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Place of Origin: African
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with unbelievable detailed wood carving.
Category
1950s Primitive Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
1960s Primitive Art Patinated Wood Carved Bowl Turkana Kenya
By Emil Milan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Primitive Art Hand Carved Patinated Wood Bowl Turkana Kenya
wood carving unmarked.
7 h x 8.5 d x 13.25 w
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Rich patina with signs of age and use...
Category
1960s Primitive Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Authentic Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box(.75" x .25" x 2.25", 15.7 G)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosauru...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$506 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage 13" Tanzanian Ironwood Family Tree Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Piece is very primitive. Its a mid to early 20th century piece.
Its carved from ironwood and depicts a family tree of a family from
Tanzania. The carving is very detailed.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Moroccan Glazed Terra Cotta Lidded Urns with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of vintage urns with stylized birds as lids crafted in terra cotta in classic form decorated in alluring blue and orange with a crackle glaze and contrived aging.
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wool
$1,267 Sale Price
35% Off
Zuri - Young Woman, Bronze Abstract Nude - African Sculpture
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Zuri, which is beautiful in Swahili, is a Bronze African Abstract Nude female sculpture and marks a significant moment in my creative evolution—an expansion from sculpting wildlife i...
Category
2010s Expressionist African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved Wooden African Monkey Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A playful wooden sculpture.
Seated, holding what appears to be a piece of fruit, this intricately carved monkey is almost life like.
The piece is signed on the bottom base.
Me...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
$650 Sale Price
31% Off
Genuine Polished Malachite Egg (1.9 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Crafted from top-quality malachite sourced from Zaire, this hand-polished egg boasts a distinct banded pattern and solid composition without any fill. Displayed on an acrylic stand, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Chokwe Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This mask was made by the Chokwe people of the Democratic
Republic of Congo. It has detailed metalwork and is finely carved.
Probably dates around the 1960's.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique hand-carved African couple sculpture 1940s
By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique hand-carved African couple sculpture 1940s - Private Collection Domenico Rugiano
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Early 20th Century Ethiopian Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century Ethiopian side chair with a hide seat and back stitched with hide strips, and stretched over a primitive wood frame. Chair is functional, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hide, Wood
Decorative African Mid-Century White plastered Granary Stepped lid Basket
Located in Den Haag, NL
Decorative African Mid-Century White plastered Granary Stepped lid Basket
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Botryoidal Hematite From Morocco
Located in New York, NY
This Hematite specimen from Morocco presents a dramatic interplay of form and luster, making it a standout for both scientific and aesthetic appreciation. The surface gleams with a n...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Impressive Collection of African Carved Wood Masks on Tall Custom Iron Stands
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very impressive trio of hand carved African masks majestically displayed on custom tall iron stands in varying heights.
Stands have bases that are 12” x 12”
Tallest sculpture 86”
Mid...
Category
1990s Rustic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Namji Doll with Beads, Cowries, Coins and Metal Rings, Cameroon Mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sometimes referred to as dolls, this is a highly abstract figure with conical head, arms and legs held out from body, long columnar neck wrapped with mulitple strands of different si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Tree Carving
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique African carving of eight villagers at work and play. The piece is hand-carved into a tree branch that has dark wood on the inner layers and light wood on the outer layers. I...
Category
Late 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Hand Carved Jaguar Relief Wooden Jewelry Box
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a well relief carved Jewelry box.
It was probably made on the west coast of Africa.
It looks to depict the heads of 3 Jaguars in relief.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Adja Protective Spirit Figures Aklama Twins
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African Adja protective spirit figures Aklama twins.
Togo, Africa.
Wood, pigment.
20th Century
Left: 8 x 1.75 x 0.5 / 20 x 4.5 x 1 cm.
Right: 7.75 x 1.75 x 0.5 in. / 19.5 x 4....
Category
20th Century Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A Bronzed Metal Canopic Jar with Base, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Bronzed Metal Canopic Jar with Base, Early 20th Century
Description:
The jar with a lid in the form of a humanoid head wearing the pharaonic nemes headdress and false beard, ident...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Moroccan Terracotta Pottery Water Jar in Iron Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large Moroccan terracotta pottery water jar resting in an iron stand. Oval form with rounded bottom and two small handles. Iron has rusty...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Hand-Forged Iron Currency, Southern Chad, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century iron currency, kurr, Sara-Madjingaye peoples, Southern Chad.
These rare currencies have a wonderfully minimalist anthropomorphic form, but were inspired...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana or Pokot people's tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style
Located in London, GB
Two 1960s bronze sculptures from the Maasai tribe in Kenya and Tanzania in everyday motherhood figures.
The elongated and brutalist-like effect figures evoke a Giacometti-like aest...
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Genuine Trilobite (Zlichovaspis rugosa) Fossil on Matrix (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful trilobite (Zlichovaspis rugosa) from Atchana, Morocco. It is laid out nice and prone with excellent detail including visible eye facets in both eyes.
Trilobites ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
TRIBAL ART
Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on its steel base.
A favorite for this old puppet figurin...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
$974 Sale Price
20% Off
Ashanti Bronze Antelope
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful African bronze Antelope bending its neck down to drink, in the style of the Ashanti. Great texture and detail!
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,400
Embosed Metal Kirdi Shield from Cameroon on Bronze Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare repuse shield with natural fiber wraped handle from the Kirdi tribe Cameroon. Now on a patinated Bronze Stand.
For a similar example please see- Benitez-Johannot, Purissim...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel stand. Currency pieces like these were used for large purchases including land or lives...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Madonna and Baby Sculpture by African Artist Ndatite Ilo, Rwanda
By Ndatite Ilo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tutsi tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from Rwanda carved this gorgeous African wood statue sculpture. This unique artwork showcases a beautiful black woman, a Mother or Madonna, carrying a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Iron Spatulate Currencies, Chamba or Mambila, Cameroon or Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of iron flat spatulate currency pieces, made by the Chamba or Mambila peoples of Cameroon or Nigeria.
Mid 20th century or older.
10 1/2 inches high for larger currency. Pair ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Genuine Hollardops Trilobite Fossil from Ofaten, Morocco (170.6 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Carved Stone Female by Michael Chiwandire (1971), Zimbabwe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This heavy weight polished stone sculpture done by renowned sculptor Michael Chiwandire shows a woman woman figure curled up. Her hair has a striking and raw appearance. The artist's...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Traditional Tikar Iron Spear, Tribal Black Finish, Cameroon, Ceremonial Weapon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Authentic Tikar tribal spear from Cameroon, once used for lion hunting and still prominent in tribal ceremonies. This black-finished iron spear, with a sc...
Category
Early 19th Century Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
An Oriental Ceramic Wall Plate by Pierre de Verclos Nabeul Tunisia 1930
s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
An Oriental Ceramic Wall Plate by Pierre de Verclos Nabeul Tunisia 1930's.
A beautiful dish with oriental decorations.
Made at the De Verclos workshop in Nabeul.
Signed on the bac...
Category
1930s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Giraffe Jug , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Giraffe Jug Hand Painted by Jabu Nene and Sculpted by Motsamai Sello from Love Art Ceramic
This exquisite Giraffe Jug is a stunning piece of decorative art crafted in South Africa b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #S5C
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 9.25 × 8 × 2 in. / 23.5 × 20.5 × 5 cm
Weight: 5.55 lbs / 2.424 kg
In this example, the complex pa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
African Copper Currency Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Copper Currency Sculpture. Dimensions: Taller: 15"H x 11.5"W Shorter: 13.75" x 10.5.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
An Africanist Ceramic Bowl by Pierre De Verclos Nabeul Tunisia 1930
s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
An Africanist Ceramic Bowl by Pierre De Verclos Nabeul Tunisia 1930's.
Pretty bright colors with geometric patterns.
Very beautiful white crackle in the center of the bowl.
Signed...
Category
1930s Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Malachite Elephant
Located in New York, NY
This striking Malachite elephant exemplifies both geological beauty and artistic craftsmanship. Deftly hand-carved from a solid piece of genuine Malachite, the sculpture reveals the ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$3,500
Set of Three Rare Fang Wood Spoons, Gabon, Africa old collection provenance
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three rare Fang carved wood spoons, from Gabon, Africa. Each with unique shape, wear and encrustations from traditional tribal use.
They are in good condition, appropriate f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vanadinite (Parallel Hoppered Growth) Crystal Cluster from Morocco (29.1 grams)
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite (Parallel Hoppered Growth) Crystal Cluster from Morocco (41.7 grams)
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$1,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$2,850 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Barite from Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$1,050 Sale Price
25% Off
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
Barite on Geothite From Jebel Ouichane, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Jebel Ouichane, Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Lustrous transparent blue-gray bladed barite crystals in intersecting aggregates of subparallel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster From Morocco (3.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. Cylindrical stalactite of calcite crystals mixed with red hematite.
Hematoid Quartz contains both the amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
$1,087 Sale Price
25% Off
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster From Morocco (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. Cylindrical stalactite of calcite crystals mixed with red hematite.
Hematoid Quartz contains both the amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster From Morocco (1.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. Cylindrical stalactite of calcite crystals mixed with red hematite.
Hematoid Quartz contains both the amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster From Morocco (1.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. Cylindrical stalactite of calcite crystals mixed with red hematite.
Hematoid Quartz contains both the amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
$450 Sale Price
82% Off
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster From Morocco (1.3 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco. Cylindrical stalactite of calcite crystals mixed with red hematite.
Hematoid Quartz contains both the amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Collection of 3 Large Natural Cabinet Minerals
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 3 large natural mineral specimens, each presented on an exclusive medium neoclassical style plaster plinth.
Each impressive cabinet specimen, including a Chalcedony,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
1970s African Carved Wooden Ceremonial Cup
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s carved African wooden ceremonial cup or chalice. Overall fine dark wood patina. Purchased in Cameroon in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 inch Split Ammonite Mounted Fossil Set
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
The cutting and polishing of this large pair revealed pale yellow-brown, cal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
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