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Place of Origin: African
Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar (11.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar consists of a distinct pattern of "orbs" on a striking striped background. It produces a calming effect, clearing away nega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$787 Sale Price
25% Off
Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar (8.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful one-of-a-kind, free-form ocean jasper bowl from Madagascar. This exquisite Polished Ocean Jasper Heart from Madagascar consists of a distinct pattern of "orbs" on a strikin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Mbole
knee-shaped coin - Democratic Republic of Congo, Early 20th.
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Early 20th Century Copper 'Mbole' Currency
Measure : 25x13cm H:45cm
Ø 23cm
Materials and Techniques: Copper
Place of Origin: Congo
Period: Early 20th Century
A stylistic distillati...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Polished Polychrome Freeform from Madagascar (7.6 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
AAA-quality Polychrome Jasper Freeform. This beautiful specimen has multi-colored veins of Chalcedony from Madagascar. Beautiful multi-colored rock that usually exhibits a circular, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$825 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Granary Door Lock, Bamana Peoples, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Granary Door Lock, Bamana Peoples, Mali
A figurative wood door lock from the Bamana (Bambara) people of Mali. This probably depicts a female ancestor whose featur...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Giant Genuine Polished Ocean Jasper Freeform from Madagascar
72.6 lbs
Located in New York, NY
Huge, museum quality beautiful polished ocean Jasper freeform from Madagascar. This piece has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of green, white, brown and white druzy quartz cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Other
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood, 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 Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and c...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Burlap
Cobaltoan Calcite from Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate, Mor
Located in New York, NY
From Bou Azzer District, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Lustrous rounded cluster of vibrant pink scalenohedral calcite crystals. The calcite is translucent to transparent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
African Bronze Figure c1950
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
African Bronze Figure c1950
A rare bronze cast and hand-finished figure that embodies both artistry and functional symbolism. This striking sculp...
Category
1950s Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Genuine Polished Petrified Wood Slice with Metal Display Stand (11 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful hand polished petrified wood slice is sourced from Madagascar and comes with an acrylic display stand. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yellow, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Petrified Wood
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Punk Table lamp Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This set of 2 Hand-moulded terracotta forms the base of this lamp, stripe detail finished with black plaster and adorned with bronzed steel spikes. It's a bold statement piece that c...
Category
2010s Organic Modern African Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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 around the head. No perforation for attachment to costu...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coco de Mer On Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A Coco de Mer nut on custom made lucite stand. The Coco de Mer seed nut is the largest in the world and only found in th Seychelles islands. Circa early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Coconut
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pende or Kwese Black Wood Small Mask Heavy Eyelids Teeth, DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pende or Kwese black wood small mask heavy eyelids, open mouth with carved teeth, curved scarification marks on cheeks. Heavy black patina on front and inside from years of traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
Category
1930s Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Old Wooden Decorative Bamana Storage Room Lock
Located in Leuven , BE
An old classic Bamana lock , decorated with engraved lines, representing antilope horns ,legs bent appearing at the bottom and a beautiful dark patina a...
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
Polished Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar (20 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This 20 lbs. top quality Large Septarian Druzy Geode Egg from Madagascar features an exposed area lined with dazzling druzy quartz crystals, as well as a polished back side, providin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Natural Blue Botryoidal Malacholla Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superb example of a naturally-occurring botryoidal malacholla specimen, favoured for its vivid natural blue colour! This sizeable specimen is presented on one of our exclusive base...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vanadinite (Parallel Hoppered Growth) Crystal Cluster from Morocco (146. grams)
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco.
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites with glassy lus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
Natural Fossil Ammonite "Kranaosphinctes" from Madagascar. -70 millions years
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This natural specimen of ammonite from Madagascar (Majunga aera) is from upper cretaceous (-70 to -85 millions years).
We made a custom claw stand to highlight the piece and make it ...
