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Place of Origin: Congolese
Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tapa (barkcloth) by the Mbuti of the Republic of the Congo, Africa / Tapestry
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is tapa (bark cloth) made by the Mbuti people, also known as pygmies, an indigenous people who live in the Ituri Forest, which stretches from northeastern Democratic Republic of...
Category
20th Century Other Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Luba People Prestige Stool Democratic Republic Congo
Located in Rochester, NY
Old Luba People prestige stool hand carved from a single piece of tree wood w/ caryatid female ancestral figure as the central support. Showing good signs of genuine age and beautifu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask – DR Congo – Mid 20th Century – African Tribal Art
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Discover the soul of Africa through this authentic Salampasu mask from DR Congo, handcrafted in the mid-20th century. Part of a carefully curated collec...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead.
It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship.
Look closely at...
Category
19th Century Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
African Art by Kasongo Kamba, Lumiere Dans Une Lumiere, Relief in Brass 1977
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Kasongo Kamba, Lumiere Dans Une Lumiere, Relief in Brass 1977
African Art by Kasongo Kamba,
Title: Lumiere dans une lumiere,
African Art...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Female Kifwebe Mask with old collection label, Luba-Songye People, DR Congo
Located in Leuven , BE
Traditionally, Kifwebe masks were created and worn by members of the secret masking society, Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe, of the Luba and the Songye People living in the central part of the Co...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
19th century African wicker shield from the Ngombe/Doko tribe, Ubangi area DRC
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare wicker war shield with a fine woven and dyed natural pigment patern from the Ngombe/Doko tribe from the Ubangi area DR Congo
Late 19th century
The shield is intense used in ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rare 2 Faced Twin Lega Mask DRC Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa 1930s.
This mask is very rare in that it is a large size ceremonial mask and would h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Kuba Anthropomorphic Palm Wine Cup, 19th century - provenance Didier Claes
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Democratic Republic of Congo, Late 19th Century
Wood, glass bead (inlay)
Provenance: Didier Claes – Danisc Collection (Ole Christiansen)
A rare and elegant example of a Kuba palm wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Kuba tribal Tukula Box – Early 1900s, D.R. Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Kuba Tukula Box – Early 1900s, D.R. Congo
Dimensions: 17.5 cm x 7.5 cm
Material: Carved wood with pigment traces
A finely carved semi-circular Kuba tukula box, dating from the earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
A rare and finely woven fan attributed to the Chokwe ethnic group of Angola, southwestern D. R. Congo and n...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure with Skirt, ex Irwin Hersey DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure or fetish with Skirt fetish of darkened wood with polished and worn patina. Striking eyes, and both male and female figures shown with hands ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pende or Kwese Black Wood Small Mask Heavy Eyelids Teeth, DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pende or Kwese black wood small mask heavy eyelids, open mouth with carved teeth, curved scarification marks on cheeks. Heavy black patina on front and inside from years of traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Pende Giwoyo Mask with Strong Face and Woven Black Raffia Hair Cap
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Pende giwoyo mask with traces of yellow, black and red pigments and woven black raffia hair cap. Strong face with tight expression, weathered surface, goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Genuine Slit Drum from the Yaka tribe DR Congo Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An early 20 th century Yaka one-piece hand carved ‘Diviner’s’ slit drum depicting a head, that when struck is said to serve as the mouth of the oracle’s voice. Among the Yaka People ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Art Kongolo, Relief in Brass, 1979
Located in Delft, NL
African Art Kongolo, Relief in Brass, 1979
An African Art a relief in brass with a scene of a man with fish
Signed and dated 1979
The measurement is 82 cm high, 41.5 cm wide and the...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Pende Basket – Congo (drc) – Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Antique Pende Basket – Congo (drc) – Early 20th Century"
An authentic African basket attributed to the Pende people, from the Bandundu / Kwilu region of the Democratic Republic of C...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Woven Mat, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo
These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones.
Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Palmwood
$1,250
Masque Guéré
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Masque Guéré originaire de la frontière entre la Côte d'Ivoire et le Liberia. Ces masques étaient utilisés lors de cérémonies pour assurer l'ordre et éloigner les menaces. Les yeux r...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,024
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...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden frame with a figure inside carved from 1 single piece, these kind of items called "Nzambi".
Upper Kwango area DR Congo
Tribal aged using patina
Heigth 24 cm, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Cup Kuba/ndengese Kingdom, Dr Congo, Late 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A palm wine cup from the Kuba Kingdom DR Congo with a beautiful tribal patina of use,
late 19th century
height 13 cm, Cup diameter 10.5 cm
Good condition
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A wonderful barkcloth from the Mbuti people in the Ituri forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A provocative late 20th century Kuba cloth panel with a bold zigzag and diamond pattern woven in black and natural cut pile raffia surrounding a tongu...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo
A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman's Skirt.
Kuba People, DR Congo.
Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery.
Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...
Category
Early 20th Century Minimalist Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early Incised Carved Gourd Rattle From Congo Africa Man Zebra Crocodile Rhino
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Incised Carved One-piece Gourd Rattle from Congo Africa.
Great (unknown) stories shown including a man, snake, two rhinos, a zebra (?) crocodile and on the other side a long s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth, Congo, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti 'Efe' People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wire
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25" H x 10.75" W x 9" D. Provenance: From a Sutton Place Estate.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Kifwebe Songye Mask, Drc – Late 19th / Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Songye Kifwebe Mask, D.R. Congo – late 19th / early 20th century
Important early Kifwebe mask from the Songye people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hand-carved wood with an old ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dance mask, Kifwebe, Songye, Congo
By Songye Tribe
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dance mask/ sculpture. Known as a Kifwebe mask. Songye. Carved wood. 20th century.
With a few flaws and repairs.
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Woman's Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of o...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
During their five hundred year history in the Southern Congo, the Basuku tribe developed a series of intricate rituals built around their skilled mask makers. This particular example was most likely carved in the likeness of a deceased chieftain. The artisan intentionally pronounced the eyes, cheeks, and chin to provide a terrifying test for young men as they underwent their rites for manhood. The Basuku's spiritual expressions inspired early 20th century western painters...
Category
20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mbole Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural metal form is a Mbole currency anklet from the early 20th century. Worn by both men and women, this type of leg ornament (ambi) was worn at the ankle as ceremonial at...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite mask, meticulously crafted by the Chokwe people, embodies both spiritual power and artistic finesse. Its design, rooted in tradition, carries layers of meaning that re...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Salampasu Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceremonial African mask is linked to the Salampasu people of the Bantu ethnic group located primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salampasu masks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
$980
African Stool-Headrest
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African headrest-stool from Congo, Luba tribe,
correct and good patina and shine of the wood,worm color palet,
very decorative piece
Category
1960s Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Visually dynamic and highly textured, this raffia textile expresses the irregular, geometric patterns typical of Kuba textile art. Created by an artisan of the Kuba people of the Dem...
Category
20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Pende-Style Antelope Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Masks from the Pende people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered some of the most dramatic works of African art. The Pende have defined an extensive range of mask forms, many with distinct characters embodied during ritual ceremony. Colored by red and white pigments, this Pende mask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Lega - Kwele Mask from Congo Africa, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand-carved partially painted (natural pigments) Lega/kwele/bakwele mask. Artisan made in Congo circa 1960-80 and brought back to Denmark by a Danish traveller. It is executed in u...
Category
20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
Category
1930s Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Ceramic Mask by N Dala, Congo, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic mask by N. Dala. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Perfect original conditions, 1975.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Selection of Authentic Kongo Knives
Located in Leuven , BE
The knives were handmade with heavily decorated Forged Iron blades with embellished wooden handles. They would use brass or leather wrappings and tacks that turned their weapons into...
Category
1930s Vintage Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$12,536 / set
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