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Rare 2 Faced Twin Lega Mask DRC Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Congolese Fang Carved Mask Sculpture on a metal base. A "fang mask" refers to a type of ceremonial mask created by the Fang people, an ethnic group from Central Africa, primarily fo...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Zela Caryatide Stool held by a Female sculpture covered with with scarifications
Located in Leuven , BE
Republic of Congo. The stool is carved out of wood and is held up by a kneeling woman covered with typical
Category
20th Century Congolese Stools
Materials
Wood
"Embrace" Luba Headrest Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Luba people of Zaire believed that ancestors visited them through dreams. This belief led to elaborately worked headrests, known as "seats of dreams." Such headrests were used to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early small Kuba Cup With Refined Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small sweet early Kuba Cup with refinedf face, finely carved hair, with a handle, from the DRC, Africa
Finely incised hair in tight geometric form, small projecting ears. Some damag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Finely carved hair in tight geometric form, small projecting ears. Some damage and wear to lips, and keloid on pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Hammered Copper Bas-relief of an African Woman
Located in Antwerp, BE
artist M. Wangala from Congo, is a unique addition to any art collection. It is a beautiful hammered
Category
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Colonial Side Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colonial tribal side table from Congo.
Diameter wood 50 cm.
Diameter glass 70 cm.
Height 65 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,022
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 Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
African Modernist Signed Oil on Board Painting
Located in Forney, TX
A framed original African midcentury oil on board painting, Democratic Republic of Congo, signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Model of Wagenia Fishing Installation on the Kongo River
Located in Leuven , BE
This is a tourist model of a Wagenia fishermen installation made out of wood, wire and small stones
Category
20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early Pende Giwoyo Mask with Strong Face and Woven Black Raffia Hair Cap
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mask is 12 inches high, on custom wood base total height 17 1/2 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba
Located in Antwerp, BE
Highly rare and decorative elegant scene in wood of a man making respectfully advances to a lady
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,617 Sale Price
35% Off
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
Vintage 1940s Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Luba Caryatid Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This stool by the Luba people of Zaire is indicative of their classic style. A single tree trunk was carved into a column, then further taken in until the robust figure of a woman ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Stools
Materials
Wood
Unique and Highly Decorative Congolese Hardwood Tree Trunk Floor Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
A unique and highly decorative Congolese hardwood tree trunk, displaying burly freak growths all-over and mounted as a standing lamp.
Beautiful original 1970s lampshade.
Height wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,840 Sale Price
34% Off
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 Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Vintage african birthing chair, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Traditional African birthing chairs consisting of two interlocking wooden planks carefully carved out.
Beautiful natural wooden vains.
Good condition.
1960s - Africa
Dimensions:
...
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Weapon in Animal Skin Holder
Located in Miami, FL
African ceremonial sword from the democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1920s. Iron and wood, in a
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
$1,425 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century African Calabash
Located in Wainscott, NY
Small leather Calabash from Africa
Dimensions: 10 in. height x 6 in. diameter with a 4.24 in. diameter opening.
Category
20th Century Congolese Decorative Baskets
Materials
Leather, Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early African Drum,, Hand made,,Modernist iron stand,, Functional,,amazing sound as well as beautiful sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Organic Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Iron
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 Vases
Materials
Wood
Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with a stainless steel foot. Signed on
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century Bacongo Nail Fetish
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Nail Fetish 'Nkisi'
Bacongo people; Congo
Wood, pigment, fabric, metal
Dimensions: H 10.5, W 4
Category
Antique 1880s Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Serving Bowl, Congo Basin
Located in New York, NY
Before the advent of enamelware and eventually china and plasticware, the people of the Congo Basin
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Face mask from theYaka people of the Congo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Finely carved mask from the Yaka people of the Congo. Extremely stylized face with holes for
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Wood
Singiti
Anchestor Wood Statue, Hemba Culture, Dr Congo, Ca. 1900, Doc. Prov
Located in Basel, BS
Calm yet formidable, this figure is an idealized portrait figure of a specific male ancestor. Through them, the owners contact the depicted ancestor in order to ask him for protectio...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Crafted Bowl with Pointed Legs, DR Congo
Located in New York, NY
vast area such as the Congo Basin, from which this bowl purportedly comes. Similarly boat-shaped bowls
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Ladle with Incised Geometric Carving, DR Congo
Located in New York, NY
With over 200 ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of villages and
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
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
$5,634
Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Tshokwe Chokwe Tribe Congo 19th Angola
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional anthropomorphic statue from the Tshokwe / Chokwe tribe DR Congo / Angola
Tribe
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique superb Pende mbuya mask DR Congo late 19th century
Mask with filed teeth !
Available at
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pipe Ngbaka / Mbanza / Ngbandi / Ngombe / Banda Tribe Congo Ubangi Africa ca1880
Located in Leuven, BE
: DR Congo / Ubangi region
Ca 1880-1900
Length = 27 cm
Wood, copper, aluminum, fibers, seeds
In
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Old Handmade African Mangbetu Knife from Congo, Mid-20th Century
Located in Raalte, NL
Old handmade African Mangbetu knife from Congo, this type of knife was not used as a weapon but as
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Superb museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th century Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and rare museum quality Holo mvunzi wooden statue late 19th/early 20 th century DR Congo
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue Yombe Woyo Kongo Tribe Dr Congo 19th
Located in Leuven, BE
Old and exceptional funerary anthropomorphic statue from the Yombe / Kongo tribe DR Congo
Tribe
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Simple, elegant Mbira or Sanza (once known as a thumb piano) of wood with metal from the Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mbira or Sanza (once known as a thumb piano), of carved wood with metal keys. On top is a subtly
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Chokwe Personal Comb Angola Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Small finely carved wood Chokwe comb, Angola, early 20th century, 6" high on custom base. Sweetly
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument face
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Carved worn wood Mbira or Sanza (once known as a thumb piano) with metal strikers from the early
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ndop Kuba Statue From The Kuba Ndengese Shoowa Tribe Dr Congo Kasaï African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional royal Ndop statue From the Kuba / Ndengese / Shoowa tribe - DR Congo Kasaï region
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Theo Ruth "Congo" Club Chairs
By Theo Ruth
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century club chairs, model "Congo" each with frames in lacquered wood
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Luba Memory or Story Board with Head Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th century. On custom stand, 12 1/2 inches high.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Colonial Steamer Trunk Congo, Early 20th Century
Located in Dusseldorf, NRW
Very unique steamer trunk from Belgium. See the stamp "Congo" at the top.
Interior and locks are
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Colonial Revival Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
Chocolate Cherry Congo Side Table by Powell
Bonnell
By Powell
Bonnell
Located in New York, NY
Wood veneer side table with marquetry top.
Shown in chocolate cherry.
Standard wood, premium
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$8,050 / item
Pair of Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" Chairs, circa 1950
By Artifort, Julian Marshall
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A 1950s pair Theo Ruth for Artifort "Congo" chairs. An innovative design, the back and seat are in
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Carved Wood Kuba Vessels
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Wonderful carved wood ebonized Kuba tribe vessels with wave form designs around the perimeter of
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Congo
Pinguin Lounge Chair by Theo Ruth for Artifort, the Netherlands, 1957
By Artifort, Theo Ruth
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Beautiful set of “Congo” and “Pinguin”lounge chairs designed by Theo Ruth and manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Rare Iconic Augusto Romano Pliable Lounge Chairs Mod. Congo, 1950 Italy
By Augusto Romano, Gio Ponti
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Completely reupholstered and new cover in deep "oxblood" velvet, wood
Literature:
Similar model
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Suku Palm Wine Cup in Wood
A beautiful, early twentieth c. example of a ritual palm wine
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Serving Pieces
Materials
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
African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved Palm Wine Cup
Located in New York, NY
, extending from hair. Painted two tone, brown and ochre.
Size 8-3/4 inches H. + wood block mount (adding
Category
Vintage 1940s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Find many varieties of an authentic Congo wood available at 1stDibs. A Congo wood — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Congo wood — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Congo wood made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. A well-made Congo wood has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Artifort, Julian Marshall and Songye People are consistently popular.
How Much is a Congo Wood?
A Congo wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,202, while the lowest priced sells for $120 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.