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Place of Origin: Malian
Set of Three Rare Fang Wood Spoons, Gabon, Africa old collection provenance
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three rare Fang carved wood spoons, from Gabon, Africa. Each with unique shape, wear and encrustations from traditional tribal use. They are in good condition, appropriate f...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

West African Vintage Indigo Cloth, Mali
Located in Istanbul, TR
Mali indigo cloth refers to the traditional textiles produced in Mali, West Africa, using indigo dye. These fabrics are an integral part of Mali's rich cultural heritage and have gai...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

African Copper Currency Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Copper Currency Sculpture. Dimensions: Taller: 15"H x 11.5"W Shorter: 13.75" x 10.5.
Category

20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Copper

Large Dogon House Post, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
With a textured, slightly eroded patina, Malians used this tall house post to support a major beam in a structure. Carved from a naturally forked tree, these tall sculptural supports...
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20th Century Other Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tuareg Flatweave with Diamond Design
Located in New York, NY
River reeds are bound together to create this attractive, tribal flatweave. Light tan reeds comprise the ground while three echelons of diamond chains in darker browns run across the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Leather, Reed

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is recommended.
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is recommended.
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Mali Indigo Cloth
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is recommended.
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Pair of Neolithic Stone Bracelets from Mali
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite Neolithic bracelets from Mali are a captivating testament to ancient craftsmanship and ingenuity. Carved from limestone with natural crystalline veins coursing throug...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique Malian Furniture

Materials

Stone

Ethno Design-collection 12 old Dogon wooden Grannery locks on stand from Mali
Located in Leuven , BE
These door locks were generally used to protect houses and granaries.Bamana doorlocks range from the abstract and symbolic to representations of ancestors. They are usually larger an...
Category

20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage West African Fulani Blanket
Located in Istanbul, TR
Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage West African Fulani Blanket It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert m...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wool

Figure of ancestress "Jonyeleni" in wood Bamana Art MaliThird Quarter of the 20th cent
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
A figure of remarkable formal harmony and compactness with large rounded breasts that allude to fertility and nurturing capacity, but also to the loveliness of the girl that promotes...
Category

1980s Other Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bambara Standing male figure with powerful shoulders, arms at sides and large feet. From Mali, Africa It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Scuffs and nicks here and there. Age, wear and staining inside. On vintage wood block...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face. The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
TRIBAL ART Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on its steel base. A favorite for this old puppet figurin...
Category

1950s Tribal Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Ebony

African Mud Cloth Large Lumbar, 1970s/80s
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert but a bag made to the size to accommodate insert materials. Cotton in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recommended.     
Category

Late 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Carved African Mali Antelope Headdress
Located in Houston, TX
Carved abstract mythological abstract antelope anteater headdress mounted on wood stand. These motifs symbolize excellence in farming and bountiful harvests...
Category

20th Century Primitive Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Malick Sidibé - The Sarakolé Family - Signed print
By Malick Sidibe
Located in Paris, FR
Malick Sidibé, "The Sarakolé Family", shot in 1969, printed and signed in 2006. Silver print, baryta paper. Framed. Malick Sidibé (1936-2016) is today considered one of the greatest...
Category

Early 2000s Malian Furniture

Materials

Paper

Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa. Originally would have had a horizontal sliding cross bar lock, now missing. Mount...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Bobyrug’s Pretty antique hand woven Malian rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique woven rug, cover, with beautiful simple geometrical design and light colours, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wool

Old Dogon Ladder African Sculpture
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Sharon, CT
A very old, and very heavy ladder, showing great quality of environmental stress. Because of the nature of the locale, great age may be possible.
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Malian Furniture

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 Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali
Located in London, GB
Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Iron

Bogolan Cowrie Shell Mud Cloth Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Commonly known as Bogolan or Bògòlanfini, this cotton textile was hand spun, handwoven, then dyed through a technique that has been passed down in the Bamana region of Mali for centu...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Malian Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Bambara Ci Wara Headdress Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved to honor the mythical being Ci Wara, a Bambara deity that’s half mortal and half animal, this wooden headdress combines the graceful head and horns of a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali
Located in Paris, FR
African Puppets Kote Kono A, this "Kote Kono" animal puppets depicting the hornbill bird with a large beak during the Sogobo ceremony. This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali, along the Niger River and more particularly in the Bozo ethnic group. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...
Category

