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Style: Tribal
Period: Mid-20th Century
Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mbuti painting on Bark Cloth Ituri Forest, DR Congo 20th century 0.54 x 0.75m (1’9″ x 2’6″) The eccentric biomorphic and linear geometries of Mbuti bark cloths, painted by women, ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Guatemalan Fruit Vendors Oil on Canvas Painting by Juan Sisay
Located in New York, NY
Guatemalan folk art oil on canvas painting of native Mayan women vending fruit from baskets. They are dressed in the hand woven native clothing of Santiago Atitlan, which is located on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Juan Sisay...
Category

Mid-20th Century Guatemalan Tribal Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mbuti painting on Bark Cloth Ituri Forest, DR Congo 20th century 34.75 x 12 ins. 87 x 30.5 cm The eccentric biomorphic and linear geometries of Mbuti bark cloths, painted by women,...
Category

1960s Congolese Vintage Tribal Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

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...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
$1,087 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid century South African Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian mid century painting with an African motif. Painting is made on cotton canvas and mixture of tapestry and paint. Panted by the ar...
Category

1950s South African Vintage Tribal Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Paint

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
$1,387 Sale Price
25% Off
Painting from a Kwoma Ceremonial House Ceiling
Located in Chicago, IL
A painting from a Kwoma ceremonial house ceiling depicting an abstract polychrome pattern on a sago palm spathe. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Paul Daxhelet (1905-1993) africanist watercolor, middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A watercolor on paper painted by Paul Daxhelet (Belgium) signed richt below Vibrant colors Original framed and protected by glass 48 x 64 cm framed, watercolor 34.5 x 51 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Paintings

Materials

Paper

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched board. This kerchief was not woven on a loom, but ra...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
$1,387 Sale Price
25% Off
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egyptian inspired "black kings" by african-american artist thelma johnson streat
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