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Period: 1970s
Bogolanfini "Mud Cloth" Woman's Wrapper
Located in Point Richmond, CA
WOMAN’S WRAPPER (BOGOLANFINI)
Mali, Bamana people
First half 20th century (probably made circa 1970)
Cotton (hand-spun), strip weave; painting with mud and plant dyes
These textil...
Category
Malian Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Red Mola Quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Mola quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
This large quilt is composed of thirty-six molas, including some depicting various animals and sea creatures, Jesus Ch...
Category
Panamanian Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Tribal Wooden Statue From Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An beautiful Wooden Statue from Papua New Guinea from the Sepik Region,
a seating figure with the typical Sepik features,
good patina and shine of the wood, powerful object
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Trivet by David Marshall, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large brutalist trivet designed and created by the artist David Marshall in the 70s in Spain. bronze and aluminum structure. Rare design object that will decorate your int...
Category
Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti 'Efe' People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Carved Wood 'Senufo' Statue on Stand
Located in Washington, DC
Hand-Carved Wood 'Senufo’' Fertility Statue, West Africa. Ivory Coast, circa 1970.
Category
African Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A set of 4 Wooden Spatels
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of 4 Spatula from the XINGU,an Indian Tribe in Brasil,
these wooden objects were used for cooking,
from the collection of Gunther Hartmann (1924-2012), a German Ethnologist,
very...
Category
Brazilian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Tribal Wooden mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A tribal Wooden mask from Papua New Guinea, Sepik region,
good patina and wear of the mask,
the mask is decorated with small shells and shell parts,
powerful object
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Australian Aboriginal Art Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra Painting Rainbow Serpant
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original stone painting titled "Rainbow Serpent, Ngalyod" by prominent Australian Aboriginal artist Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra (1915-1992). Th...
Category
Australian Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin.
Category
Malian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tribal African Igbo Agbogo mwo mask
This African Igbo mask, known as a "young girl", is decorated with a tangle of thick braids and fulfils the mos...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Terracotta Sculptures Massai Woman & Massai Warrior by H. Dullo 'Kenya' Tribal
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
H. DULLO (KENYA),
20th century.
A pair of terracotta sculptures
Massai Woman and Massai Warrior.
Both signed and dated “Dullo H. Eak 79”
Modelled i...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Shell Ceremonial Object from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A remarkable Ceremonial Object from Papua New Guinea,
made of small shells mounted on fabric,
very decorative item, used for ceremonies,
good patina and shine of the object, nice obj...
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric
African Decorative Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
A Chowke wood chair with figural carvings Africa, Angola
Category
Angolan Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 5 Tribal Art Knives from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional set of Tribal Knives from Papua New Guinea,Sepik Region,
made of Bone and carved with typical Sepik decorations,
great patina and color of the Bone,
very decorative it...
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Set of 3 Shell Bracelets from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of 3 Bracelets from Papua New Guinea made out of
the Tridacna Gigas Shell, these bracelets were hand sawn and decorated with refined notching,...
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A wonderful barkcloth from the Mbuti people in the Ituri forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Double Shell Amulet from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A double shell Amulet from Papua New Guinea,
good old patina and wear of the shell, decorated with shells and teeth,fibres
very decorative item with a lot of character
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
Expressive, interesting African Baoulé mask from Cote d'Ivoire from last third of the last century, carved from wood painted polychrome.
The face is narrow & elegant and has a though...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional set of 3 Ceremonial Objects from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An exceptional set of 3 Shell objects from Papua New Guinea,
made as ornaments used in the hair or as decoration of the body,
decorated with hand carved figures made out of coconut o...
Category
Asian Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
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...
Category
Congolese Vintage 1970s Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
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