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Natural Malachite Specimen – 7.7 kg – 21 cm High
Located in Bilzen, BE
Natural Malachite Specimen – 7.7 kg – 21 cm High
An impressive natural malachite formation featuring striking stalagmite-like structures and rich deep-green hues. This large specime...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Other Congo Antique
Materials
Malachite
Polished Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage polished petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 3.75"H. Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Petrified Wood
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
currency blade is attributed to the Topoke people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
Kuba Iron Currency Spear, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
the Congo. Secured to a narrow iron handle, the flattened blade has an elegant, sloping silhouette
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Antique Bena Lulua Mask
Late 1800s to Early 1900s – Democratic Republic of the Congo
This striking
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Softwood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Shi People, DRC, Ceremonial Sword
Located in Leuven , BE
The Shi are an ethnic group located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Steel
Carved-Stone
Hear No Evil
Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tribal Carved-Stone ‘Hear No Evil’ Sculpture. Republic of Congo, circa late 19th Century.
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Stone
Selection of Three Yaka/Suku Monocyclic Ceremonial Drinking Cups, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Yaka community leaders have a number of items that form part of their royal collection. One of these items is the kopa ceremonial cup (also called koopa or mbassa; used by the Suku t...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Authentic Female Fertility figure “Yanda", Zande People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
Female Fertility figure “Yanda", Zande People, DRC, Old collection n° 394 Baudouin de Grunne .
This highly abstract fertility bust, characterized by a prominent belly, is sculpted fr...
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Kuba Iron Currency Spear, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
the Congo. Secured to a narrow handle of iron and wood, the flattened blade has an elegant, sloping
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4"W x 3.5"D x 3"H. Coll piece! #3899
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Petrified Wood
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted by four-legged animal, over
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Antique African Hand Carved Woman Sculptor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional hand wood carving of a woman probably African queen, beautiful face showing grace and resolute looking forward, white color finish and clear wax restoration. Professional...
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic carved Luba face, DRC Africa.
The mortar is heavily worn and polished outside from many years of use, and the inside shows de...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
African Kuba Embroidered Raffia Textile, Early 20th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
It is in rather good condition, except some ware and some slight yellowness due to use and age.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
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
1920s Congolese Archaistic Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
$1,234 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 3"W x 3"D x 1.5"H; felt liner on the ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Petrified Wood
Ethnic Design-Crescent shaped terracotta pot, Solongo People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Terracotta pot of roughly crescent shape featuring a pair of naively modelled human figures seated on the concave edge, each with arms folded to the abdomen and feet pointing downwar...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel, Luba People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel exemplifies the anthropomorphic style, incorporating distinct human-like features into its design. Most notably, the upper portion of the vessel includes a stylized human...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Terraccotta Jug in the shape of a male, Tshokwe People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel is a striking example of anthropomorphic design, clearly incorporating human characteristics into its form. The upper section features a finely detailed human face, compl...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel, Luba People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel vividly illustrates anthropomorphic design through its bold depiction of a human-like figure. The spout is sculpted as an open-mouthed face, complete with stylized eyes a...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Malachite Crystal in Brass Stand
Located in Scorton, GB
/ Bright Green
Origin: Kalukuluku mine, Lumbumbashi, Haut-Katanga, D.R. Congo
Malachite: H. 20 CM / W. 12
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Prehistoric Congo Antique
Materials
Malachite, Brass
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Central African Copper Belt (DR Congo, Zambia or
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
$3,900 / set
Early Small Salampasu Warrior
s Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand.
Mask 10", height on stand 14" strong angul...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$2,200 Sale Price
44% Off
Ethnic Design-Yombe Chief Staff "Mwaala", Kongo Art, Yann Ferrandin, Paris 2009.
Located in Leuven , BE
A Wooden Yombe Mwaala Chief Staff, with three globular elements. The Finial is a finely carved female figure kneeling, the hands resting on the knees and with raised scarification ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Hardwood
19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Copper Snake Currency Sculpture Zaire Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th or early 20th century copper snake currency sculpture Zaire Africa
Ngelima culture, Zaire, hand-forged, copper rod in an anthropomorphic stylized form of a coiled snake. In Afr...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Other Congo Antique
Materials
Copper
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage petrified wood paper weight, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 5" W x 4" D x 4.5" H. #2393.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Mid-Century Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Petrified Wood
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Figurative African Mangbetu Peoples Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th century Mangbetu chief's pot, from DR Congo, a distinctive and beautiful anthropomorphic
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th Cent. Kuba Drum W Honey Brown Patina - Harry Franklin Collection
Located in Culver City, CA
A tall and elegant wood pedestal drum with a fully-carved face on the side, and two registers of incised linear designs above and below. It has an absolutely gorgeous honey-brown pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
$7,840 Sale Price
34% Off
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
personal wealth. The Topoke peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo make some of the largest of
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Located in Leuven , BE
Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead.
It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship.
Look closely at the images for details.
M...
Category
19th Century Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Iron
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Green, Blue Malachite and Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice Mineral Specimen- DRC
Located in Edison, NJ
Of all the incredible malachite specimens recovered from the Katanga Copper Crescent of the DRC, there is only one known incidence of a stalactite composed of chrysocolla with stunni...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Congo Antique
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Multi-gemstone
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Terracotta
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figur...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Ceramic
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bobbin Stool
By English School
Located in Glasgow, GB
woven by the Kuba people of Congo and gifted to wedding guests during the marriage ceremony of a high
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Congo Antique
Materials
Rosewood
Upper
Lower Guinea Coast Map – West Africa by Bonne c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
a powerful historical reference.
KEYWORDS
Guinea Coast map, Sierra Leone, Congo coast, Atlantic
Category
Late 18th Century French Congo Antique
Materials
Paper
Loangers, Central Africa – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
with the Kingdom of Loango (present-day Republic of the Congo, Cabinda, and surrounding territories
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Congo Antique
Materials
Paper
Africa Map with Egypt
South Africa Insets – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876
Located in Langweer, NL
mapping the Nile sources, the Congo basin, the Zambezi valley, and the great lakes of East Africa
Category
1870s Dutch Congo Antique
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Cappiello Superbagneres Luchon Ski Poster 1929 - Rare
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Boca Raton, FL
as Maurin Quina, Chocolat Klaus, Cinzano, and Savon du Congo. His posters helped define the visual
Category
1920s Congo Antique
Materials
Lithograph
Ankle Bracelet "Djokélebalé" or "Nsoukou" – Kota Culture, Gabon, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
across the equatorial region, from Gabon to Congo-Brazzaville and Cameroon.
A rare ethnographic piece
Category
1890s Gabonese Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Old carved wooden comb from the Chokwe/Lwena tribe , early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine comb from the early 1900 from the Chokwe/Lwena tribe DR Congo and Angola
Rich tribal
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Harbour Scene - Port of Palermo
by Fernand Allard l’Olivier ( 1883 – 1933 )
Located in Knokke, BE
curiosity and sense of adventure culminated in a transformative journey to the Belgian Congo in 1928. Funded
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Congo Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
style typical of early folk toys. The toy likely reflects Belgium's colonial presence in the Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Ea Leroy, Cameroonian, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
took him through Spain, Africa and Martinique.
In 1930, he left for Congo and Brazzaville: there he
Category
Early 20th Century French Moorish Congo Antique
Materials
Bronze
Collection of 5 Cabinet Scale Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
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Malachite and Chrysocolla
Malachite and chrysocolla, originating from the Congo, also features in its
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana Traditional African Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
subfamily of the Niger–Congo family.
Dimensions: 15.75 in H. x 6 in W. x 2.5 D.
Condition: Good a
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
A hand carved African head by sculptor Arthur Dupagne, Belgium - first half 20th
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in London, GB
engineer by training, Arthur Dupagne made his first trip to the Congo in 1927, where he developed his
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Expressionist Congo Antique
Materials
Granite
Kuba Cloth Pillows
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Two old perfect SHOWA pillows or panels from Kuba, D.R.Congo. Raffia hand-woven , with linen cloth
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Other Congo Antique
Materials
Raffia
$1,139 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Genuine wooden mask from the Punu tribe, Gabon , first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
population in Republic of Congo They are one of the four major people of Gabon, inhabiting interior mountain
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congo Antique
Materials
Wood
Ancient African Customs - Lithograph by Auguste Wahlen - 1844
Located in Roma, IT
Olandesi dal Re di Congo" (translated, "Audience given to the Dutch by the King of Congo").
The work is
Category
1840s Modern Congo Antique
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Map of Rhodesia
British Central Africa – Published by Philip, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
British South Africa Company control in the region.
The map covers an expansive area from the Congo Free
Category
Late 17th Century English Congo Antique
Materials
Paper
Colorfull Antique Map of Africa with Algeria Inset – Stieler Atlas 1858
Located in Langweer, NL
Nile, Niger, and Congo rivers are shown in partial detail, and important trade routes and caravan paths
Category
Mid-19th Century German Congo Antique
Materials
Paper
Collection of 3 Natural Mineral Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the French ’salt rose’, coalition Dolomite specimen from Kakanda, Congo, can be seen showcasing its
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Congo Antique
Materials
Natural Fiber
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Prices for a Congo antique start at $139 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $1,250.