table box. Most impressive size, hand-crafted in ...

This is a vintage carved family statue. A tirbal African, polished hardstone decorative ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Beautifu...

Rare and remarkable very large vintage Fijian ceremonial kava bowl carved from the vesi tree or pacific teak in a turtle form with inscribed details and mother of pearl highlights.

Antique Collection Basket. Antique Chinese Woven Basket. Beautifully hand-woven large rattan and bamboo collection basket. Used to gather ...

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...

African Congo 20th Century wood Songye Kwfebe plaque carved in flattened figural form with a rectangular shape features a horned, incised head with beaded necklace, 2 smaller relief ...

Pair of iron flat spatulate currency pieces, made by the Chamba or Mambila peoples of Cameroon or Nigeria. Mid 20th century or older. 10 1/2 inches high for larger currency. Pair ...

African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye 2-headed Janus guardian figure (Kabeja) represents the ancestor couple of a tribe. One head is female, the ot...

Adorned with spiked braids, this prestigious custom mounted Ashetu hat embodies the cultural significance of the Bamum and Bamileke people of Cameroon, Central Africa, who revered th...

A tribute to desert memory and elemental craft, the Nabatean Bowl by Maison Lamiè conjures the essence of ancient ritual vessels with quiet intensity. Inspired by the ceramic traditi...

19th Century Gilded Wood Mandalay Standing Buddha, Myanmar Gilded and jeweled robe with a serene expression standing in a lotus shaped pedestal. The gilt and the jewels show some m...

African Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye ceremonial fetish figure made with inlaid horn and various materials to promote fertility, vanquish enemies or protect the village. Wea...

Pair Male and Female Dayak Paddy Marker Guardian Figures, Borneo, Indonesia. Carved wood set of male and female Dayak paddy marker guardian figures with expressive faces and large c...

Early Danced Black Wood Mask From the Guro Peoples Ivory Coast Bird on top. Finely carved mask with carved open eyes, and pointed nose and slightly smiling mouth. It is in good co...

Late 19th or early 20th century lacquer and bamboo offering vessel, Hsun Ok, Pagan, Burma A large offering vessel composed of four pieces, a base, a large food bowl with lid and the...