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19th Century Carved Wood Seated Buddha, Burma (Myanmar)

19th Century Carved Wood Seated Buddha, Burma (Myanmar)

19th Century Carved Wood Seated Buddha, Burma (Mya...
Unknown
Antique 19th Century Burmese Tribal Tribal Art
Wood, Paint
Offered by Vicki Shiba, 19th century carved wood seated Buddha, Burma (Myanmar).            
Timorese Silver Head Ornament or Crown

Timorese Silver Head Ornament or Crown

Timorese Silver Head Ornament or Crown
20th Century Timorese Tribal Tribal Art
Metal, Silver
Man's silver alloy head ornament or crown from East Timor. These types of headbands are sometimes worm by women on special occasions.
19th Century African Wood Head Rest with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

19th Century African Wood Head Rest with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

19th Century African Wood Head Rest with Mother-of...
Antique 19th Century Central African Tribal Art
19th century pair of distinctive ebonized wood head rests ('carved pillows') with mother-of-pearl inlay design, with classical nicely shaped turned pedestal, lovely aged patina and det...
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Yao Beaded Sash, Malawi or Mozambique

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Yao Beaded Sash, Malawi or Mozambique

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Yao Beaded ...
Antique Late 19th Century Malawian Tribal Tribal Art
Beads
A lovely beadwork sash in white, green, and blue with delicate tassels at either end. Yao beadcraft commonly features triangular motifs, and this sash is no exception, featuring horizon...
Early 20th Century Tribal Kuba or Binji Pipe, D.R. Congo

Early 20th Century Tribal Kuba or Binji Pipe, D.R. Congo

Early 20th Century Tribal Kuba or Binji Pipe, D.R....
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
A beautiful interplay of raised planes and clustered incisions structures this impressive cephalomorphic Congolese pipe. Flowing line work textures the head, which joins with the bridge...
Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu Knobkerrie

Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu Knobkerrie

Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu Knobkerrie
Unknown
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Knobkerries were ubiquitously carried by South African men as weapons and symbols of status. While typically designed as utilitarian objects, they were oftentimes crafted with a great a...
20th Century Kamba Tribal Colonial Carving, Kenya

20th Century Kamba Tribal Colonial Carving, Kenya

20th Century Kamba Tribal Colonial Carving, Kenya
20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Tribal Art
Wood
An early colonial carving from Kenya. There is a rich tradition of carving colonial figures for sale to European colonists throughout Africa. Many of these master carvers carved figu...
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Fabric
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with visual imagery, and the Europe...
Tribal 19th Century Wooden Dance Club, Samoa

Tribal 19th Century Wooden Dance Club, Samoa

Tribal 19th Century Wooden Dance Club, Samoa
Antique Mid-19th Century Samoan Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
A 19th century Samoan dance paddle or club. This old dance paddle has a fine old patina and geometric form. It is known as an anave. The club has a long lozenge-shaped blade and four...
Late 19th Century Tribal Dogon Door Lock

Late 19th Century Tribal Dogon Door Lock

Late 19th Century Tribal Dogon Door Lock
Unknown
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
A fine Dogon door lock surmounted by two seated figures. The angular features of the pair are emphasized by strict rectilinear shapes, echoed at the bottom of the lock's face by a strip...
19th Century Prestige Tribal Knife with Shell-Covered Scabbard, Cote D'ivoire

19th Century Prestige Tribal Knife with Shell-Covered Scabbard, Cote D'ivoire

19th Century Prestige Tribal Knife with Shell-Cove...
Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Leather, Metal, Wood
A stunning 19th century knife with choral-colored shells on the scabbard. Among the many remarkable art traditions for which the Baule people of Cote D'ivoire are known is their manu...
Early 20th Century Tribal Senufo Heddle Pulley, Cote d'Ivoire

Early 20th Century Tribal Senufo Heddle Pulley, Cote d'Ivoire

Early 20th Century Tribal Senufo Heddle Pulley, Co...
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Wood
A deeply patinated pulley depicting an avian figure with anthropomorphic characteristics, dominated by an elongated, overhanging head with gracefully curved beak. The concavity of the f...
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with visual imagery, and the Europe...
Early 20th Century Tribal Karamojong Wooden Neck Rest, Uganda

Early 20th Century Tribal Karamojong Wooden Neck Rest, Uganda

Early 20th Century Tribal Karamojong Wooden Neck R...
Early 20th Century Ugandan Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
An elegant headrest with chain-link carrying strap from Uganda. Headrests are used by the nomadic tribes in the Karamoja Savannah and come in various forms. They range from the simpl...
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Boomerang, Australia

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Boomerang, Australia

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Boomerang, Aus...
Antique Late 19th Century Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
A lovely, elegantly carved hardwood boomerang. With its pointed arc silhouette, the weapon almost seems to depict an abstract avian form. Subtle striations run the length of the stick, ...
19th Century Tribal Dogon Heddle Pulley

19th Century Tribal Dogon Heddle Pulley

19th Century Tribal Dogon Heddle Pulley
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Delicate symmetry defines this old, rare heddle pulley, which features twin figures posed back to back across an open space. The slim, caliper like silhouette of the pulley has been sha...
Early 20th Century Tribal Hehe Stool, Tanzania

Early 20th Century Tribal Hehe Stool, Tanzania

Early 20th Century Tribal Hehe Stool, Tanzania
20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
A graphic Hehe stool with three ridged legs and old patina of use. The Hehe people lived in isolation on a highland in southwestern Tanzania, northeast of Lake Nyasa. With the except...
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Fabric
A large and graphically stunning Asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with visual imagery, and the Europe...
20th Century Tribal Ndebele Fertility Doll

20th Century Tribal Ndebele Fertility Doll

20th Century Tribal Ndebele Fertility Doll
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Ndebele beaded fertility dolls are given to young girls when they attend initiation school. The doll is cared for and cherished until the woman's first pregnancy. According to custom, t...
18th Century Tribal Tongan Pounder

18th Century Tribal Tongan Pounder

18th Century Tribal Tongan Pounder
Antique 18th Century Tongan Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
Amongst the rarest objects from Polynesia is the Tongan tuki, or food pounder. These bulbous objects, mistaken by early collectors for Fijian throwing clubs, were used by Tongan women t...
20th Century Tribal Makonde Helmet Mask

20th Century Tribal Makonde Helmet Mask

20th Century Tribal Makonde Helmet Mask
20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
The powerful, ruddy hue of this helmet mask first arrests the eye, after which focus is drawn to its smooth and naturalistically rendered portrait. Masks of this type were originally us...
19th Century Tribal Tongan Dance Paddle

19th Century Tribal Tongan Dance Paddle

19th Century Tribal Tongan Dance Paddle
Antique 19th Century Tongan Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
This gorgeous paddle is of a type used in the ancient Tongan group dance me'etu'upaki, which bears resemblance to a kind of war dance. With its highly distinctive shape, the paki displa...
Early 20th Century Tribal Dan Mask

Early 20th Century Tribal Dan Mask

Early 20th Century Tribal Dan Mask
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
A Dan mask of unusual construction and amazing aesthetic power. Aged metal fitted around the eyes and the rough, earthen treatment around the jagged mouth contrast dramatically with the...
Late 19th Century Pair of Tribal Zulu Combs

Late 19th Century Pair of Tribal Zulu Combs

Late 19th Century Pair of Tribal Zulu Combs
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
A fine pair of Zulu combs decorated with crosshatched incisions. Ash would be rubbed into the incisions in order to create these darkened designs. When not used, these combs were often ...
Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Beaded Necklace

Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Beaded Necklace

Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Beaded Necklace
Unknown
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
A gorgeous Zulu beaded panel necklace showing excellent preservation. Soft pink and mild green interplay beautifully with black and white in central chevrons lined by red and blue borde...
20th Century Tribal Tuareg Tent Poles

