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Technique: Hand-Crafted
An Asmat head ornament made from Cuscus fur
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Asmat, Papua Province, Indonesia, Late 19th century Made from a long piece of Cuscus fur decorated on the sides with shell beads and strings of natural fiber. Provenance: - Collec...
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Fur, Shell, Natural Fiber

Fine large Antique Ethiopian Coptic Cross Christian Folk Art African
Located in London, GB
A superb large Ethiopian Coptic processional cross, Beautifully hand crafted in brass with fine detailed knotwork and scroll work detail. Period: 19th century. Provenance: Jea...
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19th Century Ethiopian Antique Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

A Bobo ceremonial top decorated with cowrie shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bobo people, Burkina Faso/Mali, Early 20th century The top, made in a vest-like form, consists of a base made out of cotton with an outer decorated layer of cowrie shells. Provenan...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Cotton

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
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1920s Congolese Archaistic Vintage Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

A male ceremonial armband made with bat-teeth
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, late 19th/early 20th century Male ceremonial 'armband' made of bat teeth drilled and tied in a double row to a woven band of palm fibre.
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Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Beads, Teeth

An Illongot headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ifugao, Northern Philippines, 19th century Decorated with different kinds of beadwork and the bill of a Kalaw bird (hornbill). Historically, only those who had proven themselves th...
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19th Century Philippine Antique Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads

African Currency, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 3 pieces of African currency is very interesting. Looking like some sort of ancient maraca, these 19th century pieces jingle and noise-make with each step. The dimensions...
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19th Century African Antique Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Lozi Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Loss people of Zambia are known for their basketry and rarely work in wood, but their wooden milk jugs are sought after objects from collectors. Originally used to collect milk f...
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20th Century Zambian Hand-Crafted Tribal Art

Materials

Rope, Wood

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