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Material: Kaolin
Important Fang Mask – Ngil Society Gabon, wood fibers, mid-20th century
Located in NICE, FR
This Fang mask from the Ngil society powerfully embodies the refined aesthetics and spiritual intensity of Gabonese ritual art. Carved from kapok wood and partially coated with kaoli...
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1950s Gabonese Tribal Vintage Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Kaolin, Natural Fiber, Wood

Important Fang Mask – Ngil Society Gabon, wood fibers, mid-20th century
Important Fang Mask – Ngil Society Gabon, wood fibers, mid-20th century

Important Fang Mask – Ngil Society Gabon, wood fibers, mid-20th century

$9,563
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea cr...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Kaolin, Wood

Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl

Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl

$4,200
Uzech Artisans, Kaolin Painted Dourne Quercy Earthenware Water Jug, France 1800s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare earthenware Dourne Quercy water jug with comb decorations. Painted in the antique style with Kaolin clay. France late 1800s. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 29 x 42.5 Secure shipping. The dourne is part of the family of head jugs intended to hold domestic water. Its shape is very large and not very open. It has a tubular spout and one or more flat handles. The Quercy dourne has four handles. Its thin walls made it light and favored perspiration to refresh the water. The user would pierce a hole in the side. With a wooden peg, this opening allowed water to flow on demand over the sink...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Kaolin

Uzech Artisans, Kaolin Painted Dourne Quercy Earthenware Water Jug, France 1800s
Uzech Artisans, Kaolin Painted Dourne Quercy Earthenware Water Jug, France 1800s

Uzech Artisans, Kaolin Painted Dourne Quercy Earthenware Water Jug, France 1800s

$5,798
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Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century
Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century

Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century

$1,093
H 17.72 in W 3.94 in D 3.35 in
19thc Decorated Stoneware Jug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc blue decorated jug from New York State in amazing condition. Minor little chip off the lid and on the side of the jug.
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

19thc Decorated Stoneware Jug
19thc Decorated Stoneware Jug

19thc Decorated Stoneware Jug

$956 Sale Price
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H 14.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
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 Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.

$1,795
H 14.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Decorated Bird Stoneware Jug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century decorated stoneware jug with a bird on the face. This is a New York State jug. The condition is very good.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Decorated Bird Stoneware Jug
19th Century Decorated Bird Stoneware Jug

19th Century Decorated Bird Stoneware Jug

$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.5 in Dm 8.5 in
Antiques XIXth century painted sicilian woman s head jug or vase 1850
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
XIXth century - Sicily Antiques XIXth century woman's head jug or vase Painted ceramic Original vintage condition Realised circa 1850 height 23 cm Large 14 cm Depth 12 cm
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Mid-19th Century Sicilian Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antiques XIXth century painted sicilian woman s head jug or vase 1850
Antiques XIXth century painted sicilian woman s head jug or vase 1850

Antiques XIXth century painted sicilian woman s head jug or vase 1850

$1,183
H 9.06 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal A mask from West Nepal with slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
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Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal

$1,900
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is hand-carved from a single block of wood. These trays a...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century

Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century

$485
H 6.3 in W 39.38 in D 13.78 in
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century

Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century

$900 Sale Price
40% Off
H 9.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
Shell Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
A male necklace from the Asmat Village, Papua New Guinea. Four rows of large polished white cowrie shells in two sizes, seamlessly sewn onto a cotton macramé base, which has been ha...
Category

2010s Indonesian Tribal Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Cotton, Bamboo

Shell Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea
Shell Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea

Shell Necklace on Stand, Papua New Guinea

$690
H 15 in W 14 in D 5 in
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

$4,200
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in
Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe ceremonial bowl from jackfruit wood, early 20th century. The Batak Tribes are ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia....
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century
Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century

Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century

$456 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.7 in Dm 19.69 in
Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask
By Quimper Faience Pottery
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish French faience pottery hand painted flask with a Breton figure by Quimper and dating from the latter 19th century. The small rounded flask has a ...
Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask
Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask

Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask

$232
H 3.65 in Dm 3.15 in
Previously Available Items
Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Located in NICE, FR
Tchokwé mask from Angola once owned by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Merton D. Simpson (1928 - 2013) renowned both for his work and as a dealer and collector of early Af...
Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Kaolin, Wood

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900

H 9.06 in W 5.52 in D 6.11 in
Early to Mid-20th Century Mounted Tribal Bamboo Comb, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century mounted bamboo Comb Papua New Guinea Beautifully incised comb from the Huon Peninsula area in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Kaolin has been rubbed ...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Kaolin Folk Art

Materials

Kaolin, Bamboo

Early to Mid-20th Century Mounted Tribal Bamboo Comb, Papua New Guinea
Early to Mid-20th Century Mounted Tribal Bamboo Comb, Papua New Guinea

Early to Mid-20th Century Mounted Tribal Bamboo Comb, Papua New Guinea

H 10.5 in W 3.75 in L 10.5 in

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