20th Century Tribal Tuareg Tent Poles

20th Century Tribal Tuareg Tent Poles
Unknown
20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tribal Art
Among the Tuareg, tent poles are used to build the tent, hold up the tent wall mats and to hang leather bags and clothing. This particular kind of tent pole (ehel) is used to secure a w...
Early 20th Century Yei Beaded Apron, Botswana

Early 20th Century Yei Beaded Apron, Botswana

Early 20th Century Yei Beaded Apron, Botswana
Early 20th Century Botswanan Tribal Tribal Art
Beads, Hide
A stunning apron from Botswana, featuring strong geometric designs in dense, graphic sections that seem almost to evoke an abstract landscape with suggestions of mountain, sky, and shad...
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Orange Rug

Moroccan Vintage Tribal Orange Rug

By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Orange Rug
Berber Tribes of Morocco
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Wool
Moroccan vintage tribal rug, earth orange tone colors, handwoven by the Berber women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Geometrical designs, great collector pile carpet, could be used as a...
Old and Good Salampasu Mask

Old and Good Salampasu Mask

Old and Good Salampasu Mask
Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art
Wood, Pigment
Fiercely visaged mask with bulbous forehead, filed teeth, and original woven fiber head piece. Rakish marking painted in red is an unusual and graphically arresting feature. Measurement...
Old Tulu Cover

Old Tulu Cover

Old Tulu Cover
Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Art
Angora
Woven in the "Tulu" style but much more sparsely knotted, this is a very charming little rug that was probably intended for personal use by the weaver. Notice the blue glass beads tied ...
Antique Grain Sack 'Open'

Antique Grain Sack 'Open'

Antique Grain Sack 'Open'
Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Art
Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool
An old tribal cargo bag from SW Turkey, opened up, still retaining its original carrying band. Can be a wall-hanging, a table cover or made into a large cushion. A beautiful, authentic ...
Malian Dogon Ladder

Malian Dogon Ladder

Malian Dogon Ladder
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Wood
The Dogon people of Mali lived a vertical life. With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, tree ladders were integral tools of daily life. Adding depth and texture, a patt...
Nigerian Igbo Mask

Nigerian Igbo Mask

Nigerian Igbo Mask
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Rope, Wood, Paint
The Igbo tribe uses thousands of masks to incarnate unspecified souls of the dead, forming a vast community of ancestral spirits. The chalk white painted face is a common Igbo represent...
Mid-20th Century Large Tribal Wood Food Bowl, Papua New Guinea

Mid-20th Century Large Tribal Wood Food Bowl, Papua New Guinea

Mid-20th Century Large Tribal Wood Food Bowl, Papu...
Unknown
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Hardwood
Offered by Zena Kruzick Mid-20th century large tribal wood food bowl, Tami Island, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Tami Islanders created intricately carved hardwood bowls, which forme...
Fine Tsonga Figurative Staff, South Africa

Fine Tsonga Figurative Staff, South Africa

Fine Tsonga Figurative Staff, South Africa
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Art
Wood
A fine Tsonga figurative staff South Africa, A typical Tsonga staff in hard wood with carved standing tribal figure with hat and loin cloth Tsonga South Africa Measures: Heigh...
Spirit of the Wolf, Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, Cape Dorset Inuit Art, 1979

Spirit of the Wolf, Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, Cape Dorset Inuit Art, 1979

By Ningeeuga Oshuitoq
Spirit of the Wolf, Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, Cape Dorse...
Ningeeuga Oshuitoq
Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Tribal Art
Paper
This vision of the Canadian artist Ningeeuga Oshuitoq (1918-1980) reflects the strong female spirit of the Inuit woman and her closeness with Nature and the spirit world. This limite...
African Woven Cane Shield from the Congo

African Woven Cane Shield from the Congo

African Woven Cane Shield from the Congo
Unknown
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Wicker, Cane
An attractive old African woven cane shield from the Congo, probably Poto tribe. The front and back applied with bold black patterns, the rear with a carved wooden handle, circa 1930.
Mounted Ceremonial Nagaland Spear or Staff

