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Large Antique Indonesian Kris Dagger – Ethnographic collectible weapons
Located in London, GB
Large Antique Indonesian Kris Dagger – Ethnographic collectible weapons
A striking and authentic large antique Indonesian Kris (keris) dagger, dating to the early 20th century. This traditional Southeast Asian weapon features a dramatic curved zigzag (luk) blade, expertly forged and finely detailed, symbolizing power and spiritual energy. The blade is paired with a carved Horn hilt and shaped wooden sheath, showcasing classic Indonesian...
Category
Indonesian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian
Located in London, GB
Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian
A Finely carved antique Maori hard wood stick
A Maori hard wood staff or walking ...
Category
New Zealand 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Nepal Mahakala Wood Dance Mask with Open Eyes Fierce Mouth Teeth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood smaller dance mask from Nepal with powerful expression, open eyes and open mouth with carved teeth and fangs, representing the Buddhist Mahakala, the demon chaser. The to...
Category
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kenyan Massai tribe hand painted hide shield
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Kenyan Massai tribe hand painted hide shield circa 1920. Not to be confused with modern reproductions.
Beautiful decorative piece from Kenya, likely to be from the Massai or Kikuya...
Category
Kenyan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Paint
Vintage Asian Indian Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh Tribal Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Nice Vintage Asian Indian ethnic Tibetan Silver coral Necklace Ladakh
Typical Ladakh ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Traditional necklace
850 grade silver with coral beads
Conditi...
Category
Indian Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Turquoise Coral Necklace
Located in London, GB
Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Turquoise Coral Necklace
A beautiful necklace of Tibetan Turquoise beads
interspersed with natural red coral and silver beads with silver clasp
Period 2nd ...
Category
Tibetan 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power figure of the Songye, southeastern Congo. Such sculptures are used as a major role in t...
Category
Congolese Primitive 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
large African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin framed
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin, cotton applique, mid 20th c.
Category
African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century.
A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1960s Antique Large Penca De Balangandan Afro-American Amulet Tinplate, Brazil
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely unique very large creole 'Penca De Balangandan' from Brazil from around 1960.
Tin base, possibly silver plated.
Traditional slave amule...
Category
Brazilian American Colonial 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Tin
Authentic African Zebra Skin Drum
Located in Malibu, CA
Drum, African Tamtam Engoma from Uganda. The 50's
20th century African tribal drum. Made using a zebra skin, the drum has great sound.
A multifunctional piece can also be used as an ...
Category
Ugandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Hardwood
$976 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Finely painted in linear geometric designs
Period 1970s signed on base R Reano
Condition Good
Category
American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mud cloth (Bogolanfini),
Mali, Bamana People
mid-20th century.
Hand woven 'discharge dyed' cotton
Approximately 71 x 52 in. (180cm. x 132cm.)
A dazzling geometric pattern...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric
Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan
A large mounted silk and cotton ‘adras’ ikat panel with a dynamic 4-color design of large red rings with white centers surrounded b...
Category
Uzbek Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
This early 20th century hand-spun cotton futon cover displays a pattern of scattered ‘well-head’ motifs across a deep indigo fie...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An example of the continuation of the Kuba design tradition into the late 20th century. Technically superb, an amalgamation of traditional patterns interpreted by contemporary artist...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage Pal Kepenyes Bronze/Brass Necklace, 20th Century
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Pal Kepenyes bronze/brass necklace, 20th century.
This Hungarian born artist worked in Mexico for decades, known for free-form sculptural jewelry...
Category
Mexican Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin.
Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was taking place in Africa.
Various goods such as textiles, fea...
Category
Congolese Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Good of female Yoruba Ibeji Figures
Finely carved in dense wood with linear decoration to the body
Nigeria Period Early 20th century
Size: 27 and 25 cm Condition: Good
Fine...
Category
Nigerian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, ex Sothebys
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Expressive early classic cubist Dan mask with refined expressive look, narrow open eyes and mouth and fine line scarification marks around outside of face. Created early 20th century by the Dan People...
Category
Liberian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
This early 20th century indigo-dyed futon cover displays a large, graphically compelling lattice design created by warp and weft...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Man's Ceremonial (cofradía) Outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century man's ceremonial (cofradía) outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
25" (63.5 cm) shoulder to hem by 59" (274 cm) across shoulders
It is rare to find a complete ceremonial cofradía outfit in such good condition. The blue zigzag embroidery at shoulders and cuffs is said to signify that the wearer was an astrologist or day-keeper of the ceremonial Maya calendar...
Category
Guatemalan Spanish Colonial 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core, in...
