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Period: 20th Century
Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century.
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century. (32.5 Cm)"
Rare and elegant Tutsi lidded basket on foot (igiseke), from the Great Lakes region of Afr...
Category
Rwandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Baule “Blolo Bian” Statue – Côte d’Ivoire, Early 20th Century
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Baule “Blolo Bian” Statue – Côte d’Ivoire, Early 20th Century
Height: 39 cm Material: Wood with dark, aged patina Provenance: Piasa, Paris, June 20, 2008
This elegant male figure,...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Finely Carved North West Coast Carved Wood Mask Expressive Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very finely carved face mask, probably from the Northwest Coast of the US or Canada. Created mid 20th century or earlier, the artist is unfortunately unknown. Carved light wood, pr...
Category
Canadian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Islamic Women Face Veil Bedouin, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern, Palestinian, Egyptian Bedouin women face veil, from the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Desert. Vintage or semi antique collector ethnic f...
Category
Egyptian Islamic Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Textile
Early 20th Century Indian Carved Wood Storage Chest Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden Indian tribal storage chest box with hand-wrought iron hinges and straps, and handle. Early 20th century, Northern India.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
Located in valatie, NY
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Paper
Genuine carved wooden comb from the Baule / Baoule tribe ivory coast, early 1900
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden comb with a janushead (double head) in a fine carving
Each side have a different face
Warm tribal aged patina
early 1900
Heigth 16 cm
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Oromo Carved Hardwood Stools, Ethiopia, 1970s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of hand-carved hardwood stools attributed to the Oromo people of Ethiopia, 1970s. Each stool is sculpted from a single block of dense wood, with a broad concave seat supported b...
Category
African Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,050 Sale Price / set
25% Off
African Art Makonde Mask For Belly and Fertility Beginning 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Makonde Body Mask For Fertility Early 1900s made by the Makonde people between Tanzania and Mozambique, this mask was part of the costume young dancers wore when participating in an ...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Tutsi Archer Bracelet (arm Guard) Rwanda, Early 20th Century
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Tutsi Archer’s Bracelet (Arm Guard)
Origin: Rwanda or Burundi, Great Lakes Region
Ethnic Group: Tutsi
Material: Carved hardwood with copper inlays
Dimensions: 17.5 x 21 cm diameter, ...
Category
Rwandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Mud Cloth
Bogolanfini
, Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mud cloth (Bogolanfini),
Mali, Bamana People
mid-20th century.
Hand woven 'discharge dyed' cotton
Approximately 71 x 52 in. (180cm. x 132cm.)
A dazzling geometric pattern...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric
Very Large Powerful Dan Guere We Mask Tubular Eyes Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very large powerful Dan Guere or We mask from the Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing collection.
Strong mask with projecting tubular eyes, projecting carved wood tusks over forehead, lar...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A pair of Tutsi Prestige baskets, Rwanda, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Inkangara Prestige Baskets
Rwanda or Burundi, Tutsi and Hutu peoples
20th century (1960s/1970s)
Left H 13 ins (33 cm); D 7 ins (17.5 cm)
Right H 13.5 ins (34...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
20th Century Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace by Unknown Jeweler
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Tribal Kina Shell Pectoral Necklace by unknown jeweler
Kina shells were traditionally worn in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea as pectorals, either with a fibe...
Category
American Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Luba People Prestige Stool Democratic Republic Congo
Located in Rochester, NY
Old Luba People prestige stool hand carved from a single piece of tree wood w/ caryatid female ancestral figure as the central support. Showing good signs of genuine age and beautifu...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition. We have not detected any loose beads...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Beads
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
American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Pottery
Folk Art Hand Carved Ebonized Wood Igorot Tribal figure of a Hunter
Dog Statue
Located in Red Lion, PA
This striking Folk Art hand-carved Igorot tribal hunter and dog figure is a finely detailed sculptural work carved from a single solid piece of ebonized hardwood, including its integ...
Category
Philippine Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Indonesian
Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods (however this puppet lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Indonesian
Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods (however this puppet lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
large African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin framed
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
African Dahomey Anti-Colonial Folk Tapestry, Benin, cotton applique, mid 20th c.
Category
African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Genuine carved wooden spoon from the Kulango people, Cote d
Ivoire, early 20th C
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine wooden spoon from the Kulango people Cote d'Ivoire, from the early 20th century
These spoons are also get used as a pestle
These spoons are also said to originate with the ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
1960s Antique Large Penca De Balangandan Afro-American Amulet Tinplate, Brazil
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely unique very large creole 'Penca De Balangandan' from Brazil from around 1960.
Tin base, possibly silver plated.
Traditional slave amule...
Category
Brazilian American Colonial 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Tin
$453 Sale Price
68% Off
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Tribal wooden Dance Shield, from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A early 20th century wooden dancing shield of the Tutsi, Rwanda, painted with earth pigments
The shield is in good condition with traces of tribal use
Straight line height 30 cm, wid...
Category
Rwandan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Sino-Tibetan Silver Ritual Lamp Stands Tibet Himalayan - Candle holders
Located in London, GB
Pair of Sino-Tibetan Silver Ritual Lamp Stands
Tibet / Himalayan Region, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Pair of Sino-Tibetan Silver Lamp Stands, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
A finely ...
Category
Tibetan 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Large African Face Shield
Located in Norton, MA
It's a completed solid wood piece carved by hand with a very simple tool. The end result shows the process of hard work during the making period.
