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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
The figurative sculptures of the Baule peoples of Cote d'Ivoire are recognizable by their strong, gently curving forms and serene composure. This figure of a woman was carved to repr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Bouelé Chief’s gilt-wood crown and sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Ivory coast, late 19th/early 20th century
H. 13 x L. 33.5 x D. 26 cm (crown)
L. 14 cm ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
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 / ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Bamun Copper Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Composed of fifteen miniature heads welded onto a circular form, this intricate necklace is styled after the prestige collars worn by royalty of the Kingdom of Bamum, a pre-colonial ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Art Gallery Decoster Bamana female statue Bambara Mali African ART Malinke Marka
Located in Leuven, BE
A superb antique 19th century Bamana / Bambara female statue from Mali
People : Bamana / Bambara
Country : Mali
Age : 19th century
The anthropomorf jonyelini / jo female statue has...
Category
19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Ashanti Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash
Ghana, early 20th century
Diam. 20 cm (crown)
L. 128 cm (sash)
H. 102 cm (incl. st...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread
51.05 Carat Incredible Natural Loose Bicolor Tourmaline Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
51.05 carat incredible natural loose bicolor tourmaline carving from Africa
Weight: 51.05 Carats
Dimension: 2.8 x 2.8 x 0.8 Cm
Origin: Africa
Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Senufo - African "Trompe d’appel" - Mid 20th century - Ivory Coast
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Senufo - African "Trompe d’appel" - Mid 20th century - Ivory Coast
Carved Wooden Statue
ethnic furniture - wabi sabi decoration
Sénoufo, Ivory Coast. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC
Located in London, GB
This finely constructed and decorated grass fibre hat from the Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was collected in the 1930's. This wide-brimmed hat was likely made...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stool with Phallic Form
Located in London, GB
Finely carved from a single piece of wood, this stool from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia displays a wonderful sculptural quality. Four cone-shaped legs support the stool's slightly-c...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Finely Woven Tutsi Grass Fibre Screen ('Inyeqamo'), Rwanda
Located in London, GB
Rare to find, screens such as this would have been rolled down to separate the sleeping area and alcove in a traditional Tutsi household. The weaving, made from fine strands of grass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe DR Congo Early 20th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - DR Congo Early 20th century
Tribe : Tshokwe / Lwena
Country DR Congo or Angola
Period: ca 1920
Copper blade
Handle in wood len...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood
"A Bridge of Dragon" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Dolph Lundgren, Bridge of Dragons was a pulpy action/romance from the late 1990s. The film's international success is evident in this hand-pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African mask Toussiana bird Burkina Faso Mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
Toussiana Plank Bird from Burkina Faso Mid XXem
Provenance: private Swedish collection , auction
The TOUSSIAN live in the Southwest of Burkina Faso. The mask presented here is a Loni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Bag, Made by Coca Cola Crown Caps, Burkina Faso, Late 80’s
Located in Milan, IT
A small funny and unusual folk Art bag, made by Coca Cola crown caps wired together. Burkina Faso, late 80s.
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Old Exceptional Rare Knife From The Dogon Tribe Mali Bandiagara African Art 19th
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Exceptional Rare Circumcision Knife From The Dogon Tribe Mali Bandiagara African Art 19th century Anthropomorphic Figure
People: Dogon
Country: Mali
Period: 19th century / Early ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Mangbetu tribe female Statue - DR Congo Region Uele - 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
Refined Mangbetu female figurine, Democratic Republic of Congo. Red-brown patina and fine carved scarifications on torso. Late 19th century. 30 cm high
Note : The Mangbetu people of...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Buried with their flared mouths facing down, these cylindrical storage vessels protected the deceased's possessions as they transitioned to the afterl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask
Wood
Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia
Late 19th Century
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Teke Ibia Ax From The Teke Tribe, Dr Congo Brazzaville 19th Century Mfinu Laali
Located in Leuven, BE
An exceptional and very rare prestige ibia axe DR Congo/Brazzaville of the Teke /Mfinu and Laali people.
Axes like these type belonged to the Teke chiefs / Kings
A museum quality and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Ibo-Izzi, Nigeria Old ‘Ogbodo Enyi’ Elephant Mask
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This mask type of the Ibo-Izzi, a subgroup of the Ibo, is actually a dance crest. The elephant mask 'ogbodo enyi' is worn horizontally on top of the head...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest.
This armrest was constructed by the Dinka People of the Republic of South
Sudan.
Typically, these headres...
Category
Early 20th Century Brutalist Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stunning 37.10 Carats Bi Color Fish Shape Tourmaline Drilled Carving
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning 37.10 Carats Bi-Color Fish Shape Tourmaline Drilled Carving.
Weight: 37.10 Carats
Dimension: 2.5 x 2.3 x 0.9 Cm
Origin: Africa
Color: Red & Green
Shape: Carving
Quality: AA...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Carved-Wood 'Bembe' Statue
Located in Washington, DC
Carved-Wood 'Bembe' Statue. Republic of Congo, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Located in London, GB
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Superb colour and rich patina
Wood
Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo
Early 20th Century
Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Twentieth-Century Chokwe Title Staff Resembling a Bird, Angola
Located in London, GB
Resembling the upturned beak of a bird, the shape of this early twentieth-century title staff from the Chokwe culture in Angola exhibits a beautiful, simplistic form. A series of not...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mumuye Iron Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This tall, elegant iron currency, from the Mumuye culture in Nigeria, dates back to the nineteenth-century. The currency displays a long, spoon-shaped form, with attractive spiral fe...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Superb museum quality Kulango Kulongo female statue Ivory Coast African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality Kulango Kulongo female wooden statue Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
Statues from the Kulango people are rare !
For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium
...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Cantonese Iron Kung Fu" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1985
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Bryan Leung, "Cantonen Iron Kung Fu" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1979. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import off...
Category
1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel
Located in London, GB
This 1930's panel, from the Mbole culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been woven from bark fibre. Dark-coloured strands of fibre, dyed with the roots of a banana tre...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Impressive Old Yoruba or Fon Cup Carrier - Nigeria - Benin - Before 1920
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique Cup Bearer of the Fon people - Benin / Kingdom of Dahomey
Period: 19th Century / before 1920.
Beautiful patina of use !!!
Length: 29 cm (without the base)
Very good condition...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe
Located in Chicago, IL
This graceful sculpture of a long-necked bird is a headdress known as "a-Bamp," worn during ritual masquerades of Baga adolescents in Guinea. With strong themes of defiance, these ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
By Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo - d...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
111.85 Carat Glamorous Natural Bi Color Flower Tourmaline Drilled Carving
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
111.85 Carat Glamorous Natural Bi Color Flower Tourmaline Drilled Carving
Weight: 111.85 Carats
Dimension: 4.4 x 3.0 x 0.7 Cm
Origin: Africa
Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Mouthblown Glass Dome with 5 Fine Beaded Flutes, Grassland People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Five ceremonial beaded flutes or whistles from the Cameroon grasslands. They come in various geometric forms, taking on the shape of a hollowed, stylized figure that combines human a...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terracotta form would have been a critical component of burial rituals of the Bura people of Niger. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
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 ...
Category
1920s Archaistic Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Dance mask, Batcham, Cameroon. 20th century.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dance mask/ sculpture. Known as a Batcham Mask and has its origin in grasslands of Cameroon. Carved wood. 20th century.
With a few flaws and repairs.
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930's - 1940's Woven Beer Pot Cover, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
Beautifully decorated covers such as this were traditionally placed over large earthen vessels of local brew, with the intricacy of their designs reflecting the significance of the v...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Pair of 'Reunited' 1930's Bamileke Anthropomorphic Flutes, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
Together, these two finely carved flutes display a wonderful interplay of the abstracted forms of a 'male' and 'female' figure. A strip of snake skin has been wrapped around the 'bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Metal Iron African Antique Currency from Congo
Located in New York, NY
African antique currency from the Congo, most likely Iron. Beatufil decorative piece, includes a stand. This Currency piece was circulated as a mean...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
"Universal Soldier" Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Jean Claude Van-Damme and Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier was a pulpy action/sci-fi from the early 1990s. The film's international success is...
Category
1990s Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare example of an Asafo Banner from the Fante people of the Cape Coast of Ghana . The Asafo have been a highly militarised society long before the Europeans set foot ...
Category
1940s British Colonial Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Figura Tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura tribal Cenefo realizada en madera y de origen Senegal
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient Zoomorphic Mask Senufo Kponyungo Poro Ivory Coast Early 20th Century / A
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient Senufo zoomorphic helm mask of the Kponyungo type (Poro secret society)
Tribe : Senufo
Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Length: 56 cm
Very good/Perfect condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
42.00 Carat Unique Bi Color Tourmaline Carving from Madagascar Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Unique Bi-Color Tourmaline Carving From Madagascar Africa
Weight: 42.00Carats
Dimension: 2.9 x 1.7 x 0.9 Cm
Origin: Africa
Color: Peach & Green...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries ...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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