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Style: Tribal
Wooden Head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
The Ooni is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the Yoruba people.
The number is the inventory number from Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Head of a Wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of a wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
The Ooni is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the Yoruba people.
The number is the inventory number from Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966-1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine woven fiber ring support for a container from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Basketry base for a ceramic pot called "INGATA" from the Tutsi people, Rwanda and Burundi
Fine weaving quality from the beginning of the 20th century
Outside diameter 12.5 cm
Provena...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950
Located in Paris, FR
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950 Zoomorphic altar statuette (Boli). Kono tribe.
Provenance: Swedish private collection, inherited with the Fam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical. This type of bracelet was worn/used by the Zaghawa People also called Bé...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sudanese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bamileke Textile Hanging, Ndop
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ndop Panel
Bamileke people
Cameroon Grasslands
Cotton strip weave with a two part dyeing process: stitch-resist indigo dye on a pre-dyed cloth.
Measures: 39 x 59 1/2 inches (99 ...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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 Congolese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s.
The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
Category
1950s Nigerian Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African carved wooden statue - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue
African Art
Measures : 15cmx15cm H:70cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tall Slender Seated Wood Figure, Carribean Islands Mid 20th century Polynesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tall slender seated wood figure with long slender legs clasped at chest, holding fruit by feet. Carribean Islands or French Polynesia, Mid 20th century
It is in good condition with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polynesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an articulated head and arms connected to rods, the dress...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Three Surinam Rain Forest Artifacts
Located in Sharon, CT
Three Surinam Rain Forest decorative tribal objects produced in the
Bush Negroe Villages of Guyana. A Cylindrical Drum. 25"x 8"diameter, a Rectangular Tray 25.75"x12"x.75" and a circ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Guyanese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920
Located in Bilzen, BE
Genuine Statue / bust Of The Yaka Tribe - Dr Congo,
Early 20th century
Tribal aged patina
Mounted on a wooden base
Total height 22 cm, figure height 15.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Attie Articulated Seated Female Figure
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Sharon, CT
Seated figure with articulated arms. Remains of Kaolin surface.
sits on base (base included). A large impressive piece with strong
geometric 'play'.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique East Anatolian Long Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique East Anatolian long runner rug. A great antique village rug from Eastern Turkey with considerable age and a highly unusual and intriguing design. The pile of the rug is knotted in angora (mohair), rather than wool, another unusual feature. Fantastic color palette with superb natural dyes. A top-flight collectible item that should be of interest even for the seasoned connoisseurs.
Well preserved and complete after minimal professional repairs. As a valuable antique...
Category
Mid-19th Century Turkish Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Angora
Bobyrug’s Vintage Long Moroccan Berbere Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage Moroccan rug with a beautiful tribal design and red field color, mid-20th century, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation, good conditions.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...
Category
1930s Togolese Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Decorative African Bronze Fish from the Tribal People of Benin
Located in Miami, FL
A unique intricately detailed hand-hammered bronze of a fish.
Bursting with character, this marine life mythical decorative object would enhance any shelf or tabletop.
This object form is one of the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces of art.
Tribal African Art...
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
The hard wood of this female Koulango statue, from the Ivory Coast in the early 20th century, has developed a beautiful black patina. With hands resting on the abdomen, and the neck ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Beshir Turkmen Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Beshir Turkmen rug. A highly collectible antique rug, attributed to the Ersari Turkmen tribes in Central Asia, in a more ornate style often refe...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkmen Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn cloth in Moroccan Arabic. A relat...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Carved Wooden Statue of a Ju Ju Man, Egba People, Abeokuta, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden statue of a Ju Ju Man crafted by the Egba People in Abeokuta, Ogun State (part of Nigeria), circa 1940s.
The pupils are made from nails, which intensifies the...
Category
1940s African Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Lidded Container with Figures Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine repousse and cut sheet brass or bronze lidded treasure box from the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa, 20th century. Images include human figures, sandals, swords, and animals. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Mask with Sculptural Bird Face, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early woven painted basketry yam mask from Papua New Guinea. Bug eyed or bird faced mask with heavy incrustation from many years of use, a striking mask that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century
Art Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century.
Unique and rare object.
C...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Group of Three Toraja Wood Offering Bowls, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three Toraja wood offering bowls, from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sweet abstract mid-century forms.
