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Period: 19th Century
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...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Moroccan Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Velvet
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs
Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Category
Tongan Antique 19th Century 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...
Category
South African Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea"
Large Ceremonial Wooden Bowl – Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
Late 19th – early 20th century
Exceptional an...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Maori Greenstone (Nephrite) Ear Pendant
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century Maori greenstone nephrite jade ear pendant (pounamu), of long plain form, pierced for suspension
Worn mainly from the ear or around the neck as a pendant by prominent...
Category
New Zealand Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Jade
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...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Silver Pectoral Disc, Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century pectoral disc or breast plate, Tetum people, Timor Island, Indonesia
These enigmatic hand hammered silver disks were worn as status symbols by presti...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip
Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
Category
Tongan Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
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...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century 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...
Category
Somali Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
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 ...
Category
South African Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Tribal Powder Flask – Morocco, Late 19th Century
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...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Antique 19th Century 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...
Category
South African Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
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
...
Category
Liberian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal original hand colored lithograph on paper work of art, 19th century about 1847,.
Over line: South Australia Illustrated
Title: Portraits of the...
Category
Australian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century or Earlier Ritual Buddhist Mask, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century or Earlier Ritual Buddhist Mask, Japan
Ex Collection of Charles Smith, University of Washington
A masterly carved ritual mask used in Shinto Festival ceremonies, most ...
Category
Japanese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cypress
From the Rush Limbaugh Collection Korhogo Cloth from Ivory Coast of Africa
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Asheville, NC
This is a hand spun, hand woven and hand painted cotton cloth for which an entire village takes part in its creation. Women of the Korhoga Tribe spin the cotton, while the men weave ...
Category
Primitive Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
A wooden statue Siraha Salawa nobel Nias Ancestor Figure Indonesia
Located in Chonburi, TH
This wooden statue from Siraha Salawa, a noble Nias ancestor figure from Indonesia, is a striking example of Nias artistry and cultural heritage. Carved from a single piece of wood, ...
Category
Indonesian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,662 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Crow Beaded Knife Sheath, circa 1870, Native American Plains
By Crow
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Crow (Apsáalooke) beaded knife sheath, dating to circa 1870, is an outstanding artifact from the Classic Period of Native American artist...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hide
Ashanti Bronze Gold Powder Box, Decorated With Two Crocodiles, Ghana, Late 19thC
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Ashanti Bronze Gold Powder Box, Decorated With Two Crocodiles – Ghana, Late 19th Century "
Ashanti bronze gold dust box with twin crocodile motif – Gha...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace
Located in London, GB
A beautiful rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan.
A superb Large complete chain necklace with added Taoist charms with...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Pende Whistle – Congo (drc), Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Early carved wooden whistle from the Pende people, south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The piece displays a stylised anthropomorphic form typical of Pende art, with arche...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader
Located in London, GB
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader wearing a Head-Ring ‘Isicoco’
His waistband neck-ring and eyes inlaid with brass studs, his hands carved to his s...
Category
South African Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ebony
A tip stool / seat backrest from the Kuba tribe DR Congo, late 19th century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine tip stool / backrest carved in wood with a rich tribal using aged patina with geometrical motifs
this stool is dating from the end of the 19th century
Heigth in the middle...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Fijian Bowl On Four Feet – Fiji Islands, Melanesia – 19th / Early 20th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Large Fijian Bowl On Four Feet – Fiji Islands, Melanesia – 19th / Early 20th Century"
Impressive traditional wooden bowl from the Fiji Islands, carved from a single block of solid h...
Category
Fijian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo, late 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo
Late 19th century to 1900
Wood lightweight, rich patina
Height: 50 cm, diameter top 29 x 27.5 cm
Provenance: Danish colonial collectio...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
A wonderfully carved abstract pipe from the Zulu people of South Africa. It measures 5.5 high as mounted on the custom metal base, ...
Category
South African Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Australia George French Angus The Aboriginal Inhabitants Hand Colored Litho 1847
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal original hand colored lithograph on paper work of art, 19th century about 1847,
Over line: South Australia Illustrated
Title: The Aboriginal ...
Category
Australian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Paper
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
With superb colour and patina
Wood, haliotis (abalone) shell
New Zealand
Early ...
