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Item Ships From: Georgia
Pair of Late 19th Century Continental Mixed Media Figural Collages With Textile
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of beautiful late 19th-century Continental Mixed-Media collage paintings with textile appliques are a striking fusion of various artistic techniques, blending the soft colo...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture
By Allison Guwanjguwanj
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fiber art by contemporary aboriginal artist
Allison Guwanjguwanj. It depicts a dreamtime creature called "Yawkyawk" which is the ancestor of the clan. It is a mermaid-like creature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Japanese Fireman Hood with Stencil Inscription Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well-preserved Japanese fireman's hood (known as hikeshi zukin in Japanese) circa 1900s, late Meiji period. Woven with thick cotton with sashiko (co...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea yam festival masks from the mid 20th century. These vintage ceremonial masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Antique Carved-Wood Bouquet Urns with Polychrome Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of carved wood urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of decorations from Italy each feature a hand-carved, two-handled urn, which is raised upon a pedes...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South Indian (Kerala) wooden boat prow from the mid-20th century. This hand carved boat prow from Kerala is adorn with pierced spiral-carved volute, suppor...
Category
20th Century Indian Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yalatai hollow log.
Artist: Binguur Wirrpanda.
Year of birth: 1973.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: East Arnhem Land.
Medium: Ochres on hollow log.
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Aboriginal Contemporary Fiber Art Camp Dog
By Lena Yarinkura
Located in Atlanta, GA
Known as Jamu in Bolkdjam, Northern Territory, Australia, the camp dog was woven Pandanus fibers and painted with earth pigment and ochre. The ears and legs are from found wood and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
By Hamish Karrkarrhba
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Hamish Karrkarrhba.
Year of birth: 1968.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: West Central Arnhem Land.
Language group: Kuninjku.
Medium: Wood and ochre paint.
Measurement:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
An Antique 5+ Ft Tall Water Wheel of Ebonized Jackwood from Kerala, India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large-sized antique water wheel from Kerala, India. This Kerala water wheel, also known as a "chakram chavittal", would have originally been used...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C. French Hand-Carved Wood Cherub Figures, Beautiful Decorative Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of carved-wood cherub figures from the 19th century. This antique pair of wooden figurines from France have been hand-carved to depict a male child (or putto) with loos...
Category
19th Century French Antique Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Wood Splash Boards on Stands from Papua New Guinea, 2 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Note: This listing is for 1 of the Papa New Guinea Splash Boards featured, so if you decide to purchase, let us know which one you'd like.
These decorative painted red and dark grey...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
African Maasai Necklace Mounted on Custom Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African Maasai tribal necklaces mounted on stands. These very colorful African necklaces feature a variety of sizes. The prominent colors ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of African Mumuye Rain Wands on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of African Mumuye rain wands on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal rain wands originate from the Mumuye peoples of West Africa, Nigeria. These forged-iron wands were utilized by the Mumuye shamans in rain-making ceremonies where they would place the bottom ends in small holes dug into the earth, and symbolically petition the gods for rain. This pair of Mumuye rain wands are each presented upon custom black iron stands, making a great pair of decorative objects...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century (possibly late 19th century) African Legband (ankle bracelet) of copper alloy, from Mongo Peoples of the Congo. These legbands were both currency and status sym...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Oversized Gilded Mortar and Pestle from Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century gilded pharmacy sign of large dimensions from Pennsylvania made of gold painted zinc and representing pestle and mortar, circa 1850s-1880s.
Category
19th Century American Antique Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Zinc
Vintage Toleware "Vegetable" Sign from Belgium (5 piece set)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Belgian toleware vintage wall shop sign in slang for vegetables. This Végé metal shop sign can be mounted individually to taste. It is made of the four letters Végé and includes th...
Category
20th Century Belgian Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Kerala Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow with Lovely Curved Fleur-de-Lis Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South Indian (Kerala) wooden boat prow from the mid-20th century. This exquisite example of a hand-carved boat prow from Kerala features a steeply pointe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Georgia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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