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Place of Origin: African
Moroccan Ethnic Authentic Throw Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan authentic Berber ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.The front and the back are made from a different rug, front...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Handmade Bow & Arrow Sheath Made In Natural Materials & Wood From Africa
Located in Lejre, DK
Handmade bow and arrow sheath from Africa, made of natural materials. The bow is made of wood with a string of twisted plant fibers and decorated with traditional windings. The arrow...
Category

1920s Other Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Moroccan African Art Metal Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art wall shade metal sconce shade. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or just art work. Iron frame with tribal...
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Beautifully Formed 1930's - 1940's Pokot Elder's Stool, Kenya
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...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Yoruba Wood Circular Divination Board Face & Figures, Early 20th C round
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early large Yoruba divination board, a classic form round board with face at top, figures, couples, snakes, cowrie shells and other items around the edge of the board. Heavy wood, early 20th century, Nigeria. Areas of erosion, old insect damage and wear in center from traditional use. Provenance: ex - Mereidi Singer Stoli collection, ex Lempertz Auction 2019 With small metal stand...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Danced Black Wood Mask From the Guro Peoples Ivory Coast Bird on top
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Danced Black Wood Mask From the Guro Peoples Ivory Coast Bird on top. Finely carved mask with carved open eyes, and pointed nose and slightly smiling mouth. It is in good co...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan tribal Berber wooden sugar hammer. Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Slender 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century chair, from the Gindabarat in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, has been finely carved from a single piece of dense, heavy wood. The circular, narrow-in-siz...
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Handwoven Moroccan Berber Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug. The front of this Berber pillow and the back are made from a different rug, fron...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

19th Century Igbo Iron Spiral Currency (Manilla), Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This nineteenth-century spiral currency (Manilla), from the Igbo culture in Nigeria, is impressive in its size and exhibits a wonderfully exaggerated twisted, spiral form. Spiral ir...
Category

19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Handpainted African Art Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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 Arts and Crafts African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

African Kenyan Bells with 3 Kisi Metal Tally Sticks / Provenance Douglas Dawson
Located in Chicago, IL
African Kenyan bells with 3 Kisi metal tally sticks provenance Douglas Dawson. Came from the Goldberg Family Collection. Dims are of a single bell.
Category

19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Central African Buffalo Slit Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This large animal sculpture is actually a traditional African slit drum, a percussive instrument commonly carved from a single block of wood. Comprised of a hollow resonance chamber ...
Category

20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Moroccan Ethnic Berber Throw Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug. The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition. We have not detected any loose beads...
Category

Late 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Canvas, Beads

African Painting by Adingra
Located in Antwerp, BE
African painting stone on burlap by Adingra, 1983, France - Cote d'Ivoire. Measures: Height 61 cm, width 39 cm, depth 2 cm.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Art

Materials

Sandstone

1950's Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved Nyamwezi mask displays a powerful facial expression, with small rounded eyes and large ears, a long and slender nose, and an open mouth with inserted wooden teeth....
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Parchment Moroccan African Art Wall Curved Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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 shade...
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Masque tribal en alliage de bronze ancien Mid - century
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Masque tribal présumé Sénufo en alliage bronzier ancien circa 1950. D'une patine du temps vert de gris oxydée, ce masque est une création artisanale de talent et unique. Il représent...
Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Moroccan Tribal Berber Wool Comb
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan tribal Folk Art Berber wool comb. 19th century, nice patina, Museum collector piece.
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Group of Three Traditional Medicine Containers. Luguru, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
Sold as a collection each of these medicine containers displays their own distinctive characteristics. One of the gourd containers features a carved wooden stopper depicting a male h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads

Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure from the Yaka people of DRC Congo, Africa. Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bamileke Iron Double Gong, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like many pieces of traditional African metalwork, this sculptural double bell served multiple purposes within the Bamileke communities of Cameroon. They were status symbols, ceremon...
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa. A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.
Category

19th Century Primitive Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Leather Pillow with Fringes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tuareg hand tooled leather pillow. Great colors, hand painted with tribal geometric design with long leather fringes on each side. Handcrafted in Africa with pieces of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Vintage Parchment Tribal Art Wall Sconce North African
By Berber Tribes of 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 s...
Category

