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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries ...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M,
With a scene of three heads of women in relief in brass
Signed and...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Brass
Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Male,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
Category
1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Tall Wooden Ethiopian Milk Holders
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved tall wooden milk holders with metal inserts.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977
MB Kasongo Banza Meso,
Title: L'Angoisse II, in brass relief
African Art, Signed and dated 1977
The frame wil...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Cantonese Iron Kung Fu" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1985
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Bryan Leung, "Cantonen Iron Kung Fu" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1979. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import off...
Category
1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
At Manteto Ceramic Wall Mask
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic mask, Baku Ghana.
Signed:AT Manteto,Baku 1974.
Measures: Height 32 cm.
Width 17 cm.
Depth 8 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
African Textile by Kuba, Zaire - for Backrest Cover
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/874/1 - Vintage African Kuba textile, suitable for Wall hanging or table -
An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Raffia, Cotton
Baga Mandor Shrine a-Tshol
Located in Chicago, IL
When this powerful figure is engaged at Baga ceremonies, it directs the movements of the dancer handling it. Held in one’s hands or worn on the head, the figure becomes one with the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hardwood Chokwe Bench, Angola, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine and elegant hardwood Chokwe (Angola) bench, carved all-over with geometric patterns, human and animal motifs.
The front rain supported with caryatids in the form of male figu...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terracotta form would have been a critical component of burial rituals of the Bura people of Niger. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair African Gourd Storage Vessels, Kenya or Ethiopia, early-mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large African gourd storage vessels with native repairs, early to mid 20th century, Ethiopia or Kenya.
This pair of dried and hollowed gourd vessels would origin...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African 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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Embosed Metal Kirdi Shield from Cameroon on Bronze Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare repuse shield with natural fiber wraped handle from the Kirdi tribe Cameroon. Now on a patinated Bronze Stand.
For a similar example please see- Benitez-Johannot, Purissim...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
Copper Hand-Hammered Birds Art Work Wall Decoration Panel, 1990
By Pemba
Located in Antwerp, BE
This original piece is a hand-hammered signed copper work of elegant stylish dancing birds in the African sun.
Width 120 cm.
Height 110 cm.
Depth 5 cm.
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Afo Bridal-Currency from Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
The Afo Bridal Currency was used in Nigeria until the early 1940s. This is also known as a "Chenkrom." Now mounted on a bronze stand.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Iron
African Art by Kasongo Kamba, Lumiere Dans Une Lumiere, Relief in Brass 1977
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Kasongo Kamba, Lumiere Dans Une Lumiere, Relief in Brass 1977
African Art by Kasongo Kamba,
Title: Lumiere dans une lumiere,
African Art...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wandala Shield from Chad
Located in Stamford, CT
Wandalà shield, from Cameroon/Chad. Made with cowhide and natural pigments.
For a similar example see- Benitez-Johannot, Purissima and Jean Paul Barbier, Shields: Africa, Southea...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cowhide
Vintage African Tribal Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage African tribal mask from the ivory coast now mounted on museum stand. Provenance available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
A rare figurative harp from made by the Vuvi or Tsogo people of Gabon. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. These rare instruments are well known for their...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure in Royal Pose. I-II Century AD. Certificate of Authenticity with TL Test and Passport from Europe. Museum Piece...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Primitive Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
By Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo - d...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
African Bronze Sculpture, with Characters Playing a Game
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African bronze and wood sculpture, with characters playing a game.
Category
20th Century Colonial Revival Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Bronze
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Iron
Ukamba Beer Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Jalaba wood.
Category
1930s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
"Vijay Path" Ghanaian Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Vijaypath was a Bollywood action hit in 1994. It's critically acclaimed soundtrack topped charts across the world and became one of the most recognizable in India's history. The film...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Fulani Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The unusual forms and sizes of ethnographic currencies...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Original Photograph of Camps Bay, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
A rare original albumen print of Camps Bay, South Africa.
Category
19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
"A Bridge of Dragon" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Dolph Lundgren, Bridge of Dragons was a pulpy action/romance from the late 1990s. The film's international success is evident in this hand-pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga.
