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Style: Tribal
Period: Mid-20th Century
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
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
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
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
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:
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Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Paintings
Materials
Natural Fiber
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
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
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
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