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Place of Origin: African
Bronze Currency Bangle/Manilla, Oromo People, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, 19th C.
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bangle / Manilla with a fixed opening. Minimalist, simple design work with engraved geometrical circles and lines. This type of bracelet was used and wor...
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Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

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Bronze

Baoulé portrait mask, carved wood, lacquer and pigments, circa 1940, Africa.
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Baoulé portrait mask, carved wood, lacquer and pigments, circa 1940, Africa. Height 29 cm, width 17 cm, depth 14 cm.
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1940s Modern Vintage African Tribal Art

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Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oshogbo, 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 ...
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1960s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

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Wood

Parchment Vintage African Tribal Art Wall Decor
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 s...
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20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Collection of Burkina Faso Currency
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of Burkina Faso currency from the mid-20th century. This assortment of three vintage African ritual iron snakes effigies originate from the L...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

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Iron

Handcrafted North African Art Wall Sconce in Red and Yellow
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 s...
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20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand
Located in Wainscott, NY
Bamileke headdress, originating from the Bamileke ethnic group in Cameroon, is ceremonial and symbolic artifacts used in traditional ceremonies and rituals. It is crafted using natur...
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20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Feathers

Moroccan Parchment 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 Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
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20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Parchment Tribal Art Wall Sconce North African
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 s...
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20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963)
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963) Fine colour and patina Wood Lobi, Burkina Faso Early 20th Century Size: 104cm high - 40¾ ins high Provenance: Ex Priv...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Wood

1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering. Vintage semi antique, Moroccan tribal rug, nomadic African Tuareg rug, wool and cotto...
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1950s Folk Art Vintage African Tribal Art

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Wool, Cotton

19th Century, Jewish Velvet and Goldthread Cape
Located in Brecht, BE
A rare find this 19th century green velvet and goldthread ceremonial jewish cape, from Morocco.
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Late 19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Velvet

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
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1950s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

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Wood

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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1950s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

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Bronze

Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Vintage Pair Zulu figures South Africa
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Vintage Zulu Tribal Figures – Baboon Master School, South Africa A finely carved pair of traditional Zulu figures from South Africa, attributed to the Baboon Master Sc...
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19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Moroccan tribal Azilal carpet
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Very beautiful vintage Moroccan Berber tribal carpet. Hand knotted by tribal women in the Moroccan mountains. Joyful colors and design. Important Shipping Information: All of our r...
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1960s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Parchment Moroccan African Art Handcrafted Wall 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 shad...
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Abstract primitive head Fragment of a Dogon Sculpture."
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully patined Dogon fragment of a head sculpture. Because of its natural wear perhaps even being more abstract and natural. As African art inspired the European modernist mov...
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Early 20th Century Primitive African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Handpainted Ethnic Art Parchment Wall Sconce from Morocco
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...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts African Tribal Art

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Iron

Early 20th Century African Ceremonial Chief s Garment with Leather + Shell
Located in Wainscott, NY
An early 20th-century ceremonial chief's garment from Africa with leather and shell embellishment. This Garment represents a magnificent display of cultural heritage and craftsmansh...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Woven African Tribal Bogalan Mud Cloth Textile
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handwoven Bogolan mud cloth textile from Mali, Africa, Bambara. It is a handwoven tribal cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. Woven Afr...
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20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Kuba Dye-Resist Tcaka Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Visually dynamic and highly textured, this raffia textile expresses the irregular, geometric patterns typical of Kuba textile art. Created by an artisan of the Kuba people of the Dem...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia

Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric

African Mask Makonde
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African Mask from Mozambique, Makonde Tribe, from around 1965, the mask has a great old patina and shine, made of wood and animal skin and human air, powerful collecters item
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1960s Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations
Located in London, GB
This large, two-sectioned woven cane Wagogo storage basket from Tanzania has been beautifully decorated with depictions of animals around the central band. This is one of the nicest ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Cane

Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Ethnic Wall Art
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...
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20th Century Moorish African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band. Those baskets where used to preserve grains. Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Art

Materials

Straw

1950 s Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved Nyamwezi mask displays a powerful facial expression, with small rounded eyes and large ears, a long and slender nose, and an open mouth with inserted wooden teeth....
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from handspun cotton and natural dyes. This is a prestige cloth worn by a high ranking Elder of the Ewe people. The pattern denotes the individuals high status within the community with the dark blue background indicating the wisdom and knowledge of the owner. This piece will date from the 1930's and is in very fine condition. Ewe Kente...
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1930s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Ewe Kente
Ewe Kente
$2,625 Sale Price
20% Off
Handcrafted Parchment African Red 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 Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
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20th Century Moorish African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
A rare figurative harp from made by the Vuvi or Tsogo people of Gabon. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. These rare instruments are well known for their...
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20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted Parchment Moroccan 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 art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moorish African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Guine Statue Of The Kusu Tribe, DR Congo, First Half Of The 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Genuine carved wooden statue of the Kusu tribe DR Congo, first half of the 20th century with a tribal aged patina of use Height without nail on the head 20 cm
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1930s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Senufo - African "Trompe d’appel" - Mid 20th century - Ivory Coast
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Senufo - African "Trompe d’appel" - Mid 20th century - Ivory Coast Carved Wooden Statue ethnic furniture - wabi sabi decoration Sénoufo, Ivory Coast. ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Headrest
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century headrest, from the Oromo culture in Ethiopia, displays a rare form. Above a triangular-shaped base, the curved, crescent-shaped neck rest features four c...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Yaka Slit Drum, Deep Patina, Original Striker Congo Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old early Yaka slit drum, deep patina wear and polish from years of use, with original striker. From the Yaka people, Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20t...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia

Toposa Shield, Southern Sudan
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century animal hide, wood and leather tops shield from Southern Sudan.
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Hide, Leather, Wood

Mbole Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural metal form is a Mbole currency anklet from the early 20th century. Worn by both men and women, this type of leg ornament (ambi) was worn at the ankle as ceremonial at...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

African Tribal Large Somalian Gashan Shield Art Home Decoration Interior Design
Located in London, GB
African Tribal Fine Large Somalian Gashan Shield Fine old hide shield with hammered etched geometric design on front and back A Historic collectable and great Interior design ele...
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19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Pair of Moroccan Berber Ethnic Silver Bracelets
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Moroccan Berber Tribal bracelets. Moroccan Tribal bracelets from the High Atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel. The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

African Helmet Mask Gelede from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’ South Africa 19th Century Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long Published: ‘The ...
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19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

A Tribal Powder Flask – Morocco, Late 19th Century
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Drum-shaped body with geometric tribal motifs, brass nail decoration, and a beautiful aged patina. Its unique form, reminiscent of a turtle with a long neck, features two sturdy sid...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem  Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’  South Africa  19th Century  Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long  Provenance: Taylo...
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19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

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Metal

Early 20th Century Pende “Giwoyo” Sickness Mask, Kwilu Region, D.R. Congo
Located in Bilzen, BE
Early 20th Century Pende “Giwoyo” Sickness Mask, Kwilu Region, D.R. Congo (ca. 1920) Exceptional Pende sickness mask (Giwoyo) from the Kwilu region of the Democratic Republic of Co...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Wood

Small Bronze Tribal Figural Sculpture, Possibly West African, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small Bronze Tribal Figural Sculpture, Possibly West African, 20th Century Dimensions: 2.5" H x 2.5" D x 1.5" W A powerful and expressive small-scale bronze figural sculpture, likel...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

A Dogon Tribe Toguna Post from Mali (Mid 20th C.) on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

African mask Toussiana bird Burkina Faso Mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
Toussiana Plank Bird from Burkina Faso Mid XXem Provenance: private Swedish collection , auction The TOUSSIAN live in the Southwest of Burkina Faso. The mask presented here is a Loni...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Located in London, GB
An early and rare weft faced Ewe cloth woven in strops of brightly coloured red, blue, yellow cream, lime green and ivory. A great example, large size. Con...
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Early 1900s Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
$5,021 Sale Price
20% Off
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
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1920s Archaistic Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Mangbetu Terracotta Vase, Early 20th Century, Formerly In The A. Francotte
By Mangbetu People
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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Terracotta

African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Benin brass Armlets or Anklets A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point. Rare pieces. Benin 19th century and earlier. For similar pair see re thinking pit Pitt Rivers pit rivers museum online collection Oxford UK.
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Namji Doll with Beads, Cowries, Coins and Metal Rings, Cameroon Mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sometimes referred to as dolls, this is a highly abstract figure with conical head, arms and legs held out from body, long columnar neck wrapped with mulitple strands of different si...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Wood

Copper Konga Legband from, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century (possibly late 19th century) African Legband (ankle bracelet) of copper alloy, from Mongo Peoples of the Congo. These legbands were both currency and status sym...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Copper

A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask Wood Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia Late 19th Century ...
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Late 19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

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Wood

Genuine Lega Mask – Democratic Republic of Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Carved from a single piece of soft, light wood, this refined Lega lukwakongo mask displays the minimalist elegance characteristic of Bwami society art. The oval face features a long ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Wood

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