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Technique: Hand-Carved
Yaka Fly Whisk With Female Figure – Early 20th Century, Drc (33 Cm)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Beautiful Yaka flywhisk from the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dating from the early 20th century.
Such objects were reserved for chiefs and diviners (nganga), servi...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine Lega Mask – Democratic Republic of Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Carved from a single piece of soft, light wood, this refined Lega lukwakongo mask displays the minimalist elegance characteristic of Bwami society art. The oval face features a long ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Teak Burl Wood Bowl, East Java or Madura, 18th/19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A beautiful bowl, originally a musical frame drum called Terbang, which was used in ecstatic devotional music. The drum was hewn from a single piece of teak...
Category
Late 18th Century Javanese Organic Modern Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Teak
Rare Mandau Sword Dayak Peoples of Borneo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceedingly rare Museum Quality traditional Men’s Sword of the Dayak Tribal Peoples of Borneo, Indonesia. An older, traditional piece made from Carved Wood, Steel, Antler, Inlaid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
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
Mid-19th Century Japanese Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Cypress
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
Early 20th Century Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Guine Statue Of The Kusu Tribe, DR Congo, First Half Of The 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Genuine carved wooden statue of the Kusu tribe DR Congo, first half of the 20th century with a tribal aged patina of use
Height without nail on the head 20 cm
Category
1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century African Women Wood Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional African wood carving ,mounted on custom-made steel base of women graciously looking forward, beautiful facial expression, and very ni...
Category
1960s Vintage Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
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
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Bambara Standing Male Figure Powerful Shoulders Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bambara Standing male figure with powerful shoulders, arms at sides and large feet. From Mali, Africa
It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Scuffs and nicks here and there. Age, wear and staining inside. On vintage wood block...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Hand-Carved 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
Late 19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face.
The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$975 Sale Price
50% Off
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
Early 19th Century New Zealand Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Dayak Wood Calendar Board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Dayak carved flat wood calendar board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo, Indonesia. Traditional very dark wood with carving in relief and incised...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Early small Kuba Cup With Refined Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small sweet early Kuba Cup with refinedf face, finely carved hair, with a handle, from the DRC, Africa
Finely incised hair in tight geometric form, small proj...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
32% Off
Powerful Scarified Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Tanzania, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful Scarified Makonde portrait helmet mask from Tanzania. Early 20th century with heavy dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,365 Sale Price
30% Off
Genuine wooden carved spoon from the Zulu tribe, South Africa, early 1900
By Zulu
s
Located in Bilzen, BE
Zulu people are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Nat...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine Snuffbox/container from the Luluwa / Lulua / Bena Lulua tribe Dr Congo
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare Luluwa / Lulua / Bena Lulua Snuffbox/container, from the first half of the 20th century
Tribal aged patina
Small piece missing on the rigth foot, see pictures
Height 15 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art
Located in London, GB
African Tribal folk Art Makonde Madonna figure
A very finely executed large sculpture of a African Christian Madonna, the standing figure wearing a l...
Category
Early 20th Century Mozambican Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$588 Sale Price
35% Off
Anthropomorphic Lele Or Kuba Cup In Carved Wood, Mid-20th Century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Lele or Kuba Anthropomorphic Palm Wine Vessel
Democratic Republic of Congo, Mid-20th Century
Wood, carved and incised
H: 14.5 cm
This striking anthropomorphic vessel originates from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African carved wooden statue - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue
African Art
Measures : 15cmx15cm H:70cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century African Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Late 19th Century Fijian Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Genuine wooden carved Statue / Bust Of The Yaka Tribe, Dr Congo, 1900-1920
Located in Bilzen, BE
Genuine Statue / bust Of The Yaka Tribe - Dr Congo,
Early 20th century
Tribal aged patina
Mounted on a wooden base
Total height 22 cm, figure height 15.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Folk Wood Dance Mask with Open Eyes Red Lips Traces of Paint China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved hard wood dance mask from China with powerful expression, open eyes. Traces of many layers of paint, including red, green, black and white pigments.
