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Style: Primitive
A Large Antique "Trog" w/ Markings, Scandinavia c. 1700s
A Large Antique "Trog" w/ Markings, Scandinavia c. 1700s

A Large Antique "Trog" w/ Markings, Scandinavia c. 1700s

Located in Hønefoss, 30

Antique Scandinavian Trog A hand-carved trog in aged burled wood, likely Norwegian, 18th or 19th century. The single lug handle with its oval cutout is a hallmark of Scandinavian fo...

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18th Century Norwegian Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Primitive Japanese Folk Art Woven Rice Straw Boots, Meiji Period Wabi-Sabi
Primitive Japanese Folk Art Woven Rice Straw Boots, Meiji Period Wabi-Sabi

Primitive Japanese Folk Art Woven Rice Straw Boots, Meiji Period Wabi-Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is a pair of antique Japanese straw snow boots from the Tohoku region of northern Japan. They are believed to date from the Meiji to Taisho period (1860s–1920s). Handwoven from...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Straw

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 Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century
Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century

Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century

$300

H 3.15 in W 25.6 in D 10.63 in

Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century

Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP

A deeply textured, primitive hand-carved wooden trough. Shaped from a single piece of solid wood, this piece shows centuries-old artisanal methods and a timeless utilitarian aesthet...

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Mid-19th Century European Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls
Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls

Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls

$1,800 / set

H 3.25 in Dm 3.25 in

Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Ten carpet balls crafted in stoneware, decorated and glazed in several different colors and designs including a white cue ball.

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Late 19th Century English Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage African Urembo Beaded Necklace Choker Kenya
Vintage African Urembo Beaded Necklace Choker Kenya

Vintage African Urembo Beaded Necklace Choker Kenya

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

African Urembo Beaded vintage necklace choker by the Maasai Tribe Kenya Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker. Handmade in Kenya by the ...

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Late 20th Century Kenyan Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Beads

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era. It is made of Japanese cedar wood. It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging. It was used as a board for kneadi...

Category

Early 20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle
Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle

Large Museum Quality 1700s Dutch Demijohn Bottle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Beautiful Dutch Demijohn. Hand blown bottle; with naval battle scene. Portrait of dutch admiral martin tromp, "The bravest and most skillful enemy t...

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Mid-18th Century Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Blown Glass

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era. It is made of Japanese cedar wood. It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging. It was used as a board for kneadi...

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Early 20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

$3,700

H 10.16 in W 5.16 in D 2.68 in

A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art

Located in Skien, NO

Ngaady aMwaash Mask. African Antique Folk Art Kuba Mask, originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Property from a Private Collection. Acquired by a Norwegian Collector...

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19th Century Congolese Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Softwood

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei

Located in Katori-Shi, 12

This wooden antique board is from the Meiji period. It is made of lauan wood. Years of use and age have given it a beautiful appearance. Hang it o...

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Early 20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Antique Low Display Stand with Drawers Okidoko-Style Tansu
19th Century Japanese Antique Low Display Stand with Drawers Okidoko-Style Tansu

19th Century Japanese Antique Low Display Stand with Drawers Okidoko-Style Tansu

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique "Okidoko"- wooden low display stand with drawer made of Keyaki & Japanese Red Pine (Akamatsu). Estimated to date from the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1850s–1880...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cedar, Pine

18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art
18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art

18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.04 in W 4.73 in D 3.55 in

18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art

Located in Skien, NO

Antique Bena Lulua Mask Late 1800s to Early 1900s – Democratic Republic of the Congo This striking primitive folk art mask hails from the Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republi...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Softwood

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet
Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

Located in Katonah, NY

:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...

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15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Marble

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Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace
Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

Vintage African Glass Bead Necklace

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H 12.5 in W 7 in D 0.75 in

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...

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Mid-20th Century Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Raffia, Glass

Rope Ladder, England 1940
Rope Ladder, England 1940

Rope Ladder, England 1940

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H 165 in W 19 in D 4 in

Rope Ladder, England 1940

Located in Culver City, CA

England, 1940 Primitive ladder made from rope and wood. 19”w x 4”d x 165”h Ref. O2172 $ 3,600

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1940s English Vintage Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Rope, Wood

Late 19th Japanese Antique wood slab display stand, wabi sabi decor art piece
Late 19th Japanese Antique wood slab display stand, wabi sabi decor art piece

Late 19th Japanese Antique wood slab display stand, wabi sabi decor art piece

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese Antique wooden display stand, "Dai" in Japanese, made from thick, single solid wood slab. Product of 1860s-1900s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from the material an...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Antiquities

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Wood

1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor
1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor

1900s-30s Large Japanese Antique hardwood wooden trough, Wabi sabi mingei decor

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Large Antique Japanese hand-curbed wooden trough, hand-crafted circa 1900s - 1930s estimated from the material, style & conditions. Hollowed out from the single solid wood of Keyaki ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

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Wood, Hardwood

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

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

Located in Atlanta, GA

This charming 19th-century American Folk Art box from York, Pennsylvania, showcases a unique and vibrant hand-painted pinwheel design in classic folk art style. The front and sides f...

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19th Century American Antique Primitive Antiquities

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Wood, Paint

Japanese Antique Wooden object / Folk Art / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Japanese Antique Wooden object / Folk Art / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Japanese Antique Wooden object / Folk Art / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese tree object. The type of tree is unknown, but I think it's probably cedar. The details are unknown, but it looks like an object o...

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20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Wood

African Fork Art Antique Object "Panther" Early 20th century
African Fork Art Antique Object "Panther" Early 20th century

African Fork Art Antique Object "Panther" Early 20th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

There is an origin tradition that it was made in the West African region around the Early 20th century. The carved wooden body is covered with brass copper plates and iron nails to r...

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Early 20th Century African Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

River Stone Mortar From Mexico, Circa late 1800´s
River Stone Mortar From Mexico, Circa late 1800´s

River Stone Mortar From Mexico, Circa late 1800´s

Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

River stone mortar from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, circa late 19th century

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Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Stone

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

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

Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Red clay armadillo vessel most likely from Colima, Mexico. The zoomorphic figure shows significant wear and calcification from age. Impeccable workmanship is evident especially on th...

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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Pre-hispanic Limestone Stool From Mexico, Circa 16th Century
Pre-hispanic Limestone Stool From Mexico, Circa 16th Century

Pre-hispanic Limestone Stool From Mexico, Circa 16th Century

Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Pre-hispanic limestone stool from the Popoloca indigenous culture of Mexico which is now located in the southern region of the state of Puebla. The carving on this rare and unusual p...

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16th Century Mexican Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

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

Materials

Bronze

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

19th Century stone mortar and original pestle from the San Luis Potosi area of Mexico. Many would classify this piece as a "metate" however in reality,...

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Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Primitive antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Primitive antiquities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage antiquities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Primitive antiquities made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 antiquities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $35,500 while the average work can sell for $1,900.