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Monkey Ceremonial mask
carved wood, pigments
early 20th century
Baule people
Ivory Coast
West Africa

#tribal #tribalart #tribalmask #monkeymask #bauleculture #baule #ivorycoast #westafrica #africanmask #africanart #ethnographic #monkey #ritual #religion #initiation #protection #art #sculpture
June 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Standing figure wearing feathered costume
clay, pigments
circa 600-900 CE
Maya culture
Jaina Island, Yucatan, Mexico

#handmade #clay #pigment #figure #Maya #mayanpottery #jainaisland #islajaina #yucatan #mexico #ancientart #art #precolumbian #prehispanic #mesoamerica #mesoamericanart #tribalart
April 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Bini Saltcellar
carved ivory
c. 1525-1600 CE
Kingdom of Benin (modern day Nigeria)

#handmade #carved #ivory #saltcellar #bini #benin #nigeria #tribalart #africanart #africansculpture #antique #ivorysaltcellar #antiqueivory #africanivory #edo #cultureshock #europeanfigures #colonial #trade #exchange
July 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
drrobert25.bsky.social
BEcause I'm HAPPY...

#TribalArt
#Spiders
#InsectsAreAmazing
June 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Rattlesnake effigy
carved stone
n.d.
Aztec culture
Mexico

#prehispanic #precolumbian #art #sculpture #ancientart #carved #stone #handmade #rattlesnake #effigy #worship #religion #ritual #belief #tribalart #mesoamerica #mexico #tenochtitlan #mexicocity #cdmx #aztec #tlaloc #xipetotec #Xochiquetzal
For pre-Hispanic peoples the serpent is associated with the reproductive powers of the earth and fertility. They are also linked to rain and are closely related as a lightning image.
May 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
antbren.bsky.social
A small oil study I painted of a fragment of New Guinea stoneware.
4x4
Oil on Panel.

#oilpainting #tribalart
June 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Inupiaq Mask
carved wood
circa 1900
Inupiaq or Alaskan Inuit
Alaska

#tribalart #handmade #inuit #inupiaq #mask #shaman #inuitart #shamanmask #alaska
July 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
adaspota.bsky.social
Yup’ik mask that once belonged to André Breton, from Goodnews Bay, Alaska, late nineteenth to early twentieth century.
#tribalart
September 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
adaspota.bsky.social
Mask Representing the Female in the Vabo Masquerade, The Mumuye. Nigeria, 1700s.

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September 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
adaspota.bsky.social
Yup’ik masks are expressive shamanic ritual masks made by the Yup’ik people of southwestern Alaska, and one of the most popular forms of native Alaskan art.

Yup’ik Wolf Spirit Mask, 1850-75
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September 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
sheridanoakes.bsky.social
Papua New Guinea headdress.
Morgan Oakes Gallery.
#blueskyartshow #curve
#tribalart #oceanicart
June 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
maurostagi.bsky.social
#tribal #tribalart #maschera #mask #oilpastels #paint #painting #illustration #illustrazione #art #arte #artista #artist
April 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
#art #tribalart #beninbronze #africa #africanart
museumstories.bsky.social Museum Stories @museumstories.bsky.social · May 9
Portuguese traders arrived in the Kingdom of Benin around 1486. Among the goods they brought to trade: brass. Artists of the Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n, the brass-casting guild of Benin, took that brass and made this.
May 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Masks That Tell Stories in the Heart of Brussels

#Brussels #FleaMarket #Masks #TribalArt #SonyPhotography #Culture #History #Explore #Travel #streetphotography
February 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Zoomorphic sculpture
ceramic
350 BCE - 400 CE
Tumaco-La Tolita culture
Ecuador

#ancient #art #ceramic #sculpture #ceramicsculpture #religion #culture #TumacoLaTolita #ecuador #precolumbian #prehispanic #zoomorphic #snake #felinefangs #ritual #nature #divine #magic #tribalart #ancienttribalart
A Tumaco-La Tolita culture ancient Ecuador ceramic figure with several zoomorphic elements, including feline fangs, a necklace that transforms into a snake, and a snake emerging from its left eye - circa 350 BCE to 400 CE.
March 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. Created by the Aztec civilization of Mesoamerica, 1400-1521 AD. The mask was likely used in religious ceremonies and worn by a god impersonator or an effigy.

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September 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
otheroptionsdesign.bsky.social
Coptic cross pendants.
#blueskyartshow #Odd #basing #display #Tribalart
April 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Killer Whale vessel
painted ceramic
c. 100 BCE - 800 CE
Nazca culture
Peru

#handmade #art #ancientart #nazcaculture #peru #painted #ceramic #killerwhale #vessel #bottle #ritual #ceremonial #belief #religion #precolumbian #prehispanic #tribalart #larcomuseum #lima
This artifact is a Nazca culture vessel depicting a mythological "killer whale" or anthropomorphic sea creature. Originating from present-day Peru around 100 BCE – 800 CE, it was used in ceremonial contexts. The vessel often features stylized human heads within its design, representing the theme of headhunting in Nazca mythology. It is a notable piece housed in the Larco Museum in Lima.
June 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Raven Tlingit Headdress
19th Century
Wood, pigment, human hair, leather
British Columbia, Canada
15 x 15 x 10 inches

#firstnation #indigenous #handmade #tribal #tribalart #tlingit #raven #headdress #19thcentury #nativeamerican #britishcolumbian #canada
September 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Find some amazing #antique #textile #weaving from #africa #togo #westafrica #togo #flafani #senufo #tribalart https://www.kunst-aus-westafrika.com/shop-textilien
January 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Suaga mask
carved painted wood
Mambila people
Nigeria
mid 20th or before

#handmade #suagamask #mambila #nigeria #20thcentury #tribalart #suaga #africanart #africanmask
June 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Aaaaaaand the full piece!
#tribalart #nativeamericanart #pnw #salmon #eagle
March 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
morganoakesgallery.bsky.social
Coptic cross pendants.
#blueskyartshow #Odd #Art #Sculpture #Tribalart
April 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
spanoudis.bsky.social
#Totem, #StanleyPark,
#Vancouver, #Canada
photo by Steve Spanoudis
from the collections at theotherpages.org

#art #sculpture #carvings #tribal #firstnations #parks
#history #culture #travel #travelphotography #tourism
#photography #theotherpages #pacificnorthwest #urbanoasis #tribalart #belief
December 25, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Striking ritual skull from the Oceania collection at Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. A powerful glimpse into ancestral traditions and spiritual practices. #prettypictures #arne'spictures #photography #Paris #MuséeQuaiBranly #Oceania #tribalart #anthropology #culture #history
Striking ritual skull from the Oceania collection at Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. A powerful glimpse into ancestral traditions and spiritual practices. #prettypictures #arne'spictures #photography #Paris #MuséeQuaiBranly #Oceania #tribalart #anthropology #culture #history
February 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM