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Period: Mid-20th Century
Big Unique Signed MidCentury African Mask Bronze by German Artist Manfred Strake
By Manfred Strake
Located in Essen, NW
Artist : Manfred Strake (1923)
Title: 'Archaic Mask' signed with monogram
Material: Bronze, brown patina. Part. With traces of oxidation.
Provenance: With foundry stamp of famou...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an ironwood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, f...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Ikat Textile from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. The dark blue foreground bri...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abelam people who live in Maprik a...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Acrylic, Natural Fiber
Abaca Tapis Skirt, Philippines, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Abaca Tapis Skirt
Bagobo people, Mindanao, Philippines
Mid-20th century
Hemp family
Measures: H 23.25 in x W 27.5 in
Fully opened: H: 46.5 in x W: 55 in
Abaca is a textile unique to...
Category
Philippine Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hemp
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 21 inches tall including the custom made iron base this Shona head is carved in Serpentine stone originating in Zimbabwe. It is carved in a strikingly modern way stylizing a...
Category
Zimbabwean Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray / Bowl Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. They are hand-carved from a single block of wood. Sought aft...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1950s Nigerian Eight-Leg Nupe Stool
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An eight-leg “Nupe” stool hand carved from a single piece of wood painted in an abstract pattern.
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Geometric Kirghiz Wool Felt Square Rug, 1940's
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know were found in the kurgans of Central Asia. This tradition continued until recently, althoug...
Category
Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Hanging Cowbell Traditional Spanish Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging traditional Spanish fabric artwork decorated with cowbells.
Made in Spain by unknown artist, circa 1950.
In original condition, wear consi...
Category
Brazilian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Ethiopian Leather and Shell Necklaces, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A selection of decorative wood necklaces from Ethiopia, circa 1970.
Stitched in leather with bead and money cowry shells and metal trimmings.
Mounted on black metal stands.
Two ava...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure One Arm Out Ghana, Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi, of Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early to mid-20th century. It has a captivating intense gaze and one arm folded on ches...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Double Nomadic Saddlebag
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 201 - Antique Turkish nomadic double saddlebag in perfect conditions. The two central strips were used to hold it steady on the saddle -tree.
Placed on an easel or the armrest o...
Category
Turkish Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Measures: 14 1/2 inches high, mid 20th century.
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an upper elaborate superstructure. The lower mask depicts a woman's face, it's composure expressing the qualities of calmness and patience.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn State University and Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Pennsylvania State University - Museum of Art permanent collection; The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ikat Textile from Dayak Tribe, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations amid the Dayak Tribes...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru.
Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category
Peruvian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Sequins
Standing Male Dancer, Fante Drum Attendant with Arm Out, Ghana, Early 20th Cen.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Fante Drum Attendant standing male figure with flaring skirt and one arm out front. Bright open eye expression. From Ghana, early 20th century. As a display during traditional drum...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray / Bowl Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. They are hand-carved from a single block of wood. Sought aft...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Other
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category
Ghanaian Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Ikat Textile from Timor with Naturally Coloured Dye & Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. The blue foreground brings t...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
African Genuine Greater Kudu Horn Floor Lamp with Custom Made Shade, Lucite Base
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
African genuine greater kudu horn floor lamp
with custom made shade
on Lucite base.
20th century.
Floor lamp mounted on a Lucite base.
The horn w...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Horn, Lucite
Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, ...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an ironwood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, f...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Oro Efe Gelede Mask, Nigeria
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon iya wa), a group that includes female ancestors and deities as well as the elderly women of the community, and the power and spiritual capacity these women have in society. However, this power may also be destructive and take the form of witchcraft; therefore, Gelede serves the function of appeasing this power, as well.
Gelede costume and headdress.
Gelede masks...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Textile Showa Kuba also for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table or to make pillows.
Handwoven and hand-dyed raffia fabric -
An IDEA: ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Exotic Indian Art Deco Sculpted Head in Wood by Arias
Located in Oakland, CA
Original wood carved Peruvian Indian head in the Art Deco style. Lots of geometric and triangular details integrated within the head-dress. Interesting history imagines the face characteristics seem to be from a South American Indian origin. The piece somehow found its way to Israel where it was purchased on my behalf. The condition is excellent and the pose is very serious and intense. The artist Arias, Inca art...
Category
Ecuadorean Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
Category
Fijian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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...
Category
Belgian Organic Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Linen
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women's Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa.
The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
Category
South African Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird.
Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket
A ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Jar-shaped Rice Storage Basket, Philippines, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Jar-shaped rice storage basket (Ulbung), Philippines, early to mid-20th Century
This basket comes from Ifugao, Philippines. Made by hand from bamboo ...
Category
Philippine Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo
Javanese Solid Teak Storage Box with Engravings Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This teak storage box comes for the Island of Java, Indonesia. Dating to the Mid-20th Century it was crafted from a single block of teak. It features ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
African Textile Showa Kuba, also for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual vintage African Kuba Textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table (or to make pillows).
Handwoven and hand dyed raffia fabric.
An IDEA: use this item as backres...
Category
Congolese Archaistic Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Bobo Bird Fish Dance Mask, ex H. Kamer, Early Mid 20th Century published
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An important Bobo zoomorphic mask with fish and bird elements, added color for a dramatic impact. Includes a custom metal mount to hang on the wall.
Ex- Henri Kamer, NY, published a...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tuareg African Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg teapot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and bras...
Category
Mauritanian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Vintage Hand Painted Floral Batik from Sidoarjo East Java
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand Drawn Indonesian Batik with Floral Design, Made in Indonesia, Full Batik Tulis Madura, Indonesian Batik Fabric.
A beautiful, vintage hand made Batik ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band.
Those baskets where used to preserve grains.
Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
Category
Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Straw
Ikat Textile from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Makonde Male Figure in European Dress African Art
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful modern piece of sculpture of a distinguished gentleman. Executed by a Makonde master carver in ebony. Well dressed, complete with cuffs, creases and shoes.
Category
South African Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ebony
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, grain and wood and featu...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Coconut Shell Engraved Tribal Bowl from Nias, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand crafted and tribal engraved bowl originates from Nias Island Indonesia. It features tribal motifs along the rim and a beautiful hand hewn texture along its basin. It is cra...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Coconut
Ikat Textile from Dayak Tribe, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations amid the Dayak Tribes...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Antique Afro Caribbean Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Exceptionally beautiful museum quality wood carving of a male ancestral type figure with perfectly aged original surface color patina. Ink stamped on underside West Indies and old pa...
Category
Unknown Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Man's Ceremonial (cofradía) Outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century man's ceremonial (cofradía) outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
25" (63.5 cm) shoulder to hem by 59" (274 cm) across shoulders
It is rare to find a complete ceremo...
Category
Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
South African Zulu Two Handled Carved Wood Meat Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A South African two handled carved wood meat tray
Zulu, 20th century
Measures: Approximate 3 1/4" in. high x 10 1/2" in. long x 8 1/2" in. wide
(8.2 x...
Category
South African Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass...
Category
Mauritanian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter