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Technique: Painted
Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Pottery

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...
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1970s African Tribal Vintage Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Height...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Painted 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...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Painted 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

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

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

Early 20th Century Painted 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

20th Century Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Signed Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo Hopi-Tewa Polychrome Ceramic Jar, c. Late 20th
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite Pueblo ceramic jar (olla) by renowned Hopi-Tewa potter Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo is a masterful example of traditional Southwestern pottery. Handcrafted and signed by...
Category

20th Century American Native American Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Tribal wooden Dance Shield, from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda
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...
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Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art Antiques Tribal masks Interior design
Located in London, GB
Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art antiques  A fine old Nepalese ritual mask of Shiva with moustache Hard dense wood with aged patina and traces of pigments Height 23 cm Perio...
Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Located in Wien, AT
Impressively carved from a single block of wood, this monumental male spirit or ancestor figure originates from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. The figure combines stron...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Feathers

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island in the mid 20th century. Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors. Ancestral imagery appears on multiple forms of Asmat art...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Himalayan Folk art WEST NEPAL  TRIBAL Antiques Interior desig
Located in London, GB
WEST NEPAL  TRIBAL Mask  A OLD MASK WITH  ENIGMATIC PIERCING GAZE, SUPERB AGED PATINA, PERIOD   early 20th CENTURY, HEIGHT 32 CM
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nice old Asian ritual festival mask Sri Lanka Ceylon Tribal Interior design
Located in London, GB
Nice old Asian ritual festival mask Sri Lanka Ceylonese A pretty cool mask with smiling grimacing man painted with ochre Period early 20th century, from a UK collection. Condit...
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ethnic Parchment African Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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

20th Century Australian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Important Oceanic Carved Asmat Tribal Sago Bowl Serving Platter after War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat tribal carved ancestral sago bowl (also known as a platter, serving shield and tray) crafted in the likes of the...
Category

20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi ceremonial dance shield. Rwanda-Burundi Second quarter, 20th century. Wood, natural pigment Provenance: Colonial period collection, Belgium...
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Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield. Rwanda-Burundi Second quarter, 20th century. Wood, natural pigment Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 1...
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1940s Rwandan Tribal Vintage Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Native American Hand Painted Gourd Vase / Pot with Abstract Motif
Located in Red Lion, PA
Native American Hand-Painted Gourd Vase / Pot with Abstract Motif This beautiful hand-painted gourd vase is both sculptural and organi, a striking example of Native American artistr...
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Early 20th Century North American Native American Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

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. It was used in Wayang...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Leather Pillow with Fringes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large African Tuareg hand tooled leather pillow. Great colors, hand painted with tribal geometric design with long leather fringes on each side. Handcrafted in Africa with pieces of ...
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Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Leather

Handcrafted North African Art Wall Sconce in Red and Yellow
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Hand-Carved Painted Wooden Tribal Mask
Located in Miami, FL
A hand-carved, hand-painted wooden tribal mask. Hand-carved and painted this decorative mask that would look great in a western or country themed ...
Category

20th Century American Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand-Painted Parchment Moroccan Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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...
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Early 20th Century Brazilian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage North African Art Wall Sconce Parchment
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Parchment Vintage African Tribal Art Wall Decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Abelam "Yam Festival" Mask on Stand from Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea yam festival mask of a horn-billed bird from the mid-20th century. This vintage ceremonial mask, also referred to as a baba mask, originates from the Abelam people...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Pre Columbian Head Veracruz pottery Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Veracruz Head A Large pre columbian pottery head of a priest or warrior with delineated teeth and large earrings, modeled in buff clay with applied bitumen decoration o...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Pottery

Moroccan Parchment Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Parchment Tribal Art Wall Sconce North African
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Parchment Moroccan African Art Handcrafted Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...
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20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Handpainted Ethnic Art Parchment Wall Sconce from Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Ethnic Wall Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Handcrafted Parchment African Red Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By OTHR
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth. +/- 1920 These cloths we're made from the inside of the bark of the Ficus latex tree. After been prepared and dryed, ...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal original hand colored lithograph on paper work of art, 19th century about 1847,. Over line: South Australia Illustrated Title: Portraits of the...
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19th Century Australian Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Pende “Giwoyo” Sickness Mask, Kwilu Region, D.R. Congo
Located in Bilzen, BE
Early 20th Century Pende “Giwoyo” Sickness Mask, Kwilu Region, D.R. Congo (ca. 1920) Exceptional Pende sickness mask (Giwoyo) from the Kwilu region of the Democratic Republic of Co...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

A set of 4 Wooden Spatels
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of 4 Spatula from the XINGU,an Indian Tribe in Brasil, these wooden objects were used for cooking, from the collection of Gunther Hartmann (1924-2012), a German Ethnologist, very...
Category

1970s Brazilian Vintage Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Fruitwood

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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Australia George French Angus The Aboriginal Inhabitants Hand Colored Litho 1847
Located in South Burlington, VT
A monumental Australian aboriginal original hand colored lithograph on paper work of art, 19th century about 1847, Over line: South Australia Illustrated Title: The Aboriginal ...
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19th Century Australian Antique Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Hopi HeHeya Clown Kachina Doll with Watermelon, circa 1900–1925
Located in Denver, CO
This rare antique Hopi HeHeya Clown Kachina doll, carved in the first quarter of the 20th century, is an exceptional example of traditional Hopi spiritual...
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Adire Eleko Yoruba Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Adire Eleko Woman's Wrapper Yoruba People Nigeria Circa 1960s-1970s Cotton) (2 panels), starch-resist and stencil dyed with indigo 74 x 67 3/4 ins (188 x 172 cm) "IRANA RDLEN " w...
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1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Tuareg Leather Camel Saddle from Niger Agadez Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Tuareg leather tribal camel saddle from Agadez, Niger Africa. Finely handcrafted camel saddle formed by stitching brightly colored leather embossed onto a forked wooden base. The sa...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...
Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

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 rod...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, 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 Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Enamel, Wire

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...
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Mid-20th Century Primitive Painted 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 Painted Tribal Art

Materials

Wood