Ex- private collection in...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$937 Sale Price
25% Off
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
19th Century New Caledonian Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Small Papua New Guinea Sepik River Bird Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small carved darkened wood bird faced mask with long nose/beak. Smaller squatting figure with curled arms carved on forehead. From Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea. Signs of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Lobi Tribal Chair – Burkina Faso
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare and beautifully aged Lobi tribal chair from Burkina Faso, dating to the early 1900s. Hand-carved from a single piece of hardwood, this sculptural piece reflects the refined mi...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from Papua New Guinea depicting a meternity (child on shoulders)
The Sepik are a people who live along the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. The peoples who bear the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Tribal Stone Squatting Spring Figure Nepal Early 20th Century Namaste
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Tribal stone squatting spring figure with hands raised in namaste position, traces of clay and incrustation, expressive carved face. These were protective figures used in Nepal. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
$825 Sale Price
44% Off
Moroccan Berber Table with Carved Tribal African Designs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber cable hand-carved with tribal African designs.
Rectangular wooden coffee table hand-carved wit tribal designs by skilled Moroccan artisans in Marrakech.
Dark brown ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Beaded Double Headed Snake Belt, Grassland People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
The double-headed snake is the symbol of the Bamum Kingdom. Initially, the King was the only person to wear the belt made of a raffia woven strip covered with cloth and beads. After ...
Category
20th Century Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Glass
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
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Shield, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
This large, post contact, shield is traditionally decorated in bold colors with a central circle. This ...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Enamel, Wire
Nigeria Yoruba Agere Ifa Divination Cup, first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Ritual cup for divination and/or medicine the cup rests on 2 figures of stylized birds Beautiful dark patina, partly crisp and shiny The Yoruba of Nigeria consult Ifa on all question...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large African Tribal Dance Mask From Zaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Beba Bomba, Zaire dance mask worn as a helmet. A fine example of its type in carved and painted wood in red and black with a triangle patterned beard and heavy carved protruding fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Tribal Shield Form Sculpture with Crocodile Carving
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and Primitive Shield form carving likely African or possibly Oceanic. In Tribal culture the Crocodile is regarded as a powerful Spiritual being and is often associated with S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Hand-Carved 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
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Coconut
Kuba Wooden Neck Rest (early 20th Century) Dr Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Authentic Kuba Wooden Headrest
Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 1900s
Hand-carved hardwood with incised geometric motifs
Dimensions: heigth 14 cm, width 18 cm
Description:
A rare...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient carved Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box
Circa: early 20th century
Origin: DR Congo from the Kuba tribe
Material: wood,
Condition of item: age appropriate w...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Older African Dance Mask Surmounted With A Sitting Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large well carved and painted mask from Africa having a traditional form with a sitting figure with head in hands astride the mask. Incised and carved with geometric diamond patter...
Category
20th Century Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Naga People
s Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th-century chair, hand-carved from a single piece of wood by the Naga people of India, is a remarkable blend of primitive charm and modern spirit. The Naga people, known for t...
Category
20th Century Indian Primitive Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine wooden carved cup from the Pende tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A carved wooden cup from the Pende tribe (Bapende) DR Congo
The Pende people (singular: Mupende; plural: Bapende, Bapindi) also known as the Phende people, are an ethnic group in the...
Category
1910s Tribal Vintage Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Striking Makonde Animal Helmet Mask, Dog or Hyena, Tanzania, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Makonde animal helmet mask, dog or hyena, Tanzania. Early 20th century with dark patina from traditional tribal use, wear inside from being used. Finely carved features, wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Dan Mask With Metal Teeth – Ivory Coast / Liberia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Dan Mask with Inset Metal Teeth – Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia
Mid–20th Century or Earlier
Wood, Metal Inlay
Height:22 cm, width 13 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
This strikin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 16th century / wool comb / wood, metal / Rustic / Mid-century
A rare to find primitive wool comb from the 16th century.
Hand-crafted in France in wood with iron spikes.
This antique comb...
Category
16th Century French Rustic Antique Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
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
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Hand Carved Conical Head "Duka" Figure, 1930s
Located in South Burlington, VT
Originally collected in the Solomon Islands in 1938, this one of a kind treasure from the south pacific comes from a private oceanic collection.
This is a Solomon Islands Santa Cruz hand carved figure called a Duka, circa 1930s.
It was carved in an extremely hard native wood and features a finely carved, unusual extended conical head, a handwoven loin cloth and turmeric encrustation. For your convenience, many of our photographs were taken in natural day light which accurately illuminate surface areas depicting original dark patina that you would expect from an important early carving such as this one. We will include a complimentary custom wood display base that you see photographed.
Dimensions: 21.25 inches high
Provenance: collected in l938 and originally acquired by a visiting French collecting tourist in the Solomon Islands then to dealer and Texas collector and to our private collection in year 2000 so could have been a specially crafted fine 1930s tourist sculpture piece for the visiting French tourist.
History:
Duka sculpture from Nendo Island, politically part of the Solomon Islands, is distinctive, and only a limited number of works have been documented. The conical extension at the back of the head represents a man's hairstyle. Called abe, its construction and shape was a symbol of wealth and high social status, and for older men, it also served the practical purpose of covering bald spots. All Nendo figure refer to deities or supernatural beings (Ellis: 2009, pp. 78-85)
Auction sale: Bonhams Auctions April 28, 2015 sale. Exceptional Lime Container...
Category
Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
$7,600 Sale Price
49% Off
Old Yaka Slit Drum, Deep Patina, Original Striker Congo Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old early Yaka slit drum, deep patina wear and polish from years of use, with original striker. From the Yaka people, Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20t...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,596 Sale Price
20% Off
Powerful Early Classic Cubist Wood Standing Bobo Fing Figure Africa Ex J. Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful early cubist carved wood standing female figure from the Bobo-Fing of Burkina Faso, Africa. Created early 20th century. Ex private collection Texas, originally acquired from James Willis...
Category
Early 20th Century Liberian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Wooden Spice Box, Tribal Engravings
Sliding Top, Nias, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This spice box comes for the Island of Nias, Indonesia. Dating to the early 20th Century it was crafted from a single block of wood. It features a sliding lid, has an elegant wood te...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early Small Salampasu Warrior
s Wood Mask, Zaire, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood small Salampasu Warrior's Mask, Zaire, Africa early 20th century, remains of black and white pigments, on custom stand.
Mask 10", height on stand 14" strong angul...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,200 Sale Price
44% Off
Rubbing Oracle Of The Kuba/Bushoong Tribe, Dr Congo, 1st Half Of The 20th Centur
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rubbing oracle from the Kuba tribe DR Congo carved in wood with a strong expression
Patina tribal use
Length 31.5 cm, height 5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine carved bone statue from the Lega tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from the Lega tribe DR Congo carved in bone
Tribal using traces and aged tribal patina
Heigth 10 cm
The Lega people (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Dem...
Category
1920s Congolese Tribal Vintage Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Mukinka Mask from the Salampasu tribe, DR Congo, middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A wooden mask from the Salampasu tribe called Mukinka.
The mask is covered with copper pieces from 1 x 2 cm and has a beard in vegetal fiber, the top of the head is also covered with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Pende or Kwese Black Wood Small Mask Heavy Eyelids Teeth, DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pende or Kwese black wood small mask heavy eyelids, open mouth with carved teeth, curved scarification marks on cheeks. Heavy black patina on front and inside from years of traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old Australian Aboriginal Peoples Throwing Club
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal throwing club, crafted from a very hard wood and it dates to the early 20th century.
Incised longitudinal fluted design with a pitch coated handle.
Condition: Very good condition. Display base not included.
Dimensions: 26.5 inches in length.
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee. Red base not included.
History:
The throwing stick...
Category
Early 20th Century Australian Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$310 Sale Price
58% 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
Early 20th Century American Tribal Hand-Carved Tribal Art
Materials
Cedar
