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Africa

Masks, tribal artifacts, bronzes, textiles, and contemporary handicraft. Also soaps, candles, home accessories for modern living, and much more.

Adinkra African Gourd Stamps

Adinkra stamps are from the Asante people of Ghana and are stamps made of calabash (gourd) used to imprint cloth with a thick black dye. Each...

African Baskets

African baskets from Zanzibar: We offer a wide range of African Baskets, from Rwandan Friendship baskets to finely crafted Zulu baskets from...

African Benin Bronze

The originators of the lost wax method, for centuries the Benin culture of west Africa has created fantastic works of bronze.

African Candles

A wide selection of African hand-crafted candles in tapers, pillars and floating designs. Traditional tribal patterns, exotic animal prints and...

African Clubs & Knobkerries

Maasai and Samburu rungus and Zulu knobkerrie hand held clubs.

African Folk Art

Decorative, whimsical pieces carved of wood, made with recycled materials including wire and bottlecaps, you name it.. you might find it here! ...

African Jewelry

Steeped with tradition, these contemporary, vintage and antique beads, necklaces, bracelets and more are a colorful, cultural feast for the...

African Masks

Including contemporary decorative and reproduction masks as well as vintage and antique ethnographic pieces from private and ex-museum collections.

African Pottery

A wealth of contemporary handicraft, faithful reproductions, and vintage and antique creations crafted in clay.

African Soaps

Traditional black soap and other African-made soaps featuring shea, mango, and cocoa butter, traditional herbal blends, essential oils and more.

African Statues & Figures

A veritable plethora of carvings, statuary, and figures both ritual and domestic, from across the many kingdoms, tribes and peoples of Africa.

African Textiles

A rich assortment of the tribal textile treasures of Africa, including mud cloth, indigo cloth, kente cloth, korhogo cloth, kuba cloth, kanga...

Cartouche Egyptian Jewelry

Custom Egyptian Cartouche pendants and jewelry are hand crafted in Egypt by master jewelers. Our stocked as well as custom made to order Egyptian...

Colonial Figures

Colonial Figures from the Baule Tribe of the Ivory Coast, West Africa.

Egyptian Jewelry & Cartouches

Beautiful hand formed sterling silver earrings, unique scarab pendants and earrings; as well as custom cartouches with your name in Hieroglyphics,...

Egyptian Perfume Bottles

Zanzibar offers over 100 different styles of hand-blown perfume bottles from the Nile Valley.

Handcarved Twig Birds from Kenya

These deceptively life-like birds are carved from sustainably harvested tree branches (the wood comes from a city-run tree trimming program that...

Incense from Africa

Traditional Frankincense & Myrrh in pure resin form...

Korhogo Cloth

Korhogo cloth colorfully depicts hunters, spirits and animals. Hand woven and dyed in northern Ivory Coast, Africa, each piece is an individual...

Kuba Cloth

Kuba cloth is hand woven cloth made of the fronds of the raffia palm tree. Men split the fronds into grass-like material then weave it into flat,...

Mudcloth from Mali

Originated by African women of Mali's Bamana culture centuries ago, hand-woven and hand-dyed mud cloth or mudcloth or bogolan uses a centuries-old...

Mudcloth Scarves from Mali

Originated by African women of Mali's Bamana culture centuries ago, hand-woven and hand-dyed mud cloth or mudcloth or bogolan uses a centuries-old...

Recycled Glass Items

Recycled Glass items

Recycled Tin & Metal Animals

Crafted by the Mukhuna brothers of Zimbabwe, Africa, these wonderful renditions of Africa's most popular wildlife are painted in bright, bold...

Ritual Objects from Egypt

From the land of the Pharaohs we offer hand carved stone scarabs, dieties and gods as well as charms, necklaces and vases...

Seed Pod Birds from Zimbabwe

Fun and colorful, our realistically painted birds are actually made out of seed pods from a tree! Each one has feet made of wire. Produced by a...

Shea Butter

Our 100 % PURE SHEA BUTTER is a superior moisturizer, containing remarkable healing properties for various skin aliments.

Soapstone & Shona Sculpture

Meticulously carved and hand-painted fair-trade soapstone boxes, containers, dishes and figures from Kenya, East Africa. Our Shona sculptures...

Standard & Superior Baskets

Standard and Superior Standard Zulu baskets are very good quality and yet very affordable. We hand pick each one from hundreds of baskets.

