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Period: Mid-20th Century
Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Rare Large Old African Senufo Bed in Solid Wood from the 60's
Located in Lyon, FR
Large senufo bed from Africa from the 60's, which can be used as a large coffee table or bench. Entirely carved from a single piece of solid wood. Excellent vintage condition, very n...
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1960s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare carved wood standing female Pende figure with arms at sides cascading hair. Classic downturned Pende style face, feet absent. Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood, Organic Material

Large Woven Basket
Located in London, GB
A rare large early basket with bands of triangle decoration. Probably Hambukushu people Botswana, Africa. 1940s. Measures: 27cm H x 48cm W.
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1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Natural Fiber

Early Wood Ashanti Stool Reclining Figure Supporting Top, Ghana Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, wit...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Arthur English, Hand Colored Photograph, Signed, South Africa, circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Arthur English - Mid Century original hand colored landscape photograph - dry mounted to paper board - unframed - signed lower/right by the photographer/artist - South Africa - circa...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Paint, Paper

Kuba Woman's Ceremonial Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman's Skirt. Kuba People, DR Congo. Raffia palm fiber, appliqué, embroidery. Measures: 146 x 31 inches (371 x 79 cm).
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Raffia

Teakwood and Wrought Iron 1950s Wine Rack Shelf
Located in Lomita, CA
The wine stand holds 20 bottles of your favorite cru in gorgeous teakwood. The wood is special. It is from the second half of the 20th century with expertly crafted wrought iron in a...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wrought Iron

20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Prestige cloth, Shoowa people, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo A syncopated pattern of opposing forces lends this prestige cloth a sense of movement both horizontally and v...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Natural Fiber

Charlotte Perriand Metal, Wood and Formica Bridge Table for Cansado, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand, Steph Simon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bridge table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa. Editioned by Steph Simon, France. Painted steel, plasti...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Steel

Midcentury African Tribal Wooden Sculptural Commando Staff RDC Luba, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kusu command rod This prestigious staff among chieftain regalia is composed of different carved sections that form an iconographic language related to the history of the ancestor or...
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1960s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

F. Njiraini, 'Anger I Go', Oil Painting on Canvas, Kenya, circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
F. NJIRAINI - 'Anger I Go' - mid-century Expressionist oil painting on canvas - signed lower left - titled verso - framed - Kenya - circa 1970's. Excellent vintage condition - no ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Canvas, Paint

Set of Six Malachite Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive set 6 of Malachite vases.
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1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Malachite

Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women. Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Ebony

Nigerian Striped Cloth
Located in London, GB
A very unusual cloth woven in shades of blue with coral and ivory stripes. This type of cloth is woven to celebrate the coming of age of girls in the village. Conservation mounted on...
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1930s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Cotton

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 20th century Shoowa Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over interlocking meandering hook and knot pattern woven in black and natural flat-wea...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Raffia

Large Scale N’dop Display Cloth Panel
Located in London, GB
A very large scale N’dop display cloth panel made of strips of indigo dyed mixed fibre cloth tie dyed with typical designs. With the original red and green...
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1950s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool. Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool. Animal leopard stool hand-carved wood from ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mud cloth (Bogolanfini), Mali, Bamana People mid-20th century. Hand woven 'discharge dyed' cotton Approximately 71 x 52 in. (180cm. x 132cm.) A dazzling geometric pattern...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Fabric

Multicolored Vintage African Ewe Fabric from West Africa, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
This Ewe wrap was woven by a true artist. The color placement resembles a patchwork quilt and the weaving is superb. These pieces were made for chiefs and the incredible skill and ti...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Cotton

Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Living Room Set in Vene, Senegal, 1960
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Set composed of a large coffee table and six stools made in Senegal in the 60s. The top of the coffee table (140 cm / 90 cm) is composed of a slice of Vene, resting on four legs. The...
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1960s Brutalist Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

African Wooden Carved Stool Figural Group
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Wooden carved Akan stool with figural group.
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1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Boxwood

Sculpture in Wood, Abstract , Fro Africa, circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is from Africa, it has been made circa 1950. There is an old patina on the wood. The condition is good with wear consistent with age. It is an abstract sculpture , i...
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1950s Rococo Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

1976 Oil on Canvas by Artist, Roy Carruthers
By Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1976 Oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “Woman Dressing”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Canvas, Paint

1978 Oil on Canvas by Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1978 oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “A Message from Magritte”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Canvas, Paint

Andrianna Shamaris Tanzanian Antique Sculptural Side Table or Stool
Located in New York, NY
Impressive antique African mahogany side table hand carved from a single piece of mahogany wood with a four inch bevelled top. A beautiful versatile item that is both sculptural and ...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood, Mahogany, Reclaimed Wood

Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in Dallas, TX
21703 vintage African Tuareg Mat from Morocco 07'09 x 17'10. Full of tiny details and reflecting elements of nature with tribal style, this ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Leather, Reed

African Textile Kuba, suitable for table or Wall Hanging or Backrest Covering
By Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
B/1676. Old African textile from Kuba, Zaire: with small shells as ornament. An IDEA: use this item as backrest covering of a sofa !
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Raffia, Cotton

Vintage Saharan 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 ...
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1930s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Leather, Reed

African Tribal Art Fine Pair of Baule Sling Shots
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Baule figurative sling shots / catapults. Nicely Carved with figurative detail. Hard wood with matured patina. Period: mid-20th century C...
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Hardwood

Vintage African Tapestry Wall Hanging with British Colonial Safari Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77336, vintage African rug tapestry. Reminiscences of an exotic journey and worldy sophistication, this vintage African tapestry wall hanging ...
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Mid-20th Century British Colonial Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wool

Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The largest Adan shrine figure we have ever seen at 27 1/2 inches high. Usually Adan figures are a third of this size or less. At this scale the sculptural skill of Adan artists is f...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Wood

Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s There is a small old chip on the top, please refer to the photos. The numbers are the inventory numbers from Pennsylvania State University and Lehigh University. Exhibited: The Pennsylvania State University - Museum of Art permanent collection; The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection and the Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs. John E. Swanson. Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University Of Ibadan, Nigeria. During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where they remained until 1978. In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa. In 1982 Mrs. Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Ensemble de 4 Fauteuils Cannés, Style Africaniste, 1950
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Set of 4 caned armchairs, Africanist style 1950. Caned backrest and seat in wooden slats Good condition Weight: 20 kg each.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wicker, Wood

Vintage Guro Chief’s Cloth with Ikat Pattering, Nigeria, 1960's
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Nigeria, 1960's Guro chief’s cloth. Measures: H 179 x W 127 cm.    
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1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Cotton

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water. In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water. In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration. The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive. A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Canvas

Mid 20th Century Italian Style African Yellowwood Bar Cabinet
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Mid-20th ...
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an upper elaborate superstructure. The lower mask depicts a woman's face, it's composure expressing the qualities of calmness and patience. The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn State University and Lehigh University. Exhibited: The Pennsylvania State University - Museum of Art permanent collection; The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection. Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson. Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978. In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa. In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
Rare and unique brutalist bar cabinet decorated with hand carved bear. Koncz Vilmos (1932 – 2006). He started painting at the age of 30, using the following techniques: charcoal, pastel, oil. He has had solo exhibitions eight times in Budapest, and his works have been featured in seventeen group exhibitions worldwide. He was an experimental creator. Its more than 420 works include glass mosaics, terracotta, copper embossing and furniture carving. After his death, most of his oeuvre was “lost”. A decade and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major impact on his further artistic work. Traveled and created in Baghdad, Kuwait, Beirut and Tanzania. He became acquainted with the ancient folk art of the Makonde tribe, with carvings of ebony and ivory, which changed his creative career. When he made an authentic bracelet out of ivory, decorated with African motifs, the members of the tribe welcomed him among themselves. He became the tribe’s "Mister Vili." An exhibition of his painted paintings was held at the Kilimanjaro Hotel. He learned the machining of copper from the Arabs and the making of glass mosaics, and the tricks of jewelry making from the Hindus. He had forty large sculptures erected in various settlements of Hungary, mostly multi-field, made with a circular carving technique. Everything from ornaments on the table to the three-meter-high monument was found in his oeuvre. The Tiszakürt Arboretum also houses two wooden sculptures made of circular carvings: Tasso and the Tanzanian family tree. Donated works of his hometown: the 1956 headboard, the “Jászok” and “Kunok” (Old Hungarian Tribes), the “Flute”, the “Kolompolás” (Ringing the Bell) and the “Winged Altar”. In the 1980s, he also made carvings for the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden. His Ars Poetic was: “I do what I love, which drives from within, because I want to leave marks behind that I once existed and perhaps not uselessly” (2002). The term "Brutalist" originated from Le Corbusier’s Cité...
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1960s Brutalist Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chairs in wood year: 1940 The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique. It is an icon of distinction. Hehe Carving elegant legged stool, are considered e...
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1940s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

African Mid-Century Colonial Coffee Table with Inlaid Wood , circa 1960
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pretty african coffee table composed of an inlaid top and 4 compass feet. There is on the top a scene of life: 3 characters in a boat, on a river, reach the shore of a village. All ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Senufo Coffee Table
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Antique coffee table hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of Iroko wood, native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very durable. Shown with con...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved mask from the early to mid-1900s made by the Igo People of Southeastern Nigeria. Agbogho, or "maiden spirit" are worn strictly by m...
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people,...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Natural Fiber

Exotic African Accented Primitive Stool
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exotic African Accented Primitive stool in rich, dark patina.
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Ebony

Ashanti People, Ghana Asipim Chair
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti People, Ghana Asipim chair, outstanding item.
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Original Vintage Rail Travel Poster Johannesburg The Metropolis Of South Africa
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Johannesburg the Metropolis of South Africa featuring a stunning Art Deco design depicting the stylised silhouette of a couple looking out at the v...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Paper

Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Senufo Coffee Table
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Antique coffee table hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of Iroko wood, native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very durable. Shown with con...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Vintage Mauritanian Leather Tuareg Rug North Africa
Located in Marbella, ES
Mauritanian Tuareg leather mats are made of dwarf palm tree fibers and hand woven with leather stripes, this are great to use indoor or outdoor, beautiful brown earth-tone colors. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Leather, Straw

Tuareg African Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg teapot Mauritania Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara. Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Brass, Copper, Pewter

Set of 1940s Hard Wood African Lobi Stools with Carved and Pyrogravure Details
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two hand carved hardwood stools with pyrographic decoration from the Sikire Kambire School of the Gaoua region of Burkina Faso (Lobi People, ci...
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1940s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Hardwood

Hand-Carved African Ethiopian Wooden Bowl with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hewn and hand carved African Ethiopian wooden bowl with handle. Original large vintage Ethiopian tribal wood bowl hand carved bowl from a ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Hardwood

Abron Drum Attendant Standing Figure Arms Out, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Abron Drum Attendant standing figure with both arms out front. From Ghana, early 20th century. Rich, dark patina to the surface. A wonderful streamlined (really Art Deco in feeling) or cubist style dancing male...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Wood

Mounted Kuba Shoowa Embroidered Cloth
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful mid-20th century Kuba Shoowa flat-weave multi-colored embroidered raffia cloth panel with a fantastic all-over geometric motif. Sometimes multiple panels are stitched tog...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

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Raffia

Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure One Arm Out Ghana, Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi, of Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early to mid-20th century. It has a captivating intense gaze and one arm folded on ches...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Furniture

Materials

Wood

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