Tribal Decorative Objects

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...

Antique container from Borneo made from aged buffalo hide with a natural organic rim. We discovered a beautiful patina after polishing. Great for holding ...

Giraffe by José Jerónimo single piece of art Iron sculpture with use of tools and other objects Signed Measures: 81 x 41 x 15 cm. Private collection.

Pre-Colombian style stone bust on black lacquered wood base (20th Cent)

African Togo / Benin Coast 20th Century carved and painted wood Mami Wata figure, in cylindrical form with an incised hair pattern, beckoning arms and coilin...

African Gabon 20th Century carved wood reliquary guardian figure in a basket featuring an inlaid brass oval head with protruding nose, hoop earrings, feathered headress, beaded neckl...

African Cote d’Ivoire 20th Century Baule large textile heddle pulley / female figure carved from a single piece of wood with an elaborately incised headdress and symmetric face forki...

Gabonese 20th c. fetish figure hand carved and pigmented wood by the Ambete people of Gabon, with a cowrie shell necklace and raffia grass skirt

Gabonese 20th c. blacksmiths bellows hand crafted by the Tsogo people, depicting an anthropomorphic figure with a white pigmented and carved face, with 2 drum bellows in the abdomen ...

Gabonese 20th c. wooden wishbone shaped heddle pulley, hand carved by the Tsogo people with the scarified head of man at the top and wrapped burlap around an elongated neck

African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century male nail fetish guardian figure (\"Yombe Nkisi Nkonde\") carved from a single piece of wood, encased and hidden beneath a netwo...

Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...

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...

Caribbean Carved Wood Painted Sculptures Offered for sale is a pair of carved wood and painted Caribbean sculptures of elongated women. These 20th-century carvings show the Afro-Car...

Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Java, betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospitality when people would visit o...

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...

Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Java, betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospitality when people would visit o...

Handcrafted carved wooden object from Benin, dating from the 1950s. This cylindrical piece is richly decorated with figurative scenes depicting figures and tropical vegetation, finel...

TRIBAL ART Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on its steel base. A favorite for this old puppet figurin...

Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head

Bronze relief plaque from the Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, cast using the traditional lost-wax technique typical of Edo royal workshops. Depicting two warriors in ceremonial armour, standing side by side and wearing conical headdresses — the symbol of palace rank and military authority. The background shows interlaced floral motifs representing cosmic order and royal hierarchy. The brown-green oxidation and natural surface encrustation indicate a long period of ageing consistent with a pre-1920 casting. Visible casting seams, manual tool marks, and the non-industrial porosity on the reverse confirm traditional Edo craftsmanship rather than later reproductions. The rectangular perforations along the edges were used to attach the plaque to wooden pillars inside the Royal Palace of Benin City, where such reliefs celebrated the Oba’s lineage and military victories. Comparable plaques are held in: The British Museum, London (Af1898,0105.1–3) Weltmuseum, Vienna (inv. 35.456) Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin (Benin bronze plaques...

A Batak architectural carved-wood house panel from Northern Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) in the Indonesian Malay archipelago. This vintage carved house fragment from the Batak peoples of...

To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...

Large Senegalese Hand-Woven Basket/Hamper with Top Offered for sale is a large and colorful geometrically designed hand woven basked from Senegal. The basket is made from coiled re...

A large antique hand carved tribal sculpture from the Batak People, northern Sumatra, called a Singa Singa. Behold the striking allure of this large antique hand-carved Singa Singa, ...

Lorrkon hollow log. Artist: Bronwyn Kelly. Year of birth: 1974. Nationality: Australian. Region: West Central Arnhem Land. Language group: Kuninjku. M...

This is a pair of vintage African spear currencies from the Mbole peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo which are nicely presented upon custom m...

Vintage abstract tribal figure depicting a snake descending a torso

With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples o...

African Congo 20th-Century hand carved Teke male figure wrapped in a raffia burlap Good/Fair, showing patina including rubbing and variations to finish, soiling to fabric, hairlines...

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 ...

African Mali Late 20th Century bronze Dogon seated village elder male figure made with the lost wax process, wearing a conical hat, amulet, a smiling facial expression and stylized b...

Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a figure with exaggerated brows, serpentine shapes over the head and upper body and a mirror...

This Antique Pair of Ottoman Empire Tinned Copper Cauldrons, dating to the mid-19th century, exemplify the high-quality craftsmanship typical of the Ottoman period. These cauldrons w...

This remarkable yellow vase by French designer Vanessa Mitrani exemplifies her celebrated approach to glass as a living, experimental material. Hand-blown directly over an authentic ...

Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy. The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished. On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...

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 ...

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....

Vintage abstract tribal figure in the form of a container

Vintage carved figure of a male dancer with cross hatched ear design

Vintage Asian small multicolored enamel decorated vase with flowers and a cloisonné design

Wooden African sculpture of a human figure standing on the back of a leopard.  

A 19th Century vintage boat rudder, hand-crafted in Bali, Indonesia. Preserved almost intact, with its original paint and construction, naturally weathered by its age and use. Mo...

Handmade fired clay decorative bowl with central eye motif and labyrinth pattern throughout. The rough textured surface and exterior of bowl is a wonderful and unique display of thi...

A single piece of solid mango wood, hand carved into a standing cone, circa 1960. Use it as door stoppers, or in a group for an eye-catching accent in any rustic or eclectic decor, i...

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...

Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...

Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan. Hand carved from a single piece of wood by the Dinka trib...

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...

A vintage Tanzanian wooden trough, circa 1940. Hand-carved out of blonde wood. Contains a metal patch. Can be used as an indoor decorative object, ...

Buried with their flared mouths facing down, these cylindrical storage vessels protected the deceased's possessions as they transitioned to the afterl...

A functional mirror for a dressing room, or wooden masks and sculpture for your living or your entrance. The drop-shaped mask Bikita is made of solid beech wood stained Canaletto walnut, with a brass element on the mirror. The base is an iron stand black lacquered, but upon request it is possible to have a metal wall hook. The project Wise Mirrors recalls the 3 Wise Men...

Beautiful patina on this African small tray side table hand carved from a single block of wood. Celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use h...

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...

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...

A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...

A tall and elegant wood pedestal drum with a fully-carved face on the side, and two registers of incised linear designs above and below. It has an absolutely gorgeous honey-brown pa...

A late 19th century diamond pan from West Kalimantan, in the island of Borneo. At the heart of the Dayak territory, the rivers produced diamonds known for their singular colors. Ho...

Handmade fired clay decorative bowl with rough textured surface. Abstract design with molded patterns in a two-tone glaze (earthy tones and turquoise accents) to bowl is a wonderful ...

Experience the beauty and authenticity of a 19th Century Nigerian Igbo Mask, a true cultural treasure. This stunning piece features intricate carvings and striking facial features th...