Ethiopian Folk Art

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Place of Origin: Ethiopian

Bronze Currency Bangle/Manilla, Oromo People, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, 19th C.

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

19th-century bronze currency bangle / Manilla with a fixed opening. Minimalist, simple design work with engraved geometrical circles and lines. This type of bracelet was used and wor...

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Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Bronze

Bronze Currency Bangle/Manilla, Oromo People, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, 19th C.

Wooden Ethiopian Headrest

Located in Chicago, IL

So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Wooden Ethiopian Headrest

African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Ethiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made from the 1850s, the most famous being Adolf Loos's "Theban stool" designed around 1903 in t...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool

Located in London, GB

This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool

Slender 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair

Located in London, GB

This late nineteenth-century chair, from the Gindabarat in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, has been finely carved from a single piece of dense, heavy wood. The circular, narrow-in-siz...

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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Slender 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair

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 Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Saddle-Shaped Stool

Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair

Located in London, GB

This finely carved, medium-sized chair from the Jinka culture in Ethiopia features an upright back-support with an unusual and attractive cut-out cross decoration. A series of down...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stool with Phallic Form

Located in London, GB

Finely carved from a single piece of wood, this stool from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia displays a wonderful sculptural quality. Four cone-shaped legs support the stool's slightly-c...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stool with Phallic Form

19th Century Ethiopian Royal Bed (Former Tekalegn Besapa Collection)

Located in London, GB

This amazing nineteenth-century Ethiopian bed, personally collected in Ethiopia in the 1990's, formally belonged to the collection of Tekalegn Besapa, in Addis Ababa. This type of be...

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19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Royal Bed (Former Tekalegn Besapa Collection)

19th Century Ethiopian Throne

Located in London, GB

This large, impressive nineteenth-century Ethiopian throne, from the Wollega Oromo culture, features a high, upright back-rest. An attractive cut-ou...

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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Throne

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...

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19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

19th Century Low Reclining Ethiopian Chair

Rare 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair With Wonderful 'Dancing' Form

Located in London, GB

This amazing nineteenth-century high-backed chair, from the Gurage culture in Ethiopia, has many unusual characteristics. The solid, bowl-shaped seat of the chair is supported by thr...

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19th Century Tribal Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Rare 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair With Wonderful 'Dancing' Form

Vintage Ethiopian Painting Madonna Child Christian Folk Art African

Located in London, GB

A charming vintage Ethiopian painting of the Madonna with baby Jesus flanked by angels. The Ethiopian iconography of the Virgin and Child draws on the Byzantine iconic...

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Paint

Vintage Ethiopian Painting Madonna Child Christian Folk Art African

Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)

Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

The upper two lines show Months of Year form September to February and March to August, below the scenes of life. with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Painting, Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

Naive Ethiopian painting, The Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History. Oil on Canvas Measures: 100 x 190 cm s.b.r. with Ge'ez language ...

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting, Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History 1970s

19th Century African Wood and Leather Chair

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century African hand carved wood chair w/ leather goatskin hide woven webbing in original as found antique condition with no restorations. ...

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Late 19th Century Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather, Hide, Goatskin, Wood

19th Century African Wood and Leather Chair

Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975

Located in Budapest, HU

Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975

Ethiopian Carved Headrest

Located in Chicago, IL

So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles while sleeping, Ethiopian women would traditionally rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and con...

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Early 20th Century Primitive Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Ethiopian Carved Headrest

Antique Tribal Ethiopian Ceremonial Coffee Stands

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Grouping of Ceremonial coffee stands Ethiopia Early 20th century Wood Largest: 8" high x 6" diameter (20 x 15 cm) Smallest: 6.75" x 3.50" ( 17 x 9 cm) These little known Branc...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Antique Tribal Ethiopian Ceremonial Coffee Stands

Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

Naive Ethiopian Genre painting, 1970s oil on canvas with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

The painting captures the events of this battle: "Baratieri planned to execute an attack early morning 1st March Baratieri, to strike a surprise on the ethiopians, who outnumbered h...

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1970s Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

Naive Ethiopian painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s. with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s

Utilitarian African Tribal Bowl of Gala or Karo People from Southern Ethiopia

Located in Miami, FL

A beautiful dark, chocolate-colored wooden bowl made by the Gala or Karo people in Southern Ethiopia and carved out of a solid block of wood, it served as a utilitarian object in everyday tribal life (and was not made for commercial sale, which would detract from its value). When not in use, bowls were hung on the walls which is why they have a handle and a piece of twine attached. Wooden bowls, trays and platters...

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20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Utilitarian African Tribal Bowl of Gala or Karo People from Southern Ethiopia

Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s

Located in Budapest, HU

Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century

Located in Milan, IT

Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water. In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water. In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration. The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive. A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century

Three-Legged Tribal Stool Attributed to the Oromo from Ethiopia, Africa

Located in Miami, FL

A three-legged African stool or seat carved from a single piece of wood, attributable to the Oromo people in or around the city of Jimma in Ethiopia. This stool was as a utilitarian ...

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20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Three-Legged Tribal Stool Attributed to the Oromo from Ethiopia, Africa

African Chieftain Chair from Oromo People in Ethiopia, circa Early 1900s

Located in Miami, FL

An early 20th century African chieftain chair from the Oromo people in the eastern part of Ethiopia. The Oromo chairs and seats are all identifiable ...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

African Chieftain Chair from Oromo People in Ethiopia, circa Early 1900s

Hand-Carved African Ethiopian 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 Folk Art Ethiopian Folk Art

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Hardwood

Hand-Carved African Ethiopian Wooden Bowl with Handle

Oromo Igbo African Gourd

Located in Chicago, IL

This African piece was made by the oromo igbo people of ethiopia It is a gourd with weaved fiber and metal covering it with intricate design and patterns It has a lid with it which is usually not found It definately has age but not sure of its exact year This vessel is a lovely african artifact...

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Metallic Thread

Oromo Igbo African Gourd

Ethiopian Leather and Shell Necklaces, Mid 20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A selection of decorative wood necklaces from Ethiopia, circa 1970. Stitched in leather with bead and money cowry shells and metal trimmings. Mounted on black metal stands. Two ava...

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1960s Tribal Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Metal

Ethiopian Leather and Shell Necklaces, Mid 20th Century

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 Folk Art Ethiopian Folk Art

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Hardwood

Hand Hewn African Ethiopian Large Wooden Bowl with Handle

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas

Located in Milan, IT

African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame. It is a large battle painting...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Ethiopian Folk Art

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Canvas

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas

Ethiopian Milk Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Other

Ethiopian Milk Vessel

African Carved Wooden Coffee Tray from the Gurage Zone in Ethiopia

Located in Miami, FL

An Ethiopian coffee tray carved out of a single piece of wood with round tray and handle resting on four legs, from the Gurage zone, named from t...

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20th Century Tribal Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

African Carved Wooden Coffee Tray from the Gurage Zone in Ethiopia

African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century

Located in Paris, FR

African shield Oromo from Ethiopia, early 20th century. Base 34 x 20cm.

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather

African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century

Vintage Ethiopian Leather Shield on Custom Iron Stand

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Ethiopian tribal shield on custom iron stand. This vintage shield, originating from Ethiopia, has an overall convexly rounded-shape, and is made of a rich brown animal hide with wonderful patina. The leather shield...

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20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Metal, Iron

Vintage Ethiopian Leather Shield on Custom Iron Stand

Hand Carved Wood Cone from Ethiopia, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A single piece of solid mango wood, hand carved into a standing cone, circa 1960. Use it as door stoppers, or in a group for an eye-catching accent in any rustic or eclectic decor, i...

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1960s Tribal Vintage Ethiopian Folk Art

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Wood

Hand Carved Wood Cone from Ethiopia, Mid-20th Century

African Shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia Early 20th Century

Located in Paris, FR

African shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia, early 20th century. Base: 40 x 17cm.

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather

African Shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia Early 20th Century

Antique Ethiopian Hide Shield

Located in New York, NY

An early 20th century Ethiopian animal hide shield with leather knots at the centre securing the crudely formed handle. This piece has significant and attractive wear showing it's ag...

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Hide

Antique Ethiopian Hide Shield

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Located in Paris, FR

TOTEM 1 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace to the top h...

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19th Century Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Bronze

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Clean Lines

Located in New York, NY

A simple, rustic wooden bench with a beautifully worn leather seat and clean design. This double chair/bench from Ethiopia looks great from any angle and has great presence. CH371.

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather, Wood

Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Clean Lines

Rustic Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Character

Located in New York, NY

A simple, quirky, rustic wooden bench with a beautifully worn leather seat and crosshatch leather back. This antique low bench from Ethiopia looks gr...

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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather, Wood

Rustic Antique Wood and Leather Bench with Great Patina and Character

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Located in Paris, FR

TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace to the top h...

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Late 19th Century Antique Ethiopian Folk Art

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Iron

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Large Ethiopian Hide Shield

Located in New York, NY

A beautifully sculptural and three dimensional animal hide shield from Ethiopia. This fabulous handmade object was formed by carefully shaping the leather over stones to create its ...

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20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art

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Leather

Large Ethiopian Hide Shield

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

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.