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Style: Tribal
Pair of 19th Century Baule Ceremonial Chairs from Ivory Coast
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite pair of 19th-century ceremonial chairs originates from the Baule people of the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), celebrated for their masterful craftsmanship and rich artis...
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19th Century Ivorian Antique Tribal Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Tribal West African Stool Chair with Brass Patch
Located in New York, NY
This hand-carved wooden stool was made in Tanzania by hand with native repair. The patch was added from hand-hammered brass. This piece has great energy and patina, giving it a cool ...
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Late 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Seating

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Wood

Hand Carved Tunisian Lounge Chair
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Hand carved lounge chair from a single piece of dense wood. Beautiful hand carved details and natural form from ageing of wood.
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1950s Tunisian Vintage Tribal Seating

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Wood

Antique Western African Stargazer Chairs done in hand-carved wood, 1890s
Located in Beograd, RS
LISTED PRICE IS PER PIECE. WHEN PURCHASING PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH CHAIR YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. In this listing you will find 3 gorgeous and very sculptural antique Western African Stargazer chairs...
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1890s Nigerian Antique Tribal Seating

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Wood

Antique Wooden African Wabi Sabi Bench or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful rare African antique bench or coffee table. Originally used as a day bed. Hand carved wheels and pretty carvings along the sides and head rest. A unique piece with lovely p...
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20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Ashanti Fawohodie Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools indicated power, status, and lines of succession in traditional Ashanti culture. The tiered platform, curved seat, and ridged supports on this object reference the Ashanti Kin...
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20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Seating

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Wood

Antique Wood African Stool
Located in New York, NY
Lovely patina on this beautiful African stool hand carved from a single piece of wood. Great for placing a book or perhaps towels in a bathroom, magazines etc. This stool was sour...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

African Ceremonial Chief Chairs Hand Carved Wood 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, High Quality Pair of Sculptural Form African Chief Ceremonial Folding , Circa the 1960s . Chairs geometric carved back rest. Dimensions: 29 tall x 35 d x 13....
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1960s African Vintage Tribal Seating

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Wood

20th Century Bamileke Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and lively early 20th century Bamileke stool hand-carved of one piece of wood with a wonderful pattern depicting figures with outstretched arms and legs, and with the most bea...
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Seating

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Wood

Bamileke Stool in Wood and Old Brown Patina
Located in London, GB
Bamileke stool in wood and old brown patina Chief's throne carved with a frieze of stylized spiders evoking the cohesion of the clan Wood, old brown patina, Bamileke usage mark...
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Seating

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Wood

1970s Trône Armchair by Sido François Thévenin
Located in Paris, FR
A rare Throne armchair by François & Sido Thévenin.
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1970s French Vintage Tribal Seating

Materials

Iron

Tribal Stool from Africa
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A large scale, hand carved and silver painted Ashanti tribal stool. Likely painted silver in the 1920s to compliment metallic trend of the Art Dec...
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of 2 1960s Geometric Carved Low Slung Tribal Palaver Chief Chairs
Located in Izegem, VWV
Authentic hand carved African low chairs with geometric patterns. Constructed by hand and assembled with dowels. These were made in the Mid-1960s ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Sculptural Wood Stool Side Table 9-07 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Hermit Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for N...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Side Table Stool A11
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Whimsical Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for ...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

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Wood

Sculptural Early 20th Century Ethiopian Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century Ethiopian side chair with a hide seat and back stitched with hide strips, and stretched over a primitive wood frame. Chair is functional, ...
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Seating

Materials

Hide, Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool6 glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Male star Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: zelkova. This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used f...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool pale tone 2 tribal style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Cannele Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Zelkova pale tone finish This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

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Wood

Rustic African Stained Wooden Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Rustic African (Ghanaian Lobi) dark stained hard wood stool with chunky tapered cylindrical legs.
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20th Century African Tribal Seating

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool9 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Late afternoon in winter Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most o...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 22 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Nougat Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for N...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

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Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool19 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A day go to the hill Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Cypress This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of w...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 28 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: On the glass Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Ecuadorian Leather and Wood Rocking Chair by Muebles De Estilo / Angel Pazmino
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Ecuadorian Leather and Wood Rocking Chair by Muebles De Estilo / Angel Pazmino A striking mid-century modern rocking chair designed by Ecuadorian craftsman Ángel Pazmiño for Muebles...
Category

1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Tribal Seating

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Important Indonesian bench in carved wood, Early 20th century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important bench. Hand carved with birds fishing for fish and plant motifs. In teak. Indonesia, Early 20th Century. Very good condition. Dimensions: Height:51cm Length: 240cm Depth:6...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Teak

Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 32 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Torso Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood u...
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Child Chair Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Because a bus passed Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Yoshino cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Ni...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Late 20th Century African Carved Throne Chair, Makonde People of Tanzania
Located in Miami, FL
Late 20th Century African Carved Throne Chair, Makonde People of Tanzania Offered for sale is a late 20th century beautifully carved thro...
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Late 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural wood Stool12 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Weight Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: magnolia This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are ...
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei Furniture Sculptural Stool 3 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A day for going to the ocean Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Cypress This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. M...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Side Table Stool 23-2
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Miminashi Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture Material: Cherry This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for N...
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Lobi Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a rare Lobi, Burkina Faso, hand carved stool thatdates to the early 20th century. The stool is Zoomorphic in form and represents a crocodile. The stool is in overall very goo...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Side Table Stool 27 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Under the ground Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura's w...
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool16 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A thread windings Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture Material: Machilus This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of woo...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

