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Yoruba Royal Beaded Chair Made in West Africa
By Yoruba Tribe
Located in London, GB
Yoruba Royal Beaded Chair, West Africa
A traditional Yoruba royal beaded chair, handcrafted in
Category
Late 20th Century Sahrawi Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beads
Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
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Keywords: African brutalist sculpture, modern wood art, minimalist female bust, primitive wood carving
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fruit Bowl caved on solid Wood in Hand Form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Rare Fruit Bowl caved on solid Wood in Hand Form, it can have multiple
Category
Vintage 1970s African Folk Art Serving Bowls
Materials
Wood
Antique ASHANTI Queen Mother Carved Wooden Stool Ghana Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
the Ashanti People of Ghana, West Africa.
It's carved from one piece of wood and has great openwork
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools
Materials
Wood
Large Hand-Carved African Wooden Bowl, Mid-20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A monumental hand-carved wooden bowl, made in Africa in the mid 20th century. Sculpted from a
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Black
White Hand Beaded African Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
furniture as art. And don't be shy to sit on them, because they are very comfortable. There is a Second
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Beads
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla,, Extremely well executed
Category
Vintage 1910s Cameroonian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Wood
Bookends of a pair of African busts by Austrian designer Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of African Busts Bookends by Austrian Designer Hagenauer
This pair of bookends, designed by
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Mayemba Rare Bronze African Women Sculpture, Congo, 2002
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
artist Mayemba (1946-) features two African women with trays, capturing a powerful expression of cultural
Category
Early 2000s Congolese Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home
Category
Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$709 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hand Carve Sculpture African Blue Marble Stone Figurine Dolphin
Located in Wembley, GB
beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home
Category
Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Old Decorative African Wabi Sabi Wooden Hand Carved Mortar Bowl, Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Old and decorative hand carved wooden bowl / mortar produced in Africa early 1900s. In good
Category
Vintage 1920s Ethiopian Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
A Hand-Carved Wabi Sabi Wooden Mortar, Africa, c. Early 20th Century
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Africa, c. early 20th Century.
Wear consistent with age and use showing wonderful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
originates from South Africa. The sign is a combination of a professionally made molded, and silk screened
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
$1,180 / set
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is an initiation doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Fabric
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll of the Ndebele
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Twine
Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
heads.
Includes custom base.
Tribal art is our specialty.
We guarantee the authenticity of all
Category
20th Century Gabonese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
impressions of infants, or perhaps helmeted warriors. Although made of wood, the tones and visual textures of
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Carved Wood Wall Art
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Vintage African Carved Wood Wall Art
A well detailed African hand-carved wooden display piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood African Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
carving and the contours and cracks of the wood organically complement each other .The head is carved from
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Wood African Mask
Located in Bedford, NY
CARVED WOOD REPRODUCTION OF AFRICAN MASK- MADFE IN INDIA
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Masks
Materials
Wood
African Dan Wood Spoon
Located in New York, NY
: Collection of Judith E. Hilburg, Vallejo, CA. Ex. Jay W. Seeman, Fine Art Galleries, NYC, 1968.
Size: 17
Category
Vintage 1940s Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$14,500
African Art-Dan Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
. [source: Africa The Art of a Continent, p460]
Keywords: tribal, mask
Category
20th Century Masks
Materials
Wood
$2,200
African Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
This bed is slightly concave in the middle where a body would rest.
Category
20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$14,000
African wall sculpture
Located in NANTES, FR
Tall African wooden sculpture, that was probably used originally to prepare food. Its got a great
Category
Mid-20th Century African 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
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early Zulu Wood Smoking Pipe on Custom Stand, South Africa Smooth Finish
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A smaller and finely detailed antique wood Zulu smoking pipe, with simple form, wood, on a custom
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Art-Bobo Protective Crocodile Fetish
Located in Chicago, IL
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Keywords: Tribal, animal, crocodile, wood, African, carving, religous
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Africa Antique Dan Wood Carved Initiation Mask
Located in New York, NY
deangle The bi-planar symmetrical oval mask, with pierced eye holes, slender nose, and open protruding fleshy lips inset with metal teeth.
Ex K. Jankel (a German Artist), ...
Category
20th Century Liberian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wood Bed
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Organic wood day bed
Category
Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
$3,500
19th Century African Wood Head Rest with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century pair of distinctive ebonized wood head rests ('carved pillows') with mother-of-pearl
Category
Antique 19th Century Central African Tribal Art
African Art-Anthropomorphic Ceremonial Spoon/bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
, functional, carved, wood, spoon, anthropomorphic, object
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Zulu Carved Wood Pipe Elegant Form on Stand, South Africa Smooth Patina
Located in Santa Fe, NM
, South Africa. Long well carved stem with flaring mouth piece, metal insert to protect wood of pipe
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Hagenauer wood sculpture Head of African Woman. This beautiful sculpture was designed and
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Finely Carved Wood Luena Comb, Great Hair Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Finely carved wood Luena comb with great hair style, Angola / Democratic Republic of Congo, late
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
South African Tribal Swazi Head Rest Neck Rest Les Appui Nuque African
Located in London, GB
African tribal art a fine old Swazi head res from South Africa
A fine large hard wood neck rest
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Two African sculptures of man; carved wood with Emu egg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two African sculptures of man; carved wood with Emu egg; 42 in;
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribal Bambara figurative wood door lock, Mali, Africa with strong geometric face. Works as strong
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Art- Makonde Mapiko Ceremonial Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
. [excerpted from Wickipedia]
Keywords: ceremonial, African, tribal, mask, wood
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
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
Early Zulu Carved Wood Pipe with Beaded Stem and Strap on Stand South Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A sweetly carved wood antique Zulu smoking pipe on a custom stand. From a museum collection. Wood
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Kuba Ndengese Wood Carved Palm Wine Cup
Located in New York, NY
, extending from hair. Painted two tone, brown and ochre.
Size 8-3/4 inches H. + wood block mount (adding
Category
Vintage 1940s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
African Honey Pot- Ambrosia Maple
Cocobolo Wood, Hand Carved with Lid
Located in Charlotte, NC
continents. Using hand-selected woods, Farrar creates fine art vessels that hold and emotionally convey
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Decorative African Brass-Mounted and Carved Wood Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
The carved wood mask mounted with a face shield of hammered,
patinated brass. The mask decorated
Category
Vintage 1940s Malian Masks
Materials
Brass
21 st century South African Wood Cut Print on paper - African Dream
By Isaac Sithole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Durban, including the Durban Art Gallery, the African Art Centre and the BAT Centre's Democratic Gallery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
19th Century African Christian Burial Figure
Located in Hove, GB
An old carved wood tribal figure, of an Afro-Christian Community
The figure is holding hands, in a
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Large Antique Barotse Basket
Located in London, GB
African Tribal Art fine large antique Barotse basket
Very fine large old Ba Rotse basket from
Category
Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Congo Mbala carved wood figure, Early 20th century, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
For collectors of African art. Finely carved Congo wood figure with hands on stomach with carved
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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African Wood Art For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of African wood art for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. There are 437 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of African wood art you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece 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. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of African wood art, those designed in Folk Art, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made object in our assortment of African wood art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei are consistently popular.
How Much is an African Wood Art?
A piece of African wood art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,443, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $56,250.
Questions About African Wood Art
- 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 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 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 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 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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