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile
Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Lawa Woman’s Ikat Skirt Cloth, Thailand
The Lawa people are a relatively small animist/Buddhist ethnic group (est. pop 17,000) living in the mountainous region of northern T...
Category
Thai Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
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
This woman's cotton Isicholo hat is a beautiful example of the hats worn during special ceremo...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Ikat Textile from Dayak Tribe, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations amid the Dayak Tribes...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin.
Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was taking place in Africa.
Various goods such as textiles, fea...
Category
Congolese Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tribal Early 20th Century Ceremonial Pipe, Bamoun People, Cameroon
A ceremonial tobacco pipe fashioned of hardened clay depicting three bearded men, the center figure with arms on c...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kurtis Antone (Coast Salish, B. 1970) Signed Raven Ceremonial Dance Mask, Canada
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A powerfully carved mask representing the Raven, culture hero and trickster of Northwest Coast tribal legend. Kurtis was born on the Capilano reservation in North Vancouver, British ...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Indian kantha cloths originally developed as a way in which old sari cloth could be recycled and put to use. They’re usually composed of 3-4 ...
Category
Indian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Woman’s Skirt Cloth, Central Highlands, Vietnam
This unusual wrap-around skirt cloth was made by either the Ede people or the Jarai people from the Central Highlands ...
Category
Vietnamese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exquisite ikat textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia, is a handwoven treasure that speaks to centuries of tradition, artistry, and cultural...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in turquoise, orange, green, yellow red, blue ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Woman Carrying Baby in a Papoose, Kola Nut Holder from Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden kola nut holder, depicting a woman carrying a baby in a papoose and holding a bowl overhead, from Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1950s
There is a small...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine carved wooden statuefrom the Teke tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden statue from the Teke (Bateke) tribe DR Congo
Early 1900
Rich tribal used aged patina
mounted on a wooden base
Total heigth 18.5 cm, heigth figure 16.3 cm, ba...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fon carved heavy hard wood ceremonial seat with multiple figures, from Benin, Africa. Dark stained wood with worn areas from use, "U" shaped seat supported by four caryatid figures, ...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Good of female Yoruba Ibeji Figures
Finely carved in dense wood with linear decoration to the body
Nigeria Period Early 20th century
Size: 27 and 25 cm Condition: Good
Fine...
Category
Nigerian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and wearing a loin cloth. The brass panels are applied on ...
Category
African 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pal Kepenyes Bronze/Brass Necklace, 20th Century
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Pal Kepenyes bronze/brass necklace, 20th century.
This Hungarian born artist worked in Mexico for decades, known for free-form sculptural jewelry...
Category
Mexican Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Lombok Tribal Serving Tray
Dulang
/ Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Large Fierce Dan Guere We Mask With Tusks Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very large fierce Dan Guere or We mask from the Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing collection.
Strong mask with recessed slit eyes, projecting carved wood tusks which frame face, large w...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Antique Lobi Wooden Female Figure Sculpture Produced in Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century Lobi folk tribal art female figure wooden sculpture produced in Burkina Faso, Africa by anonymous designer in the 1940s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H:...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is hand-carved from a single block of wood. These trays a...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Circa 1915 Pueblo Old Pawn Turquoise Cuff Bracelet in Stamped Ingot Silver
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage Southwestern Native American cuff bracelet, crafted by a Pueblo artisan circa 1915, is a striking example of early Old Pawn jewelry. Made...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Ibedji Statuette – Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, circa 1930 (20th century)
Located in NICE, FR
Ibedji Statuette – Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, circa 1930 (20th century)
This pair of male Ibedji statuettes originates from the Yoruba tribe in West Africa, specifically Nigeria. Amon...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Baule Male Spirit Figure (Blolo Bian) — Early 20th Century
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Rare Baule Male Spirit Figure (Blolo Bian) — Early 20th Century
Origin: Baule people, Côte d’Ivoire
Period: Early 20th century (circa 1900–1930)
Material: Hardwood with dark ritual p...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core, in...
Category
Vanuatuan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
African Big Bongo Peoples Stone Female Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Africa, Bongo Peoples, stone female commemorative figure from Southern Sudan. A fine specimen in naturally weathered condition; hand carved from a porous orange-black stone, 20th century. Similar funerary stone sculptures in various sizes were likely crafted over many centuries.
Original patina from appropriate age.
A nice custom base included.
Dimensions: 30 inches high and 9.5 inches wide and 8 inches deep mounted on a custom iron base.
Provenance: Old Brussels, Belgium collection acquired in 1998.
History:
The Bongo are an ethnic group living in South Sudan, mostly in the Tonj District. They speak the Bongo language, one of the Bongo-Baka languages. Unlike the Dinka and other Nilotic groups, the Bongo are not a cattle herding people and do not use cows for bride price. Subsistence farming is the primary source of food, though money is obtained by working in forestry, building, selling honey, and other various means.
For similar examples see Barakat Gallery...
Category
Sudanese 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures – Igbuke Workshop Oyo Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
African tribal art.
Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving workshop in Oyo.
Igbuke was a known carver of Ibeji figures and this style is attri...
Category
Nigerian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Mali Terracotta Tribal Bead Necklace by Claire Ginioux, Paris, France
By Claire Ginioux
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick
Large Mali terracotta tribal bead necklace by Claire Ginioux, Paris, France.
Mali terracotta beads from the 19th centu...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
Folk Style Filipino Hanging Talisman Or Outdoor Chandelier
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description below, as it contains detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity and value of our pieces.
An original ...
Category
Philippine Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
