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Expressive Tribal Congo Mask in Patinated Wood – Figurative African Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This authentic Congo figurative mask is a striking example of African tribal art, carved by hand in
Category
20th Century Congolese Primitive Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
African Stool-Headrest
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African headrest-stool from Congo, Luba tribe,
correct and good patina and shine of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unknown and just told as
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Swazi Headrest With Old Label Attached, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
The form of this Swazi headrest consists of an upper section supported by two tapering legs, fluted with vertical grooves.
A central lug features on the underside of the headrest, ...
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Display Mask, African, Ironwood, Hand Carved, Ceremonial, Tribal
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display mask. An African, hand carved ironwood ceremonial tribal mask
Category
Late 20th Century Malawian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures – Igbuke Workshop Oyo Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
African tribal art.
Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
20th Century, Carved Wood Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, Tribal Art, Decorative Object
Located in Odense, DK
African tribal art into a modern interior. Its natural patina and tactile surface highlight the hands-on
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Base in Form of Foot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
3 Carved Wooden Ceremonial Masks from Nigeria, Africa and Indonesia These are
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Carved Wooden Ceremonial Masks from Nigeria, Africa and Indonesia
These are unusual pieces
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
African Dagari Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
.
Hand-carved from wood, the figure assumes a traditional reversed “y” shape, minimally articulated save
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire, " Carved Wood created circa 1900-1920 in Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire" is a carved wood stool created in Africa circa 1900-1920. The base of
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1940
s - 1950
s Zulu Milk Pail (
Ithunga
), South Africa
Located in London, GB
This early-twentieth-century tall, narrow vessel, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, would have
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa.
In
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three small holes on either side pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Male and Female African Statues from Cameroon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large impressive hand carved African statues of a man and woman from the Bangwa Tribe that inhabits
Category
Vintage 1920s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ancient African Wooden Stool
Located in Soho, London, GB
Ancient wooden stool with four feet dating to the 19th century. From Congo, Africa.
Provenance
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved African/Jamaican Bob Marley Style Rasta Live Edge Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Carved African/Jamaican Bob Marley Style Rasta Live Edge Wall Sculpture
This vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
African Mende Helmut Mask
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone
Category
20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Wood
Senufo
Statue on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-Carved Wood 'Senufo’' Fertility Statue, West Africa. Ivory Coast, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Carved African Wooden Tray with Rhinoceros and Savanna Decor- 2Y148
Located in Bordeaux, FR
depicting a rhinoceros in a savanna landscape. A fine example of African art, this piece showcases detailed
Category
20th Century French Empire Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$183 Sale Price
70% Off
An Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master
Located in London, GB
/ Tsonga – references
The Art of Southern Africa (The Terence Pethica Collection)
No. 57 (page 134/5
Category
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll Ghana African Tribal Art Ethnographic Sculpture
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana – African Tribal Art, Ethnographic Sculpture
A rare
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Carved from a single piece of wood
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Wood Sculpture
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very kool piece of African art. I am not exactly sure how old, but from bottom of base I would
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,400
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matching rare pair of stocky male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,320 Sale Price / set
44% Off
African Gabon Late 20th Century Wood Fang Headdress Mask with Monkey Skull
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon Late 20th Century (1990s) carved wood Fang ceremonial mask features a curved
Category
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint
African Basuku Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
carved in the likeness of a deceased chieftain. The artisan intentionally pronounced the eyes, cheeks
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
African Akuaba Fertility Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a fertility mask called an AKUABA.
It's a ceremonial mask of the Akan tribe of Ghana.
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Masks
Materials
Metal
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large African Face Shield
Located in Norton, MA
It's a completed solid wood piece carved by hand with a very simple tool. The end result shows the
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, SONGYE SHIELD, Congo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
The Songye Shield is a striking example of African tribal art from the Congo, dating back to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Primitive Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Wood Baule Goli Elephant Face Mask with Horns
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood ceremonial Goli (traditional African dance and
Category
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Horn
African Cote dVoire 20th Century Wood
Brass Do Society Ligbi Hornbill Mask
Located in Queens, NY
African Cote dVoire 20th Century carved wood Do Society Ligbi hornbill mask in bird form with eye
Category
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
African Stone Sculpture, Man Bust or Mask, 1960s.
Small African stone statuette, standing at 11 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
African Wood Decorative Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Wood Decorative Mask, hand-carved African mask from Ghana of a smiling lady face
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ebony Wood Hand Carved African Elephant
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand carved wood ebony African elephant.
Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved African Elephant Sculpture in
Category
Vintage 1950s Kenyan Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Pair Of Hand Carved Wooden African Candle Holders, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Pair Of Hand Carved Wooden African Candle Holders, 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s African Folk Art Candelabras
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Vintage Zulu Long Wood Pipes on Custom Stands Beads South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three vintage Zulu long carved wood pipes on custom metal stands, South Africa. Each on
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century African Women Wood Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional African wood carving ,mounted on custom-made steel base of women graciously looking
Category
Vintage 1960s Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
$1,100 Sale Price
34% Off
Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original applied patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Carved Solid Ebony Bookends African Heads on Base 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
French Art Deco Carved Solid Ebony Bookends African Heads on Base 1920s
These breathtaking objects
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Ebony
Ashanti wooden footstool West-Africa Ghana
Located in Zemst, BE
Ashanti footstool, Ghana West-Africa
Handcut and handcarved
Fine condtion
Period: probably post
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Italian 1950s Plaster African Dancer
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion.
The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
Large African Tribal Dance Mask From Zaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Beba Bomba, Zaire dance mask worn as a helmet. A fine example of its type in carved and painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Three Tutsi Gourd Vessels Burundi Africa
Located in Rochester, NY
aged old surface color. Mid 20th century. Burundi Africa. Measurements - gourd w/ woven natural grass
Category
Mid-20th Century Burundian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$550 / set
Carved Africian Wood Ceremonial Mask On Custom Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A strongly carved mask, likely Baule Tribe, on custom iron display stand. With fine serene features
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Lega - Kwele Mask from Congo Africa, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand-carved partially painted (natural pigments) Lega/kwele/bakwele mask. Artisan made in Congo
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Fruitwood
Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Folk Art Ashanti Sculpted Wood Art Chairs / Stools
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of small, charming hand carved stools from Africa, circa early 1900's.
Beautifully hand
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Big Vintage African Hand Carved Ebony Statue - Reclining Object Table Decoration
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
featuring a Tribal Man and Fish from the 1950s. This intricately hand-carved art piece serves as an
Category
Vintage 1950s African Folk Art Serving Pieces
Materials
Ebony
$134 Sale Price
25% Off
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Carved Wood Pipe Depicting Two Heads of African Men, Ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco
Tobacco Smoking Pipe
Two Heads of African Men
Hand-Carved Wood
Circa 1920s
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Stone
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Folk Art lamps - Hand carved African Figures on a black base - A decorative brass rod
Category
20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Helmet Crest Ngoin Mask from Cameroon Africa
Located in Atlanta, GA
is nicely displayed on a black metal stand.
Reference: For a similar mask, see page 62 of African
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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African Carved Art For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of African carved art available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every item from our selection of African carved art was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of African carved art, we have 271 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of African carved art bearing Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of African carved art over the years, but those crafted by Hiroyuki Nishimura, Zogei and Baule Tribe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an African Carved Art?
Prices for a piece of African carved art start at $275 and top out at $56,250 with the average selling for $1,447.
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- 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.
- 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, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- What is carved wood art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What carved wood art is called depends on the type of piece. Three-dimensional pieces created by hand-carving wood are whittlings, while carvings into a flat piece of wood are reliefs. Shop a collection of wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
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