Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Rare Large Size Antique Tonga Tapa Cloth
Located in Milan, IT
Tapa cloth is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. In Tonga, the same cloth is known as ngatu, and here it is of great social im...
Natural Fiber, Paint
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Wood
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
Wood
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Wood, Parchment Paper
Tribal Style 12 Ft Polynesian Tapa Bark Cloth from Tonga
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large tribal style Polynesian tapa or barkcloth from the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga. The cloth measures over 12 feet wide and over 8 feet high. Handcrafted from the bark of...
Wood
Early 20th Century Afghani Leather Bag
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th century leather Afghani bag.
Leather
$2,200
H 27 in W 27.5 in D 1.5 in
Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
Cotton
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Wood
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...
Natural Fiber
Pair of African Cuba Cloth Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of decorative pillows crafted from authentic vintage Kuba cloth textiles from Central Africa. The fronts feature bold, graphic geometric motifs woven in rich earth to...
Linen, Raffia
A Polynesian war-club or 'Gata waka'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fiji, probably early 20th century Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par exce...
Hardwood
$2,200
H 4.5 in W 26 in D 4.5 in
A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku 'Pineapple' Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The head is carved from...
Stone
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...
Cotton
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...
Fabric
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Bronze
Ndop Cloth, Bamileke of Cameroon, 1960s
Located in Istanbul, TR
Ndop Cloth is a resist dyed indigo cloth used for rituals and ceremonies.
Cotton
African Kuba Cloth Raffia Pillow Cover
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert . Cotton in the back. Zipper closure. Dry clean is recommended.
Raffia
Large Vintage Tongan Tapa Cloth
Located in Highland, IN
This impressive large example of Tapa cloth (or Ngatu) from Tonga is full of rich imagery including animals and a coat of arms. Dating to the Mid-20th Century it is made of the inner...
Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Tribal Oceanic Comb ‘Helu’ from Tonga
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick Mid-20th century tribal oceanic comb (helu) from tonga Coconut palm leaf, plant fibre, fine wire, glass beads Combs like this were indicative of rank and...
Natural Fiber
Sold
H 14.25 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Fine Elegant Early 19th Century Polynesian Tongan Ula Throwing Club, War Club
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Presented by Tribalmania Gallery Fine elegant early 19th century Polynesian Tongan Ula throwing club Origin: W. Polynesia, Tonga (Provenance: Old New England collection) Period/Date: At least first quarter of the 19th century Materials: root of a shrub being very hardwood Description: This rare type of ula is called an i ula tavatava or i ula mundu and is most known for its wide and slightly flattened flanged head. Its lovely head has 11 separately carved lobes. This one is special because of its superb incised handgrip, featuring a rich cluster of unusual geometric motifs and symbols! From experience, I've found that for every Tongan Ula in existence, there must be 100 or more Fijian Ulas...
Wood
19th Century Tribal Tongan Dance Paddle
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous paddle is of a type used in the ancient Tongan group dance me'etu'upaki, which bears resemblance to a kind of war dance. With its highly distinctive shape, the paki dis...
Wood