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Period: Mid-20th Century
Heavy Vintage Deity Head, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Artefact
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a heavy vintage deity head. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative artefact, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950 Highly distinctive and fascinati...
Category

South American Tribal Mid-20th Century 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

Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
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

Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century 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

Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

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 ironwood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, f...
Category

Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Rattan, Wood

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

Ivorian Mid-20th Century 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

Tunisian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

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

African Mid-20th Century 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

Nigerian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Textile, Beads

1950s Authentic Moroccan African Tuareg Wedding Runner Rug 15.5 ft long
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

Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century 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

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tall Vintage Tribal Figure, South American Crystal, Totem, Ornament, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage tribal figure. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative totemic ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Distinctive tribal fi...
Category

South American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Totemic Figure, South American, Carved Crystal, Gilt Metal, Tribal Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage totemic figure. A South American, carved crystal and gilt metal decorative tribal ornament, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating tribal figure ...
Category

South American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

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

Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Spectacular Complete Dayak People Mens Mandau Sword
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare Museum quality Traditional Men’s Sword known as a Mandau. Used by the Dayak while on the Hunt and in former times in disputes regarding hunting rights and land boundaries. Thi...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron, Tin

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Old Stone Axe With Carved Face, Pierced Nose, Papua New Guinea on custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early hand carved stone axe with face, long nose with pierced nostrils, framed by loose oval form. Round eyes and slit mouth. Old worn surface. 8 1/2 inches high, early to mid 20th...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

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

Nigerian Mid-20th Century 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

Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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

Rwandan Tribal Mid-20th Century 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

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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

Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea cr...
Category

Papua New Guinean Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Kaolin, Wood

Javanese Solid Teak Storage Box with Engravings Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This teak storage box comes for the Island of Java, Indonesia. Dating to the Mid-20th Century it was crafted from a single block of teak. It features ...
Category

Indonesian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Teak

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

South African Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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

Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Raw wooden ladder, primitive art of the Dayak people, Borneo, dating from the 1940s. This ladder was designed to climb into a Dayak house. Nice patina of the wood left by time and...
Category

Indonesian Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Small Warrior Spirit Mask, Northwest Coast by Charlie Mickey, Nootka Nation
By Charlie Mickey
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A small warrior spirit mask Northwest Coast Carved and polychrome decorated mask with horse hair, Hand carved by Charlie Mickey (1910-1988), Hesquiah...
Category

Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century 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

Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Coconut Shell Engraved Tribal Bowl from Nias, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand crafted and tribal engraved bowl originates from Nias Island Indonesia. It features tribal motifs along the rim and a beautiful hand hewn texture along its basin. It is cra...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category

Ivorian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Group of Three Toraja Wood Offering Bowls, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three Toraja wood offering bowls, from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sweet abstract mid-century forms. Created from native hardwood and with horn rings, these strikingly sculptural w...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Curves Old Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask. Mid-20th century, with wonderful curved expressive asymmetrical face. Long nose with pierced septum. Faded polychrome pig...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Antique Nupe Carved Wood Openwork Geometric Stool
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved wood stool with openwork geometric design, It is in good condition, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Well used with deep patina, chips and ...
Category

Nigerien Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Toraja Tall Bamboo Rice Container with Wood Top, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old well used tall rice container carved from bamboo, with wood top from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditiona...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Worn and Weathered Tsogho Short Bench with Faces, Gabon, Africa ex Visser
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Worn and weathered Tsogho short bench carved from a single piece of wood, with faces and figures, from Gabon, Africa. Blocky bench with roughly carved out openings, flanked on one s...
Category

Nigerien Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tuareg Tent Poles Mid-Century
Located in Wien, AT
These big wooden beams from bedouin tents from the Sahara were Mid-20 century made. The rich carving gives information about the respective tribal affilia...
Category

