Tribal Furniture

Antique Embroidered Nomadic Herder’s Vest, Tibet A rare example of a herder’s vest from west Tibet. Composed of thick natural brown Tibetan sheep’s wool, heavily embroidered with na...

A wonderful example of a Tibetan Coral Bead mala / neckpiece with a stunning mix of orange & red colours that have aged beautifully over the decades. Tib...

A vintage sculpture drum with connected to the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. Measure: 10 inch tall.

Pretty small Mexican tapestry with beautiful tribal design and nice colours with orange, purple, yellow and black, on a white backdrop, entirely handw...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Ivory, Hand Knotted Afghan Anatolian Village Inspired with Patch Work Design, Natural Dyes Densely Weave, Soft and Velvety Wool, Oriental Rug. I...

Angels Red, Hand Knotted, Afghan Andkhoy with Geometric Pattern, Soft Wool, Runner, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Traditional Primar...

A beautiful early 20th century Persian Mazleghan rug with a large central medallion with flowers arranged in stripes, living amidst a field of even more flower, and surrounded by a w...

A sculptural African Palawar folding chair. Carved from one piece of hardwood. With a motif depicting a bird with a fish in its beak. Dry cracks. Not really suitable for sitting. Mo...

Hand-Carved Wood 'Luba' Fertility Statue. Democratic Republic of the Congo, circa 1970.

Hand-carved wooden ladder on a black square base originally used to to access multi story residences built in cliffs by the Dogon Tribe, Mali 20th century. This is a stunning accent ...

Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...

21527 Vintage Red Boujad Moroccan Rug, 06'05 x 10'05. Step into a world of artisanal beauty with this hand-knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug, a captivating testament to the ri...

21327 Vintage Green Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, 07'01 x 14'05. Bathed in the lush hues of emerald and jade, this hand knotted wool vintage Beni Mrirt Moroccan ...

Hand knotted in wool, this 6x8 Baluch rug represents a new line of tribal carpets in the Modern Classics Collection by Rug & Kilim. Each piece represents the work of women weavers i...

A rare item in pretty good condition in silk embroidery on silk background cloth with zoomorphic imagery.

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...

A wonderful 20th Century Samoan/Fijian circular wooden kava bowl called a tanoa fai'ava and carved from a single piece of wood and standing on seventeen round legs. Made of a native ...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Pure Wool Copper Red Color Afghan Ersari With Elephant Feet Design Hand Knotted Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the c...

It does not come with an insert Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is reccomended.

This piece features a wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation. Smaller than most vintage Kars carpets, it boasts a boldly simple design. The abrashed burgundy-red field is ...

African TONGA stool with handle Tribal Art - Brutalist decoration - wooden Stool Measures : Ø 34cm H: 21cm Material : Wood This stool is antique with high patina showing its use as...

21497 Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug, 05'10 x 11'10. Berber Tribes of Morocco. Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Morocco.  

74584 Antique Persian Soumak Saddlebag, 03'05 x 05'02. Emanating nomadic charm with incredible detail and texture, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Soumak saddlebag is a captivating vision of woven beauty. It features an allover geometric pattern composed of ambiguous tribal motifs. The striking play of pattern and tribal style imbues this antique saddle bag...

African Mali indigo textile circa 1950. Handwoven, vegetable dyed cotton. We only select the best. This soft textile was sourced in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy th...

A South African two handled carved wood meat tray Zulu, 20th century Measures: Approximate 3 1/4" in. high x 10 1/2" in. long x 8 1/2" in. wide (8.2 x...

A very old wooden make-up box Circa: late 19th century Origin: DR Congo Very rich tribal aged patina and traces 9.5 x 15.5 cm, height 9 cm

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Antiqued Fine Heriz Re-Creation, Soft Wool Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving cra...

Name: Unebi Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nish...

Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...

Hand knotted in wool originating from the Gabbeh tribal weavers circa 1950-1960, this mid-century Persian rug enjoys a visually bold vintage diamond pattern...

A wonderful early 20th century German Tetex rug woven with a densely woven large-scale floral patterned field surrounded by a wide repeated floral patterned border, and all woven in ...

With its organic form and three sturdy legs, piece brings an earthy, artisan touch to any space. Hand-formed with organic structure, with dark patina. Tripod bowls were often used i...

After the original Benin bronzes, this statue depicts a large standing leopard with an upturned tail and unusually long legs, from the mid-20th century made in the same casting metho...

Two-Toned Palace size Vintage Northwest Tribal Heriz Sun-Kissed with Reds, Softer Rusty Clays, with Fantastic Blues & Salmon About: Unbelievable size - this piece has been sun-kissed with nearly half a rustier and softer clay that meets some slightly darker truer reds that are still subtle in their own right. Fantastic blues with denim, sky, navy, indigo, french, and even oxford blues that meet lots of nice camels, mocha, caramel, espresso, honey, and buffered by salmon and lots of antique...

Large impressive graphic geometric African Kuba cloth in handsome custom frame having neutral color palette of beige and brown.

Beautiful midcentury Kilim tapestry, Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid f...

An early 20th century Persian Tribal Afshar Shiraz carpet with an all-over chicken motif on an ivory field, rustic accents Measures: 4'2” x 5'11”.

A vintage Tulu runner from Turkey circa 1950-1960, carrying a luscious pile in bright red boldly supporting a defined geometric pattern in green & ink blue tones. The tribal frame enjoys stripes of color on the border further complementing the shaggy appeal of this lineage. Hand-knotted in wool, a 4x6 rug...

African chair made of solid wood, known as a "palaver" chair. The two-part structure can be disassembled, handcrafted and decorated with geometric patterns on the seat and along the ...

The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup. The real Kuba masks...

Antique North East Caucasian Perepedil rug from the region of Quba in Azerbaijan. Classic all-over rams horn design with flowers, animals and small stars framed by an elegant Kufic b...

Large Red Offering Bowl Burma Late 19th/early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer D: 31 in x H: 7.5 in :: 78.7 cm x 19 cm Traditionally used to bring offerings to an altar, and to present ...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Red Natural Wool New Persian Bakhtiar with Deer Figurines Hand Knotted Runner Oriental Rug. It has been woven for months and months in the centu...

This mid-century Mexican Equipales armchair, crafted around 1970, exudes rustic charm. Its robust wooden frame provides a sturdy base, while the seating surface is formed from supple...

LISTED PRICE IS PER PIECE. WHEN PURCHASING PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHAIR YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. In this listing you will find 3 gorgeous and very sculptural antique Western African Stargazer chairs...

African Kuba Cloth Raffia Pillow Cover It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry cleaning is recomend

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Armenian Inspired Caucasian Design, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weavin...

Rare to find raincoat made of braided palm leaves. Of pre-Hispanic origin, it is a woven garment that protects against the rain. Also known as Capisayo in or Capote in other parts of...

Square size accent size Soumac worn/distressed flatweave from the middle of the 19th century Details rug no. j4258 size 5' 4" x 6' 2" (163 x 188 cm)

A rare collectible Moroccan vintage shag rug. This antique handwoven rug came from the Beni Mguild tribe from the central middle Atlas mountains. This piece came out of an important ...

A 5x6 vintage kilim rug from our flatweave selections, originating from Turkey circa 1960-1970. Handwoven in all wool, the rug features a distinctive panel-woven style playing beige ...

Composed of fifteen miniature heads welded onto a circular form, this intricate necklace is styled after the prestige collars worn by royalty of the Kingdom of Bamum, a pre-colonial ...

Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon A ceremonial tobacco pipe fashioned of hardened clay depicting three bearded men, the center figure with arms on c...

Introducing a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish hand-knotted wool rug, carefully crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. This exquisite ...

It does not come with an insert. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is recommended.

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...

Janiform ceremonial headdress from the Ekoi, Ejagham people of the Cross River region of Southeastern Nigeria, circa early 20th century. The janus symbolism from the Cross River r...

1920s Persian Bakhtiari Rug with an all-over colorful geometric design surrounded by a floral border Details rug no. j4187 size 11' 9" x 16' 5" (358 x 500 cm)

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...

Antique Collectible Ethnic Tribal Folk Art Crescent Shell Pieces Choker Necklaces from Papua New Guinea. Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Papua New Guinea. Their opalescent color ranges from deep gold yellow to pale yellow. Each is pierced at the crescent point for a cord attachment enabling the owner to wear them singly or together around the neck. One had a line of holes along the inner edge of the crescent as a decorative feature. Highly Collectible Museum Pieces, worn by men and women rare old Kina Shell Necklaces (Huge Mother of Pearl Crescent) Pectoral Collected from the Foi Tribe (Papua New Guinea), Circa 1920’s. From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott. Acquisition date: 1969. Evaluation date records: 1982. About: For the people of the Highlands, shells were considered treasures. As they were items that came from distant shores of Papua New Guinea they were already objects used for trade. The number one source of mother of pearl wealth was and is still is from the Thursday Island, one of the chain of Island that suggests the ancient land bridge across the Torres Straits from Cape York, Australia to New Guinea. They were fashioned into objects of adornment worn on costumes, hair, nose, etc. Of particular rarity was the gold lipped pearl shell. References: Plumes and Arrows, Inside New Guinea, COlin Simpson, Angus and RObertson, 1968. CATEGORY Anthropology: Ethnography. Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace, Pearl shell ornamentation (neck). Kina (shell money) Oject part of Pacific Cultures Collections. Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...