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Place of Origin: African
1960s Moroccan Vintage Orange Color Tribal African Pile Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s authentic Moroccan vintage orange cor tribal African pile rug.Wonderf work of art, bright oranges geometrical design, free style, amazing vintage Moroccan runner.Handwoven by t...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Authentic Vintage Moroccan Berber Throw Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Authentic Moroccan Berber handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more elaborate and back is more plain.G...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Abstract Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, with a background in polychrome stripes onto which are asym...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Solid Brass Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Gurma People, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Hand-stamped and shaped graphical motives and the ti...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Caftan Maxi Dress Kaftan Handmade in Morocco North Africa 1970
s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan caftan in peach brocade.
Maxi dress kaftan handmade by Moroccan artist designer.
Handcrafted vintage exotic 1970s ceremonial caftan g...
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Brocade
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Outstanding Vintage Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Blue Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Writing, Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...
Category
20th Century Islamic African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Dinka Club
By Hassan Rahimi
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very fine Club from the Dinka people of Sudan . A club of this quality was a prize possesion of a Dinka Warrior. Carved from very dense wood ansd striated in classic Dinka form. S...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
$1,151
Moroccan Vintage Flat-Weave Kilim Rug North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave Kilim rug, North Africa.
Large size vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.
This rug was made using flat-weave tec...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1960s Vintage Flat-Weave Berber Moroccan Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave Kilim Berber rug.Large size vintage Moroccan ethnic rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.This tribal rug was made using flat-weave ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early and Unusual Loop-Pile Beni Ouarain Moroccan 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
1920s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Handpainted Parchment Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance.
A defining char...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
By Beni Ourain
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Beni Ouarain carpet, white lush organic natural wo, hand woven by women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Authentic Moroccan Beni Ouarain tribal rug from the Berber tribes of ...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Art of Africa Treasures from the Congo Hardcover Table Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Reference book on the art of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire).
180 mounted color illustrations + numerous b&w illustrations.
large heavy book, weight: 8 lbs
Art of Africa: Treasures from the Congo
Cornet, Joseph
Published by Phaidon Press, Ltd., London (1971...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Art Wall Curved Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
African Maasai Necklace Mounted on Custom Metal Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African Maasai tribal necklaces mounted on stands. These very colorful African necklaces feature a variety of sizes. The prominent colors ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan African Tribal Throw Kilim Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.
The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more elabor...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Ethnic Art African Parchment Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Brown Ceramic Tile with Arabic 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 pai...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Moorish Ceramic Tile with Arabic 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 pai...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Gurage Headrest With Double-Tiered Structure, Ethiopia
Located in London, GB
Dating to the late 19th century, this is a fine and rarer form of Ethiopian headrest with a double-tiered, cone-shaped base.
Decorating the base ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large African Tribal Art Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Vase from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is calle...
Category
20th Century Islamic African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 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
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
Expressive, interesting African Baoulé mask from Cote d'Ivoire from last third of the last century, carved from wood painted polychrome.
The face is narrow & elegant and has a though...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Graphic Eastern Moroccan Vintage Abstract Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber carpets from eastern Morocco, near the border with Algeria, are distinguished by wild patterns and audacious color combinations. This example displays all of these charact...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Parchment Handpainted Folk Art Wall Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Tribal Bakongo Terracotta Vessel with Ethnic Depictions Congo 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very beautiful and well-preserved vintage terracotta vessel with removable lid from the Congo region,
Bakongo ethnic group.
The fine decoration is partly engraved, but also modeled - houses, birds, fish, lins, small chain links and
knots can be found on the outer wall of the object.
The object has an elegant shape and captivates with its natural appearance.
The Bakongo (plural, also Congo, singular Mukongo) are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in the Congo River estuary in Central Africa, mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) and the neighboring areas of Angola (Zaire Province and Uíge Province) including Cabinda and Gabon.Their total number is over 5 million...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Moroccan Caftan, White Floral Brocade Kaftan Embroidered with Gold Threads
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage designer Moroccan white brocade kaftan, embroidered with Turkish gold threads design.
This chic Bohemian white, gold and light turquois...
Category
20th Century Bohemian African Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Braid
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Bronze Bangle Featuring Two Animals. Burkina Faso/Ghana
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze bangle is possibly Gan, or a related culture, from Burkina Faso or northern Ghana. It depicts two animals resembling chameleons which flank a central decorati...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Moroccan Kaftan Brocade Embroidered with Pink and Gold Trim, circa 1970
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage designer Moroccan caftan, floral brocade embroidered with hot pink and gold trim.
This chic Bohemian maxi dress kaftan is embroidered and embellished with gold and pi...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Brocade
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Mother and Child Figure. Kwere, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved figure with a prominent sweeping hairstyle sits upright with her knees bent and holding out her child in a forward position. The surface of the figure is smooth an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Bimbulu Signed - Ethnic African
Measures : 24x16cm H:47cm
Weight : ~5kg
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940
s - 1950
s Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Boucherouite Moroccan Berber Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled industrial yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, its weft directed pattern converges towards the centre, in a manner that remi...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early Twentieth-Century Chokwe Title Staff Resembling a Bird, Angola
Located in London, GB
Resembling the upturned beak of a bird, the shape of this early twentieth-century title staff from the Chokwe culture in Angola exhibits a beautiful, simplistic form. A series of not...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Berber Moroccan Ourika Valley Eye Design Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with natural, undyed wool, flat-weaves such as the one illustrated here are characteristic of the Berber people located in the Ourika Valley, in the Moroccan High Atlas region....
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1930
s Beaded Snuff Container. Zulu, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
This intimately-sized 1930's Zulu snuff container has been beautifully decorated with glass beads. A circular opening features on one side, and on the other side, overlapping blue-an...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A group of six collected Ndebele hand beaded fertility dolls of various sizes and designs. The dolls are made in secret by the maternal grandmother of ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$580 / set
Vintage Moroccan African Ethnic Art Wall Decor
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, 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
Parchment Moroccan African Art Wall Curved Sconce - 1
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Handcrafted Moorish Ceramic Planters with Handles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of very decorative large handcrafted Moorish, Spanish style ceramic urns planters from Fez,
Metal handles, bottom and top adorned with embossed metal.
Great decorative large ce...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painted Baule Blolo Bla Figure
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
The figurative sculptures of the Baule peoples of Cote d'Ivoire are recognizable by their strong, gently curving forms and serene composure. This figure of a woman was carved to repr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Africain Wooden Ligbi Mask Protruding Plate on the Head, Ivory Coast 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Ligbi mask, with a protruding plate on the head engraved with decorative motifs.
Highlights of blue pigments and kaolin enhance this small mask, satin black patina.
The appearance is...
Category
1980s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
51.05 Carat Incredible Natural Loose Bicolor Tourmaline Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
51.05 carat incredible natural loose bicolor tourmaline carving from Africa
Weight: 51.05 Carats
Dimension: 2.8 x 2.8 x 0.8 Cm
Origin: Africa
Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Large African Tribal Art Metal and Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These ethnic Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or decorative wall hanging.
Great folk art African...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mende Women
s Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, 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
African Red
Green Painted Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract and sculptural, this wooden form demonstrates the timeless appeal of African art. Hand-carved to an hourglass shape, the unusual figure is actually a grinding mortar, compri...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of African Spear Currencies on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of vintage African spear currencies from the Mbole peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo which are nicely presented upon custom m...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$3,090 / set
19th Century Berber Scarf
Located in Brecht, BE
A very rare find this mid 19th century unique berber scarf, sublime natural dye colors.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head, Yoruba People, circa 1960s.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn Stat...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Mumuye Iron Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This tall, elegant iron currency, from the Mumuye culture in Nigeria, dates back to the nineteenth-century. The currency displays a long, spoon-shaped form, with attractive spiral fe...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s.
The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved 20th century wooden staff, was crafted in the style of the Tabwa people located along the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika. The handle is finely decorated with...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$686 Sale Price
30% Off
Custom-Mounted Wide-Brimmed Woven Fibre Hat, Kasaï Region, DRC
Located in London, GB
This finely constructed and decorated grass fibre hat from the Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was collected in the 1930's. This wide-brimmed hat was likely made...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Tuareg Tent Poles, Mid Century
Located in Wien, AT
These big wooden beams from bedouin tents from the Sahara were Mid-20 Century made.
The rich carving gives information about the respective tribal affilia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
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