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Portrait of African Women in Copper by Tshiasuma, circa 1984
By Tshiasuma
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Original copper panel representing two women's faces.
Handmade brassware work by an African artist
Category
Vintage 1980s African Colonial Revival Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture !
I saw only
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Archaistic Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Representation of an African Giraffe Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved giraffe representation
Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko
Signed Mwamba
Category
Vintage 1940s African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Representation of an African Woman Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved woman representation.
Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko.
Signed Mwamba
Category
Vintage 1940s African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin.
Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was
Category
20th Century Congolese Other Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
H 8.67 in W 9.65 in D 4.81 in
Pair of African Igbo Open-Sided Cast Copper Cuff Bracelets
By Igbo People
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of African Igbo open-sided cast copper cuff bracelets, circa 1980s. The pair are a
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Beautiful Hammered Copper Bas-relief of an African Woman
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Hammered Copper Bas-relief of an African Woman
This 1981 masterpiece, signed by renowned
Category
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces. On custom mounts. In
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
H 15 in W 10 in D 1 in
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda Culture, African Art
By Ekonda Culture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kutu Anklet-Ekonda culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. Puddle cast, forged and engraved copper
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper, Metal
19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Copper Snake Currency Sculpture Zaire Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th or early 20th century copper snake currency sculpture Zaire Africa
Ngelima culture, Zaire
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Other Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
African Art by Tshibanda Bondo, Relief in Brass, 1978
By Tshibanda Bondo
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Tshibanda Bondo, Relief in Brass, 1978
Tshibanda Bondo (Senegalese, born 1947
Category
20th Century Congolese More Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency Mongo 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency MONGO Tshuapa District - D.R Congo
4494 gr
Beautiful patina
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Antiquities
Materials
Copper
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Copper
African Metal Currency Exchange Object
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional African Currency Object in Patinated Metal,
Congo from around 1970,
the metal has a
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Eccentric XXL Wall Object of a Belly Dancer Made of Hammered Copper
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Eccentric XXL wall object of a belly dancer made of hammered copper.
This exotic dancer form the
Category
20th Century African Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
African Kuba Helmet Mask on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Congo, Central Africa circa mid-20th century. The carved wood mask was decorated with copper plates on
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Copper
Handwoven Telephone Wire Accent, Copper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
It is said that this stunning art form started with the African night shift security workers being
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wire
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
work would clearly stand out in any African or tribal art collection or be a great eye-catching stand
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Copper
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Allegory of Africa - 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Africa is a stunning oil painting on copper, inspired by Adriaen Collaert’s engravings of the Four
Category
Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Copper
Art Déco Black Wood Sculpture of an African Warrior by Karl Hagenauer, Austria
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco black wood sculpture of an African warrior with a spear by Karl
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper, Bronze
H 11.5 in W 12 in D 3 in
Tuareg African Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Africa and is made out of pewter and then decorated with copper and brass pieces which are hammered into
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Africa and is made out of pewter and then decorated with copper and brass pieces which are hammered into
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
African Tuareg Tea Pot Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg tea pot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Copper, Pewter, Brass
Mbole Copper Anklet Currency
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
unknown, but similar pieces have been found to be centuries old. These dramatic copper forms have been
Category
Antique 19th Century African Other Primitives
Materials
Copper
Colonial Art Deco Style Copperware Panel with Rich Patina, 2 African Women, 1984
By Tshiasuma
Located in L'Etang, FR
Beautiful copper panel.
Handwork of a African Artist, the patina is wonderful.
Signed and
Category
Vintage 1980s African Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Copper
H 15.36 in W 20.08 in D 0.79 in
Ghana African Tribal Carved Hammered Copper Folk Art Warrior Face Mask 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Ghana African hand carved tribal mask featuring an elongated slender warrior face with
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Copper
H 16.25 in W 2.5 in D 5 in
Wrought Copper Low-Relief Depicting African Scenes with Cubist Figures
By Kalumba Tshung Manu Gabriel
Located in Paris, FR
Wrought copper panel by the acclaimed Zaïre artist Gabriel Kalumba Tshung Manu (1940-2019), worked
Category
Vintage 1980s Congolese Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
H 31.5 in W 73.43 in D 1.58 in
African Fork Art Antique Object "Panther" Early 20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
coloring shows the age of the piece.
In general, this is a very rare African folk art in good condition
Category
Early 20th Century African Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black Stand.
Andrianna Shamaris
Category
Early 20th Century Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large African Igbo Coiled Copper Manilla Currency, Early 20th Century, Nigeria
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive coiled copper manilla currency piece with gorgeous patina, early 20th
Category
Vintage 1930s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper
H 4 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage African hand made copper wall masks from the 60s to the 70s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage African handmade copper wall masks from the 60s to the 70s
Set of hanging beaten African
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Masks
Materials
Copper
Old Solid Copper Hollow Circular Form Mbole Currency DRC Africa Early 20th Cent
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large copper currency piece from the Mbole people in Democratic Republic of Congo, in a large
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
H 40 in W 9.75 in L 40 in
Large Copper African Currency Cuff / Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Initially crafted as foot cuffs, these African coins evolved over time, growing in size and weight
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century African Mask
Located in Miami, FL
A monumental welded brass and copper African mask. Highly decorative!
Category
Vintage 1970s American Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Set of Three Mongo Ekonda African Currency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three African Currency copper ankle cuffs.
all three pieces are well worn and all
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
African Mounted Copper Manilla Bracelet Currency Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in a wide
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Mid-20th Century Tuareg Teapot Mauritania Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Antique African Moble Ankle Bracelet Currency on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African Mbole copper bracelet currency from the early 20th century. This antique tribal anklet
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Igbo Tribe West African Manilla Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
centuries to purchase slaves, ivory, and other trade items. These pre colonial African copper alloy
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron, Copper
Art Deco Profile of an African Woman, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
and copper wire jewelry.
Note: A second sculpture of the same style is also available.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Igbo, Coiled Bracelet Currency from Nigeria
Located in Dallas, TX
Two sizes of coiled bracelet currency mounted on stands. These copper alloy bracelets were used as
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
"African Head, " Very Fine Art Deco Wall Sculpture by Casals
By Raimon Casals i Alsina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, this stylized African female head is composed of sculpted iron and copper. Clearly influenced by
Category
Early 20th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Copper
Solid Copper Early 20th Century Tribal Mbole Currency, Africa, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Solid copper early 20th century tribal Mbole Currency, Africa, Congo
Large
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
African Igbo Coiled Copper Manilla Currency, 20th Century, Nigeria
Located in Austin, TX
A large and attractive copper spiral manilla currency piece, Igbo tribe, Nigeria, early to mid-20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Large African Mbole Copper Currency, Mid to Late 20th Century, D.R. Congo
Located in Austin, TX
A unusually large and impressive Mbole people hammered copper currency piece, mounted on a custom
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Colonial Art Deco Copper Sculpture Relief Picture
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Original South African Art Deco Picture/Sculpture in hand hammered Copper. Patinated by the Artist
Category
Vintage 1930s South African Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Copper
African Tuareg Teapot Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Very Large Mid-20th Century African Tribal Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent African tribal mask hand-carved and constructed with copper and wood. Decorated with
Category
20th Century Kenyan Masks
Materials
Copper
Mid-20th Century Tuareg Teapot Mauritania Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot Mauritania, Africa.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
African Sculpture Kota Reliquary Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as guardians
Category
20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of African Mounted Copper Bracelet 'Manilla' Currency Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in a
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
African Mali Warka Marka Carved Wood and Metal Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic mask. Warka masks are usually made of elongated carved wood and covered with copper
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Masks
Materials
Copper
African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
in any African or tribal art collection or be a great eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 23.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
Traditional Primitive Tribal Art Bakota Reliquary Figure from Gabon, Africa
Located in Miami, FL
copper or brass strips, plates of wire.
Bokata figure is part of a formidable collection of African Art
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Wire
H 21 in W 9.5 in D 4.75 in
African copper and wood head
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved and shaped tree branch with copper and copper strips applied to make handsome two sided face
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
African copper strips on carved wood branch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved and shaped tree branch with copper and copper strips applied to make handsome two sided face
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Four Antique African Currency in Hammered Copper
Located in Wainscott, NY
Four Antique African Currency in Hammered Copper " Round" Shaped.
Priced Separately
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Early 20th Century Copper 'Mbole' Currency
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century copper 'Mbole' currency on contemporary blackened iron stand
'Congo'
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Tribal Art
Early 20th Century Copper 'Mbole' Currency
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century copper 'Mbole' currency on contemporary blackened iron stand
' Demoncratic
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Tribal Art
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of African copper art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, copper and wood. If you’re shopping for a piece of African copper art, we have 31 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of African copper art — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A choice in our collection of African copper art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made object in our assortment of African copper art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, Conrad Hicks and Ekonda Culture are consistently popular.
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- What is African art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021African art is painting, sculptures, masks or installations that originate from the African continent. Masquerade, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, fiber art and dance are particularly popular artistic expressions in Africa. Many of these art forms are defined by expressive individualism, an emphasis on the human figure and visual abstraction.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023One of the key characteristics of African art is that it tends to emphasize emotion over realism, so pieces often don't closely resemble their animal or human subjects. In addition, traditional African artists tend to work in three-dimensional formats like sculptures rather than painting or drawing. Also, many pieces have a spiritual meaning to the creators and their cultures. On 1stDibs, shop a range of African art from some of the world's top sellers.
- What is African art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021African art is simply called African art. Sculpture, pottery, painting, rock art and other works of visual art native to Africa all fall under the umbrella of African art (performance art that originates in Africa will also be called African art). On 1stDibs, there is an exquisite range of African art to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Traditional African wooden art is a term that describes pieces made by artists in Africa using techniques that have been passed down through generations. Examples include masks, figurines and sculptures depicting human and animal figures. Find a collection of traditional African art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.