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Place of Origin: Congolese
Salampasu Ritual Wood Boat with Four Masked Figure & Attendants Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very rare example of an assemblage carved wood sculpture of a boat with a row of standing figures, the second wears the classic mask of the Salampasu people, of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Figures are attached with pins to the bottom of the boat...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Salampasu Ritual Wood Boat with Four Masked Figure & Attendants Congo
Salampasu Ritual Wood Boat with Four Masked Figure & Attendants Congo

Salampasu Ritual Wood Boat with Four Masked Figure & Attendants Congo

Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden frame with a figure inside carved from 1 single piece, these kind of items called "Nzambi". Upper Kwango area DR Congo Tribal aged using patina Heigth 24 cm, ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.
Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.

Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.

Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920
Located in Bilzen, BE
Genuine Statue / bust Of The Yaka Tribe - Dr Congo, Early 20th century Tribal aged patina Mounted on a wooden base Total height 22 cm, figure height 15.5 cm
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920
Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920

Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920

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
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Wooden Cup Kuba/ndengese Kingdom, Dr Congo, Late 19th Century
African Wooden Cup Kuba/ndengese Kingdom, Dr Congo, Late 19th Century

African Wooden Cup Kuba/ndengese Kingdom, Dr Congo, Late 19th Century

Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box Circa: late 19th century Origin: DR Congo Very rich tribal aged patina and traces 9.5 x 15.5 cm, height 9 cm
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century
Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century

Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century

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. ...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC
Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC

Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC

Old And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Yombe Woyo Kongo Tribe Dr Congo 19th
Located in Leuven, BE
Old and exceptional funerary anthropomorphic statue from the Yombe / Kongo tribe DR Congo Tribe : Yombe / Woyo / Kongo Country of origin : DR Congo / Angola Period: late 19th century...
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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Old And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Yombe Woyo Kongo Tribe Dr Congo 19th
Old And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Yombe Woyo Kongo Tribe Dr Congo 19th

Old And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Yombe Woyo Kongo Tribe Dr Congo 19th

19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Copper crosses called Handa, Katanga region, Republic of Congo, 19th century. Cast copper in the shape of an equal-armed cross used as a form of curren...
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19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo
19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo

19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo

African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance
By Kuba
Located in Sharon, CT
A Kuba Head as a cup. Rich dark patina. Mount included. From The Late Bryce Holcombe Collection. Bryce was the founding director of Pace Primitive, and a personal friend.
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance
African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance

African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance

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 Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century
Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century

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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Luba/Kusu Fetish Figure
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Luba/Kusu Fetish Figure

Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Luba/Kusu Fetish Figure

Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hoe-Shaped Currency "Mbili Ngbaka," Ngbaka, D.R. Congo 20th century Iron, accumulation 16 x 7 in. / 41 x 18 cm Height on custom display stand: 18.25 in. / 46 cm This interesting type of iron currency was used for major transactions such as dowry payments. The two wings added to the lower tips of the hoe underline the non-utilitarian character of this type of currency (Ballarini, "The Perfect Form...
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20th Century Other Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo

Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo

Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Wire

Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo

Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo

Antique Mangbetu tribe female Statue - DR Congo Region Uele - 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
Refined Mangbetu female figurine, Democratic Republic of Congo. Red-brown patina and fine carved scarifications on torso. Late 19th century. 30 cm high Note : The Mangbetu people of...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Mangbetu tribe female Statue - DR Congo Region Uele - 19th century
Antique Mangbetu tribe female Statue - DR Congo Region Uele - 19th century

Antique Mangbetu tribe female Statue - DR Congo Region Uele - 19th century

Kuba Palm Wine Bowl with Handle Geometric Motifs All Around
Located in Miami, FL
Yak milk Jar with handle, finely carved with geometric motifs all around the piece. Tribal Art from North Nepal beginning of 20th century, from the Himalaya c...
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20th Century Folk Art Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Kuba Palm Wine Bowl with Handle Geometric Motifs All Around
Kuba Palm Wine Bowl with Handle Geometric Motifs All Around

Kuba Palm Wine Bowl with Handle Geometric Motifs All Around

Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art
By Ekonda Culture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. Puddle cast, forged and engraved copper alloy. The beautiful ankle cuff sculpture, is hand-forged, very heavy and a great tr...
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20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Copper, Metal

Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art

Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art

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.
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Luba Kifwebe Sandals
Luba Kifwebe Sandals

Luba Kifwebe Sandals

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...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo

Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa
Located in Leuven, BE
This Luba Royal caryatid stool from DR Congo Luba was in the 19th century used a Royal enthronement emblem. Luba leaders trace their ancestry to a dynasty of sacred kings, and Luba r...
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Mid-19th Century Primitive Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa
Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa

Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Winnetka, IL
Three Kuso Currency pieces known as Boloko are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are made from forged iron and were used as currency in commerce. Today, they are sculp...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo

Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo

Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century
By Songye Tribe
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...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century
Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century

Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century

Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo African Art Kasaï
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo People : Kuba Country : DR Congo, Sankuru River Early 20th century Wood Length : 51 cm This elaborately carved and ornamented tobacco pipe wa...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Palmwood

Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo African Art Kasaï
Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo African Art Kasaï

Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo African Art Kasaï

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 Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Brass, Iron

Teke Ibia Ax From The Teke Tribe, Dr Congo Brazzaville 19th Century Mfinu Laali
Teke Ibia Ax From The Teke Tribe, Dr Congo Brazzaville 19th Century Mfinu Laali

Teke Ibia Ax From The Teke Tribe, Dr Congo Brazzaville 19th Century Mfinu Laali

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...
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20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional anthropomorphic statue from the Tshokwe / Chokwe tribe DR Congo / Angola Tribe : Tshokwe / Chokwe Country of origin : DR Congo / Angola Period: 1900-1920 Height: 34 cm V...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola
Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola

Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola

Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup ('Mbwoongntey'), DRC
Located in London, GB
The decorative details adorning this ceremonial cup reflected the owner’s wealth, status and influence within the Kuba Kingdom. This anthropomorphic Kuba cup ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup ('Mbwoongntey'), DRC
Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup ('Mbwoongntey'), DRC

Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup ('Mbwoongntey'), DRC

Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
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1930s Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC

Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
This elaborate Janus statue is a rare example of an Ibibio free-standing figure to recall a well-defined ancestor in what seems a European outfit .The Ibibios lend supernatural power...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria
Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
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,...
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1980s Modern Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Gold Leaf

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
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1920s Archaistic Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Copper

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin

Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Very rare Ancient And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue From The Pende Tribe Country : DRCongo Kasaï Region Age : late 19th century Height : 48 cm Excellent condition / missing t...
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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Raffia, Hardwood

Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art
Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art

Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art

Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC
Located in London, GB
This finely constructed and decorated grass fibre hat from the Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was collected in the 1930's. This wide-brimmed hat was likely made...
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1930s Tribal Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Natural Fiber

Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC
Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC

Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC

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...
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1970s Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Copper

African Metal Currency Exchange Object
African Metal Currency Exchange Object

African Metal Currency Exchange Object

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Located in London, GB
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child Superb colour and rich patina 
Wood Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo Early 20th Century Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th/early 20 th century DR Congo / Angola For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium Tribe :...
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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Wood

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo
Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo

1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel
Located in London, GB
This 1930's panel, from the Mbole culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been woven from bark fibre. Dark-coloured strands of fibre, dyed with the roots of a banana tre...
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1930s Tribal Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Natural Fiber

1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel
1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel

1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel

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 Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem early 20th DR Congo Africa
Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem early 20th DR Congo Africa

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem early 20th DR Congo Africa

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
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 - d...
Category

1980s Modern Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s

African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s

Metal Iron African Antique Currency from Congo
Located in New York, NY
African antique currency from the Congo, most likely Iron. Beatufil decorative piece, includes a stand. This Currency piece was circulated as a mean...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Congolese Tribal Art

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Metal, Iron

Metal Iron African Antique Currency from Congo
Metal Iron African Antique Currency from Congo

Metal Iron African Antique Currency from Congo

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)
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 Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Metal

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)
Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Located in Leuven , BE
Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters

Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Located in Leuven , BE
The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...
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1920s Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf

Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf

Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Male,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
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1940s Vintage Congolese Tribal Art

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Paper

Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944
Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944

Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944

African Textile SHOWA KUBA, also for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table or to make pillows. an IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa....
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Tribal Art

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Raffia

African Textile SHOWA KUBA, also for Backrest Cover
African Textile SHOWA KUBA, also for Backrest Cover

African Textile SHOWA KUBA, also for Backrest Cover

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...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Copper

Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century
Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century

Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century

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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Two spearheads used as currency by the Bangala people of the Congo
Two spearheads used as currency by the Bangala people of the Congo

Two spearheads used as currency by the Bangala people of the Congo

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