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Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Grand Tour Sandstone Sculpture of a Egyptian Pharaoh, Ahmose I.
Located in Raalte, NL
Beautiful handmade Grand Tour sandstone sculpture depicting a Egyptian Pharaoh Ahmose I, it has some hieroglyphs on the back with the a bit like the name of Ahmose I, it's mounted on...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Large Early Tribal African Wood Mask on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Southampton, NY
One of a kind early 19th century African hand carved Dogon wooden mask from Mali was worn during the dances performed by tribe. Custom museum iron support stand is included.
Actual ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Western Mongo Shield from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Bronze Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A Western Mongo tribal shield (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Carved hardwood with white pigement decoration. Now mounted on a patinated bronze Stand.
A similar example can be...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali
Located in Paris, FR
African Puppets Kote Kono A, this "Kote Kono" animal
puppets depicting the hornbill bird with a large beak
during the Sogobo ceremony. This ancestral tradition
continues in the re...
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$5,159 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Ebony and Bark Hand Carved Tree of Life Sculpture
Located in Plymouth, MA
A wonderful solid, ebony wood, hand carved, Artist-signed, sculpture (Signed on bottom right of base) by Hadisi Kalenda. An exceptional work of art depicting the essence of the "Tree...
Category
Vintage 1950s Tanzanian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 1 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top h...
Category
Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top hous...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
African Bronze Sculpture Signed A. Lambote Congolese School
By A. Lambote
Located in Brussels, BE
African Modernist bronze sculpture presenting a Mother with a child. Signed A. Lambote. Congolese school. Wooden socle.
Category
20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Bamana Marionette Figure of Charming Police Man, African Figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Bamana marionette figure of a charming police man. African figure retains original paint, amazing patina, also retains original fabric wrap. (outfit).
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Child Size Ceremonial Kanaga Masks, Dogon Peoples
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are normally made by carvers of the Awa society. The masks are worn during the Dama dancing ce...
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
African Bronze Sculpture, with Characters Playing a Game
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African bronze and wood sculpture, with characters playing a game.
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Colonial Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Palmwood Book Box of 35 Mineral Specimens from Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A superb collection of 35 mineral specimens that were collected from different mine sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the minerologist called in to assess the sites and th...
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Copper
Important African Statue, Igbo Nigéria, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
The Igbo are one of Nigeria's three major ethnic groups, accounting for about 20% of the total population, concentrated in the south-east of the country.
The Igbo culture (Heebo, Ib...
Category
Vintage 1930s Nigerian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Egyptian woman statue in wood, Middle Kingdom, XI - XII dynasties
Located in Paris, FR
A statue of a nude women standing, with her arms laying alongside her body, wearing a wig that leaves the ears uncovered. The front of the wig cuts straight through the forehead, the...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Carved Wood African Teak Female Nude Sculpture
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
1960s hand-carved female nude sculpture in African teak.
Measures: H 44cm x W 16cm x D 9cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Small Egyptian Wooden Head Covered in Flakes of Gold
Located in Paris, FR
A small wooden head portraying an unidentifiable pharaoh, featuring traces of gold covering its surface. The piece contains a hole in the middle of the forehead, at the base of the s...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries including Mali is home to se...
Category
Vintage 1930s Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Big Wooden African Tribal Chief Head Sculpture
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Made of one piece of wood!
Probably Tanzania 1950s
Very expressive character. Great art.
Measure: H x W x D 85cm x 30cm x 35cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Tanzanian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved Hard Wood African Lions
Located in Paradise Point, Queensland
Pair of African carved hard wood lions,
circa 1975.
Category
Vintage 1970s South African Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$250 / set
Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure
Located in Cambridge, MA
A hand-carved wood singiti or ancestor figure from the Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo. Most likely from the mid-20th century. Featuring a sensitively rendered face with s...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carved Wood African Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
This bust comes from my own collection of vintage and antique heads. The primitive but skilled carving and the contours and cracks of the wood organically complement each other .The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Sculpture of a Woman Head by Rakotondrabé
Located in Janvry, Essonne
This young woman head in solid mahogany was sculpted by a Madagascan artist in 1940. Signed E.Rakotondrabé and dated 1940, under the sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1940s Malagasy Art Deco Busts
Materials
Mahogany
Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa.
A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.
Category
Antique 19th Century Togolese Primitive Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Huge Ethnographic Wood Carved Pair Bird Sculptures- Tycoon Provenance
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Impressive scale pair of 32 “ high. exotic large African wood baga bird ethnographic carved sculptures. Detailed wood carved designs on the head sitting on the intricately hand carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Petrified Wood Bowl from Madagascar
Located in Vancouver, BC
This petrified wood bowl formed in Madagascar is over 250 million years old and still has its bark. Beautiful variation in color, polished interior could be drilled to make the most ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Prehistoric Decorative Bowls
Materials
Petrified Wood
Makonde Mask, Tanzania East Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Makonde mask, Tanzania, East Africa early 20th century
Dimension: 23 x 15 x 25 cm
Dimension with stand: 28 x 15 x 26 cm
Helmet mask Makonde, Tanzania. Hard wood with very old pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Blessing Statues from Ivory Coast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning unique sculptures from the Ivory Coast.
They are are called protectors and bring blessings to the ground and rivers. Used for good fortune.
Bronze on wood base. Sold indiv...
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,000 / set
Incredible Pair of Hand-Carved Wood Bust Sculptures of Tribal Shaman Figures
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of hand-carved wooden busts are truly a special find and a magnificent example of folk tribal art. Care and craftsmanship are clearly evident in these pieces as facial feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
Large African Fang Sculpture of Male Figure
Located in Houston, TX
This carved fang sculpture of a male figure stands an impressive 18 inches high and has a great presence about it. Original patina and lovely carved details. At home in traditional, ...
Category
20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century "Sakalava" Birds from Madagascar
Located in Brussels, BE
Early 20th century Mahafaly memorial figure from Madagascar.
Left bird: Height +/- 68 cm, depth +/- 18 cm, width +/- 16 cm.
Right bird: Height +/- 65 cm, depth +/- 15 cm, width...
Category
Early 20th Century Malagasy Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Powerful Tall Wood African Carved Pigmented Mask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
African Stunning Large pigmented mask- Yellow, red, beige, black-primitive in nature with an aesthetic befitting a power space. Solid Powerful Decorative Piece...
Provenance: From ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Macassar Ebony Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Macassar Ebony sculpture. Twentieth Century
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
African Bobo Tribe Large 67"
Antelope Tribal Wood, Pigment, Early 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning 66 1/2 in tall x 9 in W. X24" d. Antelope African headdress mask in a wonderful hand-carved naturally aged wood, with amazing decorated red and black dark pigmented geomet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Located in Bern, CH
Hand-carved wooden Yoruba Gelede bund body mask for ritual male dancers,
strong colors, Nigeria Africa, 20th century.
Category
Vintage 1970s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dogon Ladder Carving
Located in Portland, ME
The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. In a sea of Muslims, they managed to adhere to their ancestral religion and traditions. Their ladders are used to access ...
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$2,850
Vintage African Tribal Mask
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage African tribal mask from the ivory coast now mounted on museum stand. Provenance available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mfumte Messenger, Cameroon
Located in Hudson, NY
Called Ngimfe by local residents, this figure was said to personify the messenger for an oracle named Sanko; messenger of good news of good luck.
Was in the possession of Duke Unive...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fang Style Ancestor Figure, Gabon
Located in Hudson, NY
Referred to as Byeri, this figure is a symbolic evocation of the ancestor, as well as a source of magical protection to the Fang people.
Category
Late 20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Monumental Baga Snake Sculpture, Guinea, Africa
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully carved and hand-painted. A great example of Baga Art.
Category
Mid-20th Century Guinean Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late Grand Tour Wooden Mummy Effigy
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a reproduction made for the tourist trade during the Grand Tour. The effigy has painted ornamentation across the chest, neck, shoulders and face.
Category
Antique 1850s Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
House Post from Mali
Located in New York, NY
This impressive object was used as a central support in the homes of Mali. Craved in the shape of the female form these post not only supported the roofs of the house but also provid...
Category
20th Century Malian Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$11,800
Madagascar Figure
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Female wood figure from Madagascar.
This sculpture of a woman originally adorned such a gravesite. Its bent knees, elaborate coiffure and full bosom emphasize an ideal of female ima...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Malagasy Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$37,000
A Mende Sowei Mask
Located in Paris, ile de france
a Mende Sowei Mask,Sierra Leone : The Sande society is exclusively a womans society responsible for the initiation of young girls into womanhood and instructing them on the duties th...
Category
Vintage 1930s Sierra Leonean Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ibedji - Yoruba
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair Ibedji Yoruba-south west Nigeria sculptures in Oshogbo village or possibly Erin. East Oya district. Proven: Russian film director married to Finnish woman -moved to Helsinki....
Category
20th Century Nigerian Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,400 / set
Rare Yoruba sculpture
Located in Naples, FL
A splendid old tribal art piece. Probably from the Egungun group. The long braid of hair projection is a sign for a hunter or a member of his lineage.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$8,000
Pair Of Songe Carved Wood African Figures, 20th Century
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Carved wood with cotton loin cloths , votive statues
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Hand Carved Yoruba Ibeji Female Figure. Figure does show extensive wear, and 'smoothing' of edges. However, figure is also structurally sound, with no major cracks. It does appear th...
Category
Vintage 1940s Nigerian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Ancient Egyptian Polychrome Wood Ptah Soker Osiris Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Depicted mummiform, wearing a black tripartite wig and separately-made plumed crown with a solar disk, the green face with black painted eyes, pupils, cosmetic lines and brows, the b...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Egyptian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Art- Senufo/Tuka Bird Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceremonial bird headdress with horns
Category
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Art- Altar Figure (Boli)
Located in Chicago, IL
Excerpt From "Africa: The Art of Continent":
"Boliw (sing. boli) have become widely known in the West although ironically they are considered by Mande people to be secret obje...
"Boliw (sing. boli) have become widely known in the West although ironically they are considered by Mande people to be secret obje...
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Heddle Pulley
Located in Hershey, PA
Guru, Africa, Ivory Coast, Finlayson Collection,Toronto, Canada.
Category
Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$5,250
Tuareg Nomadic People, Bowl Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a fantastic hand carved bowl stand, meant to be stuck into the sand of the desert to hold a food bowl for the nomadic Tuareg people of North Africa. intricately carved with tradition...
Category
Antique 19th Century North African Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lifesize Folk Art Wooden Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible freestanding Folk Art sculpture of a French diplomat. The South Africans carved them to emulate their likeness. Superbly carved out of a single piece of wood.
Category
20th Century South African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Period Egyptian Figure of the God Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden mummiform figure standing on a wooden base wearing the Sun Disk with plumed crown and horizontal idealized ram's horns. Visible, the painted figure of Nephtys with out stretch...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Egyptian Sculptures
Materials
Sycamore, Gesso
African Senufo bird from Mali
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved wood bird with metal triangles over fabric nailed. Unique piece
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier African Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Dogon Ladders
Located in New York, NY
Wood House Ladders
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerien Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$900
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Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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