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Period: Early 20th Century
Noblewoman
s Ceremonial Overskirt, Kuba People
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Noblewoman’s Ceremonial Overskirt
Shoowa People, DR Congo
First half 20th century
Raffia, palm fiber, stem stitch and cut pile embroidery
49 x 23 ins. (124.5 x 58.5 cm)
The eroded ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia
$3,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unique antique African Benin carved coconut box presented to Mr Morris by J Morford, Education Nigeria. The coconut is relief carved with vario...
Category
Beninese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
$4,777 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Nabeshima Carpet (Dantsu)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Nabeshima Carpet (Dantsu)
Nabeshima dantsu (carpets) are some of the earliest examples of rug making in Japan. The original weavers learned their craft from Chinese...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Genuine miniature woven fiber basket from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda, early 1900
By Tutsi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine woven fiber basket from the Tutsi people, Rwanda and Burundi
Early 20th century
Fine basket, (Agaseke, Igiseke) miniature size, for prestige display and storing personal f...
Category
Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Genuine wooden mask from the Punu tribe, Gabon , first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
The Punu or Bapunu, are a Bantu meta-ethnicity of Central Africa, mainly in Gabon and a small population in Republic of Congo They are one of the four major people of Gabon, inhabiti...
Category
Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 1900-1920
By Yoruba Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
A carved wooden headdress from the Yoruba tribe, Nigeria
Strong expression face
Early 20th century
Rich tribal aged patina
Heigth 12 cm, diameter 12 x 13 cm
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Senoufo Female Statue "Deblé" Côte d
Ivoire Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. "Deblé” Carved and scarified wood, black patina. Standing female statue, hands on hips. Early 20th century
Dimensions: 35cm high, 7.5 cm depth, 9cm width
Category
African Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
This beautiful dark indigo cotton apron has tight sashiko embroidered stitching on both sides, on one side the hemp-leaf (asa no ha) pa...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea
A Fine old hard wood Pounder or pestle with a standing female figure from the schouten islands off the north coast of Papua new Gui...
Category
Papua New Guinean Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
Ivorian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unkn...
Category
African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Congolese Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Kuba Iron Currency Spear, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron example was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were modeled after objects of inherent value, resulting in sculptural combinations of function and beauty.
This large iron spear dates to the early 20th century and is attributed to the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Secured to a narrow handle of iron and wood, the flattened blade has an elegant, sloping silhouette, subtly textured with raised lines and a rusted, antique patina. Forged as a broadleaf spear, the weapon contrasts a violent potential with images of peaceful branches swaying in the wind. We've set this unusual Kuba spear...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa
A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...
Category
South African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large framed Antique Indonesia Ceremonial Ikat Hinggi from Sumba
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking woven Ikat from Sumba, Indonesia, circa early 20th century or earlier. This ceremonial cotton Hinggi with fringes is made from two panels joined together, which ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
$5,000 Sale Price
23% Off
Vintage Cedar Wood Totem Kwakiutl Eagle.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Wooden Totem Kwakiutl Eagle Cedar Wood.
Early 20th Century hand carved cedar wood totem of a Kwakiutl eagle. It is created by a Native artist ...
Category
American Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cedar
Nias Tribe
Nifatali-tali
Hand-Woven Wire Necklace, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This 'Nifatali-tali' necklace is a type of necklace worn by the people of Northern Nias Island, North Sumatra. This necklace is equally worn by men and w...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
Category
Malian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Tribal Cubist Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste Asia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old weathered cubist squatting tribal carved wood Spring Figure with hands raised in namaste position. Wonderful open form figure with hands in front of chest and great profile. Thes...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
$1,050 Sale Price
30% 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
African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Abstract Tapa Headdress, Santa Cruz Island, Solomon Islands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa Headdress, Lepau, Santa Cruz Island, East Solomon Islands
Paper mulberry tree inner bark, natural dye
Late 19th to early 20th century
67.5 by 18 inches (171.4 by 45.7 cm)
Ex pri...
Category
Solomon Islands Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
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
Kenyan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
Kuba Palm Wine Cup
By Kuba
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Palm Wine Cup from the Kuba people of Congo. Carved in the early part of the 20th century , possibly earlier. Carved with classic Royal geometric patterns with a ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tutsi Baskets, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Group of Tutsi Prestige Basketry
Rwanda
First half, 20th century
Grass and other plant fibers, natural dye, coiling technique
Measures: Height, left to right: 7 1/4”; 8”; 9 1/...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$2,560 / set
Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a solid wood by the Abelam people, who cultivated yams as their main crop, the pole featu...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Antique Tabriz Willow Tree Rug
Located in New York, NY
1920s Persian Tabriz Rug with a weeping willow tree design on a slightly worn dark field
Details
rug no. j3181
size 10' 1" x 14' 6" (307 x 442 cm)
Category
Persian Bakshaish Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Miao Baby Carrier Panel With Cross-Stitch Geometric Pattern, South China
An exquisitely embroidered Miao baby carrier panel from Xifeng County, Guizhou Province, south China...
Category
Chinese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large hand carved tribal wooden beaker Nepalese milk pot with handle.
Early 20th century antique tribal milk pot with incised pattern.
This rustic milk pot wa...
Category
Nepalese Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban
Han-juban are worn under kimono. This example, without its original cotton sleeves, displays a unique stencil-dyed pattern with indigo. A ve...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban With Fan Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban With Fan Motif
Han-juban are short, waist length garments that are worn under kimono. It’s not uncommon for older examples to be missing thei...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Felt for the Japanese Market
This unique Chinese felt was imported into Japan in the early 1900s. Little in known about their specific use, or who or might have owne...
Category
Chinese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Berber Silver Bracelet with Green and Orange Enamel
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
Moroccan Folk Art Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Grain Sack
Open
Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique grain sack 'open' rug. An old tribal cargo bag or rug from SW Turkey, opened up, still retaining its original carrying band. Can be a wall-hanging, a...
Category
Turkish Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tajik Silk Embroidered Ruband Bridal Veil
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Ruband veils such as this example, which are hand-embroidered in silk on a cotton foundation, were used to cover the bride's face when she moved to the groom's house, as well...
Category
Tajikistani Suzani Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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 was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hand-Carved Wood Timorese Tribal Panel Set, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These are early 20th century carved panels from Timor Island, they have been hand carved and feature a mix of human and animal figures. They also feature ceremonial tribal designs on...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Kurume double-ikat weaving was established over 200 year ago on the southern island of Kyushu, and has long been celebrat...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Hand-Wound Nagaland "Coral Glass" 10 Strand Beaded Necklace, India c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 10-strand necklace hand-crafted from red-orange Naga beads from the early 20th century and strung with natural fibers. Necklaces such as these were a stat...
Category
Indian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Glass
Six Early 20th Century Hair Detanglers, Kerala, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six early 20th century hair detanglers from Kerala and South Karnataka, India.
An unusual group of six hair detanglers found exclusively in Southern India. The carved wooden example...
Category
Indian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Dayak Tribe Ironwood Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Crafted from ironwood this Dayak tribe ceremonial bowl features a wonderful smooth texture and subtle wood patterns all around. A wonderful decorative bowl...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$492 Sale Price
20% Off
Bali Hindu Textile
Kamasan
Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology.
Dimensions: Height 84c...
Category
Balinese Other Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Antic Yak Milk Jar with Handle North Népal Santal Tribe Hand Crafted Hard Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Large wood Nepal Yak Milk Jar hand crafted with geometric patterns covering the
Body of the pot.
2 wholes around the top of the hedge where a rope went thr...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Palm Wine Cup
By Kuba
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare Palm Wine Cup from the Kuba people of Congo . Carved from very dense hardwood and a glorious patina formed by decades of use .
The piece would have been used to ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
South African Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tuareg Camel Saddle done in leather with brass ornaments, Niger 1900s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you sill find a spectacular Tuareg leather tribal camel saddle from the Sahara region of Africa. This beautiful room accent is perfect for those of you who are seekin...
Category
Nigerien Tribal Antique Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Early Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Base in Form of Foot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized face with the base of the cup a foot. Great incised classic Kuba crisscross design for hair. Deep patina from extensive use, early 20th century. Small chips to top rim. Great stylized heart shaped face with expressive eyes.
Measures 6 1/5 x 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Kuba palm wine cups...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
Category
Thai Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Silver
Kuba Woman
s Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of o...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
DAN Spoon, Ivory Coast, Early 20th.C. Ex Collection Paolo Morigi of Lugano.
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art
Dan Spoon, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Wood, early 20th century
H.17" x W.4" x D.2" without the stand
H.20" x 3"1/4 x D.4"1/8 with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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 Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
Trio of Early 20th Century South African Xhosa Beaded Aprons Tribal Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Of Ethnographical interest, a trio of tribal beaded girls initiation apron from South Africa, likely from the Xhosa people who traditionally lived in the province of Eastern Cape.
H...
Category
African Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
Antique Tapa Tribal Dance Shield, New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa dance shield.
Baining People, New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
First half, 20th century
Pounded mulberry bark painted with natural pigments
Measure...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo, Natural Fiber
Mexican Pictorial Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic Indian weaving is in great condition and has a chocolate brown cotton linen backing. The insert is down and feather fill. The pictorial birds are wonderful.
Category
Mexican Adirondack Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
Category
Zambian Tribal Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic, Natural Fiber
An antique Tutsi Basketry Woven Screen, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Insika (Screen or Wall Panel)
Rwanda-Burundi, Tutsi people
Circa 1900 or earlier
Natural fibers and dyes
H 23 ins (58.5 cm)
W 16 ins (40.5 cm)
Depth 3 1/2 ins (9 cm)
This superb ...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Antique Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
