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Period: 20th Century
Vintage Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This vintage hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an ironwood frame and rim. These baskets are used to carry leaves, fruit, grai...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Afro Caribbean Fine Wood Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Exceptionally beautiful museum quality wood carving of a male ancestral figure with perfectly aged original surface color patina. Ink stamped on underside West Indies and old paper l...
Category
Unknown Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass...
Category
Mauritanian Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Ikat Textile from Timor with Naturally Coloured Dye
Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. The blue foreground brings t...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
Yoruba Nigeria African Red 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 ivory, red and black colors with faces bird...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Dan Peoples Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic modernist early 20th century Dan Peoples stool from Ivory Coast, carved from one piece of wood with a simple hourglass form, and the most wonderful p...
Category
Ivorian Modern 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / item
Carved Wood Aboriginal Shield, Western Australia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall and narrow parrying shield from the Aboriginal people living in the Western Australia. The piece was carved out of a single block of hard wood t...
Category
Australian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Decorative Moroccan Arabian Jambiya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique decorative Moroccan Arabian khoumaya or Jambiya, which is the name in Arabic Ornate with brass and silvered steel hammered element and wood handle. The decorative dagger is v...
Category
Moroccan Islamic 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Traditional Japanese Batik (Wasarasa)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Traditional Japanese Batik (Wasarasa)
Western inspired Japanese batik (wasarasa) designs became increasingly popular during the latter part of the Meiji (1868~1911) and Tais...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
African shield Oromo from Ethiopia, early 20th century.
Base 34 x 20cm.
Category
Ethiopian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
Australian Aboriginal Art Janet Forrester Ngala Painting Snake
Milky Way Dream
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and quite engaging original painting titled "Snake And Milky Way Dreaming" by indigenous Australian Aboriginal artist Janet ...
Category
Australian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
USA, circa 1900s
A rare collection of four Plains Tribe American Flag motif ceremonial beadwork strips dating ba...
Category
North American 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Beads
$608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century Senufo Bird or Hornbill Statue Carved Wood Porpianong West African
Located in Dublin 8, IE
"Porpianong" refers to a Senufo wooden sculpture of a hornbill bird from West Africa, symbolizing fertility, continuity, and the Poro men's society. The figures are also called "Seti...
Category
Malian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty.
The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...
Category
Ghanaian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Gold
Antique South American Native Hand Woven Geometric Design Sling Bag
Located in New York, NY
South American native geometric design sling bag with shoulder strap.
Finely woven with natural dyed and undyed natural cactus fiber.
It has been stored impeccably over the years an...
Category
South American Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Woven Mat, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Kuba mat from the Kasai region of the D.R.Congo
These were used on the ground, there are photos showing the Kuba King seated on similar ones.
Raffia cord is wrapped around the thic...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Palmwood
$1,250
Early 20th Century Ceremonial Cloth / Tampan, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century ceremonial cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used as gifts, wrappers, cushions or pillows in any number of life-transition ceremonies, including children’s first hair cutting...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Pende Basket – Congo (drc) – Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Antique Pende Basket – Congo (drc) – Early 20th Century"
An authentic African basket attributed to the Pende people, from the Bandundu / Kwilu region of the Democratic Republic of C...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
African Tuareg Tea Pot Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg tea pot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass decorations.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost ...
Category
Mauritanian Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face Nigeria, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric abstract long face.
From Nigeria close to the Cross River.
From an old collection in the Southwest.
Overall dimensi...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
A Dancing Mask by Dan Tribe Africa 1930
s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Dancing Mask by Dan Tribe Africa 1930's
Beautiful patina.
This mask was probably worn for ritual dances.
Old traces of paint on the raffia
Report : Base is not included
Category
Ivorian Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A wonderful barkcloth from the Mbuti people in the Ituri forest of northeastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency, Angas, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Extra Large Curved Hoe currency
Angas, Nigeria
Early 20th century
Iron
Measures: 29.5 x 20.5 in. / 75 x 52 cm
Height on custom display stand: 33.25 in. / 84 cm
Weight: 20.6 pounds / 9.34 kg
Combined weight with base: 43.8 pounds / 19.9 kg
The large currency forms are comprised of a heavy sheet of iron forged into the shape of a curved hoe. They were customary gifts for a bride’s father as well as having a function during wedding celebrations (Ballarini, The Perfect Form...
Category
Nigerian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, 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. ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Senufo pulley, carved wood, metal, rope, Côte d
Ivoire, Africa.
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Senufo pulley,
carved wood, metal, rope.
Height 21.5 cm.
Provenance: Escanne Collection, Van Bussel Collection,
listed in The Masters of Sculpture of Côte d'Ivoire, page 235.
Côte d'...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca Wool Poncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca wool poncho
Woven of alpaca wool and dyed with natural dyes, this small poncho from the highlands of Bolivia is patterned with two simple wide stripes i...
Category
Bolivian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Large African Bronze Currency on Base
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural African bronze currency piece forms a powerful circular silhouette, crowned by two elongated, crossing points that meet like a ritual gesture. The surface bears a ric...
