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Technique: Hand-Carved
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 Ghanaian Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Early 20th Century Lobi Tribal Chair – Burkina Faso
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rare and beautifully aged Lobi tribal chair from Burkina Faso, dating to the early 1900s. Hand-carved from a single piece of hardwood, this sculptural piece reflects the refined mi...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Crust N°2 by RF Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Crust N°2 by RF Studio
Dimensions: W 34 x D 34 x H 49 cm
Materials: Diverse recycled amazon timber
Crust is part of the concept of skin that covers mineral and vegetable organisms a...
Category
2010s Peruvian Post-Modern Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$5,762 / item
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar figure. circa 1800
Hand-crafted in the late 18th / early 19th century, exceptionally executed intricate detailing, the large scale antique religious sculpture depicting the female Saint Teresa of Avila, polychrome painted gesso over finely sculpted wood, inset glass eyes, shown in Carmelite nun habit...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Single sided wooden dentist tooth trade sign with gold and black letters. Hand painted, hand carved.
Shown with a life size hand model for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$475 / item
Cow Bull Folk Art Speculaas Springerle Cookie or Butter Mold Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic late 19th century wooden gingerbread cookie or speculaas springerle mold, circa 1890 (cow bull ox). Made of hand carved wood. Found at an esta...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Primitive Wood Carving Torso Body Mask with Phallus
Located in Chiba, JP
Primitive wood carving torso with phallus (like a body mask, though no displaying hole), originally flown out from a collector of African tribal art in Japan, though its details unkn...
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Hand-Carved
Painted Wooden Tribal Mask
Located in Miami, FL
A generously sized wooden tribal mask.
Hand-carved and painted this decorative mask that would look great in a western or country themed setting.
Measures: 39" High x 5 1/2" Wide...
Category
20th Century American Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Australian boomerang, 19th century
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A 19th century boomerang from Australia.
Good patina and presented on a stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Australian Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, antique metal boules balls experienced a renaissance that took the game of boules to a new level.
These ornately crafted balls were not only instruments of the game, but also symbols of elegance and sophistication in leisure activities.
Made from high-quality metals such as steel or brass, Boule balls were forged and polished by skilled craftsmen to ensure a smooth and even surface.
The antique boules...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
China Contemporary Natural Stone Space Artifacts "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Artifacts floating in space?
A unique and remarkable black and white depiction with a contemporary feel of floating artifacts may be observed in this one-of-a-kind Chinese extraordi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo, late 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo
Late 19th century to 1900
Wood lightweight, rich patina
Height: 50 cm, diameter top 29 x 27.5 cm
Provenance: Danish colonial collectio...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure
Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen
Period: early 20th century
Condition: Old Insect holes and minor damage
Measures: H ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Arts And Crafts Antique Pyrography Kingsley Portrait After Rembrandt
Located in South Burlington, VT
A sensitive and superb antique Arts and crafts pyrography portrait of a Rembrandt gentleman.
This is a beautiful hand incised image “After Rembrandt” hand created by Norman Kingsle...
Category
1890s American Arts and Crafts Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Papua New Guinea Sepik River Bird Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small carved darkened wood bird faced mask with long nose/beak. Smaller squatting figure with curled arms carved on forehead. From Sepik River Area of Papua New Guinea. Signs of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Crow Decoy
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Early 20th Century carved and painted crow decoy with glass eyes and wire legs.
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: United States
Size: 10"L x 8"H x 4"W
Family Owned & Operated
Cisc...
Category
20th Century American Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,035
Set of Three Carved Wooden Tibetan Vessels, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and authentic set of three carved wooden vessels from Tibet, dating to the 19th century.
Each vessel is individually carved from a single block of wood and adorned with intri...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mukinka Mask from the Salampasu tribe, DR Congo, middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A wooden mask from the Salampasu tribe called Mukinka.
The mask is covered with copper pieces from 1 x 2 cm and has a beard in vegetal fiber, the top of the head is also covered with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
An early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure in the form of Pierre Jean Marie Laval , i...
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century Noble Horseman Wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Mold
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 19th century wooden gingerbread gingerbread cookie or speculaas springerle mold, circa 1860-1880 (Noble Horseman). Made of hand carved wood. F...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Female Sculpture by Ernst Gustaf Johansson, Sweden 1922
Located in Valby, 84
Female sculpture of carved wood executed by Swedish artist Ernst Gustaf Johansson Troide (b.1892 imagining his wife Maria Albertina Pettersson.
Signed EGT and dated 1922.
ERNST Gust...
Category
1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Yaka Slit Drum, Deep Patina, Original Striker Congo Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old early Yaka slit drum, deep patina wear and polish from years of use, with original striker. From the Yaka people, Democratic Republic of Congo, early 20t...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,596 Sale Price
20% Off
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Used as a charm for protection, with two different faces to show the duality of the w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally gilded. as notice some traces of gilt residue. From the collection of Verna Harrah. Harra's Casinos.
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Germany, circa 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Germany, 1960s. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Found at an...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Two Antique Hunting Decoys One-Eyed Jack
Black
Silver Canvas Back
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two Antique Hunting Decoys: "One-Eyed Jack" & Black and Silver Canvas Back Duck
USA, Circa 1900s, Handmade with Glass Eyes, Unmarked
This pair of anti...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female
Located in Malibu, CA
16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dayak Shaman Mask
Located in London, GB
A rare Iban Dayak shaman ritual mask, early to mid 20th century, Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. Hand carved from local jelutong wood with existing decorative lime and charcoal/pigments.
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,776
Antique Black Forest Carved Bear Wall Hook Hanger
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional hand carved German Black Forest wall-mounted hanger. circa 1890
Born in the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring an intricately carved walnut figural bear's head with inset glass eyes, finely detailed gilt brass paws holding a supporting rod, affixed with chain drop hook.
Dimensions: (approx)
10.75" High, 8 1/8" Wide, 5.5" Deep,
A superb example of German folk art, functional and highly decorative, it's ideal for use as an entryway coat...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Early 20th C Intricately Hand Carved Walnut Panel
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US. Unknown origin. Circa 1910 large hand carved and framed walnut panel. Very intricately rendered work featuring leaves, vines and flowers. This is heavy piece and is...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Horse and Ox from Nativity Scene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century Guatemalan carved wooden nativity animals, depicting a recumbent horse and ox. Both figures retain traces of their original polychrome - the horse in deep, worn ...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Pine Chest in the Original Paint 1690s
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Folk Art Pine Chest in the Original Paint. This chest is an amazing survivor, from the late 1600s, in practically untouched original condition. The chest with side hung drawers eve...
Category
1690s English Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair Of Folk Art Carved Wooden Women
s Shoes, ca 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Pair of folk art carved wooden ladies' shoes richly decorated with glass beads and cow bone
Height 13 cm, length 12.5 cm
Original lacquer and colour
Around 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Deer Head primitive Black Forest Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
1920s Austrian Black Forest Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dayak Iban Shield
Located in London, GB
A rare hand carved Dayak tribal shield from Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. These shields were made by the Dayak Iban tribes for real fighting use and ceremonial rites. Wonderfully car...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,255
Hand Carved
Painted Indian Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved Indian head with all original painted surface and in great condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Double Dragon Wedding Banquet Headdress Crown on Wooden Display Bust
Located in Studio City, CA
This an exquisite and spectacular piece. One of our favorites. Quite rare. We have not seen anything quite like it.
Likely worn at one time by a bride in a Chinese wedding ceremon...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Elephant Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique, Bernard Kindt
Located in Mortsel, BE
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of antique carousels with this carved wooden elephant figure. Mounted on a metal base for stability, this carousel piece is a testament to in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.
Located in Charleston, SC
American Naval two masted clipper ship brig model mounted on stand under a glass case. The US Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy October 1843 prior to the American Civil War...
Category
20th Century American American Empire Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
Fine Pair Hand Carved Hand Painted Outsider Folk Art , Charles Pizzano, 1950
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique Pair (2) Hand Carved And Hand Painted Masterworks by Charles Pizzano (1893-1987)
This is a beautiful matching pair (2) blue , red and gold hand carved and hand painted brilli...
Category
1950s American Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,520 Sale Price / set
60% Off
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Cheese Board
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish folk art wooden cheese board.
Genuine and rustic with incredible patina.
So useful & nice interior detail.
Good antique condition with minor historic knocks, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair of Baroque Style Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dan Mask With Metal Teeth – Ivory Coast / Liberia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Dan Mask with Inset Metal Teeth – Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia
Mid–20th Century or Earlier
Wood, Metal Inlay
Height:22 cm, width 13 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
This strikin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Boston Artistic Carving Company Gilt
Polychrome Eagle with Shield
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a carved and polychrome wooden eagle with shield probably from the Boston Artistic Carving Company. This well known company was active in Boston from the late 19th ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Hand-Carved Pirate Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand-Carved Pirate Figure
Dimensions: H 9.5” x W 3.5” x D 2.5”
Weight: 500grm
Date: Circa 1880
Origin: Unknown
Material: Hand-carved pine (stained)
Overview
An unusual o...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A late 18th century/early 19th century trade sign from a Dutch West Indies shipping merchant. The carved wood and polychromed sign depicts a winged-foot Mercury figure surrounded by ...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Antique Black Forest Carved Bracket with Stag’s Head
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique black forest hand-carved stag’s mounted on the support with an oak leaf surround. With a shaped top shelf with canted corners. Excellent detailing ...
Category
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Rock Crystal Parrots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely hand carved rock crystal.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
$4,500 / set
Mwana Pwo Mask From The Chokwe / Tshokwe Tribe, Dr Congo
Located in Bilzen, BE
A serene-looking Mwana Pwo chokwe mask mounted on a custom-made base which is included
Early 20th century
The Mwana Pwo mask was the personification of the ideal woman among the Cho...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Crow Decoy
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
20th Century Crow decoy. Carved and painted on metal base. Glass eyes. Carver unknown.
Period: 20th century
Origin: United States
Size: 18"L x 12"H x 6"W
Family Owned & Operated
Ci...
Category
20th Century American Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,035 / item
H67cm Swedish Horse, handmade folk craft circa 1800, highly decorative element
Located in Forest, BE
Big Swedish horse from the early 19th century. Made of pine wood with the famous red paint. It is worn but in a very nice way. The patina shows the trace of time. There's a whole on ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png"
Antique Carved Coconut Shell Ritual Bowl – Iatmul People, Sepik River...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
A tip stool / seat backrest from the Kuba tribe DR Congo, late 19th century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine tip stool / backrest carved in wood with a rich tribal using aged patina with geometrical motifs
this stool is dating from the end of the 19th century
Heigth in the middle...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine carved bone statue from the Lega tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from the Lega tribe DR Congo carved in bone
Tribal using traces and aged tribal patina
Heigth 10 cm
The Lega people (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Dem...
Category
1920s Congolese Tribal Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Sepik River People Papua New Guinea Oceanic Primitive Wood Totem Spirit Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic hand-carved primitive wood totem sculpture/ figure from the Sepik River people (Ambunti and Wewak) of Papua New Guinea. This work, which features tusked ancestral spirit ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Contemporary Irregular Shape Hand-Tufted Wool Rug Beige by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Magic with LUA
Contemporary irregular shape hand-tufted wool rug with earthy brown by RAG Home
Original Designed by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home Jakarta
Hand-tufted with mixed carving ...
Category
2010s Indonesian Arts and Crafts Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Category
1960s German Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Puerto Rican Hand Carved Common Nightingale Sculpture By Ariel Soto
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Puerto Rican Hand Carved Sculpture of a Common Nightingale. It depicts a well done hand carved grey and off white color bird with a coral color mark at the front of its head. The bird is standing very alert in an original tree branch with one of its grey wings open and long tail. The bird has very expressive eyes. The bird sculpture is attached to a round light brown wood base adorned with green grass at the back of the wood branch. This hand carved bird sculpture...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Dayak Wood Calendar Board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Dayak carved flat wood calendar board with Aso or Dragon Motifs, Borneo, Indonesia. Traditional very dark wood with carving in relief and incised...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Southeast Asian Folk Art Wooden Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
An expressive tribal mask with pronounced brows, stylized features, and traces of red and black pigment, reflecting its ceremonial origins.
This hand-carved and painted wooden mask ...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Tribal Hand-Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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