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Material: Metal
Mossi Incised Currency Bracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
The blacksmiths and sculptors of the Mossi People were held in special regard by the tribe's ruling class. Their ability to shape bronze and other precious metals into currency and status symbols made them valuable members of the powerful tribe. The intricate design of this currency bracelet...
Category

Mid-20th Century Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Moroccan Folk Art Parchment Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These vintage hand crafted Folk Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or just decorative wall Art. Iron frame covered with hide parchment which has been hand painted with red, safron, yellow and tan in henna tribal tattoo designs and has a decorative iron surround are perfect for soft subtle lighting. These Folk Art lamp shades sit over your existing wall light fitting. There are no electrics within the lampshade. They will look great over an electric fitting or just as an African Tribal Art wall decoration. Large African Tribal wall shade: 23" H x 11" W x 6" D. Handcrafted and hand painted in Marrakech, Morocco by women artist. Great conversation curiosity Tribal Art piece. One of a kind design, there are 3 pieces available in the same shape they are listed individually. Art & Craft from Morocco. African Wall Decor...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 1 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace to the top h...
Category

19th Century Ethiopian Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Moroccan African Ethnic Art Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Nigerian Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Handpainted Ethnic Art Parchment Wall Sconce from Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Parchment Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category

19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Studded African Mask by Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
In an exclusive collaboration with Pagoda Red, Chicago artist the bms. adds a contemporary twist to our collection of one-of-a-kind African art objects. Embellishing with silver and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Moroccan African Ethnic Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Art Handpainted Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Parchment Moroccan African Art Handcrafted Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Parchment Handpainted Folk Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
A fine incised iron flat spiral currency from the Mumuye in Nigeria. A similar example of iron currency can be found in the Ghysels Collection, as published in 'A World of Belts' (20...
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Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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 Nigerian Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Pair of Authentic Bronze African Currency Cuffs
Located in Chicago, IL
African currency bracelet made of bronze, with a rich patina.
Category

Early 20th Century Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Beninese Bronze and Rope Bust
Located in Miami, FL
Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...
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Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Yao Silver Chain Necklace
Yao Silver Chain Necklace
$5,850 Sale Price
25% Off
1950s Pair of African Ethnic Bracelets
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s pair of African ethnic bracelets.
Category

Mid-20th Century African Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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, di...
Category

1980s Congolese Modern Vintage Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Silver Leaf

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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Yao Silver Chain Necklace
Yao Silver Chain Necklace
$7,125 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine figure from the Songye tribe DR Congo cast in brass dating from the beginning to the middle of the 20th century. The casting is done in sand and the figure has never been c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Parchment Moroccan African Art Wall Curved Sconce - 1
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Large African Tribal Art Metal and Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These ethnic Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or decorative wall hanging. Great folk art African...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Tribal Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Currency Object from Africa
Located in Schellebelle, BE
African Currency from Ivory Coast, Senufo Tribe, this is an Anklet or Boat Currency, used as an exchange object, made of Brass, warm and shiny patina, very decorative object, mounted...
Category

Late 20th Century African Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

African Currency of the AFO People from Nigeria on a Metal Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful, museum quality display stand of a late 19th century Hoe or Shovel currency. Four available for individual purchase.
Category

19th Century African Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

African Currency, Thoung Knife
Located in Dallas, TX
Most forms were developed from traditional metal objects that were already in use such as weapons, tools, bracelets and anklets. While some continued to be functional for work or dec...
Category

15th Century and Earlier African Tribal Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Tribal African Iron Hook Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Tribal African Currency.
Category

Early 19th Century African Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

1940s Double Gong Iron Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s double gong iron African Currency.
Category

1940s African Vintage Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Fine large Antique Ethiopian Coptic Cross Christian Folk Art African
Located in London, GB
A superb large Ethiopian Coptic processional cross, Beautifully hand crafted in brass with fine detailed knotwork and scroll work detail. Period: 19th century. Provenance: Jea...
Category

19th Century Ethiopian Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

A Kerala Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow with Lovely Curved Fleur-de-Lis Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South Indian (Kerala) wooden boat prow from the mid-20th century. This exquisite example of a hand-carved boat prow from Kerala features a steeply pointe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A Naga necklace made of red glass paste beads and bronze trumpets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ao tribe, Nagaland, Eastern India, Early 20th century Made from red glass paste beads and bronze trumpets and bells. The Ao tribe primarily inhabits the Mokokchung district of Naga...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

A beautiful beaded from the Bonda people of Orissa
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region. Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A very colourful beaded necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region. Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A beaded Naga 'Headhunter' trophy necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagaland, North-east India, early 20th century A necklace comprised of glass beads, two dog tooth and a brass face pendant. The four headed pendant symbolises decapitated head-troph...
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Naga Konyak double fish tail trophy necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Nagaland, North-east India, early 20th century Made of old glass beads with a bronze adornment in the shape of a double fish tail. Provenance: - Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munic...
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

An exquisite warrior's headdress or 'Kaibauk'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Amarasi district, Kupang regency, West Timor island, early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Timorese Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

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...
Category

Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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 Metal Tribal Art

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread

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