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Period: 20th Century
Exceptional Kota Reliquary collected in situ in 1925, Gabon
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe who lives on the river Ogooué in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group based in the North-East of Gabon. T...
Category
Gabonese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Kusu wooden ancestor fetish ca 1900 DR Congo Africa Central African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Nicely carved Kusu / Congo statue with beautiful face / almond shaped eyes and triangular face with beard. Top of the head is a big hole to charche the po...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth-Century Small Prestige Stool With Wirework Decoration
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century prestige stool comes from the Kamba culture in Kenya. Consisting of a low-set, richly decorated circular seat supported by three finely carved legs, sto...
Category
Kenyan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Teak Wood Bowl from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A large teak wood bowl crafted on the island of Java, Indonesia. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of teak wood and maintains an organic shape and ...
Category
Indonesian Other Antique 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
Ikat Textile from Flores Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Flores, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. This textile is tubular for...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of red/brown ochres.
Length: 47 cm
Very good ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth Century Elder's Stool
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
Kenyan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Pained Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine Vintage carved pained Suriname stool with painted and scratched decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques
Suriname South Americ...
Category
Surinamer 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Aboriginal Carved Wood Woomera Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Large Aboriginal woomera carved in hard mulga wood with pleasing curved chip carved interior with gum handle and possum tooth barb
Beautiful p...
Category
Australian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century milk pail - known as an 'ithunga' - comes from the Zulu culture in South Africa. The milk pail displays a striking two-toned appearance, in which a ...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Dayak Iban Shield
Located in London, GB
A rare hand carved Dayak tribal shield from Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. These shields were made by the Dayak Iban tribes for real fighting use and ceremonial rites. Wonderfully car...
Category
Indonesian Primitive 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest.
This armrest was constructed by the Dinka People of the Republic of South
Sudan.
Typically, these headres...
Category
South Sudanese Brutalist 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Twentieth Century 'Zakpai' Mask
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century 'zakpai' mask, from the Dan culture in the Ivory Coast, reflects Dan conceptions of beauty. With its rounded eyes, accentuated cheekbones and...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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...
Category
Congolese 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Naga Shell Bracelet
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Shell decorated with a frieze of nine characters described in dotted mines.
The Naga are a tribe living in Nagaland, a place located at the border between Indian and Burma. They were head Hunter...
Category
Indian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Miao Silver Collar
Located in Pasadena, CA
This an impressive large early 20th century silver collar or neck band in the traditional Miao/Hmong Tribal tradition. The collar is composed of three individual but complementary bands, each designed in an abstract geometric pattern. The collars are mounted on a custom Steel stand. All three collars are in excellent overall condition; no faults have been noted. The Miao are an ethnic minority and are located principally at the intersection of northern Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China. Silver is highly prized by the Miao who gift silver to their daughters beginning at birth.
**We have had the collar appraised by Honeychurch Antiques...
Category
Thai Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Set of Three Early Twentieth Century Nigerian Door Panels
Located in London, GB
This set of three early twentieth-century panels, from the Nupe culture in Nigeria, display a blend of beautiful decorative designs, carved in low relief against a plain background. ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Pua Kumbu, Ikat Woven Tribal Textile from Sarawak
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pua Kumbu
Iban people, Sarawak
Late 19th to early 20th century
35 x 74.5 inches ( 89 x 189.5 cm)
Natural dyes with handspun cotton and commercial thread ...
Category
Malaysian Tribal Antique 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Three Early Miniature Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Masks on Custom Bases
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three early Papua New Guinea Sepik miniature tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of heavy yellow and black pigments. Different Bird imagery in e...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
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
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
Mid-Twentieth Century 'Idimu' Mask
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood, Beads
20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and v...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Makonde Tanzanian Carved Warrior Female Spear
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Warrior woman hunting spear of the African Makonde tribe.
Traditionally, Makonde wood carving has served as a means of storytelling, preserving their hi...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll, Aholi
By John Booth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll - Aholi on wood base
Matte and Glazed in ceramic (heavy)
Feather missing on one ear muff
The perfect addition to any Kachina D...
Category
Unknown Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Female Caryatid Stool
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
Category
Zimbabwean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides.
...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth-Century Mask With Powerful Expression
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...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Raw wooden ladder, primitive art of the Dayak people, Borneo, dating from the 1940s.
This ladder was designed to climb into a Dayak house. Nice patina of the wood left by time and...
Category
Indonesian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Moorish Brass and Copper Tea Pot on Kettle
Located in Plainview, NY
This Mid-Century Moorish teapot on kettle is made or red copper and brass and stands is a true thing of beauty by standing on a beautifully carved Kettle / pedestal. Handcrafted by ...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid-Twentieth Century Tanzanian Maternity Figure
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Moroccan Ethnic Authentic Throw Pillow
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
Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Twentieth Century Finely Carved Food Bowl Depicting Two Ducks
Located in London, GB
This fine mid-twentieth-century bowl, from the Lozi culture in Zambia, would have been traditionally used to serve and store food. The bowl's base has been made from a single piece of wood, and two beautifully carved ducks decorate the lid.
Animals depicted on Lozi bowls were often species that could be found inhabiting the shores of the Zambezi River...
Category
Zambian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Biwat People Ancestral Mask Papua New Guinea, Circa 1980
Located in Rochester, NY
Biwat people mask from the Yuat river region middle Sepik river Papua New Guinea in nicely aged original rich surface color patina to wood, shells and natural fibers. Circa 1980. Loo...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Natural Fiber
Fine Hardwood Drum
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic Tribal drum in all original condition. The Hardwood body of the Drum features fine Graining and has substantial weight. The very tight constru...
Category
Unknown Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
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
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in ivory, red and black colors with faces bird...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Wooden Makonde Mask from Mozambique, Tanzania, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden Makonde Mask From Mozambique, Tanzania Circa 1950s. Mozambican Makonde masks represent ancestral spirits who temporarily return to earth to appear in dances that c...
Category
Mozambican Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Hard Wood Yam Mask Red and Black
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of red, black and white pigments.
Mask is 10 inches high, on custom metal base total height 12 1/2...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from handspun cotton and natural dyes. This is a prestige cloth worn by a high ranking Elder of the Ewe people. The pattern denotes the individuals high status within the community with the dark blue background indicating the wisdom and knowledge of the owner. This piece will date from the 1930's and is in very fine condition. Ewe Kente...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
1995 Vintage Southwestern Beaded Turtle Medicine Bag Pouch Buffalo Nickel
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Native American style medicine bag or pouch fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle and buckskin leather, decorated around the edge with red and green beads and buttons made out of “Indian Head” / Buffalo nickels...
Category
Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Shell, Beads
Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestry Depicting Life Scenes Around a Village
Located in Barrington, IL
Beauty in Simplicity! Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestry Depicting Life Scenes Around a Village. Beauty in Simplicity! A beautiful handwoven African tapestry depicting people ...
Category
Lesothian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century metal hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as 'Penca de Balangadas' was used in the ancient times as an amulet by the ...
Category
Brazilian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Wood Yam Mask Yellow Red and Black on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik hard wood yam mask with areas of yellow, red, black and white pigments. Expressive face.
Mask is 8 1/2 inches high, on custom metal base total height 12 ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration.
We simply imagine it plac...
Category
African 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, 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 stunning array...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The hard wood of this female Koulango statue, from the Ivory Coast in the early 20th century, has developed a beautiful black patina. With hands resting on the abdomen, and the neck ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Tribal Cubist Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste Asia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered cubist squatting tribal carved wood Spring Figure with hands raised in namaste position. Wonderful open form figure with hands in front of chest and great profile. Thes...
Category
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi ceremonial dance shield.
Rwanda-Burundi
Second quarter, 20th century.
Wood, natural pigment
Provenance: Colonial period collection, Belgium...
Category
Rwandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Large Vintage Hopi Pueblo Redware Pottery Jar Scraffito Avanyu Design
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Vintage Hopi Pueblo Redware Pottery Jar Scraffito Avanyu Design.
Intricately etched and fully polished red large Hopi - San Ildefonso pottery ...
Category
American Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows. "Wayang" is a type of shadow puppet show originating fr...
Category
Javanese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hand Tooled Moroccan Etched Large Brass Oval Tray
Located in Malibu, CA
Fabulous very large handcrafted oval decorative brass tray.
Very fine metalwork, hand-hammered & embossed with a floral pattern & center medallion with a fluted edge.
Great to use on...
Category
Moroccan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
Category
Kenyan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Tribal stone squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved face. These were protective figures used in Nepal. ...
Category
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone