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Style: Tribal
Period: 1920s
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
Category
1920s Ghanaian Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Handcrafted Wooden Dogon Ladder, Mali, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
A classic Dogon ladder made of dark wood and mounted on a sturdy metal stand.
The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite being surrounded by Muslims, th...
Category
1920s Malian Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Kota Reliquary collected in situ in 1925, Gabon
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe who lives on the river Ogooué in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group based in the North-East of Gabon. T...
Category
1920s Gabonese Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Ngabandi Yakoma Shield
By Coutheillas
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine early 20th century Fighting Shield from the Ngabandi Yakoma people of Congo. Slightly smaller but exquisitely created by a master craftsman. The Ngabandi people w...
Category
1920s Congolese Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wicker
Ibeji
Located in Glasgow, GB
A fine example of a very early 20th century Yoruba Ibeji figure from the South West region of Nigeria. The cult of Ibeji (Twin) goes back hundreds of year...
Category
1920s Nigerian Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
1920s Moroccan Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
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