Congolese Folk Art

Place of Origin: Congolese

Portrait of a Kongo Chief with Feather Headdress, Plant Material on Jute, Framed

Located in Leuven , BE

Portrait of a Kongo Chief with feather headdress, plant material on Jute, Frameda Patchwork of bark and raphia finished with feathered headdress. This is was made for export and it i...

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Late 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Burlap, Grasscloth, Faux Fur, Beads

Portrait of a Kongo Chief with Feather Headdress, Plant Material on Jute, Framed

Statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe Tribe - DR Congo African Art Angola - Early 20th

Located in Leuven, BE

Old and exceptional statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - Dr Congo African Art - early 20th century (circa 1910-1930) Fetish / Tshibinda Sta...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe Tribe - DR Congo African Art Angola - Early 20th

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...

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1930s Vintage Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC

Suku helmet mask with antilope DR Congo ca 1930

Located in Leuven, BE

Rare beautiful museum quality authentic Suku Helmet Mask (Hemba type) DR CONGO ca 1930. Beautiful patina with traces of polychrome Art gallery Decoster / ...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Suku helmet mask with antilope DR Congo ca 1930

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Located in Leuven , BE

Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria

Located in Leuven , BE

This elaborate Janus statue is a rare example of an Ibibio free-standing figure to recall a well-defined ancestor in what seems a European outfit .The Ibibios lend supernatural power...

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20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria

Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf

Located in Leuven , BE

The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...

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1920s Vintage Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf

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...

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20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century

Two spearheads used as currency by the Bangala people of the Congo

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th century These spearheads looked like weapons, yet they were hardly ever used in battle. Rather, they functioned as a kind of money that was u...

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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Two spearheads used as currency by the Bangala people of the Congo

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

Located in London, GB

This striking early twentieth-century mask, from the Kete culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously belonged to the private collection of Penn Kent, the former Dire...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa

Located in Leuven, BE

This Luba Royal caryatid stool from DR Congo Luba was in the 19th century used a Royal enthronement emblem. Luba leaders trace their ancestry to a dynasty of sacred kings, and Luba r...

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Mid-19th Century Primitive Antique Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa

Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944

Located in Leuven , BE

C.P. Initials,Portait of African Male,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated

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1940s Vintage Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944

Selection of Three Yaka/Suku Monocyclic Ceremonial Drinking Cups, DRC

Located in Leuven , BE

Yaka community leaders have a number of items that form part of their royal collection. One of these items is the kopa ceremonial cup (also called koopa...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Selection of Three Yaka/Suku Monocyclic Ceremonial Drinking Cups, DRC

Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

An early 20th century (possibly late 19th century) African Legband (ankle bracelet) of copper alloy, from Mongo Peoples of the Congo. These legbands were both currency and status sym...

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Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century

Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta

Located in Leuven , BE

This fine, round, dark grey vessel depicts a complete figure which is rare. It was made by the Mangbetu People. The Mangbetu ethnic group lives deep in the...

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20th Century Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta

Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art

Located in Leuven, BE

Very rare Ancient And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue From The Pende Tribe Country : DRCongo Kasaï Region Age : late 19th century Height : 48 cm Excellent condition / missing t...

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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century

Located in Leuven, BE

Old / Authentic And Rare Nkishi Statue Songye / Dream People - Dr Congo African Art Period: Late 19th century Height: 17 cm Very beautiful red patina...

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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

Located in Leuven, BE

Superb and rare museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th/early 20 th century DR Congo / Angola For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium Tribe :...

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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

African Metal Currency Exchange Object

Located in Schellebelle, BE

Exceptional African Currency Object in Patinated Metal, Congo from around 1970, the metal has a beautiful Green colored patina and shine and has the correct signs and marks of use a...

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1970s Vintage Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Copper

African Metal Currency Exchange Object

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...

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1920s Archaistic Vintage Congolese Folk Art

Materials

Copper

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.