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Vintage Hanging North African Hanukkah Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage hannukah menorah. This piece is cast brass that has aged beautifully with an ornate design that is beautiful and inspiring. The pati...
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1960s Folk Art Vintage Central African Folk Art
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Brass
Mid-Century Wooden Carved African Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage sculptural wooden stool, made in Africa.
Mid 20th century organic modern form.
A charming decorative object for the modern interior with a fi...
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20th Century Organic Modern Central African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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German Carved Wooden Figure of Shepherdess with a Sheep
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Carved Wooden Folk Art Owl
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Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
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Vintage Kuba textile panel. Handwoven and hand embroidered raffia palm fibre. From the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), mid-20th century.
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Panels like this were worn by women on ceremonial occasions as overskirts; some may also have been made as tribute cloths. The underlying fabric is woven exclusively by men; the decoration is done solely by women, utilizing linear embroidery and cut pile techniques. The fibre is won from the underside of the fronds of the Raffia palm.
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Vintage Kuba Raffia Textile Panel, Central Africa, Mid-20th Century
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