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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Songye Basangwe Mask DRC Wall Hanging Mask Circa 1950s
Located in Torquay, GB
On offer is a Basangwe mask from the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1950s.
The mask has the typical facial shape of the Basangwe mask.
At the top, it has a pair of stylised birds decorated with punched triangles. Their long beaks seem to suggest Hornbill or Kalao bird.
The eyes are slanted elongated slits, it has narrow nose and protruding circular mouth in a light russet colour.
It has a banded stripe design in black and white more similar to a Songye Kifwebe mask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Salampasu Warrior Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Divided into contrasting tones, this ceremonial African mask is linked to the Salampasu people of the Bantu ethnic group located primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salampasu masks...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage african birthing chair, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Traditional African birthing chairs consisting of two interlocking wooden planks carefully carved out.
Beautiful natural wooden vains.
Good condition...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, 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
The figure is 17 1/2" inches mounted on a custom metal stand. Male figure with open mout...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Senoufo Ivory Coast 'Kpelié' Initiation DancMask, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A strikingly darkly patinated and geometrically inscribed ritual mask made by the Senoufo people of the Ivory Coast. This delicately carved mask, with its characteristic arched eyebr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Side Table or Stool From Côte d’Ivoire
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique side table or stool hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of mahogany wood native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very dura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Mahogany
Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People
Located in London, GB
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Very Large Wall Basket, Straw and Leather, African Folk Art 1970
Located in ROUEN, FR
Large African wall-hanging basket, Circa 1970.
This large decorative basket comes from Africa, purchased by one of my clients during a trip to Ethiopia in the 70s. It is made of han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Straw
1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
The Himba of Northern Namibia are immediately recognisable by their distinctive hairstyles, which are determined by their age, gender and marital status. Both Himba men and women wea...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa. On three "legs" with curved top. Deep patina from handling and use.
12 1/2 inches long,
Created mid 20th century or e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Early Prestige Kuba Chieftain's Cap (Laket Mishiing)
Located in London, GB
Traditionally worn as a symbol of rank and title, this beautiful Kuba chieftain's cap (laket mishiing) is embellished with cowrie shells and rows of blue, white and black glass beads...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Beads
Bembe Bearded Male Figure Bust with Beard Staff Top DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Bembe bearded male bust figure with hands on sides of projecting stomach and finely carved beard. Stacking square hair style on top of head and projecting element hair on b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare 2 Faced Twin Lega Mask DRC Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa 1930s.
This mask is very rare in that it is a large size ceremonial mask and would h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Decorative Hand-Carved African Sculpture of Kneeling Tribal Man Dark Wood
Located in Draper, UT
Hand-Carved African Sculpture of Kneeling Male made of Dark Wood. Hand-carved in Kenya. This carving is gorgeously detailed with a smooth sculpted face, hair tied back and ears ador...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio standing carved wood male figure, powerful expression with hands on sides of stomach, exposed teeth and vertical raised scarification marks on sides of face. From a shr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber
West Africa Senufo Cast Bronze Mask Kpelie, Circa 1950s
Located in Torquay, GB
Ancestral Senufo cast bronze face mask (Kpelie) from Côte d'Ivoire West Africa.
Made using the lost wax technique.
Traditionally, the 'Kpelie' is an ancestral mask worn during funeral rites, initiation ceremonies, weddings and births.
The function of the mask is determined by the crest at the top of it's head and the subtle scarification markings it carries.
The female mask will normally have a plug on it's mouth with the male masks having an open mouth and longer protruding jaw.
It is believed that the mask itself embodies the spirit of the dead, hence the name 'Dead Face'
The delicate attributes of this mask is a fine example of the excellent artistry of the Senufos.
This is a male Senufo Mask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large decorative African heads, in ebony Benin 1960
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Important African decorative heads, Benin 1960 in ebony. To bring back from a trip
Very good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Old Bulu Cameroon Singe Mask Large
Located in Torquay, GB
On offer is a rare large sized 'Singe' Monkey mask from the Bulu people of south central Cameroon. The Bulu are a sub-group of the Cameroon Fang, having originated from Gabon.
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Taxidermy Waterbuck, Skull Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Waterbuck.
This prepared big game trophy skull mount is of a Water Buck, it may not be antique but it is very impressive. The taxidermy ...
Category
1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Bone
Ewe sculptures
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Trio of small Ewe sculptures from Togo or Ghana.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Dan Mask ('Deangle', 'Dan Gle') from Côte d’Ivoire W.Affrica, circa early 20th century.
To the Dan people, the 'Deangle' embodies the spirit of an individual ancestor d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
African Art Deco Ashanti Elephant Table and Stools
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Early hand carved wood table and seats in an elephant motif, attributed to the Ashanti (Asante) or Fanti (Fante) tribes of Ghana, Africa. Circa early 20th century. Good structural co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Vintage Zulu Long Wood Pipes on Custom Stands Beads South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three vintage Zulu long wood pipes on custom metal stands, South Africa. Each on separate stand so can be arranged in multiple ways. Longest pipe wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Mask Makonde
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African Mask from Mozambique,
Makonde Tribe, from around 1965,
the mask has a great old patina and shine,
made of wood and animal skin and human air,
powerful collecters item
Category
1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Mid-Twentieth Century Traditional Food Bowl
Located in London, GB
Carved from a hard, dense wood, this large traditional food bowl from the Lozi culture in Zambia displays a beautiful round form. A band of diamond-shaped designs, each decorated wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African 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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved title stool, from the Gogo culture in Tanzania, features a wonderful looped and adjoining structure. Dating back to the mid-twentieth century, this fine examp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Vintage 1950s Ashanti Throne Chair With Metal Studs
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Vintage 1950s Ashanti Throne Chair With Metal Studs
Offered for sale is rare 1950s Ashanti throne chair created in wood with metal stud decorations. This 20th-century chair is ...
Category
1950s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Mask by N Dala, Congo, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic mask by N. Dala. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Perfect original conditions, 1975.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage African Hand Carved Senufo Stool or Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1980s stool or side table is just under wide. It is hand carved from a single piece of wood with thick, tapered legs by the Senufo people of Cote d’Ivoire. Very distinct a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large and Rare African Painting by Yamba Moise, 1961
Located in Antwerp, BE
Settlement on the river with figures in boats between palm trees, oil on canvas. 117 x 77cm.
Signed Yamba Moise 1961.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1930s African Figurative Folk Art Carved Wood Stools Table, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning side tables or stools you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of t...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
West African Vintage Indigo Cloth, Mali 1980s
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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Lively Standing Mumuye Figure with Expressive Face, Open Hair, Crest, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early standing Mumuye stylized figure with crested hair and open work details. Classic rounded cubist forms that the Mumuye sculptors are known for. Northern Nigeria, West Africa.
e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
West African Vintage Indigı 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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
African Large Polychrome Wood Carved Mask
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative Hand painted wood mask. The geometric designs of each mask also carry various meanings. The light and dark pattern also symbolizes good from evil and female from male.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Large Polychrome Wood Carved Mask
Located in London, GB
Hand painted wood mask. The geometric designs of each mask also carry various meanings. The light and dark pattern also symbolizes good from evil and female from male.
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
With one of the highest rates of twin births in the world, Yoruba cultures place special social and religious significance on twins, referred to as "emi alagbara" or "powerful spirit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill taxidermy on a Natural base-Bucorvus abyssinicus
Located in Leuven , BE
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill taxidermy on a Natural base-Bucorvus abyssinicus (Cites NL)
Provenance: Private collection Brussels
The Ground Hornbill is a particularly spectacular rep...
Category
1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Side Table or Stool From Côte d’Ivoire
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique side table or stool hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of mahogany wood native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very dura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed 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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Calebasse : Touareg (Niger, Afrique)
Located in PARIS, FR
Calebasse Touareg du Niger. Très belle coupe en bois tourné et sculpté d’origine africaine, seconde moitié du 20è siècle. Un style ethnique et raffiné.
Pièce unique artisanat africai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
Organic Handmade African Tribal Art Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Stool Ivory Coast
By Senufo
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Style African tribal art very unique wood stool, bench, side table or headrest from a single block of wood with stunning wood grain and patina.
Stur...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Vintage Rare Oversize Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Reed
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 Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Luba Caryatid Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This stool by the Luba people of Zaire is indicative of their classic style. A single tree trunk was carved into a column, then further taken in until the robust figure of a woman ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile/Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
This prestigious Kente cloth was handwoven on small hand held looms. The fabric has all been hand sewn to form a marvelous textile. These were originally m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Mid-20th Century Benin Bronze Large Leopard Statues
Located in London, GB
This pair of casted, stylized, mid 20th century bronze leopards are vintage copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural sculptures of leopards.
These large and impressive p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Side Table or Stool From Côte d’Ivoire
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique side table or stool hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of mahogany wood native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very dura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Wood
Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
The figurative sculptures of the Baule peoples of Cote d'Ivoire are recognizable by their strong, gently curving forms and serene composure. This figure of a woman was carved to repr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
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