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Period: Early 20th Century
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Wool Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet A wool carpet from Tibet with a talismanic stepped-polygon and cross motif in a rich brick red on a...
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Tibetan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
A superbly executed carved and painted Crocodile Headrest from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea The crocodile image finely carved in linear form with serrated tail with the ca...
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Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon A ceremonial tobacco pipe fashioned of hardened clay depicting three bearded men, the center figure with arms on c...
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Cameroonian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Miniature Shrine Ladder
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century miniature ladder, from the Dogon culture in Mali, replicates the form of full-size granary ladder, however, unlike its larger, practical counterparts, th...
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Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali
Located in London, GB
Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm
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Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Fine Bronze Bangle Featuring Two Animals. Burkina Faso/Ghana
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze bangle is possibly Gan, or a related culture, from Burkina Faso or northern Ghana. It depicts two animals resembling chameleons which flank a central decorati...
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Burkinabe Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Ndop Kuba Statue From The Kuba Ndengese Shoowa Tribe Dr Congo Kasaï African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional royal Ndop statue From the Kuba / Ndengese / Shoowa tribe - DR Congo Kasaï region - Circa 1930-1950 Tribe : Ndengese / Kuba / Shoowa Country : DR Congo Height = 28 cm Per...
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Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Bronze Pendant. Gan, Burkina Faso
Located in London, GB
This crescent-shaped bronze pendant, features a central abstract figure. Below the figure, two stylised small birds perch in the middle of the pendant. Throughout, the surface of the...
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Burkinabe Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique African Bedouin Mortar
Located in San Mateo, CA
Hardwood mortar used for grinding coffee from Northern Africa. This mortar decorated with incised lines and small brass tacks. There are a couple of small losses.
Category

North African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Native American Antique Iroquois Beaded Moccasins
Located in London, GB
Native American Beaded Moccasins Plateau A pair of mid length moccasins in buckskin with glass beaded floral designs    Period:    Late 19th century Condition: Fine. Provenance: ...
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American Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963)
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963) Fine colour and patina Wood Lobi, Burkina Faso Early 20th Century Size: 104cm high - 40¾ ins high Provenance: Ex Priv...
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Burkinabe Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass Areas of dark, black lacquered patina, worn through from use The cavity to the stomach now empty Kongo Peoples, Dem...
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Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A Powerful Baule Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Baule Mask With rich dark ‘lacquered black’ patina, excellent colour with areas of ‘kaolin’ Wood Ivory Coast Early 20th Century Size: 32.5cm high - 12¾ ins high Prov...
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Ivorian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Ceremonial Mask
Located in London, GB
A Ceremonial Mask Wood Pentecost Island, Vanuatu Early 20th Century Size: 32cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 3 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private coll...
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Vanuatuan Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Located in London, GB
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child Superb colour and rich patina 
Wood Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo Early 20th Century Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...
Category

Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Serene Vuvi Mask
Located in London, GB
A Serene Vuvi Mask Wood, polychrome, pigment Gabon Early 20th Century Size: 28cm high - 11 ins high Provenance: Ex collection Bertil and Eva Berg, Gothenburg, Sweden Ex Privat...
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Gabonese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask Of exceptional form, colour and patina Wood, fibre (braid) Ivory Coast Early 20th Century Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high Provenance: Ex Guy Montaibou c...
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Ivorian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art Antiques Tribal masks Interior design
Located in London, GB
Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art antiques  A fine old Nepalese ritual mask of Shiva with moustache Hard dense wood with aged patina and traces of pigments Height 23 cm Perio...
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Nepalese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
East-Sepik Province, Keram River, early 20th century The painting in non-binded pigment on sago spathe, bark of a sago palm, depicts an ancestral figure surrounded by a saw fish...
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Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea A Fine old hard wood Pounder or pestle with a standing female figure from the schouten islands off the north coast of Papua new Gui...
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Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Berber Stone Necklace, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Berber necklace, hand-crafted with stone beads and wool clasp, with a pair of copal amber center stones. Morocco, early 20th Century. Green and blue amazonite, turquoise, red cor...
Category

Moroccan Tribal Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
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Thai Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Figura Tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura tribal Cenefo realizada en madera y de origen Senegal
Category

Senegalese Tribal Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century African Tuareg Leather Camel Saddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tuareg leather tribal camel saddle from the Sahara region of Africa. A beautiful room accent. Museum quality.
Category

African Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Impressive Baule Statue Ivory Coast Type Blolo Bla - Burkina Faso - Early 20th
Located in Leuven, BE
Impressive Baule Statue Ivory Coast Type Blolo Bla - Burkina Faso Tribe : Baule Country : Ivory Coast Length: 33 cm Early 20th Century Perfect condition Beautiful patina of use / red...
Category

Ivorian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo African Art Kasaï
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb 19th century Kuba pipe DR Congo People : Kuba Country : DR Congo, Sankuru River Early 20th century Wood Length : 51 cm This elaborately carved and ornamented tobacco pipe wa...
Category

Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Palmwood

Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional anthropomorphic statue from the Tshokwe / Chokwe tribe DR Congo / Angola Tribe : Tshokwe / Chokwe Country of origin : DR Congo / Angola Period: 1900-1920 Height: 34 cm V...
Category

Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal snuff container, Tibet A graceful horn, bone and silver snuff container from Tibet, in excellent condition.  
Category

Tibetan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Horn

Berber Stone Necklace, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A long Berber necklace, hand-crafted with stone beads and wool, with a round filigree silver accent. Morocco, early 20th Century. Green and blue amazonite, red coral, glass and sto...
Category

Moroccan Tribal Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Stone, Silver

Indonesian Ceremonial brass Nagga vessel Lampung Sumatra Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Indonesian Ceremonial  brass vessel Lampung Sumatra A  superbly executed brass ceremonial vessel in the form of a mythical Nagga type creature from Lampung region of Sumatra
Category

Indonesian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Dan Mask Max Granick Provenance
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Aluminum

Late 19th/Early 20th Century White Tribal Wood Figure for Protection, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th/Early 20th Century White Tribal Wood Figure for Protection, Nepal A guardian figure with a round flat face and minimally carved features in the typical crouching posture w...
Category

Nepalese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

African Cameroon Lost Wax Brass Hunting Horn
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning African lost wax brass hunting horn attributed to originate from the Cameroon and dating to the latter 19th or early 20th century. The horn, originating from a private UK ...
Category

Cameroonian Tribal Antique Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Berber Copal Amber and Silver Necklace, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A long Berber necklace, hand-crafted with Copal amber large beads and silver accents. Morocco, early 20th Century. Copal amber is a tree resin similar to amber but not fully fossil...
Category

Moroccan Other Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Silver

Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - African Basketry Late 19th Century African Art Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda / Burundi Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketry Tribe : Tutsi Country : Rwanda / Brundi Late 19th / Early 20th c...
Category

Rwandan Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wicker

Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - African Basketry Late 19th Century African Art Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda / Burundi Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketry Tribe : Tutsi Country : Rwanda / Burundi Late 19th / Early 20th ...
Category

Rwandan Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wicker

Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is...
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Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Hand-Forged Iron Currency, Southern Chad, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century iron currency, kurr, Sara-Madjingaye peoples, Southern Chad. These rare currencies have a wonderfully minimalist anthropomorphic form, but were inspired...
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Chadian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Omu Master
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Yoruba CarvingWoman with an Offering Bowl, reputedly by 'The Omu Master' Rich Patina. Christies lot 33 11/28/84. Ex Donald Morris Gallery
Category

Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Salampasu Mask
Located in Sharon, CT
In 'Congo Masks, Masterpieces from Central Africa' editor Marc Leo Felix, a photograph on page 146 depicts a group of Salampasu Masks being collected in...
Category

African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Rare antique female Kurumba statue Marka Malinke Mali Burkina Faso African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality seated female wooden statue from the Kurumba tribe Mali/Burkina Faso Statues from the Kurumba people are rare ! For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belg...
Category

Malian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique spoon Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional laddle / spoon of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea A lovely patina and traces of use. Length: 70 cm Very ...
Category

Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an articulated head and arms connected to rods, the dress...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
A very pleasing Ciwara crest, singularly small and accompanied by its original headdress, depicting a stylized antelope leaning on a pangolin. The antelope is ridden by a woman, and white horsehair has been added to the tips of the horns. The piece is carefully sculpted, with notches decorating the bodies of the antelope and the pangolin. Rattan, plant fiber, cowries, wood Very fine velvety mat patina, Circa 1950 An animal called Ciwara is said to have taught the Bambara how to cultivate the land, and during agrarian ceremonies, they recall the myth through the stylized representation of an antelope whose name ci wara...
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Malian Tribal Early 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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Polynesian war-club or 'Gata waka'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fiji, probably early 20th century Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par exce...
Category

Fijian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Mbukushu braided headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mbukushu / Kavango Group, Botswana/Namibia/Angola, Early 20th century An exquisite and old example of a Mbukushu braided wig headdress, featuring a leather or hide base that has na...
Category

Namibian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Shell, Natural Fiber

Antique Tutsi Baskets, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Group of Tutsi Prestige Basketry Rwanda First half, 20th century Grass and other plant fibers, natural dye, coiling technique Measures: Height, left to right: 7 1/4”; 8”; 9 1/...
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Rwandan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Cassowary feather Bilum bag from Papua
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, A Bilum bag from Papua New Guinea, crafted from bark fiber and adorned with cassowary feathers. Provenance: - Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Mu...
Category

Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Feathers

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Located in NICE, FR
Tchokwé mask from Angola once owned by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Merton D. Simpson (1928 - 2013) renowned both for his work and as a dealer and collector of early Af...
Category

Angolan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Kaolin, Wood

A Bobo ceremonial top decorated with cowrie shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bobo people, Burkina Faso/Mali, Early 20th century The top, made in a vest-like form, consists of a base made out of cotton with an outer decorated layer of cowrie shells. Provenan...
Category

Burkinabe Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Cotton

A Naga necklace made of red glass paste beads and bronze trumpets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ao tribe, Nagaland, Eastern India, Early 20th century Made from red glass paste beads and bronze trumpets and bells. The Ao tribe primarily inhabits the Mokokchung district of Naga...
Category

Indian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

A very colourful beaded necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region. Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
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Indian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A beautiful beaded from the Bonda people of Orissa
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region. Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category

Indian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unkn...
Category

African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria A Finely carved  Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, with delineated teeth and l...
Category

Nigerian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria A Finely carved  Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, Measure: Height 27 cm. Pr...
Category

Nigerian Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

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