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Item Ships From: USA
Worn and Weathered Tsogho Short Bench with Faces, Gabon, Africa ex Visser
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Worn and weathered Tsogho short bench carved from a single piece of wood, with faces and figures, from Gabon, Africa. Blocky bench with roughly carved out openings, flanked on one s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon A ceremonial tobacco pipe fashioned of hardened clay depicting three bearded men, the center figure with arms on c...
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Kuba Cup Bryce Holcomb Pace Primitive Provenance
By Kuba
Located in Sharon, CT
A Kuba Head as a cup. Rich dark patina. Mount included. From The Late Bryce Holcombe Collection. Bryce was the founding director of Pace Primitive, and a personal friend.
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Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers...
Category

20th Century Congolese USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage to the women of their Community, understood to possess spiritual powers capable of the benefit or the destruction of society. The Gelede masquerade is an opportunity to honor or condemn behaviors within the Community, through dance, art, satire, and poetry. Worn by veiled dancers, Gelede masks...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Small Used Senufo Bird Beak Face Weaving Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small used Senufo stylized bird beak face weaving heddle pulley, Ivory Coast Africa I Deep patina and polish from traditional use, circular wear inside from weaving bobbin, now absen...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Pacific Islander Samoan Fijian Hand Carved Wood Kava Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful 20th Century Samoan/Fijian circular wooden kava bowl called a tanoa fai'ava and carved from a single piece of wood and standing on seventeen round legs. Made of a native ...
Category

20th Century Samoan Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Kenyan Bells with 3 Kisi Metal Tally Sticks / Provenance Douglas Dawson
Located in Chicago, IL
African Kenyan bells with 3 Kisi metal tally sticks provenance Douglas Dawson. Came from the Goldberg Family Collection. Dims are of a single bell.
Category

19th Century African Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Early Yoruba Wood Circular Divination Board Face & Figures, Early 20th C round
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early large Yoruba divination board, a classic form round board with face at top, figures, couples, snakes, cowrie shells and other items around the edge of the board. Heavy wood, early 20th century, Nigeria. Areas of erosion, old insect damage and wear in center from traditional use. Provenance: ex - Mereidi Singer Stoli collection, ex Lempertz Auction 2019 With small metal stand...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Brass & Iron Jeweler's Torch, Karnataka, South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 20th Century Brass & Iron Jeweler's Torch, Karnataka, South India Experience the history and craftsmanship of South India with this early 20th Century brass & iron jeweler's t...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Turkoman Tribal Ceremonial Headdress
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A stitched colorful fabric hat with applied silver tone roundels, plaques and pendants, bells and cowrie shells. The long back flap with a triangular Turkoman pendant with glass rou...
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Other, Metal

Collection of Three Lobi Snake Currencies on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of Burkina Faso currency from the mid-20th century. This assortment of three vintage African ritual iron snakes effigies originate from the...
Category

Mid-20th Century Burkinabe USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Ainu Sword Holder (Emushat), Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ainu Sword Holder (Emushat), Japan Emushats were worn over the shoulder and served to limit movement of a short sword and keep it in place. Mostly constructed of linden fibe...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture....
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Other USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island in the mid 20th century. Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors. Ancestral imagery appears on multiple forms of Asmat art...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Fabric

African Mask
Located in Branford, CT
African mask. Mid 20th century. Carved wood. H 9-1/2" W 6-1/2"
Category

Mid-20th Century USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia This small, graphically intriguing resist-dyed textile was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a muslim group with histori...
Category

Late 19th Century Cambodian Tribal Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

Ancient Cubist Danced Kuba Mask Black Patina Cone Eyes Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ancient Cubist Kuba Dance Mask Black Patina, Cone Shaped Eyes, from the Congo, Africa. It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for it...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Ceremonial Limar Ikat Textile, Palembang, South Sumatra
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ceremonial Limar Ikat Textile, Palembang, South Sumatra This ceremonial limar textile was used as a waist or shoulder cloth by ethnic Malay people living in south Sumatra, a...
Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Silk

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category

1950s Nigerian Tribal Vintage USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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 USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Late 19 Century Tribal Baule Male Figure with Period Mount African Art
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A brass tag was nailed to the back. This interesting and slightly shocking means of identification, tells us more about the artistic disdain and ethnographic interest of the Europea...
Category

Late 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Toposa Shield, Southern Sudan
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century animal hide, wood and leather tops shield from Southern Sudan.
Category

Early 20th Century Sudanese USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Hide, Leather, Wood

Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
Located in San Mateo, CA
Anglo Indian hardwood campaign or dowry chest. This has brass straps, handles and large hinges on the interior. The lock has the original key. The chest is in good condition. It show...
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru. Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Sequins

20th Century Japanese Fishing Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century Japanese fishing basket. Beautifully woven with long rope handles. Handles extend approximately 2 feet past the top of the basket....
Category

20th Century Japanese USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Reed

Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Weathered Old Tribal Squatting Spring Figure, Nepal, Early 20th Century praying
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered tribal squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved open mouth and eyes. These were protective figu...
Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner This unique Tibetan carpet is somewhat unusual, both in size and design layout. It’s narrower and shorter than most classic khaden sleeping rug...
Category

Late 19th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird. Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket A ...
Category

1950s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of Asian Temple goddess.
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Asian Temple goddess. Items dimensions: 47.13", 6.38", 6.25" 41.13", 7.13", 7.13"
Category

18th Century and Earlier Thai Antique USA - Tribal Art

Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Strong Marka antelope - human wood mask with metal, Mali Africa. Large square open eyes, long nose with horizontal lips, three projecting brass metal braids ending with feathered cl...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Aboriginal Body Painting Terrence Gurruwiwi Elcho Island, Australia
Located in Atlanta, GA
Title: Gumatj Ceremonial chest paint Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 32" H x 28.5" W Date created: November 2006 Artist: Terrence Gaypamany Gurruwiwi Language: Glapu Date of birth: 06/09/1984 The painting depicts the traditional body paint onto the chest during ceremonies of the local aboriginal communities. It is signed by the artist on verso as shown and also retains a stamp from Elcho Island Art...
Category

Early 2000s Australian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Small Wooden/Metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century small wooden/metal Mortar from Yemen/Saudi Border.
Category

19th Century Yemeni Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast This unusual textile is made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is then tie or stitch-resist dyed with natural pigments, creati...
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia

Ubangian Female Statue Late 19th Century
Located in CA, CA
Female Ubangian statue in carved wood represented standing, the body of anthropomorphic type and zoomorphic head. Late 19th Century. Good patina. Past restorations. Provenance : Pr...
Category

Late 19th Century African Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Curves Old Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask. Mid-20th century, with wonderful curved expressive asymmetrical face. Long nose with pierced septum. Faded polychrome pig...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

African Currency, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 3 pieces of African currency is very interesting. Looking like some sort of ancient maraca, these 19th century pieces jingle and noise-make with each step. The dimensions...
Category

19th Century African Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Small Bronze Tribal Figural Sculpture, Possibly West African, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small Bronze Tribal Figural Sculpture, Possibly West African, 20th Century Dimensions: 2.5" H x 2.5" D x 1.5" W A powerful and expressive small-scale bronze figural sculpture, likel...
Category

20th Century African Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

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 USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Finely carved Mid Century North West Coast Carved Wood Mask Expressive Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very finely carved face mask, probably from the North West Coast of the US or Canada. Created mid 20th century or earlier, the artist is unfortunately unknown. Carved light wood, p...
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pacific Northwest Coast Tlingit Shaman's Grizzly Tooth Pendant, circa Late 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic Northwest Coast Tlingit tribe shaman's pendant carved from Grizzly Tooth with jeweled/ beaded eyes likely acquired from Western/ European traders. We were told this pi...
Category

19th Century Canadian Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Teeth

Small Dancing Lobi Figure With Arms Out, Cubist Face Ghana West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small dancing Lobi figure with arms out, and cubist face from Ghana, West Africa. ex James Willis, San Francisco, CA. Damage to proper right hand, fingers absent. Heavy encrusted p...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Head or Mask, Strong Expression
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From Papua New Guinea an early painted Maprik carved wood head sculpture or mask, intense expression showing teeth, and two opposing stylize...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure with Skirt, ex Irwin Hersey DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure or fetish with Skirt fetish of darkened wood with polished and worn patina. Striking eyes, and both male and female figures shown with hands ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pende or Kwese Black Wood Small Mask Heavy Eyelids Teeth, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pende or Kwese black wood small mask heavy eyelids, open mouth with carved teeth, curved scarification marks on cheeks. Heavy black patina on front and inside from years of traditio...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa. In stylized human form within a pair of vertical columns, with triangle arms and legs and he...
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Framed Pre-Columbian Proto Nazca Textile Frangment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Proto-Nazca textile fragment from Southern Peru circa 100BC-200AD. The linked munecas ("dolls" in Spanish) figures were woven with fibers likely from l...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo A wonderful barkcloth from the Mbuti people in the Ituri forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Category

1970s Congolese Tribal Vintage USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Beaded Betel Bag, Sumatra, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sumatran beaded betel bag made of glass trade beads from early to mid-20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Beads

Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure from the Yaka people of DRC Congo, Africa. Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe 'Smaller'
Located in Dallas, TX
This comb was fashioned in the hand carved, traditional Makonde style. This fertility comb features a pregnant woman. Generally, local carvers make only a belly and breast comb to be...
Category

Early 20th Century Zimbabwean USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Namji Doll with Beads, Cowries, Coins and Metal Rings, Cameroon Mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sometimes referred to as dolls, this is a highly abstract figure with conical head, arms and legs held out from body, long columnar neck wrapped with mulitple strands of different si...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin.
Category

1970s Malian Vintage USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition. We have not detected any loose beads...
Category

Late 20th Century South African Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Canvas, Beads

Zulu Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Zulu people have traditionally been pastoral people, relying on cows for meat and milk. The daily practice of milking was preceded with singing and dancing, along with the royal milkers holding the wooden pails...
Category

20th Century South African USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand The Lawa people are a relatively small animist/Buddhist ethnic group (est. pop 17,000) living in the mountainous region of northern T...
Category

Mid-20th Century Thai Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Omu Master
By Yoruba People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Yoruba CarvingWoman with an Offering Bowl, reputedly by 'The Omu Master' Rich Patina. Christies lot 33 11/28/84. Ex Donald Morris Gallery
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal USA - Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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