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Place of Origin: African
Ethnic Design-Three Decorative Beaded Flywhisks , Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood to which horse tails are attached. These tails are veritable war trophies cut from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Burlap, Wood, Beads
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Carved from a single piece of wood, the African Ashanti head rest, Ghana, has a curved top raised on a pedestals depicti...
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Metallic Studded Bambara Figure by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
In an exclusive collaboration with pagoda red, Chicago artist the bms. adds a contemporary twist to our collection of one-of-a-kind African art objects. Guided by its geometric line work, the bms. uses...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People , Cameroon
Private collection Brussels
These commemorative statuettes ,representing a...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Nomoli Stone Figure, Sierra Leone, Kissi, Tribal Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Kissi Nomoli carved stone figure, a male with his hands wrapped around his knees, on a base; from the Kissi people of Sierra Leone.
Greyish brown patina, snout-like mouth, large no...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Lega Bwami Society Mask on Display Stand with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Lega Bwami society wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was likely from the first half of the 20th century and an authentic in-field piece. The mask di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Bronze sitting female statue, Kulango People, Ivory Coast
Located in Leuven , BE
This bronze statuette of striking modernity,in a minimalist and refined style is part of an eminently small corpus. The fluidity of the forms and the remarkable purity of the figurin...
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
A finely carved significant Yoruba Male Ibeji figure with a tall headdress, expressive eyes, original bead belt and heavy wear and polish from native use. Areas of encrusted camwood ...
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mwana Pwo mask Chokwe - Angola African Decortive Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Mwana Pwo Mask Chokwe - Angola African Decortive Wall Art Sculpture. Beautiful craftsmanship. Nice original unrestored patina. No information present on th...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Makonde Carved Figure
Located in London, GB
A fascinating large hand carved Shetani figure from the Makonde people of Tanzania. Named 'Daudi' which roughly translates to 'beloved'. The Shetani carved figures represent good spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$1,772
Ethnodesign Katoyo Mask representing the "Foreigner" with headdress from Angola.
Located in Leuven , BE
This unusual Chokwe mask is probably Katoyo, representing non-Chokwe individuals. The deviation of the mask from the more common Chokwe masks is mainly because they represent Portugu...
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Ethnic Design-Bamileke beaded Collar Torque with pendant, Grasslands, Cameroom.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque partially decorated with cauris
Private collection Brussels
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Glass
Early 20th Century West African Tribal Figurine in Cast Brass
Located in Meer, VAN
Early 20th Century West African Tribal Figurine in Cast Brass.
Very distinct early to mid 20th century tribal figurine in cast brass from the west of Africa. Great and very typical ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Ex J.Klejman Paris
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colourful minia...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private Collection Bordeaux
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colour...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Large and Impressive Carved Statue of a Maasai Hunter Circa 1950 Kenya.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CARVED
STATUE OF A MAASAI HUNTER
Circa 1950 Kenya.
Almost a lifesize figure of a sitting Maasai hunter holding his spear impressively capturing his character...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Princess Yenenga Of Ouagadougou On Horseback - Cast Bronze West African Figure
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Princess Yenenga, founder of the Mossi Empire, from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, bronze West African sculpture from the late 20th century
This is a contemporary piece, not historical ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African carved hardwood figure of a Maasai warrior, signed, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This superb beautifully carved hardwood sculpture is of a native African Maasai warrior sitting in a semi kneeling pose. He has powerful masculine featu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Two 20th Century Hand Carved
Hand Painted African Workman
Located in North Salem, NY
Two hand-carved and colorfully painted 20th century wood workmen. A whimsical pair with expressions we can all understand.
Decorative and interesting!
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Wooden Baoule Maternity Figure, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Interesting maternity figure in a hieratic pose presenting a young adolescent. Beautiful facial expression, showing wisdom and knowledge. She is sitti...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European
Glass Beads, Grasslands People, and Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
Worn by chiefs and other notables on cer...
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Collection of 20 Decorative and Expressive Bembe Mudzini Reliquary Heads DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
These heads allowed the relatives to always have a link with the deceased, second half of the 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Bead
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with
European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Late 19th Cent. Kuba Drum W Honey Brown Patina - Harry Franklin Collection
Located in Culver City, CA
A tall and elegant wood pedestal drum with a fully-carved face on the side, and two registers of incised linear designs above and below. It has an absolutely gorgeous honey-brown pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,840 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to brin...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$709 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic African Mask
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Decorative tribal mask from Mali, from the middle XX century.
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Old African Cup With Heads
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4911 - Unusual cup that comes from Rwanda, formerly Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I bought it at an exibition, from a young African man well known to dealers in Paris. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Mayemba Rare Bronze African Women Sculpture, Congo, 2002
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bronze Sculpture by Mayemba (1946-), Congo, 2002. This striking bronze sculpture by the Congolese artist Mayemba (1946-) features two African women with trays, capturing a powerful e...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Female Figural Bronze African Sculpture Attributed to Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials: Wood: Camphor
Weight: 3.3 kg
Born in Johannesburg in 1991, sculptor Driaan Claassen first studied 3D animation before apprenticing with Otto du Plessis...
