African Wood Sculptures
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Paint
20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1970s North African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Wood, Paint
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
Metal
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Ash
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Ash
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Ash
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Copper
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Glass
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Paint
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Paint
Vintage 1980s Angolan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Horn
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Brass
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Rwandan Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Rattan, Wood
Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Malachite
Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Malachite, Marble
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Wood
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Hardwood
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Wood
Mid-20th Century Beninese Animal Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century South Sudanese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1990s Mozambican Rustic Mounted Objects
Iron
Antique 19th Century Abstract Sculptures
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Animal Sculptures
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Animal Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century African Primitive Animal Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary African Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1980s South African Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Feathers
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings
Brass, Copper
20th Century Kenyan Bohemian Animal Sculptures
Wood
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Wood
20th Century Mounted Objects
Wood
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African Wood Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are African Wood Sculptures?
- 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.
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
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