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Style: Tribal
Beautiful Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile 5'7" x 8'9"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile, Country of Origin: Africa, Circa Date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
20th Century African Ceremonial Drum
Located in Doylestown, PA
Large, hand-crafted African ceremonial drum sculpted from a single piece of indigenous wood. It features carved geometric motifs and a taut animal hide drum head secured with wooden ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950
Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family
One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Songye Female Wood Figure with horn and brass hair ex Sothebys
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood standing female figure with projecting stomach, attached horn on top of head, and hair in form of small hand shaped copper pieces. Old glass beads around arm and neck.
It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Staffs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A group of six beaded wood Tutsi and Hutu ceremonial objects, the green striped one second from right is a knife, the others were used as staffs by elite members of the Tutsi and Hu...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads, Wood
Antique Tutsi Baskets, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Group of Tutsi Prestige Basketry
Rwanda
First half, 20th century
Grass and other plant fibers, natural dye, coiling technique
Measures: Height, left to right: 7 1/4”; 8”; 9 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo
Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
19th-Early 20th Century Tantric Hook and Snare, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th to early 20th century Iron hook and snare, Nepal
A rare, esoteric device used by Buddhist Tantric practitioners in Tibet and Nepal as a method of controlling events. These powe...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Hand carved maternity statue by the Bamana people of Mali, 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand carved statue of a woman breastfeeding. It was created by the people of the Bamana tribe originating from Mali, West-Africa. It is a so called fertility statue. The folklore is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bamana tribal Ci Wara headdress, Mali 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
This ceremonial headdress was handmade from a single piece of wood by the skillful hands of a member of the Bamana tribe originating from Mali, West Africa. It was brought to The Net...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Silver Repoussé Bracelet, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century silver repoussé bracelet, China
A beautifully made silver repoussé bracelet from China, with the Shòu symbol for long life...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Antique African Bedouin Mortar
Located in San Mateo, CA
Hardwood mortar used for grinding coffee from Northern Africa. This mortar decorated with incised lines and small brass tacks. There are a couple of small losses.
Category
Early 20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an articulated head and arms connected to rods, the dress...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Fine Kuba Cup with Incised Textile Designs, early 20th century Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Kuba wood cup with incised textile designs, early 20th century, from Central Africa.
The woven cris cross designs that are typical of the Kuba currency...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Bronze Ceremonial Staff Top Hoe with 3 Turtles, Ghana
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ashanti cast bronze ceremonial staff top in the shape of a hoe with 3 cast turtles, from Ghana.
It is in good condition with a deep patina and polish from traditional use, appropria...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4", on custom wood and metal base total height 7 1/2 inches.
Large carved expressive f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Kholuka Yaka Mask, DR Congo
Located in Paris, FR
Kholuka Yaka Mask, DR Congo.
Wood, basketry, textile, raffia.
Typical African mask of the Yaka in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Kholuk...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Textile, Raffia, Wood
Magical Barbara Antelope Mask Mirrors Seeds Cowries Mali, Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood antelope mask, with many horns, applied glass mirrors, cowries and seeds. Old native repair to one horn.
It is in good condition wear and erosion from tradition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Early Hardwood Mexican Mask, Man With Moustache and Beard early 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early hardwood Mexican mask, representing a man with moustache and beard with curly hair on forehead. Heavy staining and wear inside from traditional use, faint traces of pigments. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with a sharp straight nose, squinting eyes and a square mouth showing upper and lower teeth. There are re...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Toraja Group of three Basketry Wrapped Coconut Containers, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three pieces. Two old used finely wrapped basketry enclosed coconut containers and one cup from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. The tall one has a flat wood stopper with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Early 20th Century Tribal Currency, Chamba People, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged iron currency, Chamba people, Northeastern Nigeria
A piece of traditional currency used for barter or exchange, it measures 15 inches (38 cm) high by 18 inches (45.7 cm) wide...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Classic Danced Deep Red-Black Baule mask, Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic danced deep red-black Baule mask, with raised three part finely incised hair, small facial scarifications on the forehead. From Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
It is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Toraja Tall Bamboo Rice Container with Wood Top, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old well used tall rice container carved from bamboo, with wood top from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditiona...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Created as three separate pieces that fit together for display, figure, stool ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a charm for protection, with two different faces to show the duality of the w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Prestige Basket, Tanzania
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige open top basket
Sukuma People (?) Tanzania
Circa 1900
Coiled and woven basketry, natural fibers and dye
8 x 6 1/2 inches (21 x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: ex private collection U...
Category
Early 1900s Tanzanian Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
African tribal Baule mask
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
It stands as a collector's piece, representing the richness of African art. A massive wooden, handcrafted Baule mask, used in tribal dances and various traditional ceremonies. The ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Dramatic Tribal Pierced African Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very Decorative Carved and Pierced African Tribal Panel depicting a Female Ancestor. The powerful Female Figure supports a multitude of Stylized Carved Animals carved in three Band...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurine. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or peop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A large mask from West Nepal with a small grin and bared teeth surrounded with pink powder, faint traces of which can also be se...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with a rather heart shaped facial plane. There are three large iron staples, two of which may have secure...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal snuff container, Tibet
A graceful horn, bone and silver snuff container from Tibet, in excellent condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Horn
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wire
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece. Old very encrusted surface.
Areas of red and other pigments. Wonderful heart shaped...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Ashanti Bronze Figurine, Asante People, Ghana, 1950s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Akan Ashanti cast bronze figurine. The Ashanti or Asante People from Ghana have a rich tradition of crafting bronze pieces to commemorate important figures from their culture or peop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Shell Plaque (Barava) from Solomon Islands, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Objects crafted from the shell of the giant Tridacna clam, also known as the fossilized giant clam, held great value among numerous Melanesian peoples. The artistry of working with f...
Category
19th Century Solomon Islands Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Yao Shaman's Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask
Guizhou Province, China
Early 20th Century
Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails
Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm)
On a custom made metal stand.
Covered inside and o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Paper
Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces. On custom mounts. In the form of a ritual axe, which in many parts of Africa was carried over the shoul...
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Aboriginal Bark Painting by Betty Guymatala, Australia
Located in NICE, FR
This aboriginal painting crafted on a piece of bark uses predominantly earthly colours, which are said to be the most often featured colour schemes in traditional aboriginal painting...
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Bronze Gold Dust Pot - Kuduo, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded ovoid pot on a circular support, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 7 figures in the form of animals and reptiles are depicted o...
Category
1940s Ghanaian Vintage Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Ere Ibeji Male Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Aboriginal Bark Painting by Emmanuel Wurrkidj, Australia
Located in NICE, FR
This impressive large aboriginal painting was crafted on eucalyptus bark from the Arnhem Land region in the Northern Territory of Australia. It was made by Emmanuel Wurrkidj who is a...
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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 Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Strong Standing Female figure with Braided Hair Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Strong standing female figure with wonderful black braided hair style. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Powerful muscular body and wide open eyed expression. Nice patina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Edan Staffs for Ogboni Society, Yoruba People People, Nigeria, 20th century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pair of Bronze & Iron Ogboni Society staffs from the Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th century.
Among the Yoruba, in southwestern Nigeria, there was and still is the Ogboni secret s...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century.
A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oyo, Yoruba People Nigeria, late 19th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
1890s Nigerian Antique Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass/Nickel Alloy Cuff Bracelet, Nupe People, Nigeria, 20th Century
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass or copper alloy with higher nickel content. Bracelet in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Turned design with rectangular shapes and carved swirling patterns...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
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