Created from native hardwood and with horn rings, these strikingly sculptural w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of African Nyamwezi Trough Zithers
Located in Chicago, IL
These wooden sculptures are stringed instruments known as ligombo, a form of elongated trough zither attributed to the Nyamwezi people of Tanzania and greater East Africa. Originally...
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
By Beni Ourain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Beni Ouarain carpet, white lush organic natural wo, hand woven by women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Authentic Moroccan Beni Ouarain tribal rug from the Berber tribes of ...
Category
1940s Moroccan Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This African Jesus exhibits finely carved features. Depicting a black Jesus with his head leaning to one side, wearing a crown of thorns and with his arms outstretched on the cross. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique African Painted Leather Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century leather painted rug with a tribal geometrical design.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Old Tribal Cubist Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste Asia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered cubist squatting tribal carved wood Spring Figure with hands raised in namaste position. Wonderful open form figure with hands in front of chest and great profile. Thes...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box Circa: late 19th century
Origin: DR Congo
Very rich tribal aged patina and traces
9.5 x 15.5 cm, height 9 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman's Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal baknough (woman's head covering), Chott Oulad Amar, Tunisia.
This is an unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 Congolese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Ghee Serving Jug, Indian, Tribal, Libation Cup, Candle Nozzle, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ghee serving jug. An Indian, hardwood tribal libation cup or decorative candle nozzle, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Fascinatingly naive treen...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mother and Child Figure. Kwere, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved figure with a prominent sweeping hairstyle sits upright with her knees bent and holding out her child in a forward position. The surface of the figure is smooth an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
Hand-Carved Backstrap Loom with Tribal Engravings from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Hand-carved from Iron Wood this is a wonderful example of a Backstrap Loom, an essential component of Ikat textile weaving. The Curved section would fit around the weavers back not o...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Headrest. Karamojong, Uganda
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed headrest from the Karamojong in Northern Uganda.
Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century (Or Before)
Ex Private Collection, UK
Category
Mid-20th Century Ugandan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Copper crosses called Handa, Katanga region, Republic of Congo, 19th century.
Cast copper in the shape of an equal-armed cross used as a form of curren...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
New Guinea Asmat Large Serving Platter with Ancestor Head on top
Located in Point Richmond, CA
New Guinea, Indonesia from the Asmat people a large serving platter with ancestor head on top, crested with bird head. Scooped out inside with coating of white pigments. Outside wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance
By Kuba
Located in Sharon, CT
A Kuba Head as a cup. Rich dark patina. Mount included. From The Late Bryce Holcombe Collection. Bryce was the founding director of Pace Primitive, and a personal friend.
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga.
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
Inland Delta Region, Nige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Stirrup Vessel Wood Hand- Carved Massim People Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood Carved Stirrup Vessel, or Pipe, Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea.
Hand-carved wood in the form of a large animal with a top ci...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara Culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Tangas are thin concave triangular ceramic pubic covers found in burial mounds associated with fem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Akha Tribe Silver Bracelet Pair, Golden Triangle
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Akha tribe bracelets are smaller and thinner than the majority of Akha woven silver bracelets encompassing this spiral design, the Akha tribe lives on the hills borderin...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Indian Brass Plaque of Shiva as 4-Armed Virabhadra, 18th-19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This striking brass plaque depicts Virabhadra, a personification of the god Shiva, created by him to fight in his quarrel with Daksha. Here with 4 arms and hands, Virabhadra holds a ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
A handsome terracotta bottle from the Djenne area of Mali with incised geometric patterns on the globular ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Plate With Mudfish and Adinkra Symbols Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely worked Akan ceremonial brass plate with hammered designs of a mudfish in center and Adinkra symbols in rim. With wear, some holes in bottom.
Field collected in Ghana in 2002....
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Pre-Columbian Chavín vessel, 900 BC – 300 BC.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian vessel from the Chavín culture in the form of a seated man, probably a hunter, with an animal on his back.
Chavín art is known for its complex iconography and mythical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Pre-Columbian ceramics pitcher– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
967 / 5.000
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 20 x ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre-Columbian ceramics cup– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: ceramics
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 24x20x17cm
Condit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Tribal West African Stool Chair with Brass Patch
Located in New York, NY
This hand-carved wooden stool was made in Tanzania by hand with native repair. The patch was added from hand-hammered brass. This piece has great energy and patina, giving it a cool ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Tribal folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tribal folk art made in a specific country, there are Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Yoruba People, Baule Tribe, and Benin People. 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 folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $104,031 while the average work can sell for $1,853.