1950s Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Vintage Tuareg Rug with Brown Diamond Designs
Located in New York, NY
A strikingly minimalist composition of just four creamy beige reed panels, each enclosing three nested, floating tall lozenges, defines this tribal carpet detailed in shades of sienn...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Leather, Reed

Early 20th Century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana 'Bambara' People, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali Chiwara headcrests represent the antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Conical leather and straw tribal Fulani hat, Mali West Africa Folk Art organic fiber hat with leather applications that comes from the Fulani people in West Africa. It is typically worn by the Wodaabe, a nomadic cattle-herder subgroup of the Fulani. The organic straw is covered in leather straps both at the brim and top and with decorative leather elements in the middle. At the very top of the hat there is a knob which is covered in leather. At the base of the hat there is a chinstrap. The hats were featured on dancers in the 2018 music video "All the Stars" by the artist Kendrick Lamar...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Carved Wood Female Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This fema...
Category

Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Malian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Dogon Beadwork
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare string of 'Moon and Star ' beads from the Dogon people of Mali. The Dogon History and lineage are designated by the stars hence the iconography of the beadwork. T...
Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Malian Furniture

Materials

Glass

Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Miniature Shrine Ladder
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century miniature ladder, from the Dogon culture in Mali, replicates the form of full-size granary ladder, however, unlike its larger, practical counterparts, th...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved African Wooden Face Mask, 1980s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
A beautifully hand-carved wooden face mask from the 1980s, distinguished by its elongated proportions, serene closed eyes, and refined surface detailing. The sculptural lines reveal ...
Category

1980s Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Miniature Dogon Ladder: A Path to Personal Growth and Spiritual Enlightenment
Located in Stockholm, SE
Symbolically, miniature ladders like the Dogon ladder can hold various meanings depending on the context in which they are used and their cultural or historical background. For example, a miniature ladder can be a metaphor for ambition and personal growth, representing the desire to reach new heights or overcome obstacles. In spiritual contexts, a ladder can symbolize a path to wisdom or enlightenment, reflecting a personal quest to achieve higher consciousness or insight. The interpretation of its design is multifaceted and may reflect a combination of traditional, cultural, and personal values. It serves as a beautiful symbol for those seeking inner guidance, a personal altar...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Ciwara Bambara headdress in carved wood and basketry, Mali, Early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
A very pleasing Ciwara crest, singularly small and accompanied by its original headdress, depicting a stylized antelope leaning on a pangolin. The antelope is ridden by a woman, and white horsehair has been added to the tips of the horns. The piece is carefully sculpted, with notches decorating the bodies of the antelope and the pangolin. Rattan, plant fiber, cowries, wood Very fine velvety mat patina, Circa 1950 An animal called Ciwara is said to have taught the Bambara how to cultivate the land, and during agrarian ceremonies, they recall the myth through the stylized representation of an antelope whose name ci wara...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

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

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique Hand Woven Weaving from Mali
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century weaving from Mali with nice simple design and beautiful natural colors, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundation. ✨✨✨ "Ex...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wool

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Long Antique Tribal Malian Woven Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful early 20th century long Malian soft Kilim with a tribal geometrical design and light colors with white, black and orange, entirely hand woven with wool on wool foundat...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Wool

African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted by a blacksmith of the Bambara people of West Africa, this iron lamp once illuminated nighttime rituals and mask performances. Burning Tulu oil made from tree nuts, the lamp ...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Malian Furniture

Materials

Iron

Dogon Mali Carved Wood Ceremonial Mask, Early to Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dogon Mali dance mask with carved figure from the early to mid 20th century. This Dogon tribal wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Afr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rare Child Size Ceremonial Kanaga Masks, Dogon Peoples
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are normally made by carvers of the Awa society. The masks are worn during the Dama dancing ce...
Category

1930s Tribal Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Paint, Wood

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin.
Category

1970s Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

West African Dogon Ladder
Located in Nashville, TN
Notched Dogon ladder created by the the West African Mali Peoples. Carved from a single piece of wood and situated on an iron base in order to stand upright. These ladders were used ...
Category

1990s Brutalist Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Dogon Ladder, 6-Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
This classically made Dogon ladder is six feet tall and cut from a medium to dark color wood. The 'Y' top is necessary so that the climber may safely lean the ladder against a tree o...
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

Abstract Mali (Bamana) Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique abstract female Tchiwara sculpture from Mali (Bamana people ) circa 1930's. Beautifully hand-carved wood and mixed media.
Category

1930s Vintage Malian Furniture

Materials

Wood

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