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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Period: Mid-20th Century
Early Classic Wood Ashanti Stool Circle Supporting Top, Ghana Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A well-loved traditional stool or seat from the Akan people of Ghana. The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts a...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Ethiopian Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950
Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family
One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure T. Barlin col
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Papua New Guinea standing Bioma figure with raised designs, stylized classic face, and additional face in stomach. Mounted on custom metal and wood base.
Created mid 20th century...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Well Used Wood Ashanti Stool Hollow Cylinder Supporting Top Metal Repairs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The stool was loved by its owner, repaired in several places with decorated metal straps. It has an openwork, tiered lattice central post and four support posts. It has the older sty...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tribal Bakonongo Terracotta Vessel with Ethnic Depictions Congo 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very beautiful and well-preserved vintage terracotta vessel with removable lid from the Congo region,
Bakongo ethnic group.
The fine decoration is partly engraved, but also modeled ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Old Classic Wood Ashanti Fante Stool with Supporting Leopard Mid-20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Created in the early to mid-20th century, by an anonymous artist of the Akan people of Ghana, probably Ashanti (Asante) or Fanti (Fante).
What separates this stool from the standard ...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Amazon Indian Basket Yekuana Native Tribe South America Amazonian Interiors
Located in London, GB
Amazon Indian Basket Yekuana Native Tribe South America Amazonian Tribal Art
A fine old Yekuana tribal basket with Feline motives from the Amazonian reg...
Category
Indonesian Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian
A cute small stool or Headrest carved in the form of a turtle from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea
A beautiful objec...
Category
Papua New Guinean Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Slate
African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Ethiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made from the 1850s, the most famous being Adolf Loos's "Theban stool" designed around 1903 in t...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Silver Khamsa and Copper Earrings by Jewels
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Silver Khamsa and Copper Earrings by Jewels of Santa Fe/Marrakesh
A pair of earrings made by Jewels with rural Moroccan village pendants with three small khamsas, h...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver, Copper
Powerful Cubist Dogon Antelope Mask Raffia Mali West Africa Tall Vertical Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cubist Dogon carved wood Antelope mask with attached raffia, from Mali West Africa. Tall vertical eyes, small slit mouth. Pair of carved curved blackened...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa. Inserted wood teeth, abstract face with open eyes, raised eyebrows and framed face. Old native repair wi...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Wood Linguist Staff with Bird and Twisted Knots, Ghana 66 inches Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved painted wood Ashanti Linguist Staff with bird top and twisted knots forms. A staff like this was the symbol of office for the linguist, a traine...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tribal Earrings
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional pair of Earrings in Rock Crystal from the Naga Tribe in
India,great shine and color of the Crystal,
very decorative objects to put in your Cabinet de Curiosites
Category
Indian Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yaka Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure DRC Congo, Africa
The figure is 17 1/2" inches mounted on a custom metal stand. Male figure with open mout...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
'Marine Life with River Tortoise'. Unknown Aboriginal Artist, Australia
Located in London, GB
This fine painting by an unknown Aboriginal artist, titled 'Marine Life with River Tortoise' consists of natural pigments on mounted bark. The painting was originally purchased in th...
Category
Australian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Senoufo Ivory Coast 'Kpelié' Initiation DancMask, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A strikingly darkly patinated and geometrically inscribed ritual mask made by the Senoufo people of the Ivory Coast. This delicately carved mask, with its characteristic arched eyebr...
Category
Ivorian Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People
Located in London, GB
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog...
Category
Ivorian Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
The Himba of Northern Namibia are immediately recognisable by their distinctive hairstyles, which are determined by their age, gender and marital status. Both Himba men and women wea...
Category
Namibian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa. On three "legs" with curved top. Deep patina from handling and use.
12 1/2 inches long,
Created mid 20th century or e...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Early Prestige Kuba Chieftain's Cap (Laket Mishiing)
Located in London, GB
Traditionally worn as a symbol of rank and title, this beautiful Kuba chieftain's cap (laket mishiing) is embellished with cowrie shells and rows of blue, white and black glass beads...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Beads
Bembe Bearded Male Figure Bust with Beard Staff Top DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Bembe bearded male bust figure with hands on sides of projecting stomach and finely carved beard. Stacking square hair style on top of head and projecting element hair on b...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Dayak Wood Calendar Board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Dayak carved wood calendar board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo, Indonesia. Traditional very dark wood with carving in relief and incised numb...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Papua new Guinea Presentation Axe Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Exquisitely crafted Oceanic Presentation Axe
Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands Wahgi Valley Mount Hagen region.
Mount Hagen ceremonial axe, woven rattan, bicoloured in geometric patterns; the wooden handle attached at an angle with a slate blade
This is a ceremonial axe, a type of axe used mainly as store of wealth and at important rituals.
such special axes are the unit of exchange for the bride dowry price .
A beautiful object...
Category
Papua New Guinean Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Slate
Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio standing carved wood male figure, powerful expression with hands on sides of stomach, exposed teeth and vertical raised scarification marks on sides of face. From a shr...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Zulu Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet
Located in Norton, MA
Rare artwork by the tribe of Zulu in Africa, the native weapon to attack the enemy and animal, and protect oneself. It's a typical form to have a Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cowhide
Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rare Silver Balangandãs - 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Mid 20th century brazilian silver hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as "Penca de Balangandãs" was used in the ancient times as an amul...
Category
Brazilian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tuareg Tent Plank
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5530 - Long curved axis for Tuareg tent, carved with geometric patterns : rare to find.
For Your use: ask to an architect, but I have some idea, like ab...
Category
North African Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Silver Balangandãs - 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Mid 20th century brazilian silver hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as "Penca de Balangandãs" was used in the ancient times as an amul...
Category
Brazilian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Three Vintage Zulu Long Wood Pipes on Custom Stands Beads South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three vintage Zulu long wood pipes on custom metal stands, South Africa. Each on separate stand so can be arranged in multiple ways. Longest pipe wi...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Mask Makonde
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African Mask from Mozambique,
Makonde Tribe, from around 1965,
the mask has a great old patina and shine,
made of wood and animal skin and human air,
powerful collecters item
Category
Mozambican Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...
Category
Angolan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Mid-Twentieth Century Traditional Food Bowl
Located in London, GB
Carved from a hard, dense wood, this large traditional food bowl from the Lozi culture in Zambia displays a beautiful round form. A band of diamond-shaped designs, each decorated wi...
Category
Zambian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved title stool, from the Gogo culture in Tanzania, features a wonderful looped and adjoining structure. Dating back to the mid-twentieth century, this fine examp...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Traditional Wooden Bongo Drum Hand Painted Boho Tribal Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb vintage Bongo Drum, lovely decorative piece with beautiful wood construction and hand-painted with a vibrant tribal colourway. Lovely wear and colour to the wood.
In Excel...
Category
Unknown Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Lively Standing Mumuye Figure with Expressive Face, Open Hair, Crest, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early standing Mumuye stylized figure with crested hair and open work details. Classic rounded cubist forms that the Mumuye sculptors are known for. Northern Nigeria, West Africa.
e...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
With one of the highest rates of twin births in the world, Yoruba cultures place special social and religious significance on twins, referred to as "emi alagbara" or "powerful spirit...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
New Guinea Asmat Large Serving Platter with Ancestor Head on top
Located in Point Richmond, CA
New Guinea, Indonesia from the Asmat people a large serving platter with ancestor head on top, crested with bird head. Scooped out inside with coating of white pigments. Outside wi...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Dogon Tribe Hardwood Carved Rhythm Pounder from Mali, Africa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Museum quality Dogon tribe ironwood percussion pounder reportedly collected from a Tellem cave in the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali. Collected in the late 1970’s with approximate age...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Organic Handmade African Tribal Art Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Stool Ivory Coast
By Senufo
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Style African tribal art very unique wood stool, bench, side table or headrest from a single block of wood with stunning wood grain and patina.
Stur...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile/Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
This prestigious Kente cloth was handwoven on small hand held looms. The fabric has all been hand sewn to form a marvelous textile. These were originally m...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
The figurative sculptures of the Baule peoples of Cote d'Ivoire are recognizable by their strong, gently curving forms and serene composure. This figure of a woman was carved to repr...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned and stitche...
Category
Panamanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric
Beaded Yoruba Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
The Yoruba people reserve the use of glass beads for royalty, priests and priestesses, as well as embellishing ritual and ceremonial objects. Though only kings are allowed to use bea...
Category
South African Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her la...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950
Located in Paris, FR
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950 Zoomorphic altar statuette (Boli). Kono tribe.
Provenance: Swedish private collection, inherited with the Fam...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
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 Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Tin
Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric long face.
From Nigeria close to the Cross River.
From an old collection in the Southwest.
Overall dimensions 15 x 4 1...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front
carv...
Category
Nigerian Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old African wooden bowl
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden bowl handcrafted in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Ideal in a wabi-sabi decoration...
Category
African Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old African wooden bowl
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden bowl handcrafted in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Ideal in a wabi-sabi decoration...
Category
African Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
