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Style: Primitive
1960
s Solid Wood Hand Carved Primitive Totem Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand crafted solid wood totemic sculpture with detailed features highlighting its authentic presence. This unique piece meshes style and art into a eye catching and taste...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Zushi, wabi sabi miniature shrine w/ Ebisu figurine mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Ebisu - from Tohoku area., Japan.
Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji pe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
The Ethiopian Procession Cross: A Radiant Symbol of Faith, Guardian of Sacred
Located in Ixelles, BE
The Ethiopian Procession Cross: A Radiant Symbol of Faith, Guardian of Sacred Mysteries.
Artistic and Historical Description This Ethiopian procession cross, of rare beauty, embodies a long tradition of Christian religious art...
Category
19th Century Ethiopian Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
Vintage Folk Art Doll / Coffee Cans with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (coffee cans) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Tin
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
Vintage Folk Art Doll / Oil Can with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (oil can) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a tin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Tin
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
Large Primitive Bleached Walnut and Flint Grain Thresher
Located in Houston, TX
Large Primitive bleached walnut and flint grain thresher dating to the 19th century. Hand carved walnut embedded with sharpened flint stones. Originally...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Iron
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994
By Tom Cramer
Located in Miami, FL
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994
Offered for sale is a recent acquisition from a New York estate. Thi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Abstract and anthropomorphic large figure from the Pie River, located to the east of the Era River. Abstract, anthropomorphic form stands on separate legs with dynamic varying outline, wide hips, and torso leading straight to a rounded head.
Figure represents Irivake, the ancestor hero who is considered as the founder of headhunting, also believed to have climbed to the sky and to command lightning. It is enlivened with various curvilinear details highlighted with red and white pigments. The back appears with a collection number in red, and the following: Ipigau (village), Upper Pie River, Papua, P63.20.
This is a 'later example', not a first generation piece with several age cracks. It has likely seen field use, but not extensive field use.
Provenance: Private New Jersey Collection, ex. Michael Rockefeller...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$156,000
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan) Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century Carving
Located in Wembley, GB
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan), Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century – Carved Wooden Ritual Vessel with Female Guardian Figure
A striking and rare example of Baule ritual art fr...
Category
1920s Ivorian Vintage Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pearwood, Zebra Wood, Softwood
$8,049 Sale Price
38% Off
19th Century Large Sculptural French Solid Wood Wine Press / Pedestal
Located in Odense, DK
A robust and beautifully crafted French wine press, 19th century, made from solid wood. Originally used in vineyards for pressing grapes, this authentic piece of rural craftsmanship ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
6 Very Old Carved Figures of Buddhist Immortals
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
6 Very Old Carved Figures of Buddhist Immortals
These lovely statues date from the 18th/19th Century, each one is carved from a single piece of wood, the garments are carved in fin...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
$13,232 / set
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan) Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century Carving
Located in Wembley, GB
Rare Baule Mouse Oracle Box (Gnamien Kpan), Ivory Coast, Mid-20th Century – Carved Wooden Ritual Vessel with Female Guardian Figure
A striking and rare example of Baule ritual art fr...
Category
1920s Ivorian Vintage Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pearwood, Zebra Wood, Softwood
$6,933 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board
Located in Forney, TX
A long hand carved wooden mangle board (clothing and bedding press) with beautiful patina.
Handmade in Sweden, circa 1744, this Scandinavian antique with...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Stone Carver
s Hammer and Chisels on Custom Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare set of 19th century French stone carver's wooden mallet and six iron chisels, mounted on a custom steel stand. Found in Roen, Nor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Primitive figure of a boy holding dog
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Figure of a Boy holding a dog. Figure looks like it was outside for a long time and elements wore away some of the paint and cement. Has a great look and feel! Was constructed wit...
Category
1940s American Vintage Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cement
Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful one of a kind African carved wooden sculpture of a woman carrying a basket and a hat. Featured in a rich warmly stained wood, this stunning hand carved sculpture will surel...
Category
20th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Stone Statue Fragment - Modernist/Primitive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid piece of stone hand carved with a face and appears resting on a branch.
Unique piece for coffee table, credenza or could survive a garden.
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$1,410 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Iron Mesh Container
Located in New York, NY
Antique Folk Art from Flores. Handwoven iron mesh container with an hour glass shape.
Measures: 10- 22" DIA x 34" high.
Andrianna Shamaris, Inc. The Leader ...
Category
1920s Vintage Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Iron
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of early 20th century Folk Art is all original paint and carved from one piece of wood. The weight is heavy and would make a great doorstop in the kitchen.
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Vintage Nahua Pottery Chililico Hidalgo Mexican Folk Art Animal Candleholders
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17th Century Primitive Religious Carving Oak Panel 1631
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
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This rare piece comes from France, the somewhat Primitive carving shows the Madonna and Child sitting on the Devil who is depicted as a li...
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Materials
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Female Nude
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Vertical Grain Douglas-Fir
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Large Split Grain Wood Light Sculpture
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Located in Glendale, CA
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive hand-carved Folk Art bull made of wood. Great hand work and scale. One Horn has a chip. Great sculptural piece.
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay special attention to its face and the carved details to appreciate this fine specimen. ...
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Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
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H 38.19 in W 30.91 in D 2.45 in
Japan Tall Antique Hand Crafted Inari Fox Kitsune With Glass Eyes Inari Shrine
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Rare glass eyes and remnant red (mouth) and white paint on its base still present and it holds the ...
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Materials
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$975
H 16 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
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Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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Located in Studio City, CA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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African Dogon Hare Rabbit Mounted Carving
Located in Malibu, CA
African hand carved rabbit mounted on metal stand ready to display.
Carving 16"H X 4"D X 4.5"W
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Large Swedish Rustic Trencher Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
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Southeast East of Asia Mask from the 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Mother Mary Madonna Wood Carved Polychrome Santo Santos, 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
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Antique Carved Wood African Tribal Mortar Goblet Apothecary
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique African carved wood apothecary mortar. Measure: 8".
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Southeast East of Asia Mask from the 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional mask from Southeast of Asia, circa 20th century.
Craved wood and painted by hand.
In good condition with wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful pa...
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Frisian , Folk Art Antique, Oak Carved Coat Rack 1920s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Frisian, antique, oak carved hanging coat rack. Typical geographical carving for the northern provinces off Holland. This style is existing for over 300 years
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Large 19th Century American Cat Head Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
Group of four rustic maracas each with its personality and sound. Priced per pair.
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Bamboo
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