London - Tribal Art

Item Ships From: London

A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask

Located in London, GB

A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask Wood Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia Late 19th Century ...

Category

Late 19th Century Liberian Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask

$38,000

19th Century Akan 'Cast From Life' Beetle Gold Weight, Ghana

Located in London, GB

Every detail and feature of the beetle has been finely preserved in bronze, from its tiny claws to the pattern of striations on the insect's shell. Having been 'cast from life' by an Akan gold...

Category

19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Akan 'Cast From Life' Beetle Gold Weight, Ghana

$617

Small 19th Century Kamba Elder's Chair With Beaded Lizard Motif, Kenya

Located in London, GB

High-backed chairs of any form are rare in Kenya. This small elder’s chair, consisting of and a dome-shaped backrest, is supported by four legs. The back ...

Category

19th Century Kenyan Tribal Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

Small 19th Century Kamba Elder's Chair With Beaded Lizard Motif, Kenya

$2,538

Fine Bronze Pendant. Gan, Burkina Faso

Located in London, GB

This crescent-shaped bronze pendant, features a central abstract figure. Below the figure, two stylised small birds perch in the middle of the pendant. Throughout, the surface of the...

Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Fine Bronze Pendant. Gan, Burkina Faso

$1,221

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form

Located in London, GB

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...

Category

Early 19th Century Tongan Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form

$6,000

19th Century Ethiopian Saddle-Shaped Stool

Located in London, GB

This stool is a beautiful example of an Arsi saddle-shaped stool from the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Finely carved into this form from dense, heavy brown wood, this stool has developed a lovely rich surface patina as a result of use over time. ‍Estimated Period: Late 19th/Early 20th Century Ex Private Collection, Addis Ababa...

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19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Saddle-Shaped Stool

$1,070

Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930

Located in London, GB

Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...

Category

1930s Togolese Tribal Vintage London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930

$2,401 / item

1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

1940's - 1950's Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania

$4,390

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

Located in London, GB

This striking early twentieth-century mask, from the Kete culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously belonged to the private collection of Penn Kent, the former Dire...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Pre-1940's Kete Mask With Powerful Expression, D.R.C. (Ex Penn Kent Collection)

$8,095

Fine Konso Ancestral Figure, Ethiopia

Located in London, GB

This large figure, with a beautifully eroded surface, is a memorialisation in wood of a male Konso ancestor. Ancestral figures such as this (named 'waaka' or 'waaga') memorialise 'xh...

Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Konso Ancestral Figure, Ethiopia

$8,918

Kuba Woman's Prestige Hat (Mpaan)

Located in London, GB

In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of o...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

Kuba Woman's Prestige Hat (Mpaan)

$1,619

Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This African Jesus exhibits finely carved features. Depicting a black Jesus with his head leaning to one side, wearing a crown of thorns and with his arms outstretched on the cross. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania

$2,881

Small Traditional Kwere Medicine Container, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

This mid-twentieth century traditional medicine container from the Kwere culture in Tanzania has been finely carved into two sections. The upper section tightly fits the body of th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Small Traditional Kwere Medicine Container, Tanzania

$1,303

Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair, Ivory Coast

Located in London, GB

This early twentieth-century small chair displays a beautiful form. Typically low to the ground, such chairs are found among the Dan and Baule cultures in the Ivory Coast. Carved fro...

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair, Ivory Coast

$1,509

1930's Beaded Snuff Container. Zulu, Southern Africa

Located in London, GB

This intimately-sized 1930's Zulu snuff container has been beautifully decorated with glass beads. A circular opening features on one side, and on the other side, overlapping blue-an...

Category

1930s South African Tribal Vintage London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

1930's Beaded Snuff Container. Zulu, Southern Africa

$809

Fine Headrest. Karamojong, Uganda

Located in London, GB

A beautifully formed headrest from the Karamojong in Northern Uganda. ‍Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century (Or Before) Ex Private Collection, UK

Category

Mid-20th Century Ugandan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Headrest. Karamojong, Uganda

$1,715

A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure

Located in London, GB

A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass Areas of dark, black lacquered patina, worn through from use The cavity to the stomach now empty Kongo Peoples, Dem...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese London - Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure

$34,500

Mid-20th Century Beaded Neck Adornment and Apron. Pokot, Kenya

Located in London, GB

Among the Pokot, body adornments are visual signifiers of power, wealth and status within the community. Given as a gift to a new bride by her husband, this finely beaded neck adornm...

Category

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

Mid-20th Century Beaded Neck Adornment and Apron. Pokot, Kenya

$1,303

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali

Located in London, GB

Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm

Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali

$2,263

Fine Traditional Doll. Nyamwezi, Tanzania

Located in London, GB

The body consisting of a gourd in a beautiful form and decorated with a simple contrasting band of old glass beads of white, red and blue. A piece with a wonderful form that was tra...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

Fine Traditional Doll. Nyamwezi, Tanzania

$1,577

A Ceremonial Mask

Located in London, GB

A Ceremonial Mask Wood Pentecost Island, Vanuatu Early 20th Century Size: 32cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 3 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private coll...

Category

Early 20th Century Vanuatuan London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Ceremonial Mask

$35,000

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club

Located in London, GB

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...

Category

Early 19th Century Tongan Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club

$8,250

Important and Rare Igbo Prestige Stool

Located in London, GB

This large, rare Igbo title stool from Nigeria displays a wonderful sculptural form. The circular seat and base are connected by a series of beautifully curved supporting legs, whi...

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Important and Rare Igbo Prestige Stool

$2,675

Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post

Located in London, GB

This fine early twentieth-century ancestral post, from the Bongo culture in South Sudan, takes the form of a tall, multiple-ringed column. Carved from a hard wood, the post exhibits ...

Category

Early 20th Century South Sudanese Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post

$8,164

Pair of 'Reunited' 1930's Bamileke Anthropomorphic Flutes, Cameroon

Located in London, GB

Together, these two finely carved flutes display a wonderful interplay of the abstracted forms of a 'male' and 'female' figure. A strip of snake skin has been wrapped around the 'bo...

Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 'Reunited' 1930's Bamileke Anthropomorphic Flutes, Cameroon

$4,020 / set

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child

Located in London, GB

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child Superb colour and rich patina  Wood Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo Early 20th Century Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child

$37,750

Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria

Located in London, GB

A fine incised iron flat spiral currency from the Mumuye in Nigeria. A similar example of iron currency can be found in the Ghysels Collection, as published in 'A World of Belts' (20...

Category

Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria

$1,166

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration

Located in London, GB

This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration

$3,293

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia

Located in London, GB

This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance. A defining char...

Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia

$1,577

Early Twentieth-Century Chokwe Title Staff Resembling a Bird, Angola

Located in London, GB

Resembling the upturned beak of a bird, the shape of this early twentieth-century title staff from the Chokwe culture in Angola exhibits a beautiful, simplistic form. A series of not...

Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Twentieth-Century Chokwe Title Staff Resembling a Bird, Angola

$1,303

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

Located in London, GB

This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)

$6,380

Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations

Located in London, GB

This large, two-sectioned woven cane Wagogo storage basket from Tanzania has been beautifully decorated with depictions of animals around the central band. This is one of the nicest ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Cane

Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations

$1,166

1960's Himba Head Adornment

Located in London, GB

The Himba of Northern Namibia are immediately recognisable by their distinctive hairstyles, which are determined by their age, gender and marital status. Both Himba men and women wea...

Category

1960s Namibian Tribal Vintage London - Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Beads

1960's Himba Head Adornment

$2,010

Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC

Located in London, GB

This finely constructed and decorated grass fibre hat from the Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was collected in the 1930's. This wide-brimmed hat was likely made...

Category

1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage London - Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC

$891

Finely Woven Tutsi Grass Fibre Screen ('Inyeqamo'), Rwanda

Located in London, GB

Rare to find, screens such as this would have been rolled down to separate the sleeping area and alcove in a traditional Tutsi household. The weaving, made from fine strands of grass...

Category

Mid-20th Century Rwandan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Finely Woven Tutsi Grass Fibre Screen ('Inyeqamo'), Rwanda

$2,607

Rare Form of Beaded Doll, Kenyan Coastal Region

Located in London, GB

This mid-twentieth century beaded doll, which likely originates from the Kenyan Coastal Region around Mombasa, exhibits a rare form with a wonderfully simp...

Category

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Rare Form of Beaded Doll, Kenyan Coastal Region

$1,770

Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs

Located in London, GB

With a low seat supported by two splayed legs, this Lobi backrest from Burkina Faso exhibits a wonderful form with a long, reclining back support. Throughout, the surface of the piec...

Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs

$1,591

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure

Located in London, GB

This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure

$3,979

19th Century Low Reclining Ethiopian Chair

Located in London, GB

Carved from a single piece of dense, heavy wood, this nineteenth-century Gurage low-set chair from Ethiopia exhibits an unusual, rare form. Consisting of a circular double-tiered seat with an angled, reclining back-support, the chair exhibits a deep glossy surface patina, particularly on the back-support and seat as a result of use. The chair is functional, and is reasonably comfortable to sit on. ‍Estimated Period: 19th Century Ex Private Family Collection, Addis Ababa...

Category

19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique London - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Low Reclining Ethiopian Chair

$2,058

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe

Located in London, GB

Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...

Category

Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe

$1,728

1930's - 1940's Woven Beer Pot Cover, Cameroon

Located in London, GB

Beautifully decorated covers such as this were traditionally placed over large earthen vessels of local brew, with the intricacy of their designs reflecting the significance of the v...

Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal London - Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Beads

1930's - 1940's Woven Beer Pot Cover, Cameroon

$1,056

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.