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Kimono
This deeply saturated indigo-dyed kimono is made of heavy-weight hand-spun cotton and precisely patter...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan Antique Brass Sugar Hammer
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Set of two Moroccan brass Berber tribal sugar hammer.
Moroccan Collectible Brass Berber Sugar Hammer,Brass Berber Tribal Sugar Hammer.
Authentic old Tuare...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
$1,350 / set
Traditional Throwing Knife (Ngalio) Chad Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Throwing Knife (Ngalio)
Sara People, Chad, Africa
Mid-20th century
Material: Iron
Height on custom display stand: 28 in. / 71 cm
Known as "ngalio", thi...
Category
Chadian Other 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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 ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category
Ghanaian 20th Century Tribal Art
Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird.
Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket
A ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
African Wooden Decorative Tribal Art Drum with Hide
Rope Produced Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare African tribal wooden decorative drum with hide and rope produced in Africa early 1900s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 38 cm / 14.95" Diameter: 17 cm / 6.70"
Category
Burkinabe Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces or may have used as dance wands. On custom mounts. In the form of a ritual axe, which in many parts of A...
Category
North African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Leather Shield, Taposa/Turkana, South Sudan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Leather Shield, South Sudan
A small leather shield typical of the region known as an upwal, concave hide is attached to a reed spine with plaiting to form a strong grip. Mounted on ...
Category
Sudanese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
African Shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
African shield Wallaïta from Ethiopia, early 20th century.
Base: 40 x 17cm.
Category
Ethiopian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
Moroccan Vintage Berber Tribal Ethnic Cuff
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet from the High Atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A provocative late 20th century Kuba cloth panel with a bold zigzag and diamond pattern woven in black and natural cut pile raffia surrounding a tongu...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
Central African Buffalo Slit Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This large animal sculpture is actually a traditional African slit drum, a percussive instrument commonly carved from a single block of wood. Comprised of a hollow resonance chamber ...
Category
African Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Mende Helmut Mask
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, Africa for use in masquerades by young women in initi...
Category
Sierra Leonean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Ceremonial Comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ceremonial comb, Luba People, Zaire, D. R. Congo
Made of palm leaf midribs, this large, graphic comb has a pinched waist and is held together with finely wrapped wire. Presented o...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wire
Ancient Amazonian Ritual Mask, Late 19th – Early 20th Century, Brazil
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Amazonian ritual mask, carved and polychromed wood
Ritual mask carved and hollowed by hand from light wood, originating from the western Amazon basin, most likely Brazil (Br...
Category
Brazilian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th C. Brick/Cream Wool Stepped Polygon and Cross Ceremonial Carpet, Tibet
A wool carpet from Tibet with a talismanic stepped-polygon and cross motif in a rich brick red on a...
Category
Tibetan Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Baule Antelope Human Wood Old Heddle Loom Pulley Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Baule antelope-human wood old weaving heddle loom pulley. From Ivory Coast, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its ag...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
A Powerful Baule Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Baule Mask
With rich dark ‘lacquered black’ patina, excellent colour with areas of ‘kaolin’
Wood
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 32.5cm high - 12¾ ins high
Prov...
Category
Ivorian 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$40,500
Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask created in Blackwater Rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hang...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
$1,715 Sale Price
30% Off
Indonesian
Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an articulated head and arms connected to rods, the dress...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$516 Sale Price
20% Off
African Urembo Beaded Vintage Necklace Choker by the Maasai Tribe Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker.
Handmade in Kenya by the maasai tribe.
Urembo means “beauty” and the handmade pattern and unique ...
Category
Kenyan Folk Art 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
Antique Yao Shaman
s Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask
Guizhou Province, China
Early 20th Century
Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails
Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm)
On a custom made metal stand.
Covered inside and o...
Category
Chinese Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Paper
African Dagari Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
For the Dagari people of Burkina Faso and Ghana, this highly stylized figure embodied the living spirit of a deceased ancestor. Tucked away from view in a secret alcove or shrine, th...
Category
Ghanaian Primitive 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Tribal Carved Bone TOTEM Ceremonial Pipe
Located in Forney, TX
An unusual and whimsical figural TOTEM carved bone ceremonial pipe, displayed raised on a custom wooden Stand.
Outstanding patina. Superb condition.
Dimensions: (approx)
Pipe...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bone, Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Mask with Sculptural Bird Face, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early woven painted basketry yam mask from Papua New Guinea. Bug eyed or bird faced mask with heavy incrustation from many years of use, a striking mask that ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
$942 Sale Price
35% Off
Large Carved and Incised Wooden Bowl from the Taureg Tribe in Mali, Africa
Located in Chicago, IL
This wood bowl from the Tuareg tribe in Mali has a quiet, grounded presence, shaped by hand and time. Its softly rounded form is animated by incised geometric bands that circle the v...
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Decorative Horn with Brass Closure and Brass Tip for Storage, Drinking, 420
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful horn - typically used as a drinking cup on the camp, or storage of anything from gunpowder to tobacco - today, with the addition of a beaurtiful brass hinged top and adde...
Category
English Rustic 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
