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Period: Early 19th Century
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover With superb colour and patina Wood, haliotis (abalone) shell New Zealand Early ...
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New Zealand Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover

A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover

$80,000
Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi tribe, Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early 20th century. I Carved from hard wood with fine small adze marks creating a v...
Category

Ghanaian Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900
Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900

Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900

$792
Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mbili currency used in the Ngbaka, Lobala and Bangala tribes in Congo. Circa Early 1800s, this spear point form is made in iron. It was used as a ma...
Category

Congolese Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand
Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand

Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand

$500
Genuine wooden palmwine cup from the Kuba / Lele tribe DR Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden palmwine cup from the Kuba / Lele tribe DR Congo. First half 20th century Tribal aged using patina Heigth 21.5 cm
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Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Genuine wooden palmwine cup from the Kuba / Lele tribe DR Congo
Genuine wooden palmwine cup from the Kuba / Lele tribe DR Congo

Genuine wooden palmwine cup from the Kuba / Lele tribe DR Congo

$1,801
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
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Tongan Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club

$8,250
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Category

Tongan Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form

$6,000
Moroccan Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer Marteau a Sucre Deggaga
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber hand-carved wooden sugar hammer "Deggaga". Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved and hand painted wood with tribal desig...
Category

Moroccan Islamic Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Moroccan Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer Marteau a Sucre Deggaga
Moroccan Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer Marteau a Sucre Deggaga

Moroccan Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer Marteau a Sucre Deggaga

$1,500
Tribal African Iron Hook Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Tribal African Currency.
Category

African Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Tribal African Iron Hook Currency
Tribal African Iron Hook Currency

Tribal African Iron Hook Currency

$2,448
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen, early 19th century Measures: Height 24 x Diameter 18 cm Finely carved in th...
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Indonesian Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina

Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina

$114,093
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Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
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Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna

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H 30.5 in W 7.5 in D 6 in
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 ...
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New Zealand Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian
Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian

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H 36.23 in W 1.97 in D 1.19 in
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...
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Congolese Tribal Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo

20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo

$1,500
H 26 in W 28 in D 1 in
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...
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Indonesian Other Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor

$500
H 6.11 in W 5.12 in D 0.02 in
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...
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Congolese Tribal Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt

$775
H 28.5 in W 35.5 in D 0.5 in
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...
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Congolese Tribal Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Raffia

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo

$775
H 28 in W 33 in D 0.5 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirl design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with 5 beads on each s...
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Burkinabe Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century

Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century

$900
H 1.38 in W 3.27 in D 3 in
Yoruba Nigeria African 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 turquoise, orange, green, yellow red, blue ...
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Nigerian Tribal Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand

Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand

$1,850
H 50 in W 10 in D 10 in
Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handwoven Belgium linen throw pillow. The front and the back are made from a different color, front is plain blue and back is plain canary...
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Belgian Organic Modern Early 19th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Linen

Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow
Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow

Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow

$690 / item
H 20 in W 20 in D 6 in
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup. The real Kuba masks...
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Congolese Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood

Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair

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H 11.82 in W 9.45 in D 15.75 in
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...
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Nigerian Tribal Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Metal

Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand

Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand

$1,850
H 46 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Congolese Textile Tetela DR Congo 19th century Measures: 68 x 41 inches (172 x 104 cm) Provenance: Ambre-Congo gallery, Brussels $5,000. A very rare ...
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Congolese Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Natural Fiber

Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo

Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo

$5,000
H 68 in W 41 in D 0.25 in
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Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover Zanshi-ori cloth is woven from leftover or repurposed threads, either from commercial kimono production or home produced recycled co...
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Japanese Taisho Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Cotton, Silk

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover
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H 70 in W 39 in D 0.5 in
Antique Carved Wooden Tribal Mask with Original Painting
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ancient tribal art mask for ritual use. With cut-outs for eyes, nose and mouth. With original polychrome painting. The mask only covers half of the face, instead of a mouth you can see a large tooth...
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Antique Carved Wooden Tribal Mask with Original Painting
Antique Carved Wooden Tribal Mask with Original Painting

Antique Carved Wooden Tribal Mask with Original Painting

H 7.09 in W 6.3 in D 5.12 in
Fine and Large Polynesian Kava Bowl or Tanoa from Fiji, Early 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine and large Fijian Kava bowl or tanoa Polynesia, early 19th century Overall with a very attractive dark brown patina and traces of usage. Diam....
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Fijian Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Hardwood

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H 11.82 in Dm 25.2 in
Non-Human Made of Ceremonial Skull
Located in Leuven , BE
Ceremonial skull made of non- human organic material and of unknown origin.
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Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Wood

Non-Human Made of Ceremonial Skull
Non-Human Made of Ceremonial Skull

Non-Human Made of Ceremonial Skull

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 14.57 in
Pair of Fon Legba Phalluses, 19th Century
By Fon People
Located in Chicago, IL
These carved-wood phalluses, called Legba, were among many placed outside dwellings and in the fields of the Fon people of West Africa to ensure fertility and bountiful harvests. The...
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Beninese Primitive Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Steel

Pair of Fon Legba Phalluses, 19th Century
Pair of Fon Legba Phalluses, 19th Century

Pair of Fon Legba Phalluses, 19th Century

H 19 in W 4.25 in D 4 in
Antique Islamic Qajar Persian Sufi Arab Brass Kashkul / Begging Bowl, circa 1800
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Islamic Qajar Muslim Arab Persian Dervish Sufi Brass Kashkul Begging bowl, circa 1800. A fine and rare Persian Qajar period (1779-1924) Sufi brass...
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Persian Islamic Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Brass

Antique Islamic Qajar Persian Sufi Arab Brass Kashkul / Begging Bowl, circa 1800
Antique Islamic Qajar Persian Sufi Arab Brass Kashkul / Begging Bowl, circa 1800

Antique Islamic Qajar Persian Sufi Arab Brass Kashkul / Begging Bowl, circa 1800

H 6 in W 10 in D 7 in
19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards
Located in Stockholm, SE
19th century African red clay water vessel from Bambara Jidaga with lizards. A unique Wessel formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this oblong footed vessel is a wa...
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Malian Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Terracotta

19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards
19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards

19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards

H 19.3 in Dm 18.51 in
African Bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ancient African bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet. An African manilla trade currency from the Yoruba People of Nige...
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Nigerian Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Bronze

African Bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet
African Bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet

African Bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet

H 1 in Dm 4 in
Yao Ceremonial Painting, Guizhou Province, China, Early to Mid-19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao ceremonial painting. Guizhou Province, China, early to mid-19th century. (Please note that the painting is not mounted or framed.) This p...
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Chinese Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Paint, Paper

Yao Ceremonial Painting, Guizhou Province, China, Early to Mid-19th Century
Yao Ceremonial Painting, Guizhou Province, China, Early to Mid-19th Century

Yao Ceremonial Painting, Guizhou Province, China, Early to Mid-19th Century

H 45.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.25 in
Large Antique Dug Out Carved Tribal African Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A large antique Tribal wooden sculpture from Africa. Dates from early 20th century. This piece has been dug out from a wooden trunk, and a face carved on either side. Very good c...
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Mozambican Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Wood

Large Antique Dug Out Carved Tribal African Sculpture
Large Antique Dug Out Carved Tribal African Sculpture

Large Antique Dug Out Carved Tribal African Sculpture

H 13.39 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Fon Legba Phallus
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved-wood phallus, called a Legba, was among many placed outside dwellings and in the fields of the Fon people of West Africa to ensure fertility and bountiful harvests. These...
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Beninese Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Steel

Fon Legba Phallus
Fon Legba Phallus

Fon Legba Phallus

H 12.75 in W 4.25 in D 4 in
Early 19th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa and even everyday objects like this water vessel received detailed attention. The form and glaze of...
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Nigerian Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Tribal Art

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Ceramic

Early 19th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel
Early 19th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel

Early 19th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel

H 11 in Dm 11.75 in

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