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Item Ships From: Illinois
African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract stone sculpture is a funerary marker of the Bura people of the Niger/Mali region. Little is known about the Bura civilization (c. 200 to 1000 AD), but it shares many of...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Nigerien Primitive Antique Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century African Calabash
Located in Chicago, IL
Small leather Calabash from Africa Dimensions: 10 in. height x 6 in. diameter with a 4.24 in. diameter opening.
Category

20th Century Congolese Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Leather, Wood

Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples o...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Rustic Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Iron

Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set). From left to right A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.
Category

20th Century Zimbabwean Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Oak Splint Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century hand-woven oak splint gathering basket with a single bent oak handle, a double banded rim, and a lovely wonky shape. Found in Wisconsin.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Oak

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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Bowl with Handles, Roman Replica
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Illinois - Primitives

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Sterling Silver

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Late 19th Century American Antique Illinois - Primitives

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Large Early 20th Century Willow Grain Basket, China
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Pine and Oak Rocking Cradle
Located in Baltimore, MD
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Late 19th Century Irish Rustic Antique Illinois - Primitives

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H 31 in W 37 in D 17 in
Moroccan Ethnic Authentic Throw Pillow
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Illinois - Primitives

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Large early 20th century woven basket
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large early 20th century woven basket circa 1910. Scandinavian woven pine basket with a softwood frame.  Ideal for use as a light use log bin, or for storing those shoes in the cloa...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Illinois - Primitives

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Large early 20th century woven basket
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H 24.25 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Primitive Illinois - Primitives

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H 32.5 in W 25.5 in D 10 in
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
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Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725 Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Illinois - Primitives

Materials

Iron

Hand Hewn African Ethiopian Large Wooden Bowl with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hewn and hand carved African Ethiopian wooden bowl with handle. Original large vintage Ethiopian tribal wood bowl hand carved bowl from a ...
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Illinois - Primitives

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19th Century Italian Cast Iron Coal Powered Iron
Located in Port Jervis, NY
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Early 20th Century Provincial Chinese Water Bucket
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Primitives

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19th Century Chinese Terracotta Brush Rest
Located in Chicago, IL
Pausing in thought, a scholar once rested his calligrapher’s brush on this terracotta brush rest. With an undeniably organic shape, the holder provides two...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Primitives

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Terracotta

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H 65.5 in W 15.5 in D 3.5 in
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Located in Chicago, IL
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19th Century Bulgarian Primitive Antique Illinois - Primitives

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19th Century Flax Carding Comb
19th Century Flax Carding Comb
H 19.5 in W 11.75 in D 4 in
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Located in Chicago, IL
A set of three wonderfully sculptural 19th century American wrought iron fish or eel spearheads mounted on custom steel stands. Measures: Small 4 in. W x 2.5 in. D x 10 in. H Med...
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Illinois - Primitives

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Set of Forty Vintage Wooden Kitchen Spoons
Located in Chicago, IL
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19th Century English Wrought Iron Dutch Crown Game Rack
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19th Century British Rustic Antique Illinois - Primitives

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