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Large Antique East African Carved Wood & Bronze Antelope Deer Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
African folk art