20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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 Other African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Statue of the Suku Tribe – Congo – Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Wooden Statue of the Suku Tribe – Congo – Early 20th Century Ex. Belgian colonial collection Ex. Kellim Brown, Brussels Ex. Zemanek-Münster A superb wooden statue carved by the Su...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted Parchment Moroccan Art Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of 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 art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moorish African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon Worn by the Bana Guilli (Kirdi) women of the Mandara Mountain region in northern Cameroon, pubic aprons, or cache-se...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Ethnic Wall Art
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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 Moorish African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Handpainted Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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 Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By Icons
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth. +/- 1920 These cloths we're made from the inside of the bark of the Ficus latex tree. After been prepared and dryed, ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Gurage Headrest With Double-Tiered Structure, Ethiopia
Located in London, GB
Dating to the late 19th century, this is a fine and rarer form of Ethiopian headrest with a double-tiered, cone-shaped base. Decorating the base ar...
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Berber Moroccan Ourika Valley Eye Design Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with natural, undyed wool, flat-weaves such as the one illustrated here are characteristic of the Berber people located in the Ourika Valley, in the Moroccan High Atlas region....
Category

1940s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
Located in London, GB
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art A fine old Tsonga headrest Carved from hard wood with 3 central pillars Period Early 20th century Height: 15 cm Conditio...
Category

19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
A rare figurative harp from made by the Vuvi or Tsogo people of Gabon. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. These rare instruments are well known for their...
Category

20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo Bimbulu Signed - Ethnic African Measures : 24x16cm H:47cm Weight : ~5kg
Category

20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem  Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’  South Africa  19th Century  Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long  Provenance: Taylo...
Category

19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

African Wooden Decorative Tribal Art Drum with Hide & Rope Produced Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare African tribal wooden decorative drum with hide and rope produced in Africa early 1900s. In good original condition. Dimensions: H: 38 cm / 14.95" Diameter: 17 cm / 6.70"
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Hide, Wood

Ewe Kente
By Green Grove Weavers
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine old piece of Royal Ewe Kente from arpund 1930. Kente textile is a Royal Textile of the Ewe people of Ghana . This piece would have been worn...
Category

1930s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Ewe Kente
Ewe Kente
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Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Stone mortar and pestle Nigeria 20th century Measures: Mortar: 21 x 15.5 x 2 in. / 53 x 39 x 5 cm Height on custom display stand: 26...
Category

20th Century Other African Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

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 Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Collection of Burkina Faso Currency
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of Burkina Faso currency from the mid-20th century. This assortment of three vintage African ritual iron snakes effigies originate from the L...
Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

African Wooden Cup Kuba/ndengese Kingdom, Dr Congo, Late 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A palm wine cup from the Kuba Kingdom DR Congo with a beautiful tribal patina of use, late 19th century height 13 cm, Cup diameter 10.5 cm Good condition
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’ South Africa 19th Century Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long Published: ‘The ...
Category

19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Cubist Danced Kuba Mask Black Patina Cone Eyes Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ancient Cubist Kuba Dance Mask Black Patina, Cone Shaped Eyes, from the Congo, Africa. It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for it...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Two Mounted Mbole Woven Bark Fibre Panels, DRC
Located in London, GB
Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional meeting house. The panels are made from woven bark fibre decorated with striking geometric designs. The da...
Category

1930s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

A Dancing Mask by Dan Tribe Africa 1930's
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Dancing Mask by Dan Tribe Africa 1930's Beautiful patina. This mask was probably worn for ritual dances. Old traces of paint on the raffia Report : Base is not included
Category

1930s Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
A standing female figure with prominent breasts below a columnar neck resting between broad shoulders that lead to elongated arms which bend at the elbows to support the seat above. ...
Category

20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Maasai Necklace Mounted on Custom Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African Maasai tribal necklaces mounted on stands. These very colorful African necklaces feature a variety of sizes. The prominent colors ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa. The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

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 Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...
Category

20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Bouelé Chief’s gilt-wood crown and sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe Ivory coast, late 19th/early 20th century H. 13 x L. 33.5 x D. 26 cm (crown) L. 14 cm ...
Category

Early 1900s Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Giltwood

Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Strong Marka antelope - human wood mask with metal, Mali Africa. Large square open eyes, long nose with horizontal lips, three projecting brass metal braids ending with feathered cl...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Benin brass Armlets or Anklets A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point. Rare pieces. Benin 19th century and earlier. For similar pair see re thinking pit Pitt Rivers pit rivers museum online collection Oxford UK.
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Painted White Woven Cane Fabric Beater from the Lega People of D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century woven cane fabric beater from the Lega People of D. R. Congo A sculptural piece of African utilitarian ware used to beat the dust out of fabric as it would hang on a ...
Category

Late 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Aluminum

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