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Place of Origin: South African
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa This woman's cotton Isicholo hat is a beautiful example of the hats worn during special ceremo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

$850
Ndebele Married Woman s Beaded Apron, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Married Woman’s Beaded Apron Jocolo Ndebele People, South Africa Circa 1940-1950 Glass beads on leather (goatskin ?), handcart brass beads In excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Ndebele Married Woman s Beaded Apron, South Africa
Ndebele Married Woman s Beaded Apron, South Africa

Ndebele Married Woman s Beaded Apron, South Africa

$4,500
2023_08 By Louise Gelderblom
By Louise Gelderblom
Located in Paddington, NSW
Louise Gelderblom is a South African ceramic artist known for her distinctive, large-scale hand-built vessels and sculptural forms. Based in Cape Town, she combines traditional craft...
Category

2010s Modern South African Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

2023_08 By Louise Gelderblom
2023_08 By Louise Gelderblom

2023_08 By Louise Gelderblom

$4,000
Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry
By Betty Cilliers-Barnard, Marguerite Stephens
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Betty Cilliers-Barnard (1914-2010) and handwoven by Marquerite Stephens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Entitled "African Multiplication" and woven i...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern South African Decorative Art

Materials

Wool, Tapestry

Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry
Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry

Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry

$18,000
Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition. We have not detected any loose beads...
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Late 20th Century Tribal South African Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Beads

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed

$4,495 / set
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa. The unusual spiral weave on this cotton Isicholo makes this a beautiful and rare example of t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Decorative Art

Materials

Cotton

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland
Located in San Francisco, CA
Impressive and massive shoulder mounted trophy head of an African Eland (antelope) with glass eyes, In excellent condition from the mid-to-late 20th c...
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20th Century Rustic South African Decorative Art

Materials

Animal Skin

Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland
Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland

Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland

$2,150
2022_09 , 2022 By Louise Gelderblom
By Louise Gelderblom
Located in Paddington, NSW
Louise Gelderblom is a South African ceramic artist known for her distinctive, large-scale hand-built vessels and sculptural forms. Based in Cape Town, she combines traditional craft...
Category

2010s Modern South African Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

2022_09 , 2022 By Louise Gelderblom
2022_09 , 2022 By Louise Gelderblom

2022_09 , 2022 By Louise Gelderblom

$3,000
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Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
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H 5.52 in W 16.93 in D 2.37 in
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Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Decorative Art

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Cotton

Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Ochre Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women s Ochre Hat, Isicholo, South Africa

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Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa These beaded covers were used over the mouth of a traditional ceramic beet pot, Ukhamba, to protect the sorghum...
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Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa

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Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Natural Fiber, Beads

Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa

Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa

H 1.5 in Dm 8 in
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Wood

Zulu Headrest, South Africa
Zulu Headrest, South Africa

Zulu Headrest, South Africa

H 6 in W 14 in
Zulu Hat, South Africa, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Hats in Africa are used much as they are in the United States and Europe: as decoration, but also to establish an image and make a stylistic and social statement. This Zulu hat...
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Zulu Hat, South Africa, circa 1950s
Zulu Hat, South Africa, circa 1950s

Zulu Hat, South Africa, circa 1950s

W 18 in
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Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Original South African Art Deco Picture/Sculpture in hand hammered Copper. Patinated by the Artist. Classic African Motive. Surface carefully cl...
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Copper

Colonial Art Deco Copper Sculpture Relief Picture
Colonial Art Deco Copper Sculpture Relief Picture

Colonial Art Deco Copper Sculpture Relief Picture

W 33.86 in
Victor Vasarely Tapestry
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Woven Tapestry entitled "Composition" Designed by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) Woven at Royal Lesotho Atelier, South Africa Edition 6/50
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H 74 in W 67 in

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