African Sword
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
Vintage 1940s Central African Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
North African Sword (Nimcha), Morocco, Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
North African Sword (Nimcha), Morocco, Early 19th Century
This North African sword, known as a
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Antique Late 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
African Topoke Sword Currency on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Three African Topoke Sword Currency On Custom Stands
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Three African iron currency blades or swords currency from the Topoke peoples from the Democratic
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency sword that was used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Africa. Created as three separate pieces that fit together for display, figure, stool and sword. Traces
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Weapon in Animal Skin Holder
Located in Miami, FL
African ceremonial sword from the democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1920s. Iron and wood, in a
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Lidded Container with Figures Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Africa, 20th century. Images include human figures, sandals, swords, and animals. These images relate to
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
sword in hand, the top is now missing. Measures: 10 1/2 inches high.
Color is more accurate in the still
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Antique Fish Prints, Sword Fish, John Dory, Haddock
Located in Langweer, NL
126, and African pompano, Alectis ciliaris 127.
These prints originate from 'Unterhaltungen aus
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Large Meissen King Vulture standing on a tree trunk, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
swords.
19th century.
Height: 71cm.
The King Vulture (Sarcorhamphus papa) is almost 75 cm tall and is
Category
Antique 1880s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Female Warrior by E. Drouot
By Edouard Drouot
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century bronze sculpture of a female warrior with sword
Signed E Drouot
Edouard
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Conquest of Spain, " Extraordinary, Monumental Bronze Inkwell, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
extraordinary, large bronze inkwell depicts a Conquistador, holding sword and whip, seated above two bowed nude
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
H 14.25 in W 12 in D 7.25 in
KPM Style Porcelain Plaque of Orientalist Bazaar Scene
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
porcelain plaque depicts a bustling bazaar, possibly in the Middle East or North Africa. The Islamic
Category
20th Century German Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Antique rare amusing Russian silver model of a bear, St Petersburg, circa 1890
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
include two brown bears.
The Republic of Marii El's coat of arms is a red bear with a sword and shield
Category
Antique 1890s Russian Sterling Silver
Materials
Onyx, Silver
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Japanese black lacquered sword stand 刀掛け (katana’kake) with raden inlay
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charming black lacquered wooden sword stand (katana’kake), designed for 3 swords, encrusted with beautiful shiny blue/purple mother-of-pearl (raden).
Presenting a stylized depiction...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
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H 17.29 in W 17.64 in D 7.01 in
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wire
Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 19...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Steel
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Steel and Sterling Silver Malaysian Dagger
Located in Miami, FL
19th century sterling silver Malaysian Dagger.
Original carved mahogany wood handle.
Sterting silver carved crown.
Damascene steel.
The kris is an asymmetrical dagger with distincti...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malaysian Malayer Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Mahogany
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Ancient Luristan bronze sword with green patina.
Luristan bronze comes from the province of Lorestan, a region of nowadays Western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. With its rich and lo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 26.19 in W 1.78 in D 2.17 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM
Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Animal Skin
Kuba Currency Spear, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this example by the Kuba People of Central Africa was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-coloniza...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Ancient Luristan bronze sword with nice patina.
Luristan bronze comes from the province of Lorestan, a region of nowadays Western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. With its rich and lon...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 23 in W 1.66 in D 0.36 in
Japanese Cast Iron Tea Pot (Tetsubin) of Square Form with Anchor & Sword, Signed
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th Century Japanese cast iron teapot or tetsubin of cube form with anchor chain handle, one side cast with a navel anchor continuing around the back and to the top where the top ri...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Metalwork
Materials
Iron
H 9.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Go-Mai Uchidashi Dō Tosei Gusoku Samurai Armor Decorated with an Embossed Rabbit
Located in Milano, IT
Go-mai uchidashi do tosei gusoku
Samurai armor decorated with an embossed rabbit
Edo period, 19th century
This samurai armor is complete and original, with consistent elements...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
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H 60 in W 50 in D 150 in
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture !
I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for tourists in another part of...
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Archaistic Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Small Japanese Articulate Crab Jizai Okimono Meiji Period Signed
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small copper crab with articulated legs made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of small sculpture with moving...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Big Size Vintage Gilt Bronze Silver Sword from China Original Sword
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This antique Chinese bronze sword is very well preserved, it has excellent copper quality, fine structure, mellow patina, smooth, and sharp edge. The blade of this sword is longer; t...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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H 2.37 in W 24.41 in D 2.37 in
Ancient Antique Luristan Bronze Sword / Knife / Dagger / Early Iron Age Weapon
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Ancient Luristan bronze sword with nice patina.
