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Two Figurative TOTEM Wood Carvings Signed Cardenas, 1939
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Two unusual wood carvings signed Cardenas and dated 1939. Not sure who the artist is but they are whimsical. The taller one has some missing, bark like material missing from the base...
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Abstract wooden Totem sculpture by Frans Nielen, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden sculpture by Frans Nielen (1933-2010), The Netherlands 1974. Nielen started his career as a painter and later went into the direction op sculptor. This sculpture is a...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gerald DiGiusto Meta-Square Totem Tryptic America 1970
By Gerald DiGgiusto
Located in Hudson, NY
Gerald DiGiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeshi...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Melt Coated Steel Totem Sculpture by Robert Koch
By Robert Koch
Located in New York, NY
Robert strives to take a material that is rigid, hard and lifeless and convert it into a form that is soft and fluid. The organic forms represent abstractions of nature. They are con...
Category
2010s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Extremely Rare Totemic Wood Sculpture by John Risley
Located in New York, NY
a playfully handcarved and detail painted wood form stands upon four steel legs. This is a very rare example of John Risley's craftmanship. He is known mainly for his welded steel ro...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Carved 19th Century Wood Owl Totem Sculpture from Burma
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare carved teak wood owl totem sculpture 19th c from Burma. Originally covered with metal which is
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Folk Art Sculptures
Modern TOTEM in Metallic Black Glaze, Handbuilt Ceramic Stoneware
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
This small Modern TOTEM consists of a single rectangular ring with 2 outstretched limbs stacked on
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
GREAT EARLY 20THC INDIAN HAND CARVED
PAINTED TOTEM POLE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 20THC INDIAN HAND CARVED & PAINTED TOTEM POLE IN POLYCHROME PAINT ON ITS ORIGINAL STAND
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Abstract Totem Sculpture in the Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Totem Sculpture, in the manner of Louise Nevelson, American, circa 1960s. It measures an
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Robert
Jean Cloutier (the Cloutier Brothers) Ceramic
Minotaure
Totem
By Robert and Jean Cloutier
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Minotaure head 'Totem' representative of the Cloutier brothers style. Black enameled
Category
Late 20th Century French Ceramics
HAND CARVED
PAINTED LATE 20THC TOTEM POLE/TABLE TOP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAINTED TABLE TOP TOTEM COMES WITH A CUSTOM MADE CAST IRON MOUNT IN FLAT BLACK. THE CARVINGS ARE VERY
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Abstract TOTEM Sculpture in Sand and Resin, France, c1970
Located in London, GB
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This totem sculpture makes the perfect feature piece for any room.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Isaac Kahn Signed Geometric TOTEM in Metal on Base
By Isaac Kahn
Located in Astoria, NY
Isaac Kahn geometric TOTEM in brushed metal over composite on painted base. The sculpture is marked
Category
Vintage 1970s Uruguayan Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Wooden Totem Sculpture by Bertrand Créac
h, France
By Bertrand Créac
h
Located in London, GB
Totem "Faille" by Bertrand Créac'h
Material: Stained sipo wood
Dimensions: H 200 x 25 x 25 cm
Year
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Glazed Colored Ceramic Italian Totem, 2008
By Alessandro Mendini, Superego
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019) and edited by Superego. Composed by five
Category
Early 2000s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM, 2008
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019) and edited by Superego. Composed by four
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nate Hill Totem Lamps: columnar lamps with round hole
By Nate Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Totem Lamps includes a set of three lamps of three sizes (8"Dx25"H, 9"Dx24"H, and 8"Dx18"H). All
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Maple
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM, 2008
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini and edited by Superego, Italy, 2008.
Alessandro
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cosmic Relics 10 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each sculpture has a different set of stones
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 12 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Materials: Green onyx, red travertine, Queretaro black marble, pink onyx.
Cosmic Relics totems are
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 10 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each sculpture has a different set of stones
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 11 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Materials: Travertine, blue calcite, fluorite, Coca-Cola onyx.
Cosmic Relics totems are limited
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Italian Post-Modern Cylindrical TOTEM with Yellow Foam Pyramids, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern cylindrical totem with yellow foam dyamond, Probably 2000s period.
The Totem
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam
3 Matte Black Ceramic TOTEMS on Tripod Legs for Stephanie
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Three in a trio of fully hand built ceramic TOTEMS which are pictured at bottom. All 3 are all in
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Italian Post-Modern Rectangular TOTEM with Blue Foam Pyramids, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern square totem with yellow foam dyamond, Probably 2000s period.
The Totem is not
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam
Cosmic Relics 5 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each sculpture has a different set of
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 9 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
onyx, olive green onyx, white onyx, red travertine.
Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 7 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
, jade onyx, blue sky marble, fluorite
Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Cosmic Relics 8 - Sten Studio - 2025 - Unique - Natural stones totem
By Sten Studio
Located in Tampa, FL
, fluorite, dragon onyx.
Cosmic Relics totems are limited edition of 8 + 2AP, unique variations; each
Category
2010s Mexican Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Contemporary Outdoor Large Abstract Steel Painted Sculpture, Model Totem
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculpture for the garden, that would feet well in the inside too, large entrance.....
This is made with, steel and metal assemblage,
IN THE AFRICAN DECORATON STYLE
Category
1990s French Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Wooden Totem Sculpture by R. van‘t Zelfde, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden sculpture by R. Van't Zelfde (The Hague 1949), the Netherlands 1970s. Van't Zelfde studied at the Academy of fine arts in The Hague. The sculpture is hand-carved out ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Walnut Totem Pole Sculpture by Frank Flynn
Located in New York, NY
Dynamically handcarved sculptural spire by New York studio artist Frank Flynn. Sensually curvaceous form with masterful workmanship, fluctuating between smooth surfaces and brutal ch...
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
First Nation TOTEM Style Painted Wood Mask Wall Sculpture Tribal
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, carved and painted wood wall art sculpture, of a totem style
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modern Alessandro Mendini One Door with Five Shelves Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini (18-2-2019). Shelf with glass shelves made of solid wood
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Exceptional polychrome glazed ceramic totem pole by Marcel Giraud, Vallauris
By Marcel Giraud
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Exceptional polychrome glazed ceramic totem pole by Marcel Giraud, Vallauris
Rare, large ceramic
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Abstract wooden totem sculpture by R. van ‘t Zelfde, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden totem sculpture by R. van 't Zelfde (The Hague 1949), the Netherlands 1976. Van 't
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pearwood
Abstract wooden totem sculpture by R. van ’t Zelfde, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden totem sculpture by R. van 't Zelfde (The Hague 1949), the Netherlands 1970s. Van 't
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Afro Futurist Totemic Floor Sculpture by Jack White, Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
major component of both of their work and this totemic sculpture in marble was created in self portrait
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Wall Sculpture White Contemporary Geometric Totem Brutalist Wood Organic Plaster
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
subconscious and the collective memory with a totemic and ceremonial character.
An aesthetic universe full
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Wall Sculpture White Contemporary Geometric Totem Brutalist Wood organic plaster
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
subconscious and the collective memory with a totemic and ceremonial character.
An aesthetic universe full
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Wall Sculpture Black Contemporary Geometric Totem Brutalist Wood Paper Pulp
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
dreamlike. Objects that seek to trigger subconscious and collective memory with a totemic and ceremonial
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Adam Henderson TOTEM #5 in Poly-Chromed Wood, Cord and Wire
By Adam Henderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Adam Henderson TOTEM #5 in ploy-chromed wood, cord and wire. Henderson's TOTEM #5 teeters on a cord
Category
2010s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Tlinget Hand Carved And Painted Cedar Raven Totem By Ml Smith
By M.L. Smith 1
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
hand carved yellow cedar wood raven totem pole hand painted with red and black features by ML Smith
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Matte Black Hand Built Ceramic TOTEM, "Tall Feather" on Tripod Legs
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in an ongoing series of fully Hand Built Ceramic TOTEMS in Matte Black Underglazed Stoneware
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ignacio
Tall TOTEM Sculpture with Weathered Bronze Finish by Judy Engel
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Perfectly balanced tall TOTEM titled "IGNACIO" by NY sculptor Judy Engel. Constructed of solid wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Cork, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Modern Hand Built Brutalist Weathered Bronze Ceramic Totem Sculpture Judy Engel
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built ceramic sculpture by renowned NY artist Judy Engel. This is stunning abstract totem with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Totemic Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture by John Risley, USA, 1960s
By John Risley
Located in New York, NY
A playfully hand-carved and detail painted wood form stands upon four steel legs. This is a very rare example of John Risley's craftsmanship. He is known mainly for his welded steel ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Abstract Stained Wooden TOTEM Sculpture by COR Dam, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract large wooden sculpture by Cor Dam (1935 -2019), the Netherlands 1960s. Dam studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague, he made sculptures in ceramic, concrete, wood a...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Melt Coated Steel Totem Sculpture by Robert Koch, USA 2016
By Robert Koch
Located in New York, NY
Robert strives to take a material that is rigid, hard and lifeless and convert it into a form that is soft and fluid. The organic forms represent abstractions of nature. They are con...
Category
2010s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Matte Black Ceramic TOTEM, Round and Rectangular Forms, Half Moon Top
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of modern Primitive TOTEMS consists of soft round or rectangular forms on small
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dark Matte Brown Modern TOTEM, 4 Stacked Rectangles, HandBuilt Ceramic Sculpture
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, this "Modern TOTEM" consists of 4 stacked rectangular rings
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Black Ceramic Totemic Sculpture, 3 Stacked Rectangular Rings on Rectangular Foot
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A shiny black glazed ceramic totemic sculpture, consisting of 3 rectangular rings stacked
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Alessandro Mendini Limited Edition Ceramic Totem Model Elgin by Superego 2008
By Superego, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Cascina, Pisa
silhouette that can evoke the shape of a goddess or the powerful verticality of a totem.
Part of a limited
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Ceramic TOTEM, Stacked Rectangular Rings on Legs, Hand Built, Metallic Gray
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Tall ceramic Modern TOTEM, two vertically stacked rectangular rings on rectangular legs. Glazed in
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Italian Post-Modern Cylindrical TOTEM with Pyramids in Pink Foam, 1980-2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Cylindrical totem with pyramids in pink foam, 1980-2000s
Cylindrical totem
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam
Italian Post-Modern Cylindrical TOTEM with Pyramids in Pink Foam, 1980-2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Cylindrical totem with pyramids in pink foam, 1980-2000s
Cylindrical totem
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam
Modern TOTEM, Metallic Black Ceramic Sculpture with 2 Rings, 1 Knot Handbuilt
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Modern TOTEM, metallic black ceramic sculpture with 2 rectangular rings and 1 small knot of clay on
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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Totems For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of totems is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique totems was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, wood and metal. There are 173 antique and vintage totems for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 109 modern editions to choose from as well. Totems have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Totems bearing Modern or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made totems over the years, but those made by Helena Starcevic Ceramics, Pascale Girardin and Ashley Hicks are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Totems?
Prices for totems start at $180 and top out at $195,000 with the average selling for $3,800.
Finding the Right Sculptures for You
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.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Totems
- What does totem mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In art, a totem means more than one thing. Generally, a totem is any item that depicts another object, person or animal. Indigenous people often use totems to symbolize their family heritage and ancestors. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of totems.
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