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Place of Origin: African
Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Statue Of The Teke Tribe DR Congo African Art Early 20th Malebo Pool Brazzaville
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare and beautiful antique Teke powerful statue RD Congo in Cubist style (see pictures). Situated DR Congo / Congo Brazzaville Malebo Pool area Central Africa Height: 31cm Early 20th...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')
Located in London, GB
This early-twentieth-century tall, narrow vessel, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, would have traditionally served as a milk pail. Known as an 'ithunga', the vessel exhibits ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
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18th Century Antique African Tribal Art

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Wood

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power figure of the Songye, southeastern Congo. Such sculptures are used as a major role in t...
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20th Century Primitive African Tribal Art

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Wood

Early Twentieth-Century Small Prestige Stool With Wirework Decoration
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century prestige stool comes from the Kamba culture in Kenya. Consisting of a low-set, richly decorated circular seat supported by three finely carved legs, sto...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe Tribe -Dr Congo African Art Angola - Early 20th C
Located in Leuven, BE
Old and exceptional statue Of The Tshokwe / Chokwe / Lwena Tribe - Dr Congo African Art - early 20th century (circa 1910-1930) Fetish Tshibinda (Ilun...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

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Metal

Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Ashanti Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash Ghana, early 20th century Diam. 20 cm (crown) L. 128 cm (sash) H. 102 cm (incl. stand) Provenance: Private coll...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau African Tribal Art

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Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread

Early Twentieth Century Elder's Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this early twentieth-century Pokot stool from Kenya exhibits a beautiful sculptural quality, in which three curved, flared and flattened legs support the flat circular se...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
Old / Authentic And Rare Nkishi Statue Songye / Dream People - Dr Congo African Art Period: Late 19th century Height: 17 cm Very beautiful red patina...
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Late 19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Gbilija Zande tribe Shield - Nzakara - Dr Congo - 19th Century - African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Exceptional Gbilija Shield from the Zande tribe- DR CONGO Museum Quality Very rare piece in perfect condition. Exceptional piece and museum quality (see photos please) Period: 19th C...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

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Wicker

Early 20th Century Figurative Sculpture of a Mother with Children
Located in London, GB
This finely carved early twentieth-century figure, from the Yoruba culture in Nigeria, depicts a mother and her two children. The mother is depicted in a kneeling position, holding a...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

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Hardwood

Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest. This armrest was constructed by the Dinka People of the Republic of South Sudan. Typically, these headres...
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Early 20th Century Brutalist African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century milk pail - known as an 'ithunga' - comes from the Zulu culture in South Africa. The milk pail displays a striking two-toned appearance, in which a ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Set of Three Early Twentieth Century Nigerian Door Panels
Located in London, GB
This set of three early twentieth-century panels, from the Nupe culture in Nigeria, display a blend of beautiful decorative designs, carved in low relief against a plain background. ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Kusu wooden ancestor fetish ca 1900 DR Congo Africa Central African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Nicely carved Kusu / Congo statue with beautiful face / almond shaped eyes and triangular face with beard. Top of the head is a big hole to charche the po...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Teke Ibia Ax From The Teke Tribe, Dr Congo Brazzaville 19th Century Mfinu Laali
Located in Leuven, BE
An exceptional and very rare prestige ibia axe DR Congo/Brazzaville of the Teke /Mfinu and Laali people. Axes like these type belonged to the Teke chiefs / Kings A museum quality and...
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Mid-19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem early 20th DR Congo Africa
Located in Leuven, BE
Rare Royal caryatid seat Luba Rd Congo in Cubist style and cascade shaped coiffure (see pictures). Patina of use Height: 35cm Early 20th century (around 1920). Superb and rare except...
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Exceptional Kota Reliquary collected in situ in 1925, Gabon
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe who lives on the river Ogooué in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group based in the North-East of Gabon. T...
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1920s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Mid-Twentieth Century 'Idimu' Mask
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
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1950s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Set of Three West African Manilla Currency Pieces on a Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating set of three 19th century West African bronze currency manillas, elegantly displayed on a custom mount, serves as a fascinatin...
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19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Early Twentieth-Century Mask With Powerful Expression
Located in London, GB
This striking early twentieth-century mask, from the Kete culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously belonged to the private collection of Penn Kent, the former Dire...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century small chair displays a beautiful form. Typically low to the ground, such chairs are found among the Dan and Baule cultures in the Ivory Coast. Carved fro...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides. ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-Twentieth Century Finely Carved Food Bowl Depicting Two Ducks
Located in London, GB
This fine mid-twentieth-century bowl, from the Lozi culture in Zambia, would have been traditionally used to serve and store food. The bowl's base has been made from a single piece of wood, and two beautifully carved ducks decorate the lid. Animals depicted on Lozi bowls were often species that could be found inhabiting the shores of the Zambezi River...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Female Caryatid Stool
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The hard wood of this female Koulango statue, from the Ivory Coast in the early 20th century, has developed a beautiful black patina. With hands resting on the abdomen, and the neck ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

Three-Legged Tribal Stool Attributed to the Oromo from Ethiopia, Africa
Located in Miami, FL
A three-legged African stool or seat carved from a single piece of wood, attributable to the Oromo people in or around the city of Jimma in Ethiopia. This stool was as a utilitarian ...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali Wood Early to mid-20th century Measures: 68 x 13 in. / 173 x 33 cm With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was or...
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Mid-20th Century Other African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The price is for an individual currency and includes a stand. The custom stands can display the currencies horizontally with the rounded point facing to the left or right or mounted vertically. Please specify your preference. The shape of a Mfunte currency has a seemingly simple yet complex design. The forged iron surface was scratched in an end-to-end direction to create a visually interesting surface, a central raised vein to create two sections, and swelling was incorporated on the front at the straight end. The aging of the iron has further added to the texture and attractiveness of the design. Colonial coinage replaced Africa's traditional iron currencies...
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Late 19th Century Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Old African Wooden Mortar
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood mortar produced in Africa in the 1950s. With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. We simply imagine it plac...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Twentieth Century Tanzanian Maternity Figure
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Chamba Statue, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A small columnar, spiked statue in the form of a male figure, known as a ‘Tau-Wandoa’ (female statues are known as ‘Tau-Kendoa’), made from hard wood and a crafted iron stake allowin...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Fulani Currency Bracelet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Characterized by its open shape capped with geometric ends, this bracelet is but one form of the many types of body adornments favored the Fulani people of West Africa. The thick des...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestry Depicting Life Scenes Around a Village
Located in Barrington, IL
Beauty in Simplicity! Vintage Hand Woven African Tapestry Depicting Life Scenes Around a Village. Beauty in Simplicity! A beautiful handwoven African tapestry depicting people ...
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wool

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 Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Original painted African Tribal Carved and Painted Art Pieces
Located in Markington, GB
Set of two African tribal carved out of solid wood and painted art pieces.
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1980s Tribal Vintage African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Tooled Moroccan Etched Large Brass Oval Tray
Located in Malibu, CA
Fabulous very large handcrafted oval decorative brass tray. Very fine metalwork, hand-hammered & embossed with a floral pattern & center medallion with a fluted edge. Great to use on...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Brass

Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mbili currency used in the Ngbaka, Lobala and Bangala tribes in Congo. Circa Early 1800s, this spear point form is made in iron. It was used as a ma...
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Early 19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Hand Carved Wooden Makonde Mask from Mozambique, Tanzania, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden Makonde Mask From Mozambique, Tanzania Circa 1950s. Mozambican Makonde masks represent ancestral spirits who temporarily return to earth to appear in dances that c...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Sculptural African Mortar and Pestle
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Reminiscent of the Elemental sculpture of Constantin Brancusi, this Hardwood African Mortar and Pestle has a fantastic paper smooth age patin...
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20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Tetela Textile, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Congolese Textile Tetela DR Congo 19th century Measures: 68 x 41 inches (172 x 104 cm) Provenance: Ambre-Congo gallery, Brussels $5,000. A very rare ...
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1880s Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Expressive Early Classic Cubist Dan Mask Early 20th Century Liberia, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Expressive early classic cubist Dan mask with refined expressive look, narrow open eyes and mouth and fine line scarification marks around outside of face. Created early 20th century by the Dan People...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique African Bronze Bracelet Currency Bangle Tribal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique African bronze bracelet currency bangle Tribal art. High quality bronze currency bracelet from west Africa. Traditionally used in monetary fu...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana 'Bambara' People, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali Chiwara headcrests represent the antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African. Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized male face with finely carved beard. Wonderful asymmetrical incised classic Kuba crisscross design for hair. Deep patina from extensive use, early 20th century. Chips to top rim. Decorated rim to base. Measures 7 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Kuba palm wine cups...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Copper Crosses Called Handa, Katanga Region, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Copper crosses called Handa, Katanga region, Republic of Congo, 19th century. Cast copper in the shape of an equal-armed cross used as a form of curren...
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19th Century Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

Female Senufo Wood Maternity Figure with Baby Seated on Stool nursing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Female Senufo carved wood maternity figure seated on stool with baby in lap reaching up to feed. Represents the Mother feeding the community. Figure ...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic Luba face, DRC Africa. The mortar is heavily worn and polished outside from many years of use, and the inside shows deep wear...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Moorish Brass and Copper Tea Pot on Kettle
Located in Plainview, NY
This Mid-Century Moorish teapot on kettle is made or red copper and brass and stands is a true thing of beauty by standing on a beautifully carved Kettle / pedestal. Handcrafted by ...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish African Tribal Art

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Brass, Bronze

Early Carved Wood Tribal Mangbetu Ritual Vessel Pitcher Congo Africa Provenance
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood tribally used Mangbetu ritual vessel, from the Congo, Africa. Ritual vessel in the form of a wood pitcher with handle, expressive face with scarifications, organic ...
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Early 20th Century Tribal African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Egyptian Mummy Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Elegant old cedar wood sweet Egyptian mummy mask, 8 3/4 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips erosion and little bits mis...
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15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique African Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali Wood Early to mid-20th century Measures: 75.5 x 14 in. / 192 x 36 cm With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was originally used outdoors. Ca...
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Mid-20th Century Other African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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