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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
Large 19th Century Wooden Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 19th century Central American wooden mortar with a beautifully hand-hewn texture and a well worn finish. Mortars like these were used to crush grains, spices, herbs, and othe...
Category
19th Century Central American Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ottoman Empire ‘18th Century or Earlier’ Pair of Turkish Bath Clogs with Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
18th century or earlier, (Ottoman Empire) pair of Turkish bath clogs with mother-of-pearl inlay
these are a beautiful decorative object d' art whic...
Category
18th Century Turkish Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa
A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture....
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo
An early Chokwe carved wood section from a ceremonial chair with masks and a stan...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Nepal or Tibet Ghurra Churn Handle Carved Woven Knot, Old Worn 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
Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
A Tonga Pakipaki war club, Polynesia, 18th century
An exceptional ironwood war club originating from Tonga, Polynesia. 18th century and hand carved with complex geometric patterns running the length of the shaft.
4 human and 1 botanical glyphs and a extra carving, see details in picture 2
The Tongan war club...
Category
18th Century Polynesian Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Wood Paduka Sandals, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century tribal wood paduka sandals, India
A sculptural pair of Indian paduka (khadau chappals) sandals with a simple scale pattern and nice encrusted patin...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Tribal 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
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
1950s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Native American North West Coast Eagle Comb
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Native American North West Coast Eagle Comb
The eagle has a frog in its claws which is “holding” a whale. Carved with classic Nort...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
African Carved Wooden Coffee Tray from the Gurage Zone in Ethiopia
Located in Miami, FL
An Ethiopian coffee tray carved out of a single piece of wood with round tray and handle resting on four legs, from the Gurage zone, named from t...
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carving on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Indonesian Carved Wooden Seated Gentleman
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious early 20th century Indonesian carved wooden seated gentleman.
This is Beautiful bit of ‘treen’ carved most likel...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 1940s Hard Wood African Lobi Stools with Carved and Pyrogravure Details
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two hand carved hardwood stools with pyrographic decoration from the Sikire Kambire School of the Gaoua region of Burkina Faso (Lobi People, ci...
Category
1940s Burkinabe Tribal Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
African Mende Helmut Mask
Located in Kensington, MD
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, Africa for use in masquerades by young women in initi...
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matching rare pair of stocky male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa, created in the early 20th century. Dressed with matching glass bead necklace and bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carvings on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Oceanic Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Carved Door Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century African Nupe people Nigeria door panel. Hand carved wood w/ animals, objects, symbols in relief w/ original beautifully aged original surface color patina.. Genuinely ol...
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
South African Zulu Two Handled Carved Wood Meat Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A South African two handled carved wood meat tray
Zulu, 20th century
Measures: Approximate 3 1/4" in. high x 10 1/2" in. long x 8 1/2" in. wide
(8.2 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Carved Wood Miniature Baule Mask of Bush cow Stand Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature mask by the Baule of Ivory Coast, West Africa, representing a bushcow with horns (tip of one missing), dark encrusted patina from e...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Exotic Indian Art Deco Sculpted Head in Wood by Arias
Located in Oakland, CA
Original wood carved Peruvian Indian head in the Art Deco style. Lots of geometric and triangular details integrated within the head-dress. Interesting history imagines the face characteristics seem to be from a South American Indian origin. The piece somehow found its way to Israel where it was purchased on my behalf. The condition is excellent and the pose is very serious and intense. The artist Arias, Inca art...
Category
1940s Ecuadorean Art Deco Vintage Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Worn Kuba Tribal Platter Incised Design, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sweet worn and smoothed Kuba ceremonial serving platter with handle and incised Classic royal Kuba knot pattern on one side.
Cracks and on...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an animal head with horns possibly an antelope. Includes...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku War Club, Eastern Highlands - Morobe Province
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club originates from the Morobe Province, which is a very remote area located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Gu...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Fine Jelutong Wood Borneo Dayak Kliau or Shield, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Jelutong wood Dayak Kliau or shield
Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, first half of the 19th century
Measures: H. 126 x W. 36 cm
The kliau or klebit is the most popular ...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar
Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen, early 19th century
Measures: Height 24 x Diameter 18 cm
Finely carved in th...
Category
Early 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
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
19th Century Small Wooden/Metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century small wooden/metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border.
Category
19th Century Yemeni Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Early Small Salampasu Warrior's Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand. Mask 10", height on stand 14" strong angular...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
American Diorama, Follower Gerrit Schouten, Carib Indigenous Village
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Gerrit Schouten (second half of the 19th century)
Diorama depicting a Carib Indigenous camp
Carved wood, papier-mâché, paint on paper...
Category
19th Century Surinamer Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Clay, Twig, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original applied patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
15th Century Tribal Wood Panel with Mahakala, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th century tribal wood panel with Mahakala, Tibet
A dramatic wood panel from the front of an early Tibetan chest, with all the original mineral ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tibetan Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
This large, post contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Enamel, Wire
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face.
The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Small Warrior Spirit Mask, Northwest Coast by Charlie Mickey, Nootka Nation
By Charlie Mickey
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A small warrior spirit mask
Northwest Coast
Carved and polychrome decorated mask with horse hair,
Hand carved by Charlie Mickey (1910-1988), Hesquiah...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup.
The real Kuba masks...
Category
1620s Congolese Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage to the women of their Community, understood to possess spiritual powers capable of the benefit or the destruction of society. The Gelede masquerade is an opportunity to honor or condemn behaviors within the Community, through dance, art, satire, and poetry. Worn by veiled dancers, Gelede masks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage or antique South Seas carved teak Mermaid, circa 1920s or perhaps earlier, a hand carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down back, shell necklace, and scale pattern throughout her tail. The statue is weathered, has a few age cracks, and the end of the tail is broken. Mounted long ago on a late Victorian brass lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Folk Art Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Mortar and Pestle with Nail Studs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden mortar and pestal with nail studs - an attractive piece, used as a prop in the television show MAD MEN. A lovely decorative piece or use it to crus...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ethno Design Standing Human Skeleton Sculptured in Wood, South East Asia
Located in Leuven , BE
The sculpture dates from the beginning of the 20th century and has a wonderful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important mask with beautiful a patina over paint and sculpting note, heads on both sides. Acquired from an old private collection. An almost identical mask was exhibited in "African...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Nepal Himalayan Butter Churn Handle, Early 20th Century with Heart Shape
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 braided columns rising to a h...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Dogon Tribe Toguna Post from Mali (Mid 20th C.) on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19 Century Tribal Baule Male Figure with Period Mount African Art
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A brass tag was nailed to the back. This interesting and slightly shocking means of identification, tells us more about the artistic disdain and ethnographic interest of the Europea...
Category
Late 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Antique Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Wood Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
