1970s Tribal Art

Beautiful Exchange Currency Object in metal from Congo, from around the 1970 ies, originally used as a foot-ankle band, as sign of wealth, later used as a currency object, the metal ...

A unusually large and impressive Mbole people hammered copper currency piece, mounted on a custom black metal stand, mid to late 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The large copper currency piece of striking form. The compressed spherical shape with a wedge cut out, and large hole in the center, is typical of Mbole currency pieces. This example is remarkable for its size, measuring 11 inches in diameter. The surface of the currency piece has a wonderful texture and patina. The hammered surface bearing dimples and scratches from manufacture, use, and general handling. The complex patina is overall a deep copper brown, with lighter copper, red cuprite, and even green blue malachite...

Vintage Native American Navajo silver and Turquoise belt necklace Classic Navajo Silver design sterling silver with Turquoise Sterling ...

Pair of horsemen in bronze from Mali of the Dogon ethnic group. Beautiful volume for this charming piece of large size. Brown patina with numerous nuances. 2 Armed riders sitting u...

An Ashanti stool, traditional personal stool from Ghana. Mid 1970s. Hand-carved from a single piece of teak wood. Use as a low end table, stand or seat.

As stated in The Nelson Rockefeller Collection catalog: This 17th century bronze from the Court of Benin, Bini Tribe. (Nigeria, Africa) was originally created as a tusk holder for royal ancestral shrines...

Native American stunning large vintage Mata Ortiz black on black vase by Gloria Hernandez A large black on black vase from the American south west...

A three-pronged male headdress, made of old "white-heart" red glass beads, leather, raffia and boar's tusks. Used by the Hamer tribe in Ethiopia. Each of the three prongs measures 13...

An Ethiopian women's headpiece, made of old "white-heart" red glass beads, circa 1979. The length of the headpiece is 24 inches. The two lower ends have a 2.5-inch leather core, whi...

Polychrome leather African Massai tribe shield.

Yinka Adeyemi (born 1945, Iragjibi, Nigeria) Fulani Maidens. Signed and dated 1970, lr. inscribed, ll. linocut on paper good, strong impression. Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife...

Yinka Adeyemi (born 1945, Iragjibi, Nigeria) Traditional Dance and Music Signed and dated 1970, lr. inscribed, ll. linocut on paper, good, strong impression. Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife...