Within NOA Living’s curated universe of design, our Antiques & Ethnographic Objects collection stands as a living archive of global heritage—where form, spirit, and function converge. Each piece is a vessel of memory: shaped by ritual, worn by time, and carried across generations. Hand-selected from across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, these objects embody not just aesthetic significance, but deep cultural symbolism and ancestral artistry.

The collection includes hand-coiled Pottery & Terracotta vessels once used in daily sustenance and sacred ceremony, carved Headrests that guarded dreams in the night, Headdresses that crowned rites of passage, and Senufo beds and stools, whose elegant silhouettes reflect the reverence for rest and ritual in West African tradition. From the sculptural Spider and Ashanti stools to guardian Statues and Objects, every item speaks with authenticity—bearing the tactile truths of human expression, craft, and spirituality.

At NOA Living, we preserve and present these timeless artifacts not as museum relics, but as enduring companions to modern life—ready to transform interiors with depth, dignity, and story. This is more than a collection—it is a conversation between continents, generations, and the quiet power of the handmade.

Antiques & Ethnographic Objects

Antiques & Ethnographic Objects

Showing 1–20 of 68 artworks

Ukhamba: Beer Drinking Pot (Zulu People, Southern Africa)
10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ Hand crafted from clay, with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish; coil method construction. $3,800.00

Ukhamba: Beer Drinking Pot (Zulu People, Southern Africa)
10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ Hand crafted from clay, with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish; coil method construction. $2,400.00

Apache Ola Basket
21 x 22 x 20.5 ″ $4,800.00

"Cycle of Return: Ekonda Botolo Hat with Five Tiers and Orb-Patterned Skirt"
13 x 7.4 x 8 ″ Hand woven and molded from raffia and metal $1,899.00

Royal Feather Hat, aka "juju hat" or "tyn", Bamileke People, Cameroon
18 x 36 x 36 ″ Hand tied chicken or guinea bird feathers $555.00

Royal Feather Hat, aka "juju hat" or "tyn", Bamileke People, Cameroon
18 x 36 x 36 ″ Hand tied chicken or guinea bird feathers $555.00

Royal Feather Hat, aka "juju hat" or "tyn", Bamileke People, Cameroon
18 x 36 x 36 ″ Hand tied chicken or guinea bird feathers $555.00

Royal Feather Hat, aka "juju hat" or "tyn", Bamileke People, Cameroon
18 x 36 x 36 ″ Hand tied from chicken or guinea bird feathers $569.00

Royal Feather Hat, aka "juju hat" or "tyn", Bamileke People, Cameroon
18 x 36 x 36 ″ Hand tied chicken or guinea bird feathers $555.00

Uphiso: Beer Drinking Vessel (Tsonga People, Mozanbique)
13 x 14 x 14 ″ Hand molded of clay with amasumpa, ukufusa; wax finish; coil method construction, $2,280.00

Three-Spouted Ritual Vessel (Cross river region, Nigeria)
10 x 12 x 12 ″ Hand molded of terra-cotta clay. $1,690.00

Ritual Pot: Beer Drinking and Fermentation Vessel (Mandingo People,Guinea)
16 x 14 x 14 ″ Hand molded from terra-cotta clay. $1,559.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
18 x 15 x 15 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,200.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
17 x 15 x 15 ″ Hand crafted from clay, employing coil method construction. $1,450.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
18 x 16 x 16 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,250.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
19 x 17 x 17 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay $900.00

Lidded Pot, (Lobi People, Burkina Faso, West Africa)
21 x 21 x 21 ″ Hand molded from terra-cotta clay. $8,990.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
16 x 16 x 16 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,195.00

Three Spouted Vessel (Bukusu People, Kenya)
18 x 18.5 x 18.5 ″ Handcrafted terra-cotta, clay $3,900.00

Azande Altar Vessel, Azande People, Congo
21 x 13 x 13 ″ Hand crafted of terra-cotta clay. $5,000.00