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Item Ships From: Bay Area
Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an animal head with horns possibly an antelope. Includes...
Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Traditional Throwing Knife (Ngalio) Chad Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Throwing Knife (Ngalio) Sara People, Chad, Africa Mid-20th century Material: Iron Height on custom display stand: 28 in. / 71 cm Known as "ngalio", thi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chadian Other Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ghost Like Kumu Mask With Kaolin Open Eyes Mouth Teeth, Congo, Africa It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appropriate for its age, use,...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face Nigeria, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric abstract long face. From Nigeria close to the Cross River. From an old collection in the Southwest. Overall dimensi...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Dance Skirt Panel, Kuba, D.R.Congo A wonderful, almost op-art Kuba dance skirt panel with an appliqued design of four squared spirals. Th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Baule Standing Female Figure with finely carved raised scarifications, hands on side of stomach with long figures. From Ivory Coast, Africa It is in good condition with wear, polis...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
Category

Mid-20th Century Fijian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Prestige Basket, Tanzania
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige open top basket Sukuma People (?) Tanzania Circa 1900 Coiled and woven basketry, natural fibers and dye 8 x 6 1/2 inches (21 x 16.5 cm) Provenance: ex private collection U...
Category

Early 1900s Tanzanian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Barber s Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century barber's pole hand carved hand painted Antique barber's pole 5.5" diameter x 42" high The support measures 9" wide x 34" high Good antique condition The...
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara Culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara culture, Marajo Island, Brazil Tangas are thin concave triangular ceramic pubic covers found in burial mounds associated with fem...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

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 Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Persian Shahsevan Sumak Bagface, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Shahsevan Sumak Bagface, 19th Century Using a saturated and subtly modulated medium-blue ground this large Shahsevan sumak bag face draws a creative reinterpretation...
Category

19th Century Persian Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal A mask from West Nepal with a rather heart shaped facial plane. There are three large iron staples, two of which may have secure...
Category

Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique French Flag with Fleur-de-Lis c.1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original vintage fabric French flag mounted on a 19th century flag pole topped with a primitive, hand carved fleur-de-lis. Brass grommets. CREATOR Unknown. Made in Fr...
Category

Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Old Florida Antique Bronze and Copper Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredibly detailed one of a kind Palm Tree sculpture. It is made from bronze and copper. Magnificent patina. It stands 34 inches high. The base is 9 inches wide and the trunk of tree measures 2 1/2 inches wide. In over 40 years of buying and collecting we have never seen another one. Most palm tree sculptures don't do justice to the actual palm tree. This captures the sway and curves of tree and the rungs. This came out of a 110 year old house in central Florida that still had no air condition. Could be considered a piece of Florida folk art.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Stone Mortar and Pestle, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Stone mortar and pestle Nigeria 20th century Measures: Mortar: 21 x 15.5 x 2 in. / 53 x 39 x 5 cm Height on custom display stand: 26...
Category

20th Century Nigerian Other Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal A large mask from West Nepal with a small grin and bared teeth surrounded with pink powder, faint traces of which can also be se...
Category

Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carousel Horse
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage Carousel Horse believed to be from the 18th century with wonderful worn distress finish.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Incensario, El Chanal, Colima, Western Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Incensario, El Chanal, Colima, Western Mexico A large incense burner/brazier depicting the rain god Tlaloc from the El Chanal area in Colima. This would be...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Beautiful Hand Sewn Amish Bridal Quilt in Excellent Condition
By Amish Quilts
Located in Larkspur, CA
Beautiful Hand Sewn cotton Amish Bridal quilt in excellent condition. Multiple stitching per inch.
Category

Early 20th Century American Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
Category

Mid-20th Century Australian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Old Toraja Group of three Basketry Wrapped Coconut Containers, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three pieces. Two old used finely wrapped basketry enclosed coconut containers and one cup from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. The tall one has a flat wood stopper with classic Toraja designs, Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditional use. Evidence of wear and use, smaller container with carved wood top attached by string. Last view...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Light Wood Yam Mask Elegant Flame Shaped Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik light wood yam mask. Elegant flame shaped form, old, oxidized wood with black accents, traces of yellow and white pigments. Small...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Karaut Pectoral Ornament, Abelam Culture, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This piece is an excellent example of an adornment used by Abelam warriors to frighten their enemies. They are held in a warrior’s mouth for courage and to intimidate their adversary...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Natural Fiber

Early Pende Giwoyo Mask with Strong Face and Woven Black Raffia Hair Cap
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Pende giwoyo mask with traces of yellow, black and red pigments and woven black raffia hair cap. Strong face with tight expression, weathered surface, goo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti Efe People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
Category

1970s Congolese Tribal Vintage Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan Three traditional kokeshi dolls created and signed by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994). They measure 14.5, 12 and 10.5 inches high. In good condition, with some shellac loss on head and body of large doll...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Muted Purple Turkish Kilim • Flatweave Tribal Rug / Wall Art (3′×4′) • 1960s
Located in Burlingame, CA
This Navajo-style Turkish kilim blends Anatolian craftsmanship with a bold mid-century geometric sensibility. Handwoven from hand-spun wool on a cotton foundation, it features a dyna...
Category

1960s Turkish Kilim Vintage Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Large Woven Painted Basketry Wall Mask Blackwater Rivers, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large woven painted basketry wall mask created in Blackwater Rivers area, Papua New Guinea. With open expressive mouth and mask fringed with feathers, striking mask that easily hang...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio standing carved wood male figure, powerful expression with hands on sides of stomach, exposed teeth and vertical raised scarification marks on sides of face. From a shr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Lacquer Speckled Mirror by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming folk art wood framed mirror featuring a whimsical lacquer speckled marigold yellow finish by artist Ira Yeager (1938-2022). The mirror has a thick wood frame constructed in ...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century Granary Door Lock, Bamana Peoples, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Granary Door Lock, Bamana Peoples, Mali A figurative wood door lock from the Bamana (Bambara) people of Mali. This probably depicts a female ancestor whose featur...
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Large Bumpy Hide Shield, Amarro People, Ethiopia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Hide Shield, Amarro People, Ethiopia A shield from the Amarro people of Ethiopia, this is a more unusual type with raised bumps over the entire surface. The rolled...
Category

Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia This is a rare coconut shell holy water dipper from the Bali Aga people of the Kintamani region of Bali, Indonesi...
Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia This is a rare coconut shell holy water dipper from the Bali Aga people of the Kintamani region of Bali, Indonesi...
Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Coconut

Late 19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica s Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin. The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo o...
Category

19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Tribal Ethiopian Ceremonial Coffee Stands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Grouping of Ceremonial coffee stands Ethiopia Early 20th century Wood Largest: 8" high x 6" diameter (20 x 15 cm) Smallest: 6.75" x 3.50" ( 17 x 9 cm) These little known Branc...
Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali A handsome terracotta bottle from the Djenne area of Mali with incised geometric patterns on the globular ...
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Mask with Sculptural Bird Face, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early woven painted basketry yam mask from Papua New Guinea. Bug eyed or bird faced mask with heavy incrustation from many years of use, a striking mask that ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Antique Colliapsible W.S. Tubbs SnoShu Folding Canoe Chair c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Turn of the century Snowshoe chair with Ash frame, rawhide lacing and steel brackets. These lightweight, portable chairs were used in canoes for...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Ash

9th Century Silver Processional Priest s Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru
Located in Point Richmond, CA
9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru. These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Shell

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Silver Pectoral Disc, Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century pectoral disc or breast plate, Tetum people, Timor Island, Indonesia These enigmatic hand hammered silver disks were worn as status symbols by presti...
Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Female Figure, Nayarit, Mexico A tall standing nude female figure of the San Sebastian Red type. The expressive face is adorned with ear ornaments and a sh...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Cast Iron Truck by A. C. Williams, ca. 1930, Super Condition
By A.C. Williams Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful truck is a fine example of the wonderful cast iron toys that were made in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century. Having original dark green paint and iron wh...
Category

1930s American Other Vintage Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Double Sided Watchmaker Jeweler Trade Sign Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century gilded cast iron trade sign repurposed into a beveled mirror. Originally the double sided sign housed a clock. The sign reads watche...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Classic Bete Mask With Moustache Curving Tusks and Tacks, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dark wood mask from the Bete peoples, with curving moustache, curling tusks by mouth, and curved horns on top. Open mouth with tongue and metal tacks, Ivory Coast, Africa. Good dark...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Presentation Tray, Agakoko, Tutsi People, Burundi or Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Presentation Tray, Agakoko, Tutsi People, Burundi or Rwanda A wonderfully graphic miniature presentation tray for gifts, this one rectangular with rounded edges. Ex. pr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Burundian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Antique Nupe Carved Wood Stool With Openwork Geometric Design, Niger Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved hardwood wood stool with four legs and central post, openwork geometric design, with stylized multiple dancing animal or lizard forms. Large conical ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725 Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Category

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa A wonderfully carved abstract pipe from the Zulu people of South Africa. It measures 5.5 high as mounted on the custom metal base, ...
Category

Late 19th Century South African Tribal Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

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 Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century Apothecary Sign
Located in Napa, CA
18th Century Apothecary sign was created with wrought iron, fer forge. Beautiful details of the medical symbol of a winged staff with two snakes intertwined.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

African Helmet Mask Gelede from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...
Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Toposa Shield, Southern Sudan
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century animal hide, wood and leather tops shield from Southern Sudan.
Category

Early 20th Century Sudanese Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Leather, Wood

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 Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

J. Chein Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator
By J. Chein Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manufactured in the mid 1930s by J. Chein & Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage wind-up toy depicts a boy riding an alligator. A wound-up clockwork key powers the alligator...
Category

1930s American American Classical Vintage Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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 Bay Area - Folk Art

Materials

Cypress

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