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Material: Wood
Two Ceremonial Weapon from Highlands of Papua New Guinea Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two Oceanic ceremonial weapons from PNG highlands circa 20th century. It consists of two pieces. The first is an ax with a wood shaft and a flat elongated he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 16th century / wool comb / wood, metal / Rustic / Mid-century
A rare to find primitive wool comb from the 16th century.
Hand-crafted in France in wood with iron spikes.
This antique comb...
Category
16th Century French Rustic Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Stool from Cameroon Bamoun or Bamileke
Located in PARIS, FR
African stool with caryatid from Cameroon, Bamoun or Bamileke, probably around 1920, carved wood and dark patina, oval seat decorated with geometric notches, support in the shape of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Primitive Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
A very pleasing Ciwara crest, singularly small and accompanied by its original headdress, depicting a stylized antelope leaning on a pangolin. The antelope is ridden by a woman, and white horsehair has been added to the tips of the horns. The piece is carefully sculpted, with notches decorating the bodies of the antelope and the pangolin.
Rattan, plant fiber, cowries, wood Very fine velvety mat patina, Circa 1950
An animal called Ciwara is said to have taught the Bambara how to cultivate the land, and during agrarian ceremonies, they recall the myth through the stylized representation of an antelope whose name ci wara...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Long Tongue Ex M. Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask with long curved tongue. Mid-20th century, ex Michael Hamson, CA with label on back.
Classic Maprik colors with faded po...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Lance Joseph (Squamish, Salish B. 1957) Carved & Hand Painted Figural Column
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A strongly carved Figural Column by noted Coast Salish artist, Lance Joseph Joseph was born in 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This carved figural totem, larger than l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Native American Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large hand carved tribal wooden beaker Nepalese milk pot with handle.
Early 20th century antique tribal milk pot with incised pattern.
This rustic milk pot wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Luba Kifwebe Sandals
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare pair of African sandals, with beautifully articulated little Luba
'Kifwebe' (mask) heads as toe holds. Wonderful aged 'footprints'
produced from great use.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,100 / set
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs
Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Category
Early 19th Century Tongan Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Balinese Temple Offering Tray / Bowl 'Dulang' Floral Motifs & Red Polychrome
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; "Dulangs" served two main purpose, one purpose was to carry offerings atop woman’s heads during ceremonies. The present Dulang was used exclusively in temples...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
Depicting a possibly unique Mother and Child (?) or Male and Female (?)
Wood ebony with lime infill
Massim Area, Papua New...
Category
19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Ebony
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle. Known as a Ghurra, individually carved from a single piece of wood having different forms, a circle, a stem and a f...
Category
19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa. Originally would have had a horizontal sliding cross bar lock, now missing.
Mount...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
African wooden food bowl
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very decorative African wooden food bowl. It will fit in any interior.
Category
1940s African Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Bwa leper mask Burkina Fasso 20em S
Located in Paris, FR
Bwa mask from Burkina Fasso
Burkina Faso, Black Volta River region
Culture: Bwa peoples
Provenance: Private Swedish collection
Bwa plank masks are conceive...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African carved wooden statue - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue - Congo
Tribal Art - Congo - African
Measures : 15x30cm H:62cm
Category
20th Century Congolese Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wood Borneo Dayak Tribe Mask, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved wooden mask is from Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. It features bulging eyes and a mouth emphasised by a full set of teeth and small nose. These masks we...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Figura Tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura tribal Cenefo realizada en madera y de origen Senegal
Category
1920s Senegalese Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
Makonde Tanzanian Carved Warrior Female Spear
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Warrior woman hunting spear of the African Makonde tribe.
Traditionally, Makonde wood carving has served as a means of storytelling, preserving their hi...
Category
1950s Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$780 Sale Price
35% Off
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Adja Protective Spirit Figures Aklama Twins
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African Adja protective spirit figures Aklama twins.
Togo, Africa.
Wood, pigment.
20th Century
Left: 8 x 1.75 x 0.5 / 20 x 4.5 x 1 cm.
Right: 7.75 x 1.75 x 0.5 in. / 19.5 x 4....
Category
20th Century Togolese Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Abstract primitive head Fragment of a Dogon Sculpture."
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully patined Dogon fragment of a head sculpture. Because of its natural wear perhaps even being more abstract and natural. As African art inspired the European modernist mov...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Ceremonial Mask
Located in London, GB
A Ceremonial Mask
Wood
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Early 20th Century
Size: 32cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 3 ins deep
Provenance:
Ex Private coll...
Category
Early 20th Century Vanuatuan Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$35,000
Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki masks...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Of exceptional form, colour and patina
Wood, fibre (braid)
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Guy Montaibou c...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
$25,000
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl 'Dulang'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" has lost mos...
Category
Mid-19th Century Balinese Other Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Nepal or Tibet Ghurra Churn Handle Carved Woven Knot, Old Worn Dark Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An old carved wood Nepal, North India or other Himalayan culture butter churn handle called a ghurra. Created in the early 20th century. The handle with finely carved knots rising to...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This vintage hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an ironwood frame and rim. These baskets are used to carry leaves, fruit, grai...
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Located in London, GB
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
Provenance:
Ex Anthony Meyer G...
Category
19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Ebony
Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic carved Luba face, DRC Africa.
The mortar is heavily worn and polished outside from many years of use, and the inside shows de...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
19th Century Carved Indian Carnival God Figure, Polychrome Paint on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting 19th century carved figure with polychrome decoration. Unique coloration and dance position with arm raised.
Considerable losses consistent with age, but flaking seems ...
Category
19th Century Indian Primitive Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A whimsical and intriguing headrest carved from a single piece of hardwood in the form of an anteater. The curved back of the animal would have supported the neck and displays a wonderfully warm patina from tribal use.
The anteater's over sized head has been carved in a charming manner.
Found in Sumatra, but most likely traded from Irian Jaya.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Carved Wood Miniature Baule Bush cow Mask Stand Ivory Coast Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature wood mask with traces of red and green pigment, from the Baule people of Ivory Coast, Africa. Representing a bushcow, and dating from the early 20th century. Mas...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ceremonial dance MARKA mask, Mali circa 1930’s. Collection Agogue, Paris, France
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art
Ceremonial dance MARKA mask, Mali, Africa, circa 1930’s ,ex Jean Paul Agogue, Paris -France.
H.14" x W.5" x D.4" without the stand
...
Category
1930s Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray / Bowl Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. They are hand-carved from a single block of wood. Sought aft...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods. It was used in Wayang...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved 20th century wooden staff, was crafted in the style of the Tabwa people located along the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika. The handle is finely decorated with...
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$686 Sale Price
30% Off
Swazi Headrest With Old Label Attached, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
The form of this Swazi headrest consists of an upper section supported by two tapering legs, fluted with vertical grooves.
A central lug features on the underside of the headrest, ...
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is hand-carved from a single block of wood. These trays a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 17th-18th Century Wood Italian Seated Saint Figure Fragment with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique 17th-18th century Italian carved wood seated saint figure fragment with beard. Possibly earlier. Remains of paint or pigments in multiple layers.
Arms and one leg missing, old damage to nose and other areas. Mounted on vintage base...
Category
17th Century Italian Medieval Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,267 Sale Price
35% Off
A Voodo African Object
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional Voodoo Objet fro Africa, Uganda ,Buganda Kingdom,
the object is decorated with Shells, Beads, Fiber,seeds and iron,
a Royal fetish used by higher Royalty,
ex-collecti...
Category
1960s Ugandan Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Wood
$2,200
Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized male face with finely carved beard. Wonderful asymmetrical incised classic Kuba crisscross design for hair. Deep patina from extensive use, early 20th century. Chips to top rim. Decorated rim to base.
Measures 7 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Kuba palm wine cups...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wood 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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Wood and Bound Leather Headrest. Pokot Culture, Kenya
Located in London, GB
An early example of this form of Pokot headrest. Gently curved neck support with ridged underside, with two splayed legs bound heavily with fine strips of leather.
Estimated Period...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Old Pende giwoyo Red Mask with Beard and Woven Raffia Hair Cap Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Pende giwoyo mask with red pigments, black and white beard with carved triangles and woven black raffia hair cap
The mask is 13 1/4 inches high, on custom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Rare 19th Century Zulu Studded Knobkerrie, South Africa
Located in London, GB
The large, mushroom-shaped bulbous head of this rare 19th century Zulu knobkerrie from South Africa has been decorated with an array of early metal tac...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa
A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare carved wood standing female Pende figure with arms at sides cascading hair. Classic downturned Pende style face, feet absent.
Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$475 Sale Price
50% Off
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 Wood 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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Cedar
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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Luba/Kusu Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
This fine figure, from the Luba/Kusu culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dates back to the early twentieth-century or before, to the nineteenth-century. The carved figur...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, grain and wood and featu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
$388 Sale Price
20% Off