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Place of Origin: Zimbabwean
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa
Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx.
Period Early 20th century
Ex U...
Category
19th Century Antique Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set).
From left to right
A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter
B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.
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20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Circa 1900 Antique African Walking Stick
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 antique African walking stick. Dense hardwood. Crack at one twist - natural from aging. Colonial era with brass tip, likely Sh...
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Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Tribal Art Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
Nice vintage heavy hard wood Zulu neck rest with double antelope/animal design and burnished geometric pattern.
length 43 cm height 13 cm
Period 2nd half 20th century
The Zulu are w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kumberai Mapanda (1940-)
Small head.
circa 1970.
Carved serpentine stone
5 1/4" in. (13.4 cm.) high, excluding base.
Shona sculpture is the name given
to a modern move...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Green Verdite Shona Sculpture (28.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Large Green Verdite Shona-style Sculpture of a mother and child. Shona artists are masters of the bust sculpture. This large piece is typical of the Sub-Saharan Shona style. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Other
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African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
Located in London, GB
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art
A fine old Tsonga headrest
Carved from hard wood with 3 central pillars
Period Early 20th century
Height: 15 cm Conditio...
Category
19th Century Antique Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Abstract Sculpture in Serpentine by Tafadzwa Tandi from Mrewa, Zimbabwe
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible abstract sculpture by Tafadzwa Tandi made out of a solid piece of serpentine stone. A 3rd generation artist of Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa learned the...
Category
1990s Expressionist Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$1,320 Sale Price
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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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Shona Stone Sculpture "Sheltering Soul" Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwe, b. 1962)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An African Shona Stone Sculpture titled "Sheltering Soul" by Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwean, Born 1962), depicting an abstract polished Shona stone figure of a crouched and bowing h...
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Late 20th Century Tribal Zimbabwean Folk Art
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Stone
Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe
Smaller
Located in Dallas, TX
This comb was fashioned in the hand carved, traditional Makonde style. This fertility comb features a pregnant woman. Generally, local carvers make only a belly and breast comb to be...
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Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art
Materials
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