Category
2010s African Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ethno Design early 20th Century, Drc, Selection of Three Bark Cloth Beaters
Located in Leuven , BE
Three old and well used bark cloth beater made out of a wooden shaft with a cross-hatched blackened tip which is lashed into position by a strip of cane. These grooved wooden beater were tools used to pound and soften tree bark, for the processing of bark cloth used as clothing. This tool has many different variations that are seen in indigenous cultures worldwide, yet all for a similar purpose. They vary in size, shapes, and materials. They are carved with parallel striations. Some bark beaters...
Category
Early 20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Soapstone Hippo Sculpture from Zimbabwe, 12"
Located in New York, NY
This charming 12-inch hippopotamus sculpture is hand-carved from richly veined, dark green soapstone native to Zimbabwe, known for its smooth polish and natural marbling with earthy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
A wonderfully carved abstract pipe from the Zulu people of South Africa. It measures 5.5 high as mounted on the custom metal base, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage African Carved Bust
s or Bookends Girl
Boy in Ebony, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of vintage African Busts; boy and girl, possibly Nigerian/Lagos. Hand-carved from Ebony wood. Very decorative with a strong 'dark' and stylish presence. Due to their weight the...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Mid-20th Century Toguna Female Anthropomo Post from Mali
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Moroccan Rustic Door On Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan smaller-sized carved wood door from the late 19th century on custom stand. This antique door from Morocco has a wonderfully rustic appearance, with hand-carved accents and...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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 Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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 Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Patrick Mavros Solid Sterling Silver Silverback Gorilla with Baby Sculpture
By Patrick Mavros
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Patrick Mavros Solid Sterling Silver Silverback Gorilla with Baby Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 6 wide x 10 deep x 5.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern African Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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 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 Sculptures
Materials
Beads
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 Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Genuine Polished Malachite Lion Carving (5.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully detailed lion carving is masterfully hand-carved from a single, solid piece of malachite that was sourced from Zaire. Polished to a mirrored finish, the top quality ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Glass
Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small yet evocative example of Grand Tour style, this hand-carved alabaster sphinx figurine reflects the fascination with ancient Egyptian forms tha...
Category
Early 20th Century Grand Tour African Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
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 Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Vintage Africanist Brass Sculpture, Signed Mukendi, Circa 1970
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Vintage Africanist Brass Sculpture, Signed Mukendi, Circa 1970"
Elegant vintage Africanist sculpture in solid brass, signed Mukendi. The composition depicts two highly stylised elo...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Located in Leuven , BE
The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...
Category
1920s Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Natural Honey Quartz Crystal Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural honey quartz crystal specimen originating from Madagascar, presented on one of our museum-quality painted plaster bases.
Formed over millions of years, this natural calcite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen #L2L
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 8 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. / 20 × 16 × 2 cm
Dimensions on custom display stands: 10.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 in. / 27 × 14 × 9 c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Stone
African Ghana Contemporary Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
African Ghana Contemporary carved wood Ashanti fertility doll in a minimalist style features a flattened ovoid head, incised hair texture, shall...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Ash
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 Sculptures
Materials
Wool
$1,267 Sale Price
35% Off
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture !
I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
Category
1920s Archaistic Vintage African Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
Located in Skokie, IL
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
This striking sculpture is a primitive piece of unknown age and origin, but likely from Africa. It has been hand-carved of polished marble ...
Category
20th Century Primitive African Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s South African Scrimshaw Ostrich Egg by Late Chief Sipho Ndldvu
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s South African scrimshaw ostrich egg by late chief Sipho Ndlvu depicting a pair of elephants.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell
African Ebonized Wood Figure of a Rhinoceros
Located in Germantown, MD
Handcrafted African Ebonized Wood Figure of a Rhinoceros. Measures 13.5" in width, 8.5" in depth and 11.25 in height.
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical African Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$746 Sale Price
25% Off
Metalized Skull of a Warthog
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Metalized skull of a warthog. The skull is provided with a real metal layer which has been corroded making it a beautiful patina.
The skull is mounted on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Inner landscape – Quartz sphere with crystal inclusion
Located in London, GB
This stunning quartz sphere from Zambia reveals a hidden world inside.
From its clear surface, you can see unique mineral formations that rise
like tiny mountains. At the center, a s...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
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 Sculptures
Materials
Ivory
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed su...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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