Luristan bronze comes from the province of Lorestan, a region of nowadays Western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. With its rich and lon...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 26.86 in W 1.54 in D 3.15 in
Exceptional Wrought Iron and Brocatelle Marble Table, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Finest quality large 1940s French Art Deco dining or center table. Heavy hand-wrought iron base, with original green patina, and gilt accents (acanthus leaf decor). Gilt ribbon detai...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dining Room Tables
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AFRICAN SWORD SCULPTURE
Located in California, LA
METAL IRON SCULPTURE . SWORD OR SPEAR .ON SOLID METAL BASE
Category
Vintage 1940s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Store closing. Last chance clearance sale Published Treasure Vessel African Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
bowl. Between them are traditional Akan symbols of royalty: a ceremonial sword, a centipede, a turtle
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
H 13.5 in W 11.5 in D 12 in
African Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency Sword used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land purchases
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Topoke Sword Currency
Located in London, GB
. These African sword currencies date range from the 1700-1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African Currency Sword mounted on a contemporary iron Stand. These were used in the Congo for
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency Sword used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land purchases
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Beautifully Patinated African Tribal Sword Currencies of Iron on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 56.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pair Bronze African Equestrian Warrior Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Two bronze warriors astride rearing steeds, and armed with swords, believed to be depicting members
Category
Early 20th Century African Sculptures
Original Vintage 1930s Travel Advertising Poster, Visit The Sudan, Africa
Located in London, GB
man in traditional clothing holding a sword and a shield against on a bright yellow background with
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 38.78 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Large Meissen Group 'Allegory Of Africa' for Elisabeth I of Russia, c. 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler, Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
Personification of the continent of Africa as a dark-skinned woman who sits on a lion lying on the
Category
Antique 1850s German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 12.21 in W 9.45 in D 5.71 in
Charming Grant's Zebra Trophy Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
owned by world famous sword swallower and slight-of-hand magician, Johnny Fox. Fox opened a museum
Category
20th Century African Rustic Natural Specimens
Materials
Fur
Animal Group, Two Fennec Foxes, by Otto Pilz, Meissen Germany, ca 1907
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
smallest of all wild dogs and native to the sandy deserts of North Africa.
On a white, flat rectangular
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Figurine Group Lady and Black Boy by Paul Scheurich made c.1920-21
Located in Vienna, AT
jacket) - communicates with a lovely black boy standing beside her / the boy is clad in typical African
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 11.41 in W 10.03 in D 11.02 in
Scottish Saltire Coronation Pennant, 1950s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Elizabeth's coronation was the fourth and last
Category
Vintage 1950s Scottish Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen
Antique Painting Bedouin War Party by Giuseppe Raggio 1883 19th Century
Located in London, GB
historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Levant. The
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 25.99 in W 36.23 in D 1.97 in
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture.
Wooden handle. Base measures 12" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture on metal stand.
Base measures 10" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture on metal stand.
Wooden handle. Base measures 8" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Igbo Tribal Seated Ikenga Figure with Sword and Head Africa, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Igbo tribal seated Ikenga figure with sword and head Africa, Nigeria
Classic Ikenga Shrine figure
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century African Ngulu Ceremonial Status Sword, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century African Ngulu Ceremonial status sword, D.R. Congo
Ngombe Culture, D.R. Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Pair Bronze African Dogon Equestrian Warrior Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Two bronze warriors astride rearing steeds, and armed with swords, believed to be depicting members
Category
Antique 19th Century African Sculptures
Trio of African "Money Swords"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Category
African Furniture
Fine Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Vases
Located in St. Louis, MO
party in the foreground with guns and swords, an African party in the background silhouetted against the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare 17th-Century Depiction of a Garden
Located in New York, NY
also depicted in a robe of white and orange edged in gold, holding a sword in the air. At his feet is a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Paintings
African Azande Kpinga Forged Metal Throwing Knife
Located in Antwerp, BE
the African Congo. The blade closest to the handle is in the shape of a man’s genitals and represented
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Mounted Objects
Last chance clearance sale. Ethiopia Shield African Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Santa Fe, NM
, these African shields even have an Asian feeling, like the Japanese Mingei art movement and the
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint
Oromo Ethiopia Hide Shield for War or Hunting African Tribal Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Crossing over from tribal into a contemporary design sensibility, these African shields even have
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint
H 28 in W 27 in D 5 in
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African Sword For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the African sword you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, iron and wood, every African sword was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African sword — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An African sword, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
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The average selling price for an African sword at 1stDibs is $975, while they’re typically $98 on the low end and $3,075 for the highest priced.
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