You are looking at a Vintage Group of Three (3) Hand Carved Figures Makonde

You are looking at a Vintage Group of Three (3) Hand Carved Figures

Makonde People, Tanzania

This vintage work of art has been intricately carved by an Makonde tribal carver out of Mpingo or Black Wood Tree. Representing the full figures of three people, the lovely variegated grain of the fine hardwood is polished and carved to form beautifully detailed and graceful shapes.



The Makonde are one of the five major tribes in Tanzania who originally migrated north from Mozambique to the southern Tanzanian highlands. They are famous for their intricate carvings. The carvings are possibly the greatest art forms which originate from Tanzania and are considered the most positive and uninhibited of all East African art.
African Mpingo, Ebony Wood or African Black Wood, one of the most expensive wood products in the world, is extremely dense and has a rich sheen when polished, as seen in these handcrafted vintage pieces.
The ebony wood has all the natural variation inherent

$85 per on eba