Mounted Ceremonial Nagaland Spear or Staff

Mounted Ceremonial Nagaland Spear or Staff
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Tribal Tribal Art
Animal Skin, Wood, Feathers
Mounted ceremonial Nagaland spear or staff. Nagaland is a mountainous state in northeast India, bordering Myanmar. Feathers have been added for decoration and spear has been mounted on ...
Fine Antique Nepal Himalaya Tribal Carved House Post

Fine Antique Nepal Himalaya Tribal Carved House Post

Fine Antique Nepal Himalaya Tribal Carved House Po...
Antique Early 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Art
Wood
Himalayan west Nepal tribal house post figure A very old hard wood post the front with standing primitive figure surmounted by a carved finial, the back with carved tantric symbols Si...
Mid-20th Century Navajo Silver Pearl Necklace

Mid-20th Century Navajo Silver Pearl Necklace

Mid-20th Century Navajo Silver Pearl Necklace
Unknown
Mid-20th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Silver
Offered by Zena Kruzick Mid-20th century Navajo silver pearl necklace. This long, elegant graduated pearl necklace is strung on a silver chain. There is a small round disk at the cl...
Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head

Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head

Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Sta...
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Wood
African tribal BaCongo Bakongo colonial staff head A 19th century BaCongo colonial staff or fly whisk head. Depicting a African caricature of a Colonial captain or Official Deep matur...
African Tribal Art Fine Rare Yoruba Eshu Figure

African Tribal Art Fine Rare Yoruba Eshu Figure

African Tribal Art Fine Rare Yoruba Eshu Figure
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Wood
African tribal art A fine Yoruba Eshu figure with cowrie shell decorations Eshu is the Embodiment of the principle of uncertainty in the Yoruba pantheon, He has the attributes of t...
African Tribal Art Fine Rare Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures

African Tribal Art Fine Rare Pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures

African Tribal Art Fine Rare Pair of Yoruba Ibeji ...
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Wood
A fine rare pair of ere Ibeji figures from Ibarapa region Nigeria A pair of hard wood male Ibeji with facial and scarification with crown type headdresses Showing fine aged patin...
Antique/Vintage Southern African Beaded Pipe, Early 20th Century

Antique/Vintage Southern African Beaded Pipe, Early 20th Century

Antique/Vintage Southern African Beaded Pipe, Earl...
Early 20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
A fine antique/vintage South African tribal pipe with a carved ox-bone mouthpiece and carved wooden pipe bowl the long shaft bound with copper wire work, beaded decoration and hanging c...
Northwest Coast Mask of Tsonokwa by Andrew Coon, Kwagu'l Tribe, BC

Northwest Coast Mask of Tsonokwa by Andrew Coon, Kwagu'l Tribe, BC

By Andrew Coon
Northwest Coast Mask of Tsonokwa by Andrew Coon, K...
Andrew Coon
20th Century Canadian Tribal Tribal Art
Cedar, Acrylic, Paint, Wire
This ceremonial dance mask depicts Tsonokwa, the Wild Woman of the Woods. It is carved red cedar with red paint and graphite, and it is signed and dated April, 1987 by the Kwakwaka'wakw...
Early 20th Century African Wood Mask from the Dogon Tribe of Mali

Early 20th Century African Wood Mask from the Dogon Tribe of Mali

Early 20th Century African Wood Mask from the Dogo...
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
This wood mask from the Dogon tribe of Mali was worn during the dances performed to encourage abundant crops. The raw surface of wood can be put in contrast with a modern or classic in...
African Tribal Fine Rare Zulu Knobkerrie Staff

African Tribal Fine Rare Zulu Knobkerrie Staff

African Tribal Fine Rare Zulu Knobkerrie Staff
Antique 1890s South African Tribal Art
Wood
African tribal fine rare Zulu Staff knobkerrie  A fine hard wood wire wound staff with dual colored disc head Period 19th century. Condition: Fine Measures: Length 79 cm.
African ‘Nigerian’ Igbo Carved Maiden Mask/ Sculpture on Stand