Moroccan Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Cedar

Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Offering bowl lid in the form of a bird, Yoruba people This wonderful carved wood offering bowl lid is shaped like a bird, traditionally considered messenger...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ikat Textile from Sumba Island 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 Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Yarn

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece. Old very encrusted surface. Areas of red and other pigments. Wonderful heart shaped...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

1950s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting. They are Indian arte...
Category

Indian Rustic Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ewe Stool
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very simple but fine example of a ritual stool from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana . Carved from ritually chosen wood representing longevity and strength. The...
Category

Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare carved wood standing female Pende figure with arms at sides cascading hair. Classic downturned Pende style face, feet absent. Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th...
Category

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Rare Lobi Double Figure Male Female Standing on Shoulders Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare double joined standing figure with male figure on top standing on female shoulders. Deep patina and wear from traditional use. Finely carved and expressive faces. 11 1/4 inche...
Category

Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows. "Wayang" is a type of shadow puppet show originating fr...
Category

Javanese Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask With Pigments Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency. Areas of white, black and red pigments. Wonderful heart shaped face with open eyes and mouth. This mask or face would have been tied to a large shell which was the currency used...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Tall Slender Seated Wood Figure, Carribean Islands Mid 20th century Polynesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tall slender seated wood figure with long slender legs clasped at chest, holding fruit by feet. Carribean Islands or French Polynesia, Mid 20th century It is in good condition with ...
Category

Polynesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Group of Four Toraja Wood Offering Bowls, Sulawesi, Indonesia Dark Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of four Toraja wood offering bowls, from Sulawesi, Indonesia with dark deep patina from use. Created from native hardwood and with horn rings in the center portion (except on t...
Category

Indonesian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ikat Textile from Timor Island with Stunning Naturally Coloured Dye, 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 dark background brings to life the array of coloured detailing and distinct tribal patterns. This textile is know as a "Tais" – meaning woman’s skirt...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Yarn

20th Century Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Hollow Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan This heavy hollow iron sculpture by an unknown Japanese metalsmith is a knockout from every angle. It measure 9 inches high by 9 i...
Category

Japanese Japonisme Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes Pottery Vessel, Mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and fanciful Chambri Lake fired and pigmented pottery vessel with applied molded face design, mid 20th century Aibom village, Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River region, Pa...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Pottery

African wooden food bowl
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very decorative African wooden food bowl. It will fit in any interior.
Category

African Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

1960s Moroccan Vintage Ethnic Orange Organic Wool Rug Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s authentic Moroccan vintage tribal organic wo rug, earth orange tone cors, Handwoven by the Berber women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Geometrical abstract designs, great clector pile ethnic carpet...
Category

Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Hand-Carved Wooden Tray / Bowl 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. They are hand-carved from a single block of wood. Sought aft...
Category

Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Hardwood Mexican Mask, Man With Moustache and Beard early 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early hardwood Mexican mask, representing a man with moustache and beard with curly hair on forehead. Strong, sharp carving with high relief detaisl. Heavy staining and wear inside...
Category

Mexican Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem
Located in Paris, FR
African Baule statue Mother with child, Ivory Coast mid XXem Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1980s. Then inherited within the family. B...
Category

Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid 20th Century North African Tuareg Large Leather Wallet Purse Grand Tour
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fabulous and exquisitely made traditional leather wallet pouch, produced by Tuareg people. Likely for the tourist market in the mid 20th century. The Tuareg people are part of th...
Category

African Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Ashanti Bronze Ceremonial Staff Top Hoe with 3 Turtles, Ghana
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ashanti cast bronze ceremonial staff top in the shape of a hoe with 3 cast turtles, from Ghana. It is in good condition with a deep patina and polish from traditional use, appropria...
Category

Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Shepherd s Tulu Hand Knotted Wool Rug Coat
Located in Milan, IT
An original Anatolian Tulu pile rug hand knotted with natural, undyed wool and tailored into a coat. This was used by the shepherds inhabiting the area of Karapinar, in central Anato...
Category

Turkish Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood