African Carved Heads
Carved Wooden African Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand carved head of Hardwood. A stunning sculpted and carved piece. A stand alone
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage African-Style Carved Rosewood Head Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage African-style carved rosewood head sculpture
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Nicely carved.
A good eye-catching accent piece.
Dimensions: 8.25" high, 5" wide, 7" deep.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
African Carved Wooden Women Heads in the Tribal Style.
Located in Bochum, NRW
Set of 10 African women's heads carved in wood in a tribal style. Great decorative effect in any
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$654 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 7.09 in W 6.7 in D 1.58 in
African Tanzania Contemporary Carved Wood Makonde Fearsome Demon Head
Located in Queens, NY
African Tanzania Contemporary carved wood Makonde fearsome demon head in stylized elongated form
Category
20th Century African Tribal Busts
$500
H 18.25 in W 2.75 in D 3.5 in
African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Tsogo Heddle Pulley with Carved Head
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese 20th c. wooden wishbone shaped heddle pulley, hand carved by the Tsogo people with the
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone
$1,600
H 24.5 in W 12.5 in D 3.5 in
19th century African Head Rest
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century African head rest
Category
Antique 19th Century African Antiquities
Materials
Wood
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye 2-Headed Janus Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye 2-headed Janus guardian
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,200
H 23.25 in W 6.25 in D 7.5 in
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi 2-Headed Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,200
H 10 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage African Carved Blackwood Tribal Warrior Head Bust Sculpture 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand carved Blackwood statue / sculpture - the bust of a male head with elongated neck and
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
H 17.5 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
Vintage African Wooden Decor Stand With Three Carved Spearpoint Heads.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage African Wooden Decor Stand With Three Carved Spearpoint Heads.Interlocked Wooden Sculpture
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Farm Tables
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
$3,797 / set
H 8.86 in W 6.3 in D 3.75 in
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally carved Central African tribal anthropomorphic wooden double head palm
Category
20th Century North African Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decorative Piece
Description
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
$498
H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in
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
Hand Carved Solid Ebony wood African tribal Warrior Head Bust Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand carved bust head African sculpture circa 1950's, nice clean condition.
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
$225
H 10.5 in W 3 in D 4.5 in
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
$750
H 2.25 in W 1.75 in D 6.25 in
A hand carved African head by sculptor Arthur Dupagne, Belgium - first half 20th
By Arthur Dupagne
Located in London, GB
Massive granite block carved into a fine African head. The work attributed to 20th century sculptor
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Expressionist Busts
Materials
Granite
$16,413
H 10.24 in W 9.85 in D 10.24 in
Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
and patina over the carved wood. Traded by a professor working in Africa in the 1950’s and then in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts
Materials
Wood
$3,750
H 40.5 in W 9 in D 16 in
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Nkisi Koso 2-Headed Dog Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of Congo 20th Century carved wood nail fetish figure in 2-headed dog
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$4,400
H 6.75 in W 14.5 in D 5.5 in
Vintage Carved Wooden Head with Removable Feathers, Carved from Single Burr
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
a head, carved from one piece of lovely timber that is beautifully burred, the feathers are
Category
20th Century African Bohemian Masks
Materials
Wood
$478
H 12.21 in W 14.57 in D 5.32 in
Tall African Ibibio Head Mask with Polychrome Nigeria Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall Ibibio wood mask from Nigeria, Africa, circa 20th century. The head mask was carved in with
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
East African Drum
Located in Queens, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with animal skin top
Category
20th Century African Tribal Musical Instruments
Materials
Animal Skin
Ethiopian Wood Head Rest With Silver White Metal Beads and Dangles, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An old well used Ethiopian head rest with attached oxidized silver or white metal beads and dangles
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,250
H 5.75 in W 5.75 in D 5 in
East African Figurative Face Drum
Located in Queens, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with beard and skin top, signed.
Category
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
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Art Deco Hagenauer Workshop Ebonised Carved Wood African Head
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in London, GB
Carved in wood and ebonised with nickel plated necklace rings. Mounted on a circualr nickel plated
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Sculptures
Luba Memory or Story Board with Head Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A rare finely carved Luba memory or story board in the shape of a carved paddle with inlaid bead
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 7 in D 2 in
Pair of Antique Carved Heads, African, Ebony, Decorative Statue, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique carved heads. An African, solid ebony decorative statue, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 18.51 in W 6.7 in D 7.09 in
African Royal Cameroon Ceremonial Bed with Carved Buffalo Heads
Located in Asheville, NC
African beds of this type were reserved only for the King of a tribe. An African King would sooner
Category
20th Century African Benches
Head in Hands-Carved Unusual African Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
This hand-carved African sculpture depicting a man's head resting in a pair of hands features
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Petite African "Bamileke" Head Rest
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful African "bamileke" head rest carved from one large piece of Teum wood. Intricate design
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Head Finely Hand Carved in Heavy Hardwood, Mid 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very impressive, finely hand carved small Figure of a Girl's Head in a very heavy
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
African Carved Wood Ram
s Head Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome carved wood ram head wall sculpture from Africa, probably used in tribal ceremonies as a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 21 inches tall including the custom made iron base this Shona head is carved in Serpentine
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 21 in W 12 in D 14 in
Large-Scale Vintage African Beaded Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Intricately carved and beaded African head sculpture.
Glass beads over clay base.
Very striking
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Beads
Handmade Wooden Sculpture of a Head of an African Women by Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Antwerp, BE
A head of an African women with necklace, wall mask.
By Hagenauer.
Signature or marks: WHW Made
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Baga Wood Offering Bowl, Tribal Altar Piece with Head and Snake, Africa, Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Baga wood offering bowl. Tribal altar piece with head and snake, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Guinean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 11.25 in W 9 in D 9 in
Karl Springer Hand-Carved African Sculpture on Custom Suede Base, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved African sculpture, woman's head with four horns, by the Ekoi tribe in Nigeria with a
Category
Vintage 1980s Nigerian Tribal Busts
Materials
Leather, Suede, Wood, Paint
Large Authentic Hand-Carved African Sculpture on Suede Base by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Authentic hand-carved African sculpture, woman's head with four horns, by the Ekoi tribe in Nigeria
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Masks
H 30.5 in W 27 in D 25 in
Bamana Antelope Mask, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very old African carved wood head crest in the form of a long horned antelope with a very long
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Tusk Lamp
Located in Manhasset, NY
Handmade artisan lamp, with genuine antique ivory tusk carved into and African woman's head, comes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled african head bust hand carved in black wood. It has a slight tilt - leaning to one
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Carved Wood African Head Sculpture, 20th Century
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare decorative art object
Solid carved wood on metal (probably bronze) necklace style base
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ibo Head African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Ibo female head with white face, very realistic, and beautifully carved.
Category
Vintage 1940s Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Walking Stick Cane with Carved Ebony African Tribal Male Head
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Walking stick cane with carved ebony African tribal male head.
Category
Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
African Fang Style Carving of a Woman Head
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Fang sculpture. This is a good carved sculpture with a good patina. The Fang tribe mostly lives
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large-Scale Vintage African Beaded Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Intricately carved and beaded sculpture.
Glass beads over clay base.
Very striking and unusual.
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Clay
Bidjogo Tribal Altar Sculpture with Head, Guinea-Bissau, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Bidjogo Tribal Altar sulpture with Head, 17", Guinea-Bissau, Africa
A ritually used old altar
Category
Early 20th Century Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Bird Head Knife Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African bird head knife Democratic Republic of Congo 20th century.
MO# 0040
From the Fang/Kota
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Igbo Tribal Seated Ikenga Figure with Sword and Head Africa, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Igbo tribal seated Ikenga figure with sword and head Africa, Nigeria
Classic Ikenga Shrine figure
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Zulu Wooden Tribal Contemporary Sculpture of Black African Male Bust
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved tribal wooden Zulu African head, very nicely carved with gold embellished jewelry and
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Massai Wooden Figural Carving Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and finely carved vintage African Massai wooden female head carved on a solid wooden
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
African Bed with Carved Buffalo Heads
Located in New York, NY
CARVED BUFFALO HEADS ON BASE-LARGE PLANKED TOP VERY STURDY
Category
Vintage 1930s African Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carved and ebonized African female head
Located in Vancouver, BC
Stamped AFF Paris, circa 1930
Category
20th Century French Statues
Materials
Brass
Decorative 1950s Carved Wooden Rhino Head
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A superb 1950s carved and mounted wooden Rhino's head, with a silver-plate plaque with the words
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Primitive Hand-Carved Stone Head of a Man
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Standing 9" high and originating from the African continent, this naive approach to carving a stone
Category
20th Century African Busts
Materials
Stone
Large Antelope Chi Wara Head-Crest African Wood Carved Sculpture
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Bamana Antelope Chi Wara head-crest African sculpture mounted on a custom African wood block
Category
Vintage 1980s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
African Turkana Head Rest Kenya. Dassanetch
Located in London, GB
A very good early 20th century example of a Turkana head rest with integral carrying handle. Kenya
Category
20th Century Kenyan Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Marvelously Carved Wood Elephant Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic hand carved, solid wood elephant wall hanging. Wonderful scale and execution. This
Category
Vintage 1960s Central African French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
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African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited w...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$3,200
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Horizon VI (blue, purple, green)
By Richard Smith
Located in London, GB
Edition of 75, Set of 6
33 x 71 cms (13 x 28 ins)
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Louis XV Style Extensively Inlaid Marquetry Center Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XV Style Napoleon III period extensively inlaid marquetry center table in walnut, boxwood and ebonized pearwood and sycomore fitted with gilt bronze mounts and central hidden ...
