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African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
century African Yoruba hand-carved wood fertility doll made in the Tribal style. These dolls are not only
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell, Beads

African Helmet Mask Gelede from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves
Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #1 Small
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #2 Medium
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #3 Large
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lets Watch the Sunset Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Lets Watch The Sunset sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D30 x 30 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Did I Do Enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Did I do enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D30 x W40 x H70 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Was The Love Real? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Was the love real? sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D 32 x W 43 x H 36 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Pair Basrelief Wall Wood Sculptures
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage handcarved wood wall sculptures- pair of African basteliefs.
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown American Craftsman Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Makonde People
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Makonde helmet mask , Tanzania, Africa, early 20th century. Woman's face with a lip plug. The young
Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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

Could i Have Tried Harder? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Could I have tried harder? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen One of a Kind Dimensions: D33 x W60 x H25
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

You Can Lean on Me Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
You Can Lean on Me Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D15 x W20 x H85 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture Set of 3
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

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

Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana Traditional African Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana – Traditional African Art A striking Akua’ba
Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Joy Is Found When Looking Inside Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Joy Is Found When Looking Inside Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D34 x
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Do I Know How to Love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Do I know how to love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D16 x W17 x H18
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health Fertility
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility Offered for sale in a
Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage MidCentury Hand Carved African Senofu Stool
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Unique small vintage African Senofu stool, highlighted by a tribal warrior carved into the top
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
Africa circa 20th century. The statue was acquired in 2006 from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hallet
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a
Category

2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative HORN TOTEM Sculpture
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a
Category

2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative TOTEM Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a
Category

2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

African Congo Fetish Statue, Houses Spirits for Protection, Late 20th- Century
Located in Miami, FL
African Congo Fetish Statue, Houses Spirits for Protection 20th- Century Offered for sale is a
Category

Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative SQUARE TOTEM Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a
Category

2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

African Kota People, Gabon Carved, Metal Reliquary Pipe on Stand, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
an African hand-carved wood and hammered metal reliquary pipe on stand from the Kota people of Gabon
Category

20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

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

Zebra Taxidermy Display Mount on Wood Framed Wall Art
Located in Farmington, UT
carved in the shape of the African continent. Wrapped in an additional zebra hide, the design features a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Animal Sculptures

Materials

Zebra Hide, Hardwood

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as
Category

Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

20th Century, Carved Wood Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, Tribal Art, Decorative Object
Located in Odense, DK
An authentic large wooden “plank” mask from the Nafana people of West Africa, mid-20th century
Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool. Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Carved Wood "Tree of Life" Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful, impressively sized and elaborately carved "Tree of Life" sculpture from Tanzania, Africa
Category

Antique 19th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Middle Eastern Egyptian 20th Century Carved Wood Mami Wata Standing Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Egyptian 20th Century carved and painted wood Mami Wata figure in realistic form
Category

20th Century African Moorish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Zebra Taxidermy Display Mount on Exotic Kiaat Wood Wall Art
Located in Farmington, UT
masterpiece. This stunning Burchell zebra shoulder mount, is expertly crafted and mounted on an African shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Zebra Hide

Monoxyle African Door Carved Ornamented with Bronze, Bamoun Chief, Cameroon
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Exceptional Piece – African Tribal Art – Prestige Object This monoxyle African door, carved from solid wood
Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Important African Monoxyle Carved Panel, Bamoun Bas-Relief, Cameroon, Circa 1960
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Exceptional monoxyle wood panel, entirely hand-carved in bas-relief, depicting with great narrative
Category

Vintage 1960s Cameroonian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage African art Hand-carved ironwood (ebony??) Tanzanian Makonde family tree
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice and handcarved.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures and Carvings

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

Wabi-Sabi Sculptural Assemblage: African Mitsogo Mask and Tofu grinder base
Located in London, GB
Wabi-Sabi Assemblage: Tofu Grinder Sculpture with Mitsogo Mask Indonesia & Gabon, Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Organic Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large African Wooden Baule Kple Kple Tribal Mask, Ivory Coast, Mid 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This large African Baule Kple Kple tribal mask from the Ivory Coast, crafted in the mid-20th
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hammered Copper Wall Relief of African Pots, Congo 1960s, in the Style of Baruti
Located in Antwerp, BE
sculpture that embodies the spirit of African modernism, perfect for contemporary interiors, galleries, or
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Oceanic Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
sculpture has never been surpassed." Keywords: Oceania, African sculpture, hand carved wood sculpture
Category

Vintage 1950s Oceanic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Abraham Chikumbirike Ironwood Carving of Female Bust
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite bust by African artist Abraham Chikumbirike is carved from dense ironwood. The
Category

Vintage 1980s African Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

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

Old family tree of the Makonde tribe, Tanzania, 1960s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Old family tree of the Makonde tribe, Tanzania, 1960s An ancient sculpture called “Family Tree
Category

Late 20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bambara Mali Wooden Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved wooden Bambara Mali figure.
Category

Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Old Dogon Ladder African Sculpture
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Sharon, CT
A very old, and very heavy ladder, showing great quality of environmental stress. Because of the nature of the locale, great age may be possible.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Malian Tribal Stairs

Materials

Wood

Mende Helmut Mask
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th century example. The masks of the Sande society were used exclusively in masquerade performances by the women of the tribe. The Mende tribe is located in Sierra Leone.
Category

Early 20th Century African Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Wood

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African Wood Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of African wood sculptures available for sale. Each of these unique African wood sculptures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. We have 640 antique and vintage African wood sculptures in-stock, while there are 49 modern editions to choose from as well. African wood sculptures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. African wood sculptures bearing folk art or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many African wood sculptures are appealing in their simplicity, but Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Egg Designs and Karl Hagenauer produced popular African wood sculptures that are worth a look.

How Much are African Wood Sculptures?

Prices for African wood sculptures start at $0 and top out at $250,000 with the average selling for $2,107.
Questions About African Wood Sculptures
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Traditional 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 ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    What 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, 2022
    Carved 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, 2021
    The 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.