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
Inland Delta Region, Nige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Unique and Highly Decorative Congolese Hardwood Tree Trunk Floor Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
A unique and highly decorative Congolese hardwood tree trunk, displaying burly freak growths all-over and mounted as a standing lamp.
Beautiful original 1970s lampshade...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Nigerian Shield/Currency. Actual currency from Nigeria used to buy livestock, businesses and homes. Beautifully mounted to display the Shape and scale of the piec...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Coconut
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
By Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo,...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali
By Chi Wara 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 Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Clean Lines
Located in New York, NY
A simple, rustic wooden bench with a beautifully worn leather seat and clean design. This double chair/bench from Ethiopia looks great from any angle and has great presence.
CH371.
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Colonial Side Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colonial tribal side table from Congo.
Diameter wood 50 cm.
Diameter glass 70 cm.
Height 65 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top h...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Idoma Headdress, Ungulali, Headcrest or Headdress Mask, Nigeria
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fine Idoma Headdress, ungulali, rising from a flaring conical base with holes around the rim for attachment, the first tier of three stylized faces with tapering chins, parted lips...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Senufo Bed
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A West African Senufo bed hand carved from a single tree having four tapered legs with a raised headrest and decorative scallop detail.
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rustic Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Character
Located in New York, NY
A simple, quirky, rustic wooden bench with a beautifully worn leather seat and crosshatch leather back. This antique low bench from Ethiopia looks gr...
Category
Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Autopsy #3 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud
By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The work is currently loaned to the exhibition "Beyrouth, Les temps du design" hosted at Grand-Hornu Museum in collaboration with MUDAC Lausanne
Category
2010s Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Large African Painting by Ngasagras
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fantastic painting of an African market by Ngasagras who was a member of the Poto-Poto school in Brazzaville,Congo.This wonderful piece depicts a Market...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Woven Sculptural Vase
Located in London, GB
by Gone Rural, Swaziland, 2012
Titled 'The Song of the Weaver'
Various basket-weaving techniques and materials, including copper wire
With metal tag 'The Song of the Weaver'
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Raffia, Reed
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers...
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile. From Dahomey (Benin), Circa 1925.
The same piece is in the permanent collection of Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
There has been a lot...
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry
By Betty Cilliers-Barnard, Marguerite Stephens
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Betty Cilliers-Barnard (1914-2010) and handwoven by Marquerite Stephens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Entitled "African Multiplication" and woven i...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
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 Primitive Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stone Sculptue by R.Mteki
By R. Mteki
Located in Water Mill, NY
Stylized sculpture by R.Mteki.
Category
20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture
African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
Located in Asheville, NC
Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.
Category
19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art
By Ekonda Culture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. Puddle cast, forged and engraved copper alloy. The beautiful ankle cuff sculpture, is hand-forged, very heavy and a great tr...
Category
20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Copper, Metal
African Tribal Folk Art Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique African wooden storage crate, hand-carved African Tribal motifs on wood and leather woven bottom.
Interested Folk Art Tribal African handcrafted crate probably Kenyan.
Wooden...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Carved African Stool by the Ashanti of Ghana
Located in Troy, MI
This Ashanti carved stool dates from the 1980s and was found in Ghana. Hand carved and crafted from a single piece of wood, this stool has white painted and etched detailed design on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Small African Stool by the Ashanti of Ghana
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Ghana, this Ashanti carved stool dates from the 1980s. Hand carved and crafted from a single piece of wood, this stool has white painted and etched detailed design on the se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Rustic Large Mortar wooden table or Stool African
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar stool or table.
Made from hardwood, this piece has been hand crafted.
The piece is very versatile and can be used as a small table or stoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Sub-Saharan African 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 Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Wool
Charlotte Perriand Metal, Wood LowTable for Cansado, circa 1950
By Steph Simon, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Low table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa.
Painted steel, wood.
Measures: 74.3 x 80 x 80 cm
In good original condition, with mino...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture
Materials
Steel
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