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Item Ships From: Europe
Material: Wood
African statue Senoufo Horserider figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Statue of a rider on his mount from among the Senufo tribe settled in the north of Côte d'Ivoire. Carved from dense wood. beautiful patina. The statue has a custom made acrylic base....
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber

Old African wooden bowl
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden bowl handcrafted in Africa in the 1950s. With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Ideal in a wabi-sabi decoration...
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Mid-20th Century African Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

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...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Leather, Wood

Early Twentieth Century Elder's Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this early twentieth-century Pokot stool from Kenya exhibits a beautiful sculptural quality, in which three curved, flared and flattened legs support the flat circular se...
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Old African wooden bowl
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden bowl handcrafted in Africa in the 1950s. With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Ideal in a wabi-sabi decoration...
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Mid-20th Century African Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century Black Madonna
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania. The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Sculpture, Lobi Male Figure, Burkina Faso, Mid/Late-1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture, Lobi Male Figure with one hand pointing upwards, Burkina Faso. Mid/late-1900s. Height excl. base 13 cm. Total height 15 cm. Patina, signs of age. Provenance: Dealer and...
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Abeokuta African Tribal Art Primitiv Africain
Located in London, GB
A fine Pair or Yoruba Ere Ibeji Figures Nigeria A male and female pair of Ibeji Figures with Islamic Tirah necklaces Period Early 20th Century Height 11 inches 28 cm Ex German collection Ibeji figures are small commemorative wood carvings that were made by the Yoruba tribe of West Africa...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s. Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa. Its striking colours and carving symbolise the battle between good and evil. Female Kifwebe masks represent femininity, the continuation of life and a good omen. These masks were used for wedding ceremonies, reproduction rituals and other such occasions. This large mask...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')
Located in London, GB
This early-twentieth-century tall, narrow vessel, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, would have traditionally served as a milk pail. Known as an 'ithunga', the vessel exhibits ...
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Early 20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early 20th Century Figurative Sculpture of a Mother with Children
Located in London, GB
This finely carved early twentieth-century figure, from the Yoruba culture in Nigeria, depicts a mother and her two children. The mother is depicted in a kneeling position, holding a...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front carv...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

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...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe Tribe -Dr Congo African Art Angola - Early 20th C
Located in Leuven, BE
Old and exceptional statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - Dr Congo African Art - early 20th century (circa 1910-1930) Fetish Tshibinda (Ilun...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century small chair displays a beautiful form. Typically low to the ground, such chairs are found among the Dan and Baule cultures in the Ivory Coast. Carved fro...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century milk pail - known as an 'ithunga' - comes from the Zulu culture in South Africa. The milk pail displays a striking two-toned appearance, in which a ...
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Early 20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Statue Of The Teke Tribe DR Congo African Art Early 20th Malebo Pool Brazzaville
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare and beautiful antique Teke powerful statue RD Congo in Cubist style (see pictures). Situated DR Congo / Congo Brazzaville Malebo Pool area Central Africa Height: 31cm Early 20th...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Kusu wooden ancestor fetish ca 1900 DR Congo Africa Central African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Nicely carved Kusu / Congo statue with beautiful face / almond shaped eyes and triangular face with beard. Top of the head is a big hole to charche the po...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century Small Prestige Stool With Wirework Decoration
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...
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...
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Early 20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

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...
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and traces of red/brown ochres. Length: 47 cm Very good ...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

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...
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Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

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...
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Mid-19th Century Congolese Antique Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Exceptional Kota Reliquary collected in situ in 1925, Gabon
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe who lives on the river Ogooué in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group based in the North-East of Gabon. T...
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1920s Gabonese Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem early 20th DR Congo Africa
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare Royal caryatid seat Luba Rd Congo in Cubist style and cascade shaped coiffure (see pictures). Patina of use Height: 35cm Early 20th century (around 1920). Superb and rare except...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-Twentieth Century 'Idimu' Mask
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
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1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Early 20th Century Female Caryatid Stool
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...
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Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Set of Three Early Twentieth Century Nigerian Door Panels
Located in London, GB
This set of three early twentieth-century panels, from the Nupe culture in Nigeria, display a blend of beautiful decorative designs, carved in low relief against a plain background. ...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century 'Zakpai' Mask
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century 'zakpai' mask, from the Dan culture in the Ivory Coast, reflects Dan conceptions of beauty. With its rounded eyes, accentuated cheekbones and...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Tall Wooden Tribal Fang Mask of Ngil Brown, Creme and Red Colored Gabon 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very expressive and modern looking mask (sculptur). The powdery colors and the reduced shape underline the beauty of the object. Fang mask of Ngil In the ...
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1970s Gabonese Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Midcentury African Tribal Wooden Sculptural Commando Staff RDC Luba, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kusu command rod This prestigious staff among chieftain regalia is composed of different carved sections that form an iconographic language related to the history of the ancestor or...
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1960s Congolese Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century Tanzanian Maternity Figure
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...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
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18th Century African Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