Category
Vanuatuan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Old Antique Lobi Wooden Female Figure Sculpture Produced in Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century Lobi folk tribal art female figure wooden sculpture produced in Burkina Faso, Africa by anonymous designer in the 1940s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H:...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Abaca Tapis Skirt, Philippines, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Abaca Tapis Skirt
Bagobo people, Mindanao, Philippines
Mid-20th century
Hemp family
Measures: H 23.25 in x W 27.5 in
Fully opened: H: 46.5 in x W: 55 in
Abaca is a textile unique to...
Category
Philippine 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hemp
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
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
Canadian Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique South American Native Hand Woven Geometric Design Sling Bag
Located in New York, NY
South American native geometric design sling bag with shoulder strap.
Finely woven with natural dyed and undyed natural cactus fiber.
It has been stored impeccably over the years an...
Category
South American Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Skull Face Mask Nepal Citipati Wood Dance Mask with Open Eyes Mouth Carved Teeth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Oval skull face dance mask from Nepal with powerful expression, open eyes and oval mouth with finely carved teeth. Representing the Buddhist Citipati, the skull faced protector. Hea...
Category
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Jar-shaped Rice Storage Basket, Philippines, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Jar-shaped rice storage basket (Ulbung), Philippines, early to mid-20th Century
This basket comes from Ifugao, Philippines. Made by hand from bamboo ...
Category
Philippine Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century ceremonial cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. ...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This very flat mask originates from the Atoni people of Timor. For the Timorese people masks portray both male and female ancestors, worn by warriors to scare off enemies or during c...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Asian Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet
Period early 20th century
Fine quality Indian jade decorated with silver and semi precious stones
Condition: natural lin...
Category
Indian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Jade, Silver
Dan Mask Max Granick Provenance
By Dan People
Located in Sharon, CT
Purchased from the estate of Max Granick. Granick had a frame shop on
56st and in addition to being one of the great framers of midcentury NY
was a partner with John Graham offering ...
Category
Liberian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Aluminum
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes played a great role in influencing and inspiring the German Expressionists.
Though ...
Category
Cameroonian Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Bronze Bracelet Currency Bangle Tribal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique African bronze bracelet currency bangle Tribal art.
High quality bronze currency bracelet from west Africa.
Traditionally used in monetary fu...
Category
African Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
1960's Kuna Mola Tapestry with Appliqued Archangels Michael Gabriel & Raphael
Located in New York, NY
1960's Kuna , Central American native cotton applique tapestry of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael heralding with celestial trumpets...
Category
Panamanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Bird Family Applique Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1960's Kuna Mola, a traditional multi layered cotton applique tapestry hand sewn by Central American Kuna native women. Mounted on cardboard, for eas...
Category
Panamanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurine. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or peop...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
USA, circa 1900s
A rare collection of four Plains Tribe American Flag motif ceremonial beadwork strips dating ba...
Category
North American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Beads
$608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Signed Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo Hopi-Tewa Polychrome Ceramic Jar, c. Late 20th
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite Pueblo ceramic jar (olla) by renowned Hopi-Tewa potter Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo is a masterful example of traditional Southwestern pottery. Handcrafted and signed by...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali
Wood
Early to mid-20th century
Measures: 75.5 x 14 in. / 192 x 36 cm
With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was originally used outdoors. Ca...
Category
Malian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$3,900
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods (however this puppet lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth
D.R.Congo, Kuba (Shoowa) People
Mid 20th century
Raffia, natural dyes, cut pile embroidery
61 x 53.5 cm (24″ x 21”)
Provenance: Pierre Loos Collection, Bru...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Solid Brass Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Gurma People, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Hand-stamped and shaped graphical motives and the ti...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
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
Papua New Guinean Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Enamel, Wire
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Wooden Neck Rest (early 20th Century) Dr Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Authentic Kuba Wooden Headrest
Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 1900s
Hand-carved hardwood with incised geometric motifs
Dimensions: heigth 14 cm, width 18 cm
Description:
A rare...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Kuba Shoowa Textile 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Shoowa Prestige Cloth
Kuba Shoowa peoples
DR Congo, Kasai Region
Raffia palm fiber, natural and chemical dyes, cut-pile and stem stitch embroidery
24.5 x 24.5 inches (62 x 62 cm)
...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Three Tutsi Gourd Vessels Burundi Africa
Located in Rochester, NY
Three Tutsi gourd storage vessels ( liquids wine ) in good original condition with beautifully aged old surface color. Mid 20th century. Burundi Africa. Measurements - gourd w/ wov...
Category
Burundian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$550 / set
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
An antique Tutsi Basketry Woven Screen, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Insika (Screen or Wall Panel)
Rwanda-Burundi, Tutsi people
Circa 1900 or earlier
Natural fibers and dyes
H 23 ins (58.5 cm)
W 16 ins (40.5 cm)
Depth 3 1/2 ins (9 cm)
This superb ...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Antique 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Indian kantha cloths originally developed as a way in which old sari cloth could be recycled and put to use. They’re usually composed of 3-4 ...
Category
Indian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
