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Style: Tribal
Antique Afro Caribbean Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Exceptionally beautiful museum quality wood carving of a male ancestral type figure with perfectly aged original surface color patina. Ink stamped on underside West Indies and old pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Native American Hand Woven Basket
Located in Pasadena, TX
This beautiful basket was hand woven by Native Americans. It's possibly Navajo basket. It's very tightly woven and has a wonderfully woven lid.
Category
20th Century American Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Straw
Set of Five Iron Phallus Fertility Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of five early 20th century iron phallus figures from Togo. Fertility figures like these were planted in the ground of a farmer's fiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Togolese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Five Tribal Bronze Snuff Rings, Tiv Culture, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Five Tribal Bronze Snuff Rings, Tiv Culture, Nigeria
Brass or copper alloy
4.5 (11.4 cm) to 2.25 (6.7 cm) inches high
19th century
A fascinating collection...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Abstract Family Statue, Tribal, Hardstone, Decorative Ornament, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage abstract family statue. A tribal African, polished hardstone decorative ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
A pare...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mozambican Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Indian Brass Plaque of Shiva as 4-Armed Virabhadra, 18th-19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This striking brass plaque depicts Virabhadra, a personification of the god Shiva, created by him to fight in his quarrel with Daksha. Here with 4 arms and hands, Virabhadra holds a ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tribal Style Clay Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Tribal style clay bust sculpture.
Unusual tribal style / African style artist clay bust from the 20th century. This unique colorful artist sculpture depicts a tribal figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Beaded Tribal Drink Vessel Leather Milk Jug 2 African Arts
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Decorative Tribal Vessel African Leather Milk Jug 2
8 h x 5 d x 7 w
Original vintage condition
Refer to images listed
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Betel Nut Box from Sumba Island with Tribal Engravings, Indonesia, c. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Sumba, like many parts of Indonesia betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Carved-Stone 'Hear No Evil' Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Tribal Carved-Stone ‘Hear No Evil’ Sculpture. Republic of Congo, circa late 19th Century.
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculpture Magazine Rack Basket Tray Glamping Tribal Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Runner
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura. You can probably use it as like basket, Magazine holder or plant pot cover.
Material: Konara oak
This work is carved from log with so...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Oceanic Islands Carved Wood Male Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Oceanic islands carved hardwood standing male figure w/ finely detailed anatomical features and beautifully aged surface color wear patina. Selling w/ a custom iron stand as shown ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Large Double Kuro Jade Māori Sculpture from New Zealand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressively large jade sculpture for table or desktop. In Māori style from New Zealand, the heavy jade Nephrite slab (also known as “pounamu”)...
Category
1990s New Zealand Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru
Located in Point Richmond, CA
9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru.
These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique African Head Rest
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe....
Category
Early 1900s African Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Tribal Style tall side table
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Televisore Lunga 2
Sculpture. Also it can be used as magazine or newspaper rack.
Material: white oak
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used fo...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tribal Drink Vessel Leather Milk Jug 1 African Arts
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tribal Drink Vessel African Leather Milk Jug 1
10 x 6.5 diameter
Original vintage condition
Refer to images listed
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Tall Slender Seated Wood Figure, Carribean Islands Mid 20th century Polynesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tall slender seated wood figure with long slender legs clasped at chest, holding fruit by feet. Carribean Islands or French Polynesia, Mid 20th century
It is in good condition with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polynesian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Reclining Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern black & white sculpture of a reclining 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.
This sculpture of the reclining nude resting on her clasped arms,
The right leg is bent and outstretched to the front with the left leg crossed over the right leg.
At the time of posting we have a similar work
'Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Knelling Tribal Tattooed African Queen'
Item Reference LU2592329805712
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Ancient Costa Rican Guanacaste / Nicoya-Style Polychromed Terracotta Figural Scu
Located in Queens, NY
"Ancient / Pre-Columbian-style terracotta figure (possibly Costa Rican Guanacaste/Nicoya in style) with two side loops and a fish emerging from its chest, painted with polychromed pa...
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Hand Crafted Native American Twig & Bark Basket
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Authentic antique twig and bentwood tribal basket with simple geometric decoration. Bentwood handles extend 6.5 above basket.
Category
Early 20th Century American Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Twig
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 Tanzanian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Kenyan Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tribal Aboriginal Australian Ritual Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A rare example of a Churinga with the ritual painting not having been removed.
Category
Early 20th Century Australian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Oblong Tribal Sea Shell Box with Removable Top and Geometric Design
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Oblong wooden box with inlaid shells. Created from bamboo or other similar material, this decorative box features white seashells in a tribal black and white design. At the top, blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Bamboo, Wood, Paint
African Iron Wood Man Bust
Located in Queens, NY
African iron wood carved bust of a bald man
Category
20th Century African Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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 top from Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tall African Ibibio Head Mask with Polychrome Nigeria Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall Ibibio wood mask from Nigeria, Africa, circa 20th century. The head mask was carved in with a frontal face with pierced eyes and a gapping mouth. On his head, a stylized hat ...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan, Wood
1950s Stoneware Sculpture of Tribal Woman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Ceramic Stoneware Sculpture of Tribal Woman
The charcoal coloring and patina is unique and would ground and add richness to a neutral interior setting
Piece missing bottom of b...
Category
1950s Vintage Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Eastern Indian Brass Figure of Venugopala, 17th-18th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Standing with his legs crossed, his right foot resting on a naga hood, a gada supporting his right knee, two Nandi bulls on the square base, the god's two l...
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
"Embrace" Luba Headrest Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Luba people of Zaire believed that ancestors visited them through dreams. This belief led to elaborately worked headrests, known as "seats of dreams." Such headrests were used to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Modern Glazed Terracotta Face Mask Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Glazed Terracotta Face Mask Sculpture
This 20th Century French Modern tribal style glazed terra cotta face mask sculpture is well exe...
Category
20th Century French Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Philippine Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box. The top lifts to reveal 2 hinged compartments that held the betel leaf and areca nut. Inlaid in c...
Category
Late 19th Century Philippine Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tribal Style Carved Wood Standing Figure Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical tribal style wooden sculpture from a Hendrix Allardyce installation in Beverly Hills, CA. The carved figure is depicted standing on a wooden plinth with a curious expressio...
Category
20th Century Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Eskimo Wood Carving of a Man with Seal Coat, North Coast, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Eskimo wood carving of a man with seal coat, North Coast, 20th century
Crude carving of a man dressed in a seal coat. This miniature sculpture is shown st...
Category
20th Century American Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Miniature Baule Chair
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
Noted for its individualistic, egalitarian, and progressive society, the Baule of Cote D'Ivoire were master craftspeople. This chair features their characteristically well polished w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Yoruba Sango Nigeria Africa Tribal Statue Sculpture Beaded Medicine Man
Located in Buffalo, NY
This is and Antique Africa Tribal Figure Statue Sculpture. It is 30" tall. From my research it appears to be Yoruba Sango Nigeria from circa 1940's 1950s.
It is made out of an a...
Category
1940s Nigerian Vintage Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Hiroyuki Nishimura Wall Sculptures Abstract tribal style wild nature glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Mamma
Wall sculptures by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Set of 2 sculptures.
Material cedar. One has flat lines on base. Another has inclined lines.
This work is carved from log with some ki...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Ethiopian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Cardinal7 Tribal Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cardinal #7
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Material Cypress
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for his works are unable to use anythin...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Burkinabe Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Cardinal9 Tribal Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cardinal #9
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Material Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for his works are unable to use anythin...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Carved Deer Skull Object
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A sculpted object of a deer with sculpture.
A sculpture of a complex pattern directs a slightly different atmosphere.
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Batak Tribe Wood Singa Panel with Polychrome, Mounted on Metal Stand, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This tribal panel originates from the Batak tribe of Sumatra. The Batak are known for the elaborate decoration of their buildings and these decorative panel additions would have been...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Twine, Beads
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze and Copper Alloy Roundel of Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Roundel bronze relief of the god Hanuman shown in profile walking with his right hand raised, 18th-19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Spice Box, Tribal Engravings & Sliding Top, Nias, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This spice box comes for the Island of Nias, Indonesia. Dating to the early 20th Century it was crafted from a single block of wood. It features a sliding lid, has an elegant wood te...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Teak Bowl from Northern Thailand, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large antique round teak bowl from Northern Thailand, early to mid-20th century.
Carved from one piece of dense teak wood including its handle.
Fine wood grain with rustic patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Mid - Late 20th Century South American Tribal Gourd Bowls Hand Carved Floral
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid to Late 20th Century South American Tribal gourd bowls with hand carved floral details, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new s...
Category
20th Century South American Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Batak Tribe Wood Singa Panel with Polychrome, Mounted on Metal Stand, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This tribal panel originates from the Batak tribe of Sumatra. The Batak are known for the elaborate decoration of their buildings and these decorative panel additions would have been...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool19 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A day go to the hill
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: Cypress
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of w...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Asian Glazed Earthenware Jardinieres
Located in Queens, NY
2 Asian glazed earthenware jardinieres/cache pot with flower and animal decorations on an octagonal base (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most ...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Tribal decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Tribal decorative objects 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 decorative objects 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 decorative objects 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 decorative objects, 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $64 and tops out at $274,500 while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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