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. ...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Vintage Carved Pained Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine Vintage carved pained Suriname stool with painted and scratched decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques Suriname South Americ...
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Mid-20th Century Surinamer Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Aboriginal Carved Wood Woomera Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Large Aboriginal woomera carved in hard mulga wood with pleasing curved chip carved interior with gum handle and possum tooth barb Beautiful p...
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Early 20th Century Australian Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century Mask With Powerful Expression
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...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power figure of the Songye, southeastern Congo. Such sculptures are used as a major role in t...
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20th Century Congolese Primitive Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century Finely Carved Food Bowl Depicting Two Ducks
Located in London, GB
This fine mid-twentieth-century bowl, from the Lozi culture in Zambia, would have been traditionally used to serve and store food. The bowl's base has been made from a single piece of wood, and two beautifully carved ducks decorate the lid. Animals depicted on Lozi bowls were often species that could be found inhabiting the shores of the Zambezi River...
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Mid-20th Century Zambian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Dayak Iban Shield
Located in London, GB
A rare hand carved Dayak tribal shield from Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. These shields were made by the Dayak Iban tribes for real fighting use and ceremonial rites. Wonderfully car...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Songye power figure Nkisi
Located in London, GB
Songye Power Figure NKISI Provenance: - Private collection, London, United Kingdom Songye Power Sculpture Like the Kongo and other related Bantu cul...
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20th Century Congolese Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Raw wooden ladder, primitive art of the Dayak people, Borneo, dating from the 1940s. This ladder was designed to climb into a Dayak house. Nice patina of the wood left by time and...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Pre Columbian Ancient Painted Pottery Star bowl Charci/Narino
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI STAR PAINTED BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA  ECUADOR A FINE CARCHI/NARINO BOWL FROM THE BORDER REGI...
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1960s Colombian Vintage Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s. With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. We simply imagine it plac...
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Mid-20th Century African Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
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 ...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
Luba Figure Kakudji D.R. Congo Wood, fibre, beads, textile 28 cm On a professional wooden stand Provenance: - Lucas Ratton, Paris, France - Zem...
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Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber

Luba Kukudji Figure
Luba Kukudji Figure
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Ironwood Root Carved War Club
Located in London, GB
Gunstock shaped war club ‘Sali’. Ironwood root carved with traditional motifs. An excellent example, mounted on a custom stand in patinated bronze. Measure...
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1980s Fijian Vintage Wood Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Hand Carved Pouring Dish, Indian, Hardwood, Serving Pot, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hand carved pouring dish. An Indian, hardwood serving pot, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Eye-catching tribal appeal to the naive carved fini...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Fruitwood

Chamba Statue, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A small columnar, spiked statue in the form of a male figure, known as a ‘Tau-Wandoa’ (female statues are known as ‘Tau-Kendoa’), made from hard wood and a crafted iron stake allowin...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art

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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...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Indian Tribe Kayapo Headdress
Located in Paris, FR
Headdress Indian Tribe Kayapo under frame made of Blue Macaw, Blue-fronted Amazon, Rosablin, Triton and Alba cacaotès, Alexander parakeet, Demoiselle and Crowned crane, Chinese red rooster and Blue peacock. With Lapis lazulli...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Wood Tribal Art

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Glass, Wood, Feathers

Vintage Carved Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage carved Suriname stool with geometric carved decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques Suriname South America Measures: 18 cm hei...
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15th Century and Earlier Surinamer Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Thomas Ona Carving District commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria
Located in London, GB
Thomas Ona Odulate carving district commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria A carved figure of a British colonial district commissioner in Nigeria Circa 1920s/30s, Measures: Height 22 cm Condition: Good with minor wear Thomas Ona (1900-1952), was born in Ijebu Ode and moved to Lagos, he was fascinated with costume and made a name for himself carving figures of the British Colonialists and visiting travellers. His carvings included traditional roles such as mothers and children as well as new colonial...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Heig...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Wood Tribal Art

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Wood

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