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Style: Primitive
Japanese Folk Tools Wooden Objet / Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Japanese Folk Tools Wooden Objet / Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Japanese Folk Tools Wooden Objet / Display Stand / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

It is believed that this was used as an old Japanese folk tool. It is likely a tool used to carry soil to melt snow. Since pouring soil on top of snow makes it easier for the snow to...

Category

20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Vintage live edge root wood slab display stand, wabi sabi art piece
Japanese Vintage live edge root wood slab display stand, wabi sabi art piece

Japanese Vintage live edge root wood slab display stand, wabi sabi art piece

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese Antique display stand, "Dai" in Japanese, made from thick, single solid root wood slab. Product of 1940s - 1960s (mid Showa era), estimate from the material and condition. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace
Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

Located in Chicago, IL

This string of hand-formed glass beads makes for a simple yet elegant contemporary necklace. Each glass bead is rounded and tinted with dark pigment with a matte texture. Paired with...

Category

Mid-20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Raffia, Glass

Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Hand Made Wooden Mallet

Hand Made Wooden Mallet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Unique in shape with a square head, a hand carved and crafted mallet works wonderfully well for those house hold chores, from tapping in a dowel, to working chicken for the perfect chicken Paillard. Also a great decorative piece or paperweight at the kitchen work station.

Category

20th Century English Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace
Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

Located in Chicago, IL

This string of hand-formed glass beads makes for a simple yet elegant contemporary necklace. Each glass bead is rounded and tinted with dark pigment with a matte texture. Paired with...

Category

Mid-20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Raffia, Glass

Old Italian Iron Coffee Roaster, Hand-Crafted Primitive Style, 1900s
Old Italian Iron Coffee Roaster, Hand-Crafted Primitive Style, 1900s

Old Italian Iron Coffee Roaster, Hand-Crafted Primitive Style, 1900s

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

---Lenght: cm. 57.---- Many years ago I found this object on an Italian market stall. when I learned what it was used for, I bought it immediately because I love coffee. Hanging it ...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC

Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure in Royal Pose. I-II Century AD. Certificate of Authenticity with TL Test and Passport from Europe. Museum Piece...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

A Colima Shark Effigy Vessel
A Colima Shark Effigy Vessel

A Colima Shark Effigy Vessel

Located in Stamford, CT

A Colima shark effigy vessel. Mexico. 1st Century BC - 2nd Century AD. On stand : 7.5" h

Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Antique Touareg Hand-Carved Wooden Hair Comb – Saharan Berber Tribal Art
Antique Touareg Hand-Carved Wooden Hair Comb – Saharan Berber Tribal Art

Antique Touareg Hand-Carved Wooden Hair Comb – Saharan Berber Tribal Art

Located in Marrakech, MA

This antique hair comb is a primary artifact of the Touareg (Tuareg) people, the nomadic pastoralists of the Sahara. Hand-carved from a single piece of dense indigenous hardwood, the...

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box
19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box

19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box

Located in Nantucket, MA

Round bentwood box made out of pine with lapped seams and iron tacks, retaining its original robin egg blue paint Good condition with appropriate edge wear American, circa 1850.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Pine

Milliners Hat Mold, Early 20th Century, USA
Milliners Hat Mold, Early 20th Century, USA

Milliners Hat Mold, Early 20th Century, USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful handcrafted milliners hat block made in the USA, early 20th century. Has been well used and as a result shows a perfectly aged, primitive patina. Gorgeous piece of milliner...

Category

Early 20th Century Central American Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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Swedish Folk Art Root Basket, Sweden 19th century
Swedish Folk Art Root Basket, Sweden 19th century

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Located in Grythyttan, SE

Introducing a remarkable piece of history that transcends time - the exquisite Swedish 19th century root basket. Most likely made of birch root. Immerse yourself in the rich craftsma...

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Located in Katori-Shi, 12

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Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

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Located in Bordeaux, FR

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Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies Pen" pig in relief. 33" x 40" Period: First quarter of the 20th century or earlier ...

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19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit
19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit

19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit

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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in

19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Excellent shape 19th century buffalo skinners outfit with 5 period knives, 2 scales, sharpening steel and holster. Used in the real buffalo days. Vintage,...

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Located in Hønefoss, 30

A unique and large root bowl from Norway, Scandinavia, dated 1818. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use.

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Located in Skien, NO

Primitive antique Arts and Crafts hanging cabinet, kitchen cabinet, key cabinet, small wall cupboard with stunning wood carving floral / dragon style pattern from the end of the 19th century / ca. 1900. Handcrafted / Handmade / Hand-Painted Victorian / National Romantic style / Arts and Crafts Style...

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Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
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Located in Katori-Shi, 12

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Late 19th Japanese Antique wood slab display stand, wabi sabi decor art piece
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1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor
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1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

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19th Century, American Folk Art Signed York PA Pinwheel Paint Decorated Box
19th Century, American Folk Art Signed York PA Pinwheel Paint Decorated Box

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Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture

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Red Clay Armadillo Figure from Colima, Mexico, circa 7th Century

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Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

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Pair of African Bornzo Statues, Dating Back to the Early Twentieth Century
Pair of African Bornzo Statues, Dating Back to the Early Twentieth Century

Pair of African Bornzo Statues, Dating Back to the Early Twentieth Century

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Pair of African bornzo statues, dating back to the early twentieth century. The statues represent a family: father, mother and the little son at her feet. The position of the head ...

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Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Antiquities

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19th Century Volcanic Mortar from San Luis Potosi, Mexico
19th Century Volcanic Mortar from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

19th Century Volcanic Mortar from San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

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