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Material: Ceramic
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl
South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD
A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure
Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D,
A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,193 Sale Price
30% Off
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
A lively pre-Columbian Colima dog vessel sitting back on its haunches, with one foot slightly lifted off the ground as i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay
Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE
A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Pre Columbian Ancient Pedestal bowl Charci / Nariño Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PEDESTAL BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA ECUADOR
A HAND MODELED POTTERY BOWL FROM THE CARCHI / NARINO BORDER REGIONS OF ECUAD...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Mangbetu Terracota Vessel , Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
Mangbetu rare terracotta vessel. It was more common for vessels from the Mangbetu to have figurative elements; much more rare for them to be of geometric design. This one has incised...
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Finely painted in linear geometric designs
Period 1970s signed on base R Reano
Condition Good
Category
20th Century American Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure
Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D,
A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
$907 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Native American Santa Clara Black ware Pottery Jar Ursulita Naranjo
Located in London, GB
Fine Native American Santa Clara Pottery Jar by Ursulita Naranjo
Black ware of Ovoid form with encircling Evanya design
Period 1950/60s century
Category
20th Century American Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Pre Columbian Head Veracruz pottery Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Veracruz Head
A Large pre columbian pottery head of a priest or warrior with delineated teeth and large earrings, modeled in buff clay with applied bitumen decoration o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Incensario, El Chanal, Colima, Western Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Incensario, El Chanal, Colima, Western Mexico
A large incense burner/brazier depicting the rain god Tlaloc from the El Chanal area in Colima. This would be...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
African Tribal Art Antique Ancient Koma Terracotta Ghana Abstract Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A striking abstract modelled terracotta figural torso the expressive visage gesticulating with open singing mouth and beard and ridged coiffure carrying a object on his back, in heavy solid terracotta with red pigment A splendid and rare example of ancient abstract art.
Size: H 8.5 " W 5 W 2.5 . 22x12 x6cm on included high quality custom metal stand. overall height including stand 13.5 " , 35 cm
West Africa, Ghana, Koma Land culture, 13th to 16th century CE
Ex Anthony Powell...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ghanaian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Collection of Two Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Ceramic Vessels Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of two small pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessels in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. These ancient vessels from the formative period are distinct in a robust form wi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Apulian Kylix – South Italian Greek Pottery Antiquities 4th Century BC
Located in London, GB
Apulian Geometric Kylix – South Italian Greek Pottery, 4th Century BC
A fine Apulian kylix from South Italy, dating to the 4th century BC, decorated in a bold geometric leaf/foliate motif typical of the Apulian workshops. This elegant drinking cup features a shallow bowl, graceful elongated handles with upturned ends, and a low foot—classic elements of the South Italian Greek kylix form.
The exterior displays a warm natural clay ground contrasted with strong black-painted decoration, while the interior is finished in a rich, lustrous black slip. The combination of geometric leaf stylisation and refined proportions places this kylix within the later phase of Apulian regional production. the style developed in Athens and later was widely adopted by Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Apulian vase...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara Culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Tangas are thin concave triangular ceramic pubic covers found in burial mounds associated with fem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Tribal Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
A handsome terracotta bottle from the Djenne area of Mali with incised geometric patterns on the globular ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
1989 Hopi-Tewa Painted Pottery Canteen by Jean Sahme Nampeyo with Kokopelli
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite painted pottery canteen, crafted by renowned Hopi-Tewa artist Jean Sahme Nampeyo (b. 1949), is a stunning blend of traditional Hopi pott...
Category
1980s American Native American Vintage Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel South American art
Located in London, GB
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel
Culture: Nasca (Nazca), South Coast of Peru
Period: ca. 200–600 CE (Early Intermediate Period)
Material: Burnished ceramic with painted ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
A large pedestal dish with two hammerhead shark-like sea creatures in plum, ochre and b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Panamanian Tribal Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico
A tall standing nude female figure of the San Sebastian Red type. The expressive face is adorned with ear ornaments and a sh...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Mangbetu Terracotta Vase, Early 20th Century, Formerly In The A. Francotte
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Mangbetu Terracotta Vase, Early 20th Century, Formerly In The A. Francotte Collection (Belgium)"
Mangbetu Vase, early 20th century. Elegant terracotta vessel from the Mangbetu peopl...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pre-Columbian Vessel in the Form of a Shaman
s Head, Colima, West Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
A classic shaman’s head vessel having a horn strapped onto the forehead with a slip-painted headband, coffee bean eyes, sharp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Sculptures Massai Woman
Massai Warrior by H. Dullo
Kenya
Tribal
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
H. DULLO (KENYA),
20th century.
A pair of terracotta sculptures
Massai Woman and Massai Warrior.
Both signed and dated “Dullo H. Eak 79”
Modelled i...
Category
1970s Kenyan Tribal Vintage Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
American Diorama, Follower Gerrit Schouten, Carib Indigenous Village
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Gerrit Schouten (second half of the 19th century)
Diorama depicting a Carib Indigenous camp
Carved wood, papier-mâché, paint on paper...
Category
19th Century Surinamer Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Clay, Twig, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Signed Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo Hopi-Tewa Polychrome Ceramic Jar, c. Late 20th
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite Pueblo ceramic jar (olla) by renowned Hopi-Tewa potter Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo is a masterful example of traditional Southwestern pottery. Handcrafted and signed by...
Category
20th Century American Native American Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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 Ghanaian Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century Shipibo Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 20th century Amazonian Shipibo pot hand-built from clay, decorated with wide red and orange lines, and glazed with the sap of a tree. Members of...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
Category
Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Natural Fiber
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll, Aholi
By John Booth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1995 Hopi Kachina Doll - Aholi on wood base
Matte and Glazed in ceramic (heavy)
Feather missing on one ear muff
The perfect addition to any Kachina D...
Category
1990s Unknown Native American Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Hammer Currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century hammer currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Sometimes referred to as potato masher currency, but known to the Bafia people as ensuba,...
Category
Late 19th Century Cameroonian Tribal Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Congolese Tribal Vintage Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Tribal Style Clay Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Tribal style clay bust sculpture.
Unusual tribal style / African style artist clay bust from the 20th century. This unique colorful artist sculpture depicts a tribal figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes Pottery Vessel, Mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and fanciful Chambri Lake fired and pigmented pottery vessel with applied molded face design, mid 20th century Aibom village, Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River region, Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Djerma people of Niger are well-known for their gracefully shaped and delicately painted water containers. The surface paintings are applied after firing with all natural pigment...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
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 elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Buried with their flared mouths facing down, these cylindrical storage vessels protected the deceased's possessions as they transitioned to the afterl...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Blanco Nobilis Spina Garland
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
Inspired by the tribal bone garlands worn by the Vajrayana Buddhists of Tibet, this garland is a striking statement in sculptural minimalism, this hand-formed clay garland drapes ele...
Category
2010s American Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Clay
Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terracotta form would have been a critical component of burial rituals of the Bura people of Niger. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
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 elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Toussian Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Beninese Bronze and Rope Bust
Located in Miami, FL
Created in Benin some time during the late 19th Century, and acquired at the Albert F. Gordon Tribal Arts Gallery in New York in the early 1970s, this is a bronze cast bust embellish...
Category
Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Antique Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Ceramic Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