1980 Tom Dixon Pair of Burnished Iron and Raffia Stools
Located in Brescia, IT
Organic shape, iconic design, we can say about this pair of Tom Dixon stools. The raffia is natural handcrafted. The stools have different dimensions but together work very well. Pr...
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Late 20th Century British Tribal Seating

Materials

Iron

Three-Low Slung Hand Carved African Lounge Chairs from Congo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three-low slung African lounge chairs, probably from Congo, circa 1950s-1960s. Each chair is hand carved and unique and has a slightly different design.
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

1970 s Punjabi Wedding Chair in Teak with Rush Bottom Seat and Brass Bells
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Punjabi wedding chair. It has a cord seat and brass bells on the back rest. The chair is made of Teak.
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1970s Indian Vintage Tribal Seating

Materials

Brass

Suar Wood Stool From Java, Modern Organic
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful Javanese Suar wood stool featuring an array of wood textures and shades. The subtly curved seat adds to its charm. This item features an age related patina that has devel...
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Late 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Bronze Stool, Bameleke Peoples Cameroon w/Elephants Beetles
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Bronze stool of cylindrical form with a cushion-form top on six supports of alternating posts with elephant heads between large outstretched beetles all rising from a convex circular...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Seating

Materials

Bronze

Large Tribal Brown Hand-Carved Early 20th Century Ashanti Stool
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and unusually large early 20th century African Ashanti hand-carved wood stool from Ghana featuring scalloped and geometric forms on one side with a stylized bird on th...
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1920s Ghanaian Vintage Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Ethiopian Dark Wood Low Tribal Chair with Removable Panel Back
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
An Ethiopian tribal chair in weathered dark wood, raised on four short feet with a removable panel back, possibly from the Gurage People of southwest Ethiopia, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis...
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20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Original vintage Ashanti African stool 1920 s
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Lovely Ashanti stool with good colour and patina dating to around 1920. These stools were status symbols and wre typically carved out of a single block of wood.
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Hardwood Chokwe Bench, Angola, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine and elegant hardwood Chokwe (Angola) bench, carved all-over with geometric patterns, human and animal motifs. The front rain supported with caryatids in the form of male figu...
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Late 19th Century Angolan Antique Tribal Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Small Bench or Stool
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina on this antique single panel, natural aged teak wood bench or stool. Perfect for sitting on or as a shelf. Celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other mark...
Category

2010s Indonesian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Teak

Pair of African Hardwood Diamond Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of African hardwood Armchairs with diamond design on back and stretcher trimmed with metal on arms and back
Category

20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Metal

Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Carved Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand carved teak chair from Sumatra with lovely angel wings and “ Take A seat " carved in the back rest. C 1950. This chair was sou...
Category

1950s Indonesian Vintage Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Antique African Wooden Head Rest or Stool
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest or stool. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe. Circa 1900 T...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Tribal chair, Africa
Located in S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A hand-carved Tribal chair with a turtle in the back. (South?) Africa, ca. 1950. Two-piece, comfortable and strong.
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1950s South African Vintage Tribal Seating

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Wood

Berber Tribal Wool Accent Ottoman / Black White
Located in thousand oaks, CA
Berber Tribal handwoven wool ottoman. Custom versatile hand-built accent ottoman perfectly upholstered in global hand-spun organic wool in black & white color-way. Fully cushioned so...
Category

2010s Indian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wool, Foam, Wood

Viking Throne by John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This Viking throne is a limited edition handmade art piece created from solid teak wood. This piece is created in a set of 20 and can be customized to fi...
Category

2010s American Tribal Seating

Materials

Teak

Solid Teakwood Viking Throne by John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A keen proponent of sustainability, John Brevard’s handcrafted sculptural furniture aims to celebrate materials natural to our earth. Made from sustainably harvested teak wood from t...
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2010s American Tribal Seating

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Teak

Old African stool, early XX, normal wear
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old African stool, early XX, normal wear
Category

20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Senufo Bed from Ivory Coast
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A West African Senufo bed hand carved from a single tree having four tapered legs with a raised headrest and decorative scallop detail.
Category

20th Century Ivorian Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Tribal Chair from Nigeria
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low slung African stargazer chair carved from one piece of wood, having three (3) legs.
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Seating

Materials

Wood

Bench/sculpture from reception hall wood and metal , African texture
Located in Buccinasco, IT
Bench designed for large living room or garden , designed with simple, broken and geometric shapes and enriched to tribal designs and textures. Made of wood and metal . Lacquered to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tribal Seating

Materials

Iron

Autopsy #3 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud
By Carlo Mary-Lynn Massoud
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The work is currently loaned to the exhibition "Beyrouth, Les temps du design" hosted at Grand-Hornu Museum in collaboration with MUDAC Lausanne
Category

2010s South African Tribal Seating

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Wood Stool11 Tribal Glamping
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Boy Sculptural stool by Zogei carved furniture Material: Shiiki This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. Most of wood used for Nishimura's works are unabl...
Category

2010s Japanese Tribal Seating

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Wood

Tribal seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Tribal seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, reclaimed wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tribal seating made in a specific country, there are Africa, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Zougei, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Andrianna Shamaris, and Senufo. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $320 and tops out at $230,000 while the average work can sell for $2,201.

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