Africa Mumuye
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
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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African Mumuye Carved Wood Iagalagana Tutelary Figure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A carved wood Iagalagana figure by the Mumuye Peoples of Nigeria. These figures served as guardians
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Mumuye CURRENCY
Located in Sarasota, FL
This shield-shaped Currency was highly prized because it is iron. it could be melted down and made into useful items like tools and weapons. Because of its itility, iron became the ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Important Carved Mumuye African Statue
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An important African Statue from the Mumuye Tribe. Standing abstract figure (this piece is very
Category
Vintage 1970s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,795
H 14.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
French Antique Painted Bench
Located in New York, NY
French antique painted bench. The bench has a tufted seat and hand-painted floral designs to the wood frame. This petite bench has a low seat height.
Category
Antique 1890s French Benches
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa
Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx.
Period Early 20th century
Ex U...
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Small Weathered African Chair
Located in Wainscott, NY
Today, these chairs are valued as works of art and historical artifacts and are often displayed in museums, galleries, and private collections around the world. These chairs were cre...
Category
20th Century African Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique African Bronze Bracelet Currency Bangle Tribal Artifact
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique African bronze bracelet currency bangle Tribal art.
High quality bronze currency bracelet from west Africa.
Traditionally used in monetary functions and exchange as well as...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$500
H 7.25 in W 7 in D 3 in
Solid Brass/Nickel Alloy Cuff Bracelet, Nupe People, Nigeria, 19th/20th Century
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th or early 20th-century brass or copper alloy with higher nickel content. Bracelet in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Pierced design with rectangular shapes and carved swi...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$720
H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 2.49 in
Two Tribal Bronze Konga Anklet Leg Band
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An early 20th century antique African tribal leg band (ankle bracelet),
These leg bands were both currency and status symbols for the Mongo tribe of northwest Congo.
They were ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Ethiopian Headrest
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century headrest, from the Oromo culture in Ethiopia, displays a rare form. Above a triangular-shaped base, the curved, crescent-shaped neck rest features four c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Makonde animal helmet mask, dog or hyena, Tanzania. Early 20th century with dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved features, wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
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H 10.5 in W 8 in D 10.5 in
UNTITLED late 20th century mixed media Abstract canvas
By Julian Schnabel
Located in New York, NY
Julian Schnabel was born in 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, to a father of Czechoslovakian descent and a mother from New York. After graduating from the University of Houston with a BFA...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
$14,520 Sale Price
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H 15 in W 16 in
19th Century Bronze Alloy Mongo/Ekonde Woman
s Leg Adornment (
Konga
), DRC
Located in London, GB
Married women of the Mongo and Ekonde cultures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo wore heavy cast bronze leg adornments such as this, known as 'Konga'. This piece was sand cast,...
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,074
H 6.11 in Dm 4.14 in
Italian Vintage Industrial Style Ceramic Vase / Sculpture by Alessio Tasca
By Alessio Tasca
Located in London, GB
Modern industrial-style ceramic vase (circa 1970s) by Alessio Tasca. Minimalist, abstract snail-shaped ceramic vase in limestone-coloured glaze with line motif from the Italian schoo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,204
H 8.08 in W 12.01 in D 2.76 in
Italian Industrial Style Ceramic Vase / Sculpture by Alessio Tasca
circa 1980s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in London, GB
Modern, industrial-style ceramic vase (circa 1980s) by Alessio Tasca. Minimalist, abstract, u-shaped ceramic vase in a light brown-coloured glaze with bold line motif. Combining an i...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Industrial Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,322 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.89 in W 6.89 in D 2.76 in
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a sculptural object that plays beau...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Yoruba Ọ̀sanyìn Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Yoruba Ọ̀sanyìn staff, meticulously crafted from wrought iron, features a prominent central bird surrounded by several stylized avian figures, symbolizing spi...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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