Category
New Zealand Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Burkinabe Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Club, Kanak Bird Beak (kana), 19th Century, New Caledonia
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Club, Kanak Bird Beak (kana), 19th Century, New Caledonia"
19th-Century Kanak War Club (Kana)
Origin: New Caledonia (Kanak People, Melanesia)
Date: 19th century
Material: Hardwood (...
Category
New Caledonian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel stand. Currency pieces like these were used for large purchases including land or lives...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface Bag, Late 19th Century
This charming Afshar bag face uses rich saturated vegetable colors and soft glossy wool, with rows of alternating flowers and b...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
A central white diamond is highlighted in white cotton on this Afshar salt bag. Throughout the field, geometric scarab-like elements ar...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Australian boomerang, 19th century
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A 19th century boomerang from Australia.
Good patina and presented on a stand.
Category
Australian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal 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
Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
Pacific Northwest Coast Tlingit Shaman
s Grizzly Tooth Pendant, circa Late 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic Northwest Coast Tlingit tribe shaman's pendant carved from Grizzly Tooth with jeweled/ beaded eyes likely acquired from Western/ European traders.
We were told this pi...
Category
Canadian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Teeth
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
Tibetan Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th-Early 20th Century Tantric Hook and Snare, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th to early 20th century Iron hook and snare, Nepal
A rare, esoteric device used by Buddhist Tantric practitioners in Tibet and Nepal as a method of controlling events. These powe...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Antique Woman’s Mantle (Awayo), Bolivia
This exceptionally fine woman’s awayo, or mantle, displays three groups of tightly patterned vertical bands and colored stripes separate...
Category
Bolivian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Ghee Serving Jug, Indian, Tribal, Libation Cup, Candle Nozzle, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ghee serving jug. An Indian, hardwood tribal libation cup or decorative candle nozzle, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Fascinatingly naive treen...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Warrior ax, adze from the Fang tribe, Gabon, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century
Totally uncleaned blade
Length wooden handle 49 cm, iron blade 15.5 x 10.5 cm
Tribal pat...
Category
Gabonese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Ghanaian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,192
Large 19th Century Wooden Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 19th century Central American wooden mortar with a beautifully hand-hewn texture and a well worn finish. Mortars like these were used to crush grains, spices, herbs, and othe...
Category
Central American Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal 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
Nepalese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Skirt, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Panel from Young Girl’s Luntaya-Acheiq Hta-mein (skirt), Myanmar (Burma)
Skirt panel of interlocking-tapestry woven silk in shades of pink, mauve, cream, light blue and indi...
Category
Burmese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silk
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
African Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
Ghanaian Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
This small, graphically intriguing resist-dyed textile was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a muslim group with histori...
Category
Cambodian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silk
Ashante Stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Ashante Queen Mother's stool with exceptional Provenance . This stool would have been carved for a Queen Mother in the very early part of the 19th century. The st...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,987
Ancient Fiji Islands Flat Serving Bowl or Platter 19th century Polynesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ancient Fiji Islands Flat Serving Bowl or Platter 19th century, made of very dense hardwood with deep patina, and expected wear on bottom. Two small opposing holes for suspension.
B...
Category
Fijian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia
A large, finely woven and intricately patterned woman’s mantle from the Pacajes region of Bolivia displaying three wide vertical sect...
Category
Bolivian Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Alpaca
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
Swedish Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
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
Congolese Other Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Congolese Textile
Tetela
DR Congo
19th century
Measures: 68 x 41 inches (172 x 104 cm)
Provenance: Ambre-Congo gallery, Brussels
$5,000.
A very rare ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl
Dulang
with Bali Hindu Motifs
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" features a m...
Category
Balinese Other Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Burkinabe Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Beshir Turkmen Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Beshir Turkmen rug. A highly collectible antique rug, attributed to the Ersari Turkmen tribes in Central Asia, in a more ornate style often refe...
Category
Turkmen Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Bronze Alloy Mongo/Ekonde Woman
s Leg Adornment (
Konga
), DRC
Located in London, GB
Married women of the Mongo and Ekonde cultures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo wore heavy cast bronze leg adornments such as this, known as 'Konga'. This piece was sand cast,...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze





