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Place of Origin: African
Small Wrapped Bundled Yaka Fetish on stand, DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Yaka fetish of darkened wood with polished and worn patina, wearing a conical hat, and enclosed by wrapped fetish bundle. Typical Yaka face with strong lines on face outlini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mukinka Mask from the Salampasu tribe, DR Congo, middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A wooden mask from the Salampasu tribe called Mukinka.
The mask is covered with copper pieces from 1 x 2 cm and has a beard in vegetal fiber, the top of the head is also covered with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Tribal Stool from Africa
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A large scale, hand carved and silver painted Ashanti tribal stool. Likely painted silver in the 1920s to compliment metallic trend of the Art Dec...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,800
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
Mid 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
42.5 x 2 ins. (108 x 51 cm)
An unusual overskirt ...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Wooden Baoule Maternity Figure, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Interesting maternity figure in a hieratic pose presenting a young adolescent. Beautiful facial expression, showing wisdom and knowledge. She is sitti...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Azilal Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in New York, NY
Azilal Moroccan Berber rug. A lovely Moroccan Berber rug from the Azilal province in the Central High Atlas Mountains with a rather whimsical - dare we say, artistic - design and vib...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Genuine carved bone statue from the Lega tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from the Lega tribe DR Congo carved in bone
Tribal using traces and aged tribal patina
Heigth 10 cm
The Lega people (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Dem...
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Metal Elephant Head Sculpture by by Renown Kenyan Artist Kioko Mwitiki
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This metal elephant head wall sculpture is an exceptional work by celebrated Kenyan sculptor Kioko Mwitiki (b. 1960), widely regarded as a pioneer of contemporary African metal sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Carved Wooden
Mpwuu
Statue, Yanzi People, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in CA, CA
This wooden male statue, of the Yanzi people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is carved in wood with traces of ‘Tukula’ pigment, characteristically elongated and stylised feature...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rubbing Oracle Of The Kuba/Bushoong Tribe, Dr Congo, 1st Half Of The 20th Centur
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rubbing oracle from the Kuba tribe DR Congo carved in wood with a strong expression
Patina tribal use
Length 31.5 cm, height 5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mwana Pwo Mask From The Chokwe / Tshokwe Tribe, Dr Congo
Located in Bilzen, BE
A serene-looking Mwana Pwo chokwe mask mounted on a custom-made base which is included
Early 20th century
The Mwana Pwo mask was the personification of the ideal woman among the Cho...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan) Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century Carving
Located in Wembley, GB
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan), Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century – Carved Wooden Ritual Vessel with Female Guardian Figure
A striking and rare example of Baule ritual art fr...
Category
1920s Primitive Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pearwood, Zebra Wood, Softwood
$6,893 Sale Price
20% Off
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$9,492 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Dida Woman’s Plaited Loin Cloth, Ivory Coast
This unusual textile is made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is then tie or stitch-resist dyed with natural pigments, creati...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Genuine zoomorphic statue from the Lega tribe, DR Congo, ca 1920
Located in Bilzen, BE
The Lega people (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
This statue depicting a zoomorphic figure with a tribal aged and blackened patina
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 1900-1920
By Yoruba Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
A carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria
Strong expression face
Early 20th century
Rich tribal aged patina
Heigth 12 cm, diameter 12 x 13 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Warrior ax, adze from the Fang tribe, Gabon, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century
Totally uncleaned blade
Length wooden handle 49 cm, iron blade 15.5 x 10.5 cm
Tribal pat...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Framed Riga Gound from Nigeria With Tribal Motifs
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A framed Riga Gound from Nigeria. Elite Nigerian men wore grand, flowing garments known by various names: riga (Hausa), agbádá (Yorùbá), boubou (French), and mbubb (Wolof). This particular strip-woven riga features a off-white, very light grey tone with silk accents adding contrast. Skilled embroiderers—often trained in Arabic calligraphy—incorporated motifs once imbued with protective Islamic symbolism. Central to the textile is a leaf (gambiya) motif, linked to the Nupe people. A spiral design symbolizes the wearer’s spiritual journey toward God. The hem is lined with magenta silk, imported via trans-Saharan trade routes. Historically admired across cultures, the riga remains a cornerstone of pan-Nigerian male national dress today.
This framed Riga Gound has a unique back story. Having owned a prominent antiques shop in Hong-Kong for more than two decades it was common for antique dealers to sometimes come to the shop and present items to sell...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman
s Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal baknough (woman's head covering), Chott Oulad Amar, Tunisia.
This is an unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M,
With a scene of three heads of women in relief in brass
Signed and...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Brass
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s.
Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm tall, depicting a man's head and neck, resembling a t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm)
The eroded ...
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
$4,759 Sale Price
20% Off
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a charm for protection, with two different faces to show the duality of the w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Female Senufo Wood Maternity Figure with Baby Seated on Stool nursing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Female Senufo carved wood maternity figure seated on stool with baby in lap reaching up to feed. Represents the Mother feeding the community.
Figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$652 Sale Price
55% Off
Senoufo Female Statue "Deblé" Côte d
Ivoire Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. "Deblé” Carved and scarified wood, black patina. Standing female statue, hands on hips. Early 20th century
Dimensions: 35cm high, 7.5 cm depth, 9cm width
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Tribal Currency, Chamba People, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged iron currency, Chamba people, Northeastern Nigeria
A piece of traditional currency used for barter or exchange, it measures 15 inches (38 cm) high by 18 inches (45.7 cm) wide...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of African Igbo Open-Sided Cast Copper Cuff Bracelets
By Igbo People
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of African Igbo open-sided cast copper cuff bracelets, circa 1980s. The pair are a fine example of an open-sided cast copper cuff bracelet...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Small Moroccan "Boucherouite" or Azilal Rug
Located in New York, NY
Small Moroccan "Boucherouite" or Azilal rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or t...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unkn...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Yoruba Diviner
s Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Beads
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Of exceptional form, colour and patina
Wood, fibre (braid)
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Guy Montaibou c...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
$25,000
Early 20th century bronze sculpture from Lobi (Burkina Faso)
Located in Oostende, BE
Early 20th century bronze sculpture from Lobi (Burkina Fasso)
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Adire Eleko Woman's Wrapper
Yoruba People
Nigeria
Circa 1960s-1970s
Cotton) (2 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo
74 x 67 3/4 ins (188 x 172 cm)
"IRANA RDLEN " w...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
This vibrant West African tunic was likely made in either Cameroon (Bamum people) or Nigeria (Yoruba people). The indigenous cotton ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Powerful Early Classic Cubist Wood Standing Bobo Fing Figure Africa Ex J. Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa. Created early 20th century. Ex private collection Texas, originally acquired from James Willis...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Wood and Brass Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Camel Seat Saddle
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique, 19th century Asian Middle Eastern collector two person wooden camel saddle with ornate brass mountings and iron reinforcements.
19th Century Midd...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women
s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa.
The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Vintage Beni Ouarain Rug North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage Berber rug from the Beni Ouarain tribes. Lush white and black organic wool rug with geometrical lozenges designs. From the Middle Atlas Mountains, circa 1950s, North...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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"), originating from the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly the...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Woven Parrying Shield, Batammaliba culture, Republic of Benin.
Located in Leuven , BE
This type of shield was used to deflect the strike of sticks or whips in ritual staged fights.Beautifully made from hide and natural fibers with a textural and timeless modern form. ...
Category
Late 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Museum quality Asafo Banner from the Fante people of Ghana. This banner would date from the early 1950's and would have been displayed wrapped arounf the Asafo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$7,933
Zabihi Collection Oversize Large Camel Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind large square room size with a happy-go-lucky large camel sitting on an ivory ground. The wool on this is phenomenal. it's soft on the feet. The hump on the camel has a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
African Akan Terracotta Commemorative Memorial Portrait Head Ghana Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
West African Akan Terracotta Commemorative memorial portrait Head Ghana
Terracotta with red slip 8 1/2 x 7 inches, 21.5 x 18 cm,
Period 19th century o...
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Burkina Faso Zoomorphic Horse Dance Mask Late 19th Century
Located in CA, CA
A stunning Zoomorphic Dance mask The masks serve to invoke spirit animals, ancestors, or protective deities, bringing their spiritual qualities into the human world. Used in ceremonies to honour ancestors, promote fertility and ensure the well being of the community.
Among the many animal-form masks in Burkina Faso, the horse mask...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Ancient Coptic Textile with Classical Figures
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Finely woven of wool and linen, this large, ancient, museum level Coptic textile depicts figures derived from classical antiquity, some playing musical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$12,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Moroccan Amber Footed Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish amber painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews. This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare late 19th century piece of Kente textile from the Volta region of Ghana. Hand woven on strip looms from handspun cotton and all natural dyes .The style and qualit...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,188
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People, 1950s
Located in CA, CA
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog, which, in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hoe-Shaped Currency "Mbili Ngbaka," Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
20th century
Iron, accumulation
16 x 7 in. / 41 x 18 cm
Height on custom display stand: 18.25 in. / 46 cm
This interesting type of iron currency was used for major transactions such as dowry payments. The two wings added to the lower tips of the hoe underline the non-utilitarian character of this type of currency (Ballarini, "The Perfect Form...
Category
20th Century Other African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Senufo Staff Sotheby
s Provenance
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
A Senufo staff depicting a seated woman. It is important that the quality and authenticity of tribal art should be equal to the quality and authenticity of the modern art it is displ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk 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 feet
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th Century
Size: 23cm high - 9 ins high
The ...
Category
19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$16,500
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stom...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,065 Sale Price
30% 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 t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tribal African Igbo Agbogo mwo mask
This African Igbo mask, known as a "young girl", is decorated with a tangle of thick braids and fulfils the mos...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front
carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Display Mask, African, Ironwood, Hand Carved, Ceremonial, Tribal
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display mask. An African, hand carved ironwood ceremonial tribal mask, dating to the late 20th century.
Superb decorative appeal, with a delightfully naive ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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