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Place of Origin: African
19th Century Igbo Iron Spiral Currency (Manilla), Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This nineteenth-century spiral currency (Manilla), from the Igbo culture in Nigeria, is impressive in its size and exhibits a wonderfully exaggerated twisted, spiral form.
Spiral ir...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Ashante Akua Ba
By Nicholas Africano
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine example of an ' Akua Ba ' doll from the Ashante people of Ghana . Akua ba means 'welcome child ' in the Twi language of the region.
Carved from a very light weig...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$794
Beautifully Formed 1930
s - 1940
s Pokot Elder
s Stool, Kenya
Located in London, GB
The form of this early twentieth-century Pokot stool from Kenya exhibits a beautiful sculptural quality, in which three curved, flared and flattened legs support the flat circular se...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) cloth from the Esie area, 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$3,900
Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest.
This armrest was constructed by the Dinka People of the Republic of South
Sudan.
Typically, these headres...
Category
Early 20th Century Brutalist African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Moroccan Tribal Berber Wool Comb
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan tribal Folk Art Berber wool comb.
19th century, nice patina, Museum collector piece.
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa,, MID 20TH CENTURY.. gREAT COLOR / PATINA..
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroc...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel
African Fulani Currency Bracelet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Characterized by its open shape capped with geometric ends, this bracelet is but one form of the many types of body adornments favored the Fulani people of West Africa. The thick des...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Oromo Igbo African Gourd
Located in Winnetka, IL
This African piece was made by the oromo igbo people of ethiopia
It is a gourd with weaved fiber and metal covering it with intricate design and patterns
It has a lid with it which is usually not found
It definately has age but not sure of its exact year
This vessel is a lovely african artifact...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of Vintage Middle Eastern Fibulas
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Middle Eastern tribal fibulas.
A fibula was used to close a woman's veil in the Middle East and Africa.
Handcrafted by Berber a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,250 / set
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dramatic Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Bronze Statue of a Juju Man, Benin, 1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Statues of Juju Man or shamans were used for ceremonies connected with religious beliefs and magical practices. The general understanding of their meaning as including a supernatural...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
"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 Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery, used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Navy blue Kuba cloth or Mud cloth framed in acrylic with gold standoffs. Beautiful dark navy blue mud-cloth sandwiched between two pieces of custom acrylic. Four holes on the four co...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite
African Incised Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Lobi Stool by Sikire Kembire
By Lobi People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare stool from the renowned carver Sikire Kembere of the Lobi people of Burkina Faso . The stool is in the traditional form of three legs and Janus heads one male and...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Togolese Ewe Textile
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a pair of very fine Royal Robes from the Ewe people of Togo in West Africa. These textiles will be worn at Royal ceremonies such as Weddings and the birth of Royal children ....
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,464 / item
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in NICE, FR
This very elegant Dan mask is well-proportioned with a long protruding mouth from Ivory Coast, Africa. It dates back to the 1950s. The base is included in the price.
Dan masks have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,467 Sale Price
20% Off
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moorish Tile with Arabic Brown Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan handcrafted decorative tile with hand painted Arabic writing in brown on ivory crackle glazed ceramic.
Arabic writing on ceramic tile hand-painted by artist in Fez Morocco....
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Caftan Floral Brocade Multicolored Embroidered Kaftan 1970s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous vintage hostess gown, floral multicolored brocade Kaftan, circa 1970s.
Exotic oriental floral long maxi caftan dress with wide arm and lo...
Category
1970s Moorish Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Braid
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Nigerian 19th Century Gold and bronze trade currency Bracelet
Located in NICE, FR
We present you an 19th century antique Nigerian high quality bronze GOLD PLATED bracelet currency traditionally used in monetary functions ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Contemporary Giraffe Iron Sculpture, with Use of Tools and Other Objects C20
Located in Coimbra, PT
Giraffe by José Jerónimo single piece of art
Iron sculpture with use of tools and other objects
Signed
Measures: 81 x 41 x 15 cm.
Private collection.
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ewe Antique Textile
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Example of a Chiefs Robe from the Ewe people of Western Togo. Woven from handspun cotton and all natural dyes . This piece would have been worn by a high ranking ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$3,286
Fine Ashanti Stool with Bird Motif, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This fine Ashanti stool from Ghana, which dates to the first half of the 20th century, features an unusual motif - a bird of prey. The surface of this stool exhibits a lovely smooth,...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Tribal African Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Tribal rug handwoven by Berber women from Morocco.
Great geometrical abstract designs, very modernist carpet.
Vintage Berber rug from the Taznakht tribe in south eas...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People,
Nigeria, 1940s
There is a small old chip on the top, please refer to the photos.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Pennsylvania State University and Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Pennsylvania State University - Museum of Art permanent collection;
The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection and the
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs. John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University Of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where they remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs. Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Djebel Amour Saharan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare weaving attributed to the Djebel Amour tribe, located in Algeria close to the border with eastern Morocco along the Saharan Atlas. Although the tri...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Tribal Xylophone, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tribal xylophone is an original design item realized in the early 20th Century.
A rare xylophone entirely realized in wood. Working.
A unique decorative object and at the same ...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Pierced African Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very Decorative Carved and Pierced African Tribal Panel depicting a Female Ancestor. The powerful Female Figure supports a multitude of Stylized Carved Animals carved in three Band...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Moroccan Damask Green Bolster Lumbar Decorative Pillow
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan damask green floral bolster lumbar decorative pillow.
Great to use as accent pillows on a bed or sofa throw pillows.
Pillow has a b...
Category
1970s Moorish Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$380 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1960s Moroccan Tribal Wedding Rug with Sequins North Africa, Handira
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s authentic vintage Moroccan tribal wedding rug with sequins North Africa, Handira.Rare large authentic Moroccan Bohemian style rug, handwoven by women...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples o...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Fine Headrest. Karamojong, Uganda
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed headrest from the Karamojong in Northern Uganda.
Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century (Or Before)
Ex Private Collection, UK
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Naive Ethiopian Painting, Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History 1970s
Located in Budapest, Budapest
Naive Ethiopian painting, The Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History.
Oil on Canvas
Measures: 100 x 190 cm
s.b.r.
with Ge'ez language ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$4,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Tetela Ceremonial Knife
By The Kongo people of the Congo basin
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine ceremonial Knife from the Tetela people of Congo. Comprising of brass and copper dedignating the wealth and status of the owner. This piece wpuld have been placed...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Set of Two Moroccan Antique Tribal Powder Case Flasks
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Decorative Bottle. Destined to be a conversation piece no matter where you place it, this is another of those rare items you'll only find at Mosaik.
Moroccan Antique...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Tin
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood
$1,180 / set
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare and Unusual Mid-Century Modern Beni Ouarain Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Small Traditional Kwere Medicine Container, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century traditional medicine container from the Kwere culture in Tanzania has been finely carved into two sections.
The upper section tightly fits the body of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African carved wooden statue - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue - Congo
Tribal Art - Congo - African
Measures : 15x30cm H:62cm
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1970 Moroccan Hooded Caftan White and Blue Linen Djellabah Kaftan
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan white linen caftan in linen fabric with blue trim embroidered,
circa 1970s.
This light see through summery djellabah is crafted in Morocco and tailored for a relaxed fit, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates Ex Sotheby
s
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates, Circa 1st Century B.C. / 1st Century A.D.
The left hand holds the horn of abundance.
Provenanc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antique African Folk Art
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 Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Primitive Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1970 Moroccan Caftan Metallic Pink Floral Silk Kaftan
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant Moroccan caftan pink metallic silk floral,
circa 1970s.
Embroidered silk-crepe floral caftan gown
Round contrast neckline; button-loop placket.
Long bell sleeves.
Relaxed sil...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
African Dan Passport Family Mask - Carved Wooden Mask from West Africa
Located in Chicago, IL
Created and used from the late 19th century into the 20th century, Dan passport masks served as personal talismans with spiritual connection and as portable identification symbol rep...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Dan Passport Family Mask - Carved Wooden Mask from West Africa, Liberia
Located in Chicago, IL
Created and used from the late 19th century into the 20th century, Dan passport masks served as personal talismans with spiritual connection and as portable identification symbol rep...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Dan Passport Family Mask - Carved Wooden Mask from West Africa, Liberia
Located in Chicago, IL
Created and used from the late 19th century into the 20th century, Dan passport masks served as personal talismans with spiritual connection and as portable identification symbol rep...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Dan Passport Family Mask - Carved Wooden Mask from West Africa, Liberia
Located in Chicago, IL
Created and used from the late 19th century into the 20th century, Dan passport masks served as personal talismans with spiritual connection and as portable identification symbol rep...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Ethnic Berber Throw Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.
The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
"Universal Soldier" Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Jean Claude Van-Damme and Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier was a pulpy action/sci-fi from the early 1990s. The film's international success is...
Category
1990s African Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
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