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Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
Category
Chinese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category
Cameroonian Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Indonesian Carved Wooden Seated Gentleman
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious early 20th century Indonesian carved wooden seated gentleman.
This is Beautiful bit of ‘treen’ carved most likel...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
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
Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Traditional Silver Torque Necklace Chocker from Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional torque or Hansuli silvered necklace choker from Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India.t India, circa 1940.
Fabulous vi...
Category
Indian Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Antique drum Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic Art Iatmul
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional drum of the Lower Sepik / Middle Sepik Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of use.
People : Iatmul?
Country Papua New Guinea
Length: 40 cm
Very good c...
Category
Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Luba Kifwebe Sandals
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare pair of African sandals, with beautifully articulated little Luba
'Kifwebe' (mask) heads as toe holds. Wonderful aged 'footprints'
produced from great use.
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa. Originally would have had a horizontal sliding cross bar lock, now missing.
Mount...
Category
Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Powerful Early Classic Cubist Wood Standing Bobo Fing Figure Africa Ex J. Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa. Created early 20th century. Ex private collection Texas, originally acquired from James Willis...
Category
Liberian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Thai Freestanding Ceremonial Drum with Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall antique Thai freestanding ceremonial drum from the early 20th century, with natural finish, reeded accents and circular flaring base. Born in Th...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Steel, Iron
Fruitwood Bowl from Timor Island, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A fruitwood hand-crafted bowl from Timor Island, Indonesia from the early 20th century. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of fruitwood and features ringed engravings around th...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Hand-Carved Backstrap Loom with Tribal Engravings from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Hand-carved from Iron Wood this is a wonderful example of a Backstrap Loom, an essential component of Ikat textile weaving. The Curved section would fit around the weavers back not o...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Five Iron Phallus Fertility Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of five early 20th century iron phallus figures from Togo. Fertility figures like these were planted in the ground of a farmer's fiel...
Category
Togolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Large Curved Hoe Currency, Angas, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency
Angas, Nigeria
Early 20th century
Iron
25.25 x 17.5 in. / 64 x 44 cm
Height on custom display stand: 29.75 in. / 76 cm
Weight: 12.8 pounds / 5.8 kg
Combined weight with base: 20.6 pounds / 9.3 kg
The large currency forms are comprised of a heavy sheet of iron forged into the shape of a curved hoe. They were customary gifts for a bride’s father as well as having a function during wedding celebrations (Ballarini, The Perfect Form...
Category
Nigerian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stom...
Category
Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large hand carved tribal wooden beaker Nepalese milk pot with handle.
Early 20th century antique tribal milk pot with incised pattern.
This rustic milk pot wa...
Category
Nepalese Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Akha Tribe Silver Bracelet Pair, Golden Triangle
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Akha tribe bracelets are smaller and thinner than the majority of Akha woven silver bracelets encompassing this spiral design, the Akha tribe lives on the hills borderin...
Category
Thai Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Bronze of a Mythical Lion Beast
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An antique unusual cast bronze of a Mythical lion beast.
Bursting with character, the lion standing foursquare with his long tail curled back on itself.
Cast bronze.
Tribal Afric...
Category
African Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
African Stool from Cameroon Bamoun or Bamileke
Located in PARIS, FR
African stool with caryatid from Cameroon, Bamoun or Bamileke, probably around 1920, carved wood and dark patina, oval seat decorated with geometric notches, support in the shape of ...
Category
Cameroonian Primitive Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carving on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Category
Oceanic Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Baule Lost Wax Cast Bronze Circular Discs Butterfly Ivory Coast Africa Based
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circular Lost Wax Cast Bronze Discs or pendants, one with beautiful butterfly in low relief. The other has abstract design, both have finely modeled rings as background to the design...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Genuine wooden carved spoon from the Zulu tribe, South Africa, early 1900
By Zulu's
Located in Bilzen, BE
Zulu people are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Nat...
Category
Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Luba/Kusu Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
This fine figure, from the Luba/Kusu culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dates back to the early twentieth-century or before, to the nineteenth-century. The carved figur...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Miniature Baule Bush cow Mask Stand Ivory Coast Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature wood mask with traces of red and green pigment, from the Baule people of Ivory Coast, Africa. Representing a bushcow, and dating from the early 20th century. Mas...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Fine Konso Ancestral Figure, Ethiopia
Located in London, GB
This large figure, with a beautifully eroded surface, is a memorialisation in wood of a male Konso ancestor. Ancestral figures such as this (named 'waaka' or 'waaga') memorialise 'xh...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Backstrap with Floral Engravings from Madura, Java, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Hand-carved from Wood this is a wonderful example of a Backstrap Loom, an essential component of Ikat textile weaving. The present Backsrap Loom comes from the Island of Madura, off the northeastern coast of Java. The Curved section would fit around the weavers back not only providing support while they would we weave elaborate Ikat textiles but also allowing her to control the tension of the warp during weaving. In many cases husbands would craft unique carved and designed Backstrap looms for their wives and these would often be passed down through generations. The present Backstrap Loom features floral engravings.
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Nias Tribe 'Nifatali-tali' Hand-Woven Wire Necklace, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This 'Nifatali-tali' necklace is a type of necklace worn by the people of Northern Nias Island, North Sumatra. This necklace is equally worn by men and w...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Balinese Offering Bowl 'Dulang' with Floral Motif
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" features a f...
Category
Balinese Other Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Indian Phulkari Wedding Textile, Silk & Cotton Embroidery, Punjab 1900s
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This strikingly coloured Phulkari is from Punjab, India. It was hand-crafted from silk and cotton, with silk being used for the embroidery. Phulkari’s are a form of wedding shawl and...
Category
Indian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category
Nigerian Primitive Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
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...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Nias 'Kalabubu' Coconut & Brass Headhunter Necklace
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This 'Kalabubu' necklace, also known as the 'head-hunter' necklace made out of coconut and brass is the most important ornament for the men of Southern Nias Island, North Sumatra...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Rubbing Oracle Of The Kuba/Bushoong Tribe, Dr Congo, 1st Half Of The 20th Centur
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rubbing oracle from the Kuba tribe DR Congo carved in wood with a strong expression
Patina tribal use
Length 31.5 cm, height 5 cm
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Massim Food Bowl Trobriand Islands Papua New Guinea
Located in Sharon, CT
Ornately decorated rim, with abstract carvings on bottom. Beautiful rich patina.
Category
Oceanic Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe DR Congo Early 20th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Figurative Ax From The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - DR Congo Early 20th century
Tribe : Tshokwe / Lwena
Country DR Congo or Angola
Period: ca 1920
Copper blade
Handle in wood len...
Category
Angolan Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Thai Ceremonial Wooden Drum with Natural Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall antique Thai freestanding ceremonial wooden drum from the early 20th century, with natural finish, carved accents and circular flaring base. Create...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Toraja Wood Ceremonial Bowl, Sulawesi, Indonesia Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood ceremonial bowl was crafted by the Toraja tribes people of the mountain highlands of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is hand-crafted using 3 separate...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Superb museum quality Kulango Kulongo female statue Ivory Coast African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality Kulango Kulongo female wooden statue Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
Statues from the Kulango people are rare !
For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium
...
Category
Ivorian Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Winnetka, IL
Three Kuso Currency pieces known as Boloko are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are made from forged iron and were used as currency in commerce. Today, they are sculp...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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
Beaded Betel Bag, Sumatra, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sumatran beaded betel bag made of glass trade beads from early to mid-20th century.
Category
Indonesian Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
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
Category
Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Antique Zemmour Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare mixed technique Berber rug ascribed to the Zemmour people, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, originally used as a saddle cover - an item of great prestige among Berber tri...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique stirrer Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic art Ramu
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique and exceptional stirrer of the Murik Lakes or Schouten Island , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea Coastal Sepik region
A lovely patina and traces of use.
Lengt...
Category
Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mentawai Tribe Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Handle, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Crafted from ironwood this Mentawai tribe bowl features a handle and subtle wood detailing. A wonderful decorative bowl or table centrepiece certain to invoke conversation. The Menta...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tutsi (Rwanda) prestige bottle with vegetal fibre
Located in Bilzen, BE
An exceptional prestige bottle from the Tutsi tribe (Rwanda), the bottle is decorated with a very fine weaving vegetal fibre (museum quality)
Heigth 33 cm, diameter 7.5 cm
This bott...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
Kusu wooden ancestor 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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Hedle Pulley from the Baoulé / Baule tribe, Ivory Coast
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Baoulé / Baule loom hedle pulley from the beginning of the 20th century
Rich tribal patina and using traces
Beautiful stylization of the face
with custom base as shown in the photo...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Rugs Caucasian Kazak Rugs, Blue Geometric Hand made Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
Kazak rugs have primarily been produced as village productions rather than city pieces. Made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces and the rugs of the Caucasus typ...
Category
Caucasian Kazak Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
