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Technique: Carved
Pair of Mentawai Tribe Hand-Carved Wooden Bowls with Handles, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Crafted from ironwood these Mentawai tribal bowls feature handles and subtle wood detailing. Wonderful decorative bowls or table centrepieces certain to invoke conversation. The Ment...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair, Ivory Coast
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century small chair displays a beautiful form. Typically low to the ground, such chairs are found among the Dan and Baule cultures in the Ivory Coast. Carved fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Makonde Black Madonna, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania.
The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Central African Buffalo Slit Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This large animal sculpture is actually a traditional African slit drum, a percussive instrument commonly carved from a single block of wood. Comprised of a hollow resonance chamber ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Batak Tribe Wood Ceremonial Bowl, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe wood ceremonial bowl, early 20th century
Dimensions: Diameter 56cm x height 24cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Hand-Carved Wood Borneo Dayak Tribe Mask, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved wooden mask is from Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. It features bulging eyes and a mouth emphasised by a full set of teeth and small nose. These masks we...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bamana old original pair Chi Wara headdress.
Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress.) The dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy and the soil produces,...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fon carved heavy hard wood ceremonial seat with multiple figures, from Benin, Africa. Dark stained wood with worn areas from use, "U" shaped seat supported by four caryatid figures, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Coming from the area of influence of the Naga people, this stunning piece is an extraordinary example of their cultural views. The Nagas are a conglomeration of different tribes nati...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gurage Headrest With Double-Tiered Structure, Ethiopia
Located in London, GB
Dating to the late 19th century, this is a fine and rarer form of Ethiopian headrest with a double-tiered, cone-shaped base.
Decorating the base ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the 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. It is hand-carved from a single block of wood. These trays a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
1950s Indonesian Other Vintage Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
African Mask
Located in Branford, CT
African mask. Mid 20th century. Carved wood.
H 9-1/2" W 6-1/2"
Category
Mid-20th Century Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$400
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
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Philippine Carved Wooden Maternity Figure From The Ifugao Tribe, Early 20th C
Located in Bilzen, BE
Ifugao, northern Luzon, early 20th century, a standing female figure carrying a baby on her back, the head abstracted in typical Ifugao style
Tribal patina
Height 18.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan tribal Berber wooden sugar hammer.
Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Aboriginal Carved Wood Boomerang Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Very Good Antique Aboriginal carved wood Boomerang Australia
Carved with fluted design on one face chip design on back, red pigment
Central desert ...
Category
Early 20th Century Australian Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Wood Diamond Pan from Borneo, on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century diamond pan from West Kalimantan, in the island of Borneo.
At the heart of the Dayak territory, the rivers produced diamonds known for their singular colors. Ho...
Category
1890s Indonesian Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$980 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club
Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier
Measure: H. 43 cm
The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age.
This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...
Category
Early 18th Century Brazilian Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat tribal carved ancestral sago bowl (also known as a platter, serving shield and tray) crafted in the likes of the...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dan Mask With Metal Teeth – Ivory Coast / Liberia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Dan Mask with Inset Metal Teeth – Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia
Mid–20th Century or Earlier
Wood, Metal Inlay
Height:22 cm, width 13 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
This strikin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century
By Senufo
Located in Bilzen, BE
Senufo Seated Female Figure – Early 20th Century
Region: Northern Ivory Coast / Burkina Faso / Mali
Culture: Senufo
Medium: Wood, organic fibers, cowrie shells, pigment
Height: 33 cm...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Folk Wood Dance Mask with Beard large Ears traces of paint China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood dance mask from China with open expression, attached moustache and beard, large ears. Traces of many layers of paint, including red, blue, black and white pigments.
Ex- ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,065 Sale Price
30% Off
Baule “Blolo Bian” Statue – Côte d’Ivoire, Early 20th Century
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Baule “Blolo Bian” Statue – Côte d’Ivoire, Early 20th Century
Height: 39 cm Material: Wood with dark, aged patina Provenance: Piasa, Paris, June 20, 2008
This elegant male figure,...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Anthropomorphic Palm Wine Cup, 19th century - provenance Didier Claes
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Democratic Republic of Congo, Late 19th Century
Wood, glass bead (inlay)
Provenance: Didier Claes – Danisc Collection (Ole Christiansen)
A rare and elegant example of a Kuba palm wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th-20th Century Ovimbundu Staff Finial, Angola — Provenance Pierre Dartevelle
Located in Bilzen, BE
Description:
A striking carved wooden staff finial from the Ovimbundu people of Angola, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century.
This finely sculpted piece depicts an ideali...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Northwest Coast Killer Whale Mask, Attributed to Johnny Johns
Located in Denver, CO
This striking hand-carved wooden mask from the Pacific Northwest Coast powerfully embodies the rich artistic traditions and cultural symbolism of Indigenous coastal peoples. Featurin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Bentwood, Wood
Fine Jelutong Wood Borneo Dayak Kliau or Shield, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Jelutong wood Dayak Kliau or shield
Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, first half of the 19th century
Measures: H. 126 x W. 36 cm
The kliau or klebit is the most popular ...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Luba Female Figure (Kalundwe Style), Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 20th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Female Figure (Kalundwe Style), Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 20th Century
Height: 29 cm (11.4 in)
Material: Wood, with rich patina of age
Provenance: Ex-collection Alain...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe 'Smaller'
Located in Dallas, TX
This comb was fashioned in the hand carved, traditional Makonde style. This fertility comb features a pregnant woman. Generally, local carvers make only a belly and breast comb to be...
Category
Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Teak Burl Wood Bowl, East Java or Madura, 18th/19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A beautiful bowl, originally a musical frame drum called Terbang, which was used in ecstatic devotional music. The drum was hewn from a single piece of teak...
Category
Late 18th Century Javanese Organic Modern Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden Statue of the Suku Tribe – Congo – Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Wooden Statue of the Suku Tribe – Congo – Early 20th Century
Ex. Belgian colonial collection Ex. Kellim Brown, Brussels Ex. Zemanek-Münster
A superb wooden statue carved by the Su...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sepik River (Keram Region), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust, mid 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Sepik River (Keram River tributary), Papua New Guinea
Ancestral Bust (Male Ancestor Figure)
Wood, with age cracks and dark matte patina
Height: 24 cm, base diameter 10.5 cm
Period: M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Small Used Senufo Bird Beak Face Weaving Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small used Senufo stylized bird beak face weaving heddle pulley, Ivory Coast Africa I
Deep patina and polish from traditional use, circular wear inside from weaving bobbin, now absen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Small Wooden/Metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century small wooden/metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border.
Category
19th Century Yemeni Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
Expressive, interesting African Baoulé mask from Cote d'Ivoire from last third of the last century, carved from wood painted polychrome.
The face is narrow & elegant and has a though...
Category
1970s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures – Igbuke Workshop Oyo Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
African tribal art.
Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving workshop in Oyo.
Igbuke was a known carver of Ibeji figures and this style is attri...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Important Statue Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Important statue of the Yaka tribe, DR Congo from the beginning of the 20th century with a strong expression
Fair tribal patina
Height 35.5 cm
Provenance: Rob Vervoort (Belgium)
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure
Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen
Period: early 20th century
Condition: Old Insect holes and minor damage
Measures: H ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa.
A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.
Category
19th Century Togolese Primitive Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa.
In stylized human form within a pair of vertical columns, with triangle arms and legs and he...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Dayak Iban Shield
Located in London, GB
A rare hand carved Dayak tribal shield from Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. These shields were made by the Dayak Iban tribes for real fighting use and ceremonial rites. Wonderfully car...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,313
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
New Guinea, Papua Gulf, probably Minagoiravi, Wapo River, late 19th–early 20th century
H. 130 x W. 24.5 cm
Pro...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden Statue of a Ju Ju Man, Egba People, Abeokuta, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden statue of a Ju Ju Man crafted by the Egba People in Abeokuta, Ogun State (part of Nigeria), circa 1940s.
The pupils are made from nails, which intensifies the...
Category
1940s African Tribal Vintage Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Wood Splash Boards on Stands from Papua New Guinea, 2 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Note: This listing is for 1 of the Papa New Guinea Splash Boards featured, so if you decide to purchase, let us know which one you'd like.
These decorative painted red and dark grey...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Large and Decorative African Gourd with Elephant Herd Design
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large incise decorated Gourd from Kenya. The design is of a herd of somewhat stylized overlapping Elephants marching in single file. Delicate traditional geometric blackened incise...
Category
20th Century Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century
Art Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century.
Unique and rare object.
C...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
$3,655 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Yoruba Wood Circular Divination Board Face & Figures, Early 20th C round
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early large Yoruba divination board, a classic form round board with face at top, figures, couples, snakes, cowrie shells and other items around the edge of the board. Heavy wood, early 20th century, Nigeria. Areas of erosion, old insect damage and wear in center from traditional use.
Provenance: ex - Mereidi Singer Stoli collection, ex Lempertz Auction 2019
With small metal stand...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 19th Century Zulu Studded Knobkerrie, South Africa
Located in London, GB
The large, mushroom-shaped bulbous head of this rare 19th century Zulu knobkerrie from South Africa has been decorated with an array of early metal tac...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa
A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture....
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Other Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Nepal Wood Dance Mask with Open Mouth Teeth, Late 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Oval dance mask from Nepal with powerful expression, open eyes and oval mouth with finely carved teeth, nicely carved ears. Heavy black encrusted patina inside and out from tradition...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine 'Sowei' Mask. Mende, Sierra Leone
Located in London, GB
This fine Mende ‘Sowei’ mask was worn exclusively by women. The mask represents an ideal of feminine beauty admired by the Mende: elaborate hairstyles, full forehead, small facial fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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.
Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female side with traces of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
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Zulu Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Zulu people have traditionally been pastoral people, relying on cows for meat and milk. The daily practice of milking was preceded with singing and dancing, along with the royal milkers holding the wooden pails...
Category
20th Century South African Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$170
Small Used Senufo Bird Faced Weaving Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast Africa I
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small used Senufo stylized bird faced weaving heddle pulley, Ivory Coast Africa I
Deep patina and polish from traditional use, circular wear inside from weaving bobbin, now absent.
6...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Danced Black Wood Mask From the Guro Peoples Ivory Coast Bird on top
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Danced Black Wood Mask From the Guro Peoples Ivory Coast Bird on top. Finely carved mask with carved open eyes, and pointed nose and slightly smiling mouth.
It is in good co...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
