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Place of Origin: African
Mid-20th Century Wool Baknough ‘Woman
s head covering’ Berber People, Libya
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Wool Baknough (Woman's head covering) Berber People, Libya
This wool baknough is most likely from Libya, although similar pieces have b...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
Burkina Faso Zoomorphic Horse Dance Mask Late 19th Century
Located in CA, CA
A stunning Zoomorphic Dance mask The masks serve to invoke spirit animals, ancestors, or protective deities, bringing their spiritual qualities into the human world. Used in ceremonies to honour ancestors, promote fertility and ensure the well being of the community.
Among the many animal-form masks in Burkina Faso, the horse mask...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Dogon Tribal Bronze Figure “Mother with Child" Burkina Faso, 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Fantastique African Dogon tribal bronze figure “Mother with Child,” Burkina Faso, 1970s
The heavy figure shows a dynamic representation of a mother in motion
with her toddler in her arms.
The object is so appealing because it has been elongated and the legs, arms,
and headdress are exaggerated.
The ribbed headdress is central, and there are also large earrings and a
loincloth.
The casting is very detailed and finely crafted.
Due to its weight and size, we have mounted the object on an acrylic base.
Dimensions of the figure: W 18cm x D 6cm x H 69cm
Bronze figures associated with the Dogon people mainly originate from Mali and
Burkina Faso. The Dogon are known for their cosmogony and religious rituals,
which are reflected in their art. Dogon bronzes...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage West African Tunic with Geometric Design
This vibrant West African tunic was likely made in either Cameroon (Bamum people) or Nigeria (Yoruba people). The indigenous cotton ...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People, 1950s
Located in CA, CA
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog, which, in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Moroccan Berber Silver Bracelet with Green and Orange Enamel
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A 1920s handcrafted Ethnic bracelet by Berber women of Morocco.
Women wear this kind of bracelet and silver jewelry for special ceremonies and wedding.
Silver, but not of the standa...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front
carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African carved wooden statue - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue
African Art
Measures : 15cmx15cm H:70cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a charm for protection, with two different faces to show the duality of the w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Tribal Currency, Chamba People, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged iron currency, Chamba people, Northeastern Nigeria
A piece of traditional currency used for barter or exchange, it measures 15 inches (38 cm) high by 18 inches (45.7 cm) wide...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures
Located in London, GB
Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures
African, 20th Century
Height 47cm, diameter 32cm
This finely carved Luba caryatid stool from the Democratic R...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic carved Luba face, DRC Africa.
The mortar is heavily worn and polished outside from many years of use, and the inside shows de...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
Senoufo Wooden Hut Stool, Erly 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
Senufo wooden hut stool, foot carved with a cross. Early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass
Areas of dark, black lacquered patina, worn through from use
The cavity to the stomach now empty
Kongo Peoples, Dem...
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Female Senufo Wood Maternity Figure with Baby Seated on Stool nursing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Female Senufo carved wood maternity figure seated on stool with baby in lap reaching up to feed. Represents the Mother feeding the community.
Figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$652 Sale Price
55% Off
Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan tribal Berber wooden sugar hammer.
Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded pot on three legs, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 4 reptiles and a bird. Several faces are depicted on the side of the vesse...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Dogon Tribe Hardwood Carved Rhythm Pounder from Mali, Africa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Museum quality Dogon tribe ironwood percussion pounder reportedly collected from a Tellem cave in the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali. Collected in the late 1970’s with approximate age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 5
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirled rope work design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with geome...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
African Tribal Art Fine Pair of Baule Sling Shots
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Baule figurative sling shots / catapults.
Nicely Carved with figurative detail.
Hard wood with matured patina.
Period: mid-20th century
C...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman
s Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal baknough (woman's head covering), Chott Oulad Amar, Tunisia.
This is an unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$822 Sale Price
44% Off
Dogon Finely carved Door with Lock, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful example of a Dogon, hardwood grain door still equipped with its lock and engraved with a sober decoration in connection with the Dogon cosmogony. Beginning of the 20th ce...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Powerful Early Classic Cubist Wood Standing Bobo Fing Figure Africa Ex J. Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa. Created early 20th century. Ex private collection Texas, originally acquired from James Willis...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of African Igbo Open-Sided Cast Copper Cuff Bracelets
By Igbo People
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of African Igbo open-sided cast copper cuff bracelets, circa 1980s. The pair are a fine example of an open-sided cast copper cuff bracelet...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 4
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirl design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with cross pattern des...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration.
We simply imagine it plac...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Yoruba Diviner
s Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art
Materials
Textile, Beads
1950s Authentic Moroccan African Tuareg Wedding Runner Rug 15.5 ft long
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s authentic Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug, black camel hair with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs and adorned with sequins,This rug was used in the Berber...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Finely carved hair in tight geometric form, small projecting ears. Some damage and wear t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Bug Bead Necklace, Old Hand-Cast Metal Beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fulani, Nigeria
Hand-cast brass beads on a hand-woven cord
19th century
Measures: 17 in. / 43 cm
8 oz. / 227 g.
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Woven Parrying Shield, Batammaliba culture, Republic of Benin.
Located in Leuven , BE
This type of shield was used to deflect the strike of sticks or whips in ritual staged fights.Beautifully made from hide and natural fibers with a textural and timeless modern form. ...
Category
Late 20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Kuba Mask African Bwoom Tribal Congo in Wood, Vibrates Vegetables, Animal Hair
Located in Milano, IT
The African Kuba Bwoom tribal mask is the oldest known mask, the Kuba bwoom mask. The materials used for the realization of the Mask are: Wood, colors and vibrates plants, caures, beads, animal hair. In dance it expresses exuberance and joy. The style is similar to that of the middle Kasai. This mask is a helmet with animal hair, carved with a very wide forehead and hollow cheeks that are announced by motifs or dashes and beads. The mouth of the mask is very pronounced carved in wood and then applied on the mask. To distinguish the forehead in different areas are used black and white beads to draw attention to other aspects of the face such as the nose and chin. The entire edge of the chin is surrounded by beads of various colors. The person wearing the mask cannot look because there are no holes for the eyes present; the mask must create the feeling of being blind. Some masks similar to the bwoom mask include the funny mask, the ram mask and initiation masks such as Nnup.
The real Kuba masks...
Category
1620s Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood
$2,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Hoe-Shaped Iron Currency "Mbili Ngbaka, " Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hoe-Shaped Currency "Mbili Ngbaka," Ngbaka, D.R. Congo
20th century
Iron, accumulation
16 x 7 in. / 41 x 18 cm
Height on custom display stand: 18.25 in. / 46 cm
This interesting type of iron currency was used for major transactions such as dowry payments. The two wings added to the lower tips of the hoe underline the non-utilitarian character of this type of currency (Ballarini, "The Perfect Form...
Category
20th Century Other African Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Dan Prestige Wood Spoon with Legs, Ivory Coast, West Africa on custom base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Dan finely carved wood prestige spoon or ladle, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Spoons like this were used by the most prominent woma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on top with one hand on top of head, other holding stom...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,065 Sale Price
30% Off
Tall Vintage Tribal Mask, Central African, Decorative Cultural Ornament, C.1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage tribal mask. A Central African, decorative cultural ornament, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Fascinating dec...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Older African Fang Ngil Massive Carved And Painted Mask
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of the largest African masks that we have seen, this Fang Secret Society mask is a full 66” high. Powerfully carved in traditional form with natural pigment paints made from Ochr...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Senufo Staff Sotheby
s Provenance
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
A Senufo staff depicting a seated woman. It is important that the quality and authenticity of tribal art should be equal to the quality and authenticity of the modern art it is displ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African beaded head from Cameroon
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful colorful beaded head made by the people of Cameroon Africa and put on a lucite stand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroc...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Category
18th Century Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Pair of Iron Spatulate Currencies, Chamba or Mambila, Cameroon or Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of iron flat spatulate currency pieces, made by the Chamba or Mambila peoples of Cameroon or Nigeria.
Mid 20th century or older.
10 1/2 inches high for larger currency. Pair ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Tuareg Leather Camel Saddle from Niger Agadez Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Tuareg leather tribal camel saddle from Agadez, Niger Africa.
Finely handcrafted camel saddle formed by stitching brightly colored leather embossed onto a forked wooden base. The sa...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure from the Yaka people of DRC Congo, Africa.
Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Museum quality Asafo Banner from the Fante people of Ghana. This banner would date from the early 1950's and would have been displayed wrapped arounf the Asafo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
$7,916
Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare late 19th century piece of Kente textile from the Volta region of Ghana. Hand woven on strip looms from handspun cotton and all natural dyes .The style and qualit...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,183
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa.
In stylized human form within a pair of vertical columns, with triangle arms and legs and he...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Winnetka, IL
Three Kuso Currency pieces known as Boloko are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are made from forged iron and were used as currency in commerce. Today, they are sculp...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Yoruba Ọ̀sanyìn Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Yoruba Ọ̀sanyìn staff, meticulously crafted from wrought iron, features a prominent central bird surrounded by several stylized avian figures, symbolizing spi...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana or Pokot people's tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Ashanti Stool with Bird Motif, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This fine Ashanti stool from Ghana, which dates to the first half of the 20th century, features an unusual motif - a bird of prey. The surface of this stool exhibits a lovely smooth,...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved African Mali Antelope Headdress
Located in Houston, TX
Carved abstract mythological abstract antelope anteater headdress mounted on wood stand. These motifs symbolize excellence in farming and bountiful harvests...
Category
20th Century Primitive African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Copper Snake Currency Sculpture Zaire Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th or early 20th century copper snake currency sculpture Zaire Africa
Ngelima culture, Zaire, hand-forged, copper rod in an anthropomorphic styli...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Helmet Crest Ngoin Mask from Cameroon Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Helmet Crest mask is categorized as a “Babanki” style Ngoin mask from Northwestern provinces of Cameroon circa first half of 20th century. In part of highland area called “Camer...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Adire Eleko “Spinning Tops"
Woman’s Wrapper
Yoruba People
Nigeria
Circa 1960s-1970s
Cotton brocade (bazin cloth) (3 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo
76 ¼ x 66 ½ ...
Category
1960s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