African ‘Nigerian’ Igbo Carved Maiden Mask/ Sculpture on Stand

African ‘Nigerian’ Igbo Carved Maiden Mask/ Sculpt...
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
This finely carved mask is from the early to mid-20th century and was made by the Igbo People of Southeastern Nigeria. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are worn strictly by me...
Authentic Ivory Coast African Carved Mask

Authentic Ivory Coast African Carved Mask

Authentic Ivory Coast African Carved Mask
Unknown
20th Century Liberian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
Arresting African Tribal mask, likely by the Grebo peoples of Liberia. This mask was part of large, well kept estate of a long term Tribal Art collector of serious and vintage African, ...
Vintage African Carved Wood Tribal Ancestor Figure

Vintage African Carved Wood Tribal Ancestor Figure

Vintage African Carved Wood Tribal Ancestor Figure...
Unknown
20th Century Rustic Tribal Art
Metal, Wood
A very unique and original, large carved African ancestor figure. This particular, well carved piece came from an avid collector a fine African art. The piece is solid and made of heavy...
Toucan Bird Head and Feather Breastplate, Jivaroan People, Ecuador S. American

Toucan Bird Head and Feather Breastplate, Jivaroan People, Ecuador S. American

Toucan Bird Head and Feather Breastplate, Jivaroan...
20th Century Ecuadorean Tribal Tribal Art
Feathers, Leather, Wood
Toucan head and wing feather breastplate from Ecuador, possibly from the Jivaroan peoples, early to mid-20th century, comprised of painted bark cloth, seeds, toucan wing feathers and he...
Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Carpet

Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Carpet

Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Carpet
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Wool
A lovely old Moroccan Berber carpet from the Middle Atlas Mountains, attributed to the Beni Mguild, featuring one of the well-known designs and the characteristic color palette of this ...
Ceremonial Camel Cover

Ceremonial Camel Cover

Ceremonial Camel Cover
Vintage 1930s Turkmen Tribal Tribal Art
Felt
A large animal trapping, most probably a ceremonial cover for a camel made of felted wool and decorated with embroidered motifs, typical of Turkmen or Uzbek tribes of Central Asia. An i...
Rare 19th Century Zulu Wars Wirework Prestige Stick, South Africa

Rare 19th Century Zulu Wars Wirework Prestige Stick, South Africa

Rare 19th Century Zulu Wars Wirework Prestige Stic...
Antique 1870s South African Tribal Tribal Art
Brass, Copper, Wood
An exceptional 19th century Zulu wirework prestige stick. This beautiful and exceedingly rare object would have been owned by a person of very high rank and status. The staff is decorat...
Late 19th Century Tribal Baule Figure

Late 19th Century Tribal Baule Figure

Late 19th Century Tribal Baule Figure
Antique Late 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
Divinatory figures among the Baule were used as dwellings of asye usu, or bush spirits, incorporeal consciousness’s from outside the village bounds brought into communication with the d...
Late 19th Century Tribal Suku Helmet Mask

Late 19th Century Tribal Suku Helmet Mask

Late 19th Century Tribal Suku Helmet Mask
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Wood
Dark patination and pigmentation lend an immediate visual appeal to this powerful Suku helmet mask. Its facial features which project a remarkably sensitive, introspective air – are dom...
Late 19th Century Tribal Boa Sickle

Late 19th Century Tribal Boa Sickle

Late 19th Century Tribal Boa Sickle
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Elegance and painstaking craftsmanship mark this Boa sickle, which stands like an alert snake, poised, rigid yet fluid. The warmth of the handle against the cool steel grey of the blade...
Tribal Lozi Bowl

Tribal Lozi Bowl

Tribal Lozi Bowl
Unknown
Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Tribal Art
A beautifully carved lidded bowl with a decorative handle in the form of a swimming duck. This vessel is graced with a lovely, developed patina that displays deep, dark browns alongside...
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