Tribal Artifacts from Africa

Milk, water and food containers, bowls, dishes, utensils, makeup containers, storage jars, stools and more...

West African Slingshots

In West African, several cultures, especially the Baule and the Lobi use slingshots. We also get slingshots from the Senufo, Bamana and Bozo...

Wood Carvings

Hand carved wooden works of art, including giraffes, elephants, lions, cheetahs, rhinos, gazelles, hippos, and more!

Bamana Ntomo Mask

$720.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Beautiful, older mask which shows many years of use and repeated application...

Baule Slingshot

$69.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

A nice older, recently oiled (just prior to collection) compact Baule...

Contemporary Coptic Ethiopian Crosses

$12.00 
Availability: (12 in stock)

Contemporary Ethiopian Coptic crosses, made from nickel and silver and copper.

Dan Gagon Mask

$1,460.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Absolutely stunning Dan Gagon - also spelled Ge Gon - hornbill mask from...

Dan Mask

$840.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Dan Mask

Dogon Animal (Hare/Rabbit) Mask

$325.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Nice newer used and danced Dogon animal mask. This one most probably...

Ekoi Headdress

$1,450.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

A very interesting Ejagham or Ekoi wooden carved headdress with skin...

Elephant Hair Grass Bracelet

$8.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

TEMP OUT OF STOCK

Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross

$420.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Ethiopian Crosses

Ethnographic Masaii Shield 24-36"

$110.00 
Availability: (2 in stock)

Impressive looking shields made by the Masaii nomadic people of Kenya. ...

Hand carved Soapstone Hearts

$7.00 
Availability: (99 in stock)

Fantastically hand carved soapstone hearts in two sizes: small (approx. 2"...

Hand carved Soapstone Hearts

$7.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Fantastically hand carved soapstone hearts in two sizes: small (approx. 2"...

Large hand painted twig birds from Kenya

$12.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

10/18/11: Temp SOLD-OUT

Large Horn Bracelets

$8.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Made from cowhorn and painted and dyed with natural dyes and pigments. ...

Leather woven bracelet with Cowrie Shells

$4.00 
Availability: (15 in stock)

Small woven bracelet with two cowrie shells.

Multi Colored Mudcloth

$36.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Multi Colored Mudcloth

$32.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Multi Colored Mudcloth

$36.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Multi Colored Mudcloth

$36.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

PREMO Multi Colored Mudcloth

$65.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

Recycled Glass Hearts in Two sizes!

$3.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

SORRY--Temp OUT-OF-STOCK on BOTH sizes (7/20/10)

Set of 3 Small Flat soapstone hearts

$9.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Hand carved of soapstone, also known as Kissi stone, these small hearts are...

Set of 3 Small Flat soapstone stars

$12.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Sorry, SOLD-OUT until fall 2012

Small hand painted twig birds from Kenya

$8.00 
Availability: (15 in stock)

These deceptively life-like birds are carved from sustainably harvested tree...

Small Horn Bracelets

$12.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Made from cowhorn and painted and dyed with natural pigments, these...

Soapstone Mini Elephant

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, this happy...

Soapstone Mini Elephant Half Moon

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, this happy...

Soapstone Mini Fish

$5.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Giraffes

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Guina Fowl

$5.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Hippos

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Lions

$10.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Rhinos

$10.00 
Availability: (5 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Turtles

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Soapstone Mini Zebras

$10.00 
Availability: (6 in stock)

Decked out in safari colors and traditional African designs, these happy...

Spice baskets from Kenya

$12.00 


In traditional Kikuyu homes in Kenya, small baskets like these have been...

Sterling Silver Personalized Custom Cartouches

$60.00 
Availability: (99 in stock)

Amazing hand-crafted custom made Egyptian Cartouche Pendants in Sterling...

Vintage & Antique Coptic Ethiopian Crosses

$55.00 


All of the crosses on these photos are vintage and or antique crosses. Most...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

Vintage Adinkra Stamp Symbol

$16.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

One of a kind, used, vintage Adinkra Stamp crafted from the rind of a gourd...

West Afrian Slingshot featuring bearded man

$120.00 
Availability: (1 in stock)

A bearded man is features as the handle of this slinghsot from an unknown...

Woven Copper Wire Bracelets

$5.00 
(OUT OF STOCK)

Small woven bracelets featuring copper wire and assorted colors of...