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Large Buyu Protection Figure Democratic Republic Congo Africa
Located in Rochester, NY
Old Buyu male ancestral protection power figure showing good signs of genuine age w/ beautiful old
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mangbetu Female Figure, D.R. Congo, early 20th century
By Mangbetu People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Mangbetu Female Figure Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) Early to mid-20th
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved Lwalwa maternity figure holding a baby from Democratic Republic of Congo in Central
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Congo, Africa. Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female side with traces of
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century African Songye Nkishi Kifwebe Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in London, GB
For sale is this wonderful vintage African hand-carved Kifwebe association Figure (or "N'kishi
Category

Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Luba Female Figure (Kalundwe Style), Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 20th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Female Figure (Kalundwe Style), Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 20th Century Height: 29
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Genuine brass figure from thje Songye tribe, DR Congo, first half 20th Century
By Songye Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine figure from the Songye tribe DR Congo cast in brass dating from the beginning to the
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
downturned Pende style face, feet absent. Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th century. Figure
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure with Skirt, ex Irwin Hersey DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure or fetish with Skirt fetish of darkened wood with polished
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye ceremonial fetish figure made with inlaid horn and
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Horn

Early Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Base in Form of Foot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th Century wood Songye Kwfebe plaque carved in flattened figural form with a
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ash

African Gabon/Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon / Congo 20th Century Kota Mahangwe carved wood reliquary guardian figure in flattened
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Genuine wooden figure in frame from the Holo tribe DR Congo, first haf 20 th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden frame with a figure inside carved from 1 single piece, these kind of items
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Congo Early 20th Century Male Figure Wrapped in Raffia Burlap
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th-Century hand carved Teke male figure wrapped in a raffia burlap Good/Fair
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Burl

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Baboon Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood baboon nail fetish guardian
Category

20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African Gabon/D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood Kota Mahongwe Figural Reliquary Staff
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon / Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood figural reliquary staff
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood String Nkisi Male Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century male nail fetish guardian figure (\"Yombe
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Mirror Nkisi Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Male Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood male nail fetish guardian figure
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye 2-Headed Janus Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye 2-headed Janus guardian
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi 2-Headed Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Nkisi Koso 2-Headed Dog Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of Congo 20th Century carved wood nail fetish figure in 2-headed dog
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass Areas of dark, black lacquered
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
figure of the Songye, southeastern Congo. Such sculptures are used as a major role in the healing of the
Category

20th Century Congolese Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Located in London, GB
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure Open aperture to the head and stomach Fine overall patina, loss to
Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Congo Mid 20th Century Carved Wooden Songye Fertility
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo mid 20th-Century carved wooden Songye (South-Eastern Congo) fertility figure on a
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Fine Female Biteki Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibits a wonderful
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ibibio Anthropomorphic Standing Male Janus Figure, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
This elaborate Janus statue is a rare example of an Ibibio free-standing figure to recall a well
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Female Caryatid standing Figure on a circular base, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
A standing female figure with prominent breasts below a columnar neck resting between broad
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yombe Power Figure Completely Covered with Original Fabrics, Yombe People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
overall. For a closely related power figure collected in the Yombe territory of Nzobe Luzi, see Lehuard, R
Category

20th Century Congolese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Yaka Fly Whisk With Female Figure – Early 20th Century, Drc (33 Cm)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Beautiful Yaka flywhisk from the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating from the
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ethnic Design-Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta
Located in Leuven , BE
This fine, round, dark grey vessel depicts a complete figure which is rare. It was made by the
Category

20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Fine Congo Mbala carved wood figure, Early 20th century, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
For collectors of African art. Finely carved Congo wood figure with hands on stomach with carved
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Yombe Fetish Figure
Located in Montecito, CA
This Bakongo power figure is adorned with feathers, shells, nails and raffia. The eyes of the
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Feathers, Raffia, Wood

Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
Luba Figure Kakudji D.R. Congo Wood, fibre, beads, textile 28 cm On a professional wooden
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Textile, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads

African Tribal Teke Figure Ex Sothebys
Located in London, GB
This is a fine Teke Mutinu Bamba magic figure, The Teke use this type of cylindrical bodied figure
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Large Teke Figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Early 20th century Democratic Republic of Congo. former Zaire Measures: High 50 cm. Provenance
Category

Vintage 1930s Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye power figure Nkisi
Located in London, GB
Songye Power Figure NKISI Provenance: - Private collection, London, United Kingdom Songye
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure
Located in Cambridge, MA
A hand-carved wood singiti or ancestor figure from the Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Deep Dark Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich dark patina. In the form of a
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Terracotta Zande Figure with Provenance
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta Zande figure (from Congo) Provenance: Alain de Monbrison collection.
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Mid-20th Century Hand Carved African Figure
Located in London, GB
“Can I please go toilet sir” A very cool and unique hand carved amusing wooden African figure
Category

Vintage 1950s Congolese Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Central African Tribal Wooden Bembe Figure, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A finely carved female Bembe figure from the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating to the early 20th
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

African Ambete Mbete Tribe Brass Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
Congo. Made of wood and hammered brass. The Ambete tribe figures are recognizable by their short
Category

20th Century Congolese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

African Ambete Mbete Tribe Wood Carved Standing Reliquary Figure On Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
Congo. The Ambete Tribe figures are recognizable by their short legs, elongated torsos, somewhat
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Geometric Painted Standing Mbole Figure, DRC, Early 20th Century Cubist Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric painted red, white and black standing Mbole figure, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Teke Figure Congo Schleger Ex Sothebys
Located in London, GB
Fine Teke figure Congo Schleger Ex Sothebys A Teke Magic standing figure Congo early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo An early Chokwe carved
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Very Early Used Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Sweet Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich and deep patina. In the form of a
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large standing male Teke figure with expressive face, beard, Congo, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early large standing male Teke figure with classic darkened beard and hair. Small stylized arms
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Carved Luba Figure
Located in New York, NY
A carved Luba figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Believed charged with healing
Category

20th Century Congolese Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

African Nkisi NKONDI Nail Fetish Figure, Kongo
Located in London, GB
For sale is a wonderful vintage African hand-carved NKISI NKONDI Nail Fetish Figure, originating
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Painted African Pende Altar Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
would provide aid in return for sacrifices. This figure would have been carved for the recipient of such
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Congo Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Congo figure for your home. A Congo figure — often made from wood, ceramic and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Congo figure — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Congo figure, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Congo figure over the years, but those crafted by François Tamba Ndembe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Congo Figure?

A Congo figure can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,199, while the lowest priced sells for $237 and the highest can go for as much as $16,645.