Category
2010s Post-Modern African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,605 / item
African Dinka Headrest Wood Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Dinka headrest wood carved sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Highly Decorative Wood African Mask
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Highly Decorative Wood African Mask
Category
20th Century Dutch Colonial African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe
s Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
Ibo hardwood Ikenga Altar Statue Ibo People Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
Ibo hardwood Ikenga Altar Statue documented Van Lier provenance,Ibo People, Nigeria.
before 1959 Kunsthandel Van Lier (documented)-1959 Volkskundig museu...
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Ivory Coast Wooden Figure of Male with Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
African Côte d\'Ivoire hand carved wooden figure of a Baule male sitting down holding a small bowl with both hands
Good, showing dirt accumulation on surface, nicks, scratches and r...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Down
African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood and Mirrored Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a figure with exaggerated brows, serpentine shapes over the head and upper body and a mirror...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ash
At Manteto Ceramic Wall Mask
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic mask, Baku Ghana.
Signed:AT Manteto,Baku 1974.
Measures: Height 32 cm.
Width 17 cm.
Depth 8 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Mbra Monkey Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood Baule Mbra monkey figure, seated with a string necklace, holding a cup or bowl. (Literature: Pg. 238, Baule: African Art, Western Eyes b...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ivory
African Gabon 20th Century Hand Carved Vuvi Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Gabonese 20th century fetish statue of a standing male figure with a raised and open left hand and nails driven into the abdomen, hand carved from a single piece of wood
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone
African tribal bronze sculpture - circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique bronze sculpture of a female warrior on a horse Africa circa 1960
On a later marble base
Very Nice details
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antica scultura - bronzo - africana - Benin - XIX secolo -sculpture - African
Located in Milano, MI
Antica scultura - bronzo - africana - Benin - XIX secolo
Descrizione
Antica Scultura in bronzo africana di una raffigurazione del Re Coronato Ife Malu, originaria del Benin del XIX ...
Category
19th Century Antique African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wool
$1,267 Sale Price
35% Off
Zuri - Young Woman, Bronze Abstract Nude - African Sculpture
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Zuri, which is beautiful in Swahili, is a Bronze African Abstract Nude female sculpture and marks a significant moment in my creative evolution—an expansion from sculpting wildlife i...
Category
2010s Expressionist African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved Wooden African Monkey Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A playful wooden sculpture.
Seated, holding what appears to be a piece of fruit, this intricately carved monkey is almost life like.
The piece is signed on the bottom base.
Me...
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
$650 Sale Price
31% Off
Hand-Carved Tribal Ancestral Figure with Horsehair Topknot
Located in Pasadena, CA
This striking wooden figure stands tall and elongated, carved with angular limbs and an expressive, mask-like face. The exaggerated proportions — long legs, recessed eyes, and geomet...
Category
1980s Tribal Vintage African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Malachite Skull
Located in New York, NY
This striking Malachite skull has been meticulously hand-carved to showcase the stone’s natural beauty while offering a bold decorative statement. Vivid bands of deep emerald and lig...
Category
2010s African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with unbelievable detailed wood carving.
Category
1950s Primitive Vintage African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes.
Female figure with one hand on her breast, representing p...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Sculptural Early 20th Century Ethiopian Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century Ethiopian side chair with a hide seat and back stitched with hide strips, and stretched over a primitive wood frame. Chair is functional, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hide, Wood
Vintage 13" Tanzanian Ironwood Family Tree Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Piece is very primitive. Its a mid to early 20th century piece.
Its carved from ironwood and depicts a family tree of a family from
Tanzania. The carving is very detailed.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Stone Female by Michael Chiwandire (1971), Zimbabwe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This heavy weight polished stone sculpture done by renowned sculptor Michael Chiwandire shows a woman woman figure curled up. Her hair has a striking and raw appearance. The artist's...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Equestrian figure Koma-Bulsa, Ghana, 14th-15th century
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta, 14th-15th century (thermoluminescence test: Interexpert 388317 from March 18, 1988).
Koma-Bulsa motifs (Ghana), including a concave hairstyle with braided frontal ornamen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Antique African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
African Adja Protective Spirit Figures Aklama Twins
Located in Point Richmond, CA
African Adja protective spirit figures Aklama twins.
Togo, Africa.
Wood, pigment.
20th Century
Left: 8 x 1.75 x 0.5 / 20 x 4.5 x 1 cm.
Right: 7.75 x 1.75 x 0.5 in. / 19.5 x 4....
Category
20th Century Other African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chokwe Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This mask was made by the Chokwe people of the Democratic
Republic of Congo. It has detailed metalwork and is finely carved.
Probably dates around the 1960's.
Category
20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana or Pokot people's tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Lightwood Male Statue Snake Vertebrae Belt and Necklace, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
The Mangbetu people once reigned over a flourishing kingdom in northeastern Congo. Hence their traditional art flourished around the court. Their very rare figural sculptures are rem...
Category
Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Namji Doll with Beads, Cowries, Coins and Metal Rings, Cameroon Mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sometimes referred to as dolls, this is a highly abstract figure with conical head, arms and legs held out from body, long columnar neck wrapped with mulitple strands of different si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 late 20th-century African tribal fetish statue of a doubl...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