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Turquoise Blue Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
In tradition
Anahita, the Persian goddess associated with water, fertility, and wisd...
Category
Vintage 1970s West Asian Art Deco Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$1,203 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.67 in W 11.03 in D 5.91 in
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province
— Lifetime Impression
By Kawase Hasui
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Kawase Hasui, 'The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama),' from the series Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fûkei shû II Kansai hen), woodb...
Category
1930s Showa Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$4,700
H 9.38 in W 14.25 in
1870
s Antique Italian Hunting Scene trompe l’oeil Oil Painting Birds Game Gold
Located in Buffalo, NY
This striking 19th-century painting signed "A. Malevolti 1877 Florence" is a fine example of the trompe l’oeil tradition, in which artists skillfully render imagery that "tricks the ...
Category
1870s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
18th Century French Carved Statue of Madonna and Child
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th century French carved statue of Madonna and Child.
This charming piece has been rescued from a ecclesiastic clear out in the southern part of France
The statue is carved fro...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Mission Figurative Sculptures
AFRICAN SENUFO FIGURE
Located in Three Oaks, MI
This is a wooden sculpture of a man by the African Senufo tribe in Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts
Materials
Bronze
$28,950 Sale Price
35% Off
H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in
Folk Art 20th Century Carved Wood Figure Sculpture of Saint Florian Austria 1960
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pine carving of Saint Florian, the patron saint of fire fighters, 20th century Austria, the saint shown holding his cape in one hand, pouring a bucket of water over a burning buildin...
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$580
H 17 in W 6 in D 4 in
1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe
Original 1972 Porsche 911 Targa
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Nick’s work with radiograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi tribe, Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early 20th century. I Carved from hard wood with fine small adze marks creating a v...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$783
H 7.49 in W 1.78 in D 1.58 in
Italian Leather Box Matchstick Holder Striker
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian leather and gold embossed matchstick holder and match striker box, circa mid-20th century, Italy. This Italian leather piece has gold embossed detail on top lid a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Leather
Sculpture in Wood from Africa, Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black color, and has been made in africa in the 1960,s.
Category
Vintage 1960s African Busts
Materials
Wood
$533
H 11.82 in W 3.15 in D 6.7 in
Joan Kahn Indigo Denim Blue Color Abstract Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil paint on heavy paper. (this might possibly be acrylic paint)
This does not appear to be signed.
Joan Kahn (USA 1953-) grew up in New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; and Vermon...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,800
H 22.5 in W 28.25 in
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Find a variety of African carved heads available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique African carved heads was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, beads and ceramic. African carved heads have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of African carved heads to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco and Modern African carved heads are of considerable interest. Many African carved heads are appealing in their simplicity, but Karl Hagenauer produced popular African carved heads that are worth a look.
How Much are African Carved Heads?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,474, while they’re typically $349 on the low end and $4,200 highest priced.
Questions About African Carved Heads
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021There are varying traditional names for African head wraps, head ties or head scarves — the head wrap may be called “dhuku” (Shona), “duku” (Chichewa) or “gele” (Yoruba). It is worn for various reasons and has various functions. In Nigeria, head wraps can be quite ornamental and elaborate as compared to their conservative counterparts in South Africa. The motifs might include nagas and other mythological beings and are embedded in the textile to convey sacred themes, often including protection of the wearer from evil forces. On 1stDibs, you can find early 20th century tribal head wraps from different parts of Africa.
- 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.
- 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.