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Style: Tribal
Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from Papua New Guinea depicting a meternity (child on shoulders)
The Sepik are a people who live along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. The peoples who bear the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Hand Carved Conical Head "Duka" Figure, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
Originally collected in the Solomon Islands in 1938, this one of a kind treasure from the south pacific comes from a private oceanic collection.
This is a Solomon Islands Santa Cruz hand carved figure called a Duka, circa 1930s.
It was carved in an extremely hard native wood and features a finely carved, unusual extended conical head, a handwoven loin cloth and turmeric encrustation. For your convenience, many of our photographs were taken in natural day light which accurately illuminate surface areas depicting original dark patina that you would expect from an important early carving such as this one. We will include a complimentary custom wood display base that you see photographed.
Dimensions: 21.25 inches high
Provenance: collected in l938 and originally acquired by a visiting French collecting tourist in the Solomon Islands then to dealer and Texas collector and to our private collection in year 2000 so could have been a specially crafted fine 1930s tourist sculpture piece for the visiting French tourist.
History:
Duka sculpture from Nendo Island, politically part of the Solomon Islands, is distinctive, and only a limited number of works have been documented. The conical extension at the back of the head represents a man's hairstyle. Called abe, its construction and shape was a symbol of wealth and high social status, and for older men, it also served the practical purpose of covering bald spots. All Nendo figure refer to deities or supernatural beings (Ellis: 2009, pp. 78-85)
Auction sale: Bonhams Auctions April 28, 2015 sale. Exceptional Lime Container...
Category
Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
$7,600 Sale Price
49% Off
Early 20th Century Lobi Tribal Chair – Burkina Faso
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare and beautifully aged Lobi tribal chair from Burkina Faso, dating to the early 1900s. Hand-carved from a single piece of hardwood, this sculptural piece reflects the refined mi...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Skåne County, Sweden
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Sweden
This finely woven, nine-color rölakan displays a detailed yet balanced composition of three large eight-pointed stars...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Nigeria Yoruba Agere Ifa Divination Cup, first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Ritual cup for divination and/or medicine the cup rests on 2 figures of stylized birds Beautiful dark patina, partly crisp and shiny The Yoruba of Nigeria consult Ifa on all question...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ancient carved Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box
Circa: early 20th century
Origin: DR Congo from the Kuba tribe
Material: wood,
Condition of item: age appropriate w...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Congo Early 20th Century Carved
Painted Wood Pende Facial Mask
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo Early 20th Century carved and painted Pende facial mask (for healing or preventing sickness) with a twisted nose and mouth, plus 2 eye slits, 2 side holes and elongated...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Fijian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Genuine wooden carved cup from the Pende tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A carved wooden cup from the Pende tribe (Bapende) DR Congo
The Pende people (singular: Mupende; plural: Bapende, Bapindi) also known as the Phende people, are an ethnic group in the...
Category
1910s Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 South African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Carved Wood Ngere Monkey Mask
Located in Queens, NY
African Ngere Ivory Coast Late 20th Century / Early 21st carved wood Ngere monkey mask in symmetric geometric form with incised overlapping brow, triangular eye holes, protruding nos...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Ivory
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Male Face Mask
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood Baule male face mask featuring balanced proportion, 2 eye slits, incised hair strands and realistic symmetric facial features.
Wear to f...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Ivory
Kozak Saddlebags
Located in New York, NY
An old tribal bag, originally meant to be carried over the shoulder or the back of a donkey. A very nice example with lots of details.
Can be used in a variety of ways - wall hangin...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Goat Hair, Wool
$774 Sale Price
20% Off
Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
A rare and finely woven fan attributed to the Chokwe ethnic group of Angola, southwestern D. R. Congo and n...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Long Muted Distressed Tribal Antique Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Long Muted Antique Runner Beautiful Distressed Tribal Antique Rug ~ 3 x 18.8
About: Very pretty rug with a subtle look but an impossible to ignore beauty! The size alone will stop...
Category
1940s Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
A small, intricately woven woman’s jacket from the Kachin (Maru) tribal group located in the far northeast of Myanm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Emberá-Wounaan Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary 20th century Emberá-Wounaan basket is a testament to the remarkable craftsmanship of the indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people of Panama a...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png"
Antique Carved Coconut Shell Ritual Bowl – Iatmul People, Sepik River...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
Antique Man
s Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Malay people, Palembang region
A beautifully subtle weft ikat ceremonial head cloth with elaborate silk chain-stitch...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Dan Mask With Metal Teeth – Ivory Coast / Liberia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Dan Mask with Inset Metal Teeth – Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia
Mid–20th Century or Earlier
Wood, Metal Inlay
Height:22 cm, width 13 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
This strikin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Genuine woven fiber ring support for a container from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Basketry base for a ceramic pot called "INGATA" from the Tutsi people, Rwanda and Burundi
Fine weaving quality from the beginning of the 20th century
Outside diameter 12.5 cm
Provena...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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 Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,800
Yuntdag Rug with Cloudband Border
Located in New York, NY
Yuntdag rug with Cloudband border. A great example of Western Anatolian weaving by tribal groups settled in the Manisa - Bergama region, attributed to the highland pastures of Yuntda...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
African Mambila Bronze Suaga Dog Head Mask - Tribal Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinarily rare and fine Mambila suaga dog-head mask
- Probably Mambilla Plateau, Nigeria /Cameroon, West Africa grasslands
- Bronze, natural raffia fibers
- Unknown age
...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Brass
Iron Jeweler
s Torch, Karnataka, South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 20th Century Brass & Iron Jeweler's Torch, Karnataka, South India
Experience the history and craftsmanship of South India with this early 20th Century brass & iron jeweler's t...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Large African Tribal Dance Mask From Zaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Beba Bomba, Zaire dance mask worn as a helmet. A fine example of its type in carved and painted wood in red and black with a triangle patterned beard and heavy carved protruding fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Akua´ba fertility dolls, Ashanti, Ghana. 20th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of Akua´ba (Akuba/Akwaba) fertility dolls from Ghana. 20th century. 2 disc-headed carved figures, similar but not identical.
Good condition. Signs of wear consistent with age.
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pende or Kwese Black Wood Small Mask Heavy Eyelids Teeth, DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pende or Kwese black wood small mask heavy eyelids, open mouth with carved teeth, curved scarification marks on cheeks. Heavy black patina on front and inside from years of traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal 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 Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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 Congolese Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Kirdi Leather Shield on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural Kirdi leather shield from Cameroon, with a beautiful geometric pattern that's been 'stamped' into the leather resulting a raise...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Older African Dance Mask Surmounted With A Sitting Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large well carved and painted mask from Africa having a traditional form with a sitting figure with head in hands astride the mask. Incised and carved with geometric diamond patter...
Category
20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 1960s Geometric Carved Low Slung Tribal Palaver Chief Chairs
Located in Izegem, VWV
Authentic hand carved African low chairs with geometric patterns. Constructed by hand and assembled with dowels.
These were made in the Mid-1960s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art
By Ekonda Culture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. Puddle cast, forged and engraved copper alloy. The beautiful ankle cuff sculpture, is hand-forged, very heavy and a great tr...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Metal
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 Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal guardian figure, Northwest Nepal
The mere essence of a protector figure remains in this weathered fragmen...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Vintage Beni Ouarain Rug North Africa
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 Moroccan Vintage Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Tutsi Baskets, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Group of Tutsi Prestige Basketry
Rwanda
First half, 20th century
Grass and other plant fibers, natural dye, coiling technique
Measures: Height, left to right: 7 1/4”; 8”; 9 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,560 / set
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 Ivorian Tribal 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 Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Carved Wooden Tibetan Vessels, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and authentic set of three carved wooden vessels from Tibet, dating to the 19th century.
Each vessel is individually carved from a single block of wood and adorned with intri...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Cotton, Bamboo
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn cloth in Moroccan Arabic. A relatively recent phenomenon, such weavings are products of socio-economic changes in Moroccan society, with nomadic tribes settling in towns, abandoning animal husbandry and losing access to wool. A very creative, artistic response by talented Moroccan women...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Rare Mandau Sword Dayak Peoples of Borneo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceedingly rare Museum Quality traditional Men’s Sword of the Dayak Tribal Peoples of Borneo, Indonesia. An older, traditional piece made from Carved Wood, Steel, Antler, Inlaid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Tribal stone squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved face. These were protective figures used in Nepal. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
Genuine miniature woven fiber basket from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda, early 1900
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine woven fiber basket from the Tutsi people, Rwanda and Burundi
Early 20th century
Fine basket, (Agaseke, Igiseke) miniature size, for prestige display and storing personal f...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rare Antique Woman
s Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Woman's Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
This traditional head cloth or veil was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a Muslim group with historic ties to Mal...
Category
Early 20th Century Cambodian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Fine Traditional Doll. Nyamwezi, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
The body consisting of a gourd in a beautiful form and decorated with a simple contrasting band of old glass beads of white, red and blue.
A piece with a wonderful form that was tra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Genuine wooden mask from the Punu tribe, Gabon , first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
The Punu or Bapunu, are a Bantu meta-ethnicity of Central Africa, mainly in Gabon and a small population in Republic of Congo They are one of the four major people of Gabon, inhabiti...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Folk Wood Dance Mask with Smiling Expression Traces of Paint from China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood dance mask from China with smiling expression, large square hat or headdress. Traces of many layers of paint, including red, blue, black and white pigments. Darkened pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Baule Royal Figure
By Baule Tribe
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Royal figure from the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) . This fine sculpture would have been commissioned by the village to commemorate the life of a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,204
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 Congolese Tribal 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 Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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 Moroccan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Tribal folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tribal folk art made in a specific country, there are Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Yoruba People, Baule Tribe, and Benin People. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $104,031 while the average work can sell for $1,853.
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