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Tribal Art For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
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 Congolese Archaistic Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

African mask Yaure tribe Ivory Coast Circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
African mask from Yaure tribe in Ivory Coast Circa 1950. Beautiful dark patina. Swedish private collection, from the 1980s then inherited within the family. Yaure tribe art is renow...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup ('Mbwoongntey'), DRC
Located in London, GB
The decorative details adorning this ceremonial cup reflected the owner’s wealth, status and influence within the Kuba Kingdom. This anthropomorphic Kuba cup ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tuareg Tent Poles Mid-Century
Located in Wien, AT
These big wooden beams from bedouin tents from the Sahara were Mid-20 century made. The rich carving gives information about the respective tribal affilia...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cedar

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance. A defining char...
Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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 Nigerien Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Katanga Crosses
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional pair of 2 Katanga Crosses from the South East part of Congo, the 2 crosses have the right patina and shine of the metal, used as a currency and bridal money, mounted on m...
Category

1960s Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Antique drum Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic Art Iatmul
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional drum of the Lower Sepik / Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and traces of use. People : Iatmul? Country Papua New Guinea Length: 36 cm Very good c...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Small Traditional Kwere Medicine Container, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century traditional medicine container from the Kwere culture in Tanzania has been finely carved into two sections. The upper section tightly fits the body of th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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 Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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 Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea yam festival mask of a horn-billed bird from the mid-20th century. This vintage ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Single Ethnic Isicholo Bridal Red-Ocher Hat from South Africa, Zulu People
Located in Atlanta, GA
One Isicholo African Hats. This red-ochre dyed women's hat is from the Zulu people, South Africa, and is made of a combination of cotton, human hair over a...
Category

20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton, Grasscloth

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 South Sudanese Brutalist Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional anthropomorphic statue from the Tshokwe / Chokwe tribe DR Congo / Angola Tribe : Tshokwe / Chokwe Country of origin : DR Congo / Angola Period: 1900-1920 Height: 34 cm V...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tuareg Tent Poles, Mid Century
Located in Wien, AT
These big wooden beams from bedouin tents from the Sahara were Mid-20 Century made. The rich carving gives information about the respective tribal affilia...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Cedar

Two Naga hunting trophy chains
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagaland, North-east India, early 20th century Probably made from dogteeth.
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads, Teeth

Fang Kefwebi Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Fang Tribal Mask.
Category

20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Wood Catfish Head Boat Prows on Custom Stands--New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of carved wood catfish head boat prows from Papua New Guinea. This pair of mid-20th century Papua New Guinean boat prows has been carved out of wood and features the head of a...
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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 Nigerien Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

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 Congolese Tribal Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

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 Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache 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,...
Category

1980s Congolese Modern Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs
Located in London, GB
With a low seat supported by two splayed legs, this Lobi backrest from Burkina Faso exhibits a wonderful form with a long, reclining back support. Throughout, the surface of the piec...
Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal 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 Angolan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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 Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 1900-1920
Located in Bilzen, BE
A carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria Strong expression face Early 20th century Rich tribal aged patina Heigth 12 cm, diameter 12 x 13 cm
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal 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 Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Two Eskimo Inuit Carvings Youtie Sudloo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
2 signed Eskimo Inuit carvings of 2 women wearing amauti - a specialized jacket for carrying babies. They are signed by YOUTIE SUDLOO (1946-) The taller...
Category

20th Century Canadian Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

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 Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Beads

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Maprik Oceanic Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea Available @ art Gallery Decoster Belgium A lovely patina and t...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category

1940s Senegalese Tribal Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

South African Tribal Carved Wooden Figure of Naked Lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
South African Tribal carved wooden figure of naked lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s.
Category

1960s South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
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 Congolese Modern Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 Congolese Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Yao Silver Chain Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted piece was made high in the mountains above Thailand, Laos and Burma (modern day Myanmar) by an indigenous hill tribe. The Yao people are skilled silversmiths who ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Laotian Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Native American Art Piece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handmade Native American art piece. Every object that makes up this piece has a significant meaning. Metal stand included, which measures 7" x 16" x 20" x .25" thick.
Category

Early 20th Century North American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

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 Ghanaian Art Nouveau Tribal Art

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread

Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South Indian (Kerala) wooden boat prow from the mid-20th century. This hand carved boat prow from Kerala is adorn with pierced spiral-carved volute, suppor...
Category

20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua Korwar Statue, Collection of Missionary Starrenburg, Collected 1909
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Papua wood figure of a Korwar North West Irian Jaya, Vogelkop area, coastal Geelvink Bay, present-day Cenderawasih Bay, early 20th century The seated Korwar is holding an ope...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A colourful Yoruba beaded crown
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th century Provenance: - Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)
Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

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 Tanzanian Tribal Tribal 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 Burkinabe Tribal Vintage Tribal 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 Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Papua New Guinea Bridal Shell Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A very exceptional bridal money as well in shape as in dimensions.
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Shell

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Maprik Oceanic Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea Available @ art Gallery Decoster Belgium A lovely patina and t...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Form of Beaded Doll, Kenyan Coastal Region
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century beaded doll, which likely originates from the Kenyan Coastal Region around Mombasa, exhibits a rare form with a wonderfully simp...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
Category

Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Small Kamba Prestige Stool With Copper and Brass Wirework Decoration, Kenya
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century prestige stool comes from the Kamba culture in Kenya. Consisting of a low-set, richly decorated circular seat supported by three finely carved legs, sto...
Category

Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

African sculpture Kanuri-Hausa Headdress, "burtu" Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria
Located in Paris, FR
Kanuri-Hausa Headdress, "burtu" Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria Headdress, "burtu Kanuri-Hausa, Nigeria wood leather horn. H 42 cm. Provenance : - Swedish private...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

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...
Category

1970s Congolese Vintage Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

An Achuar feather headring
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Achuar people, Perú, Amazon region, early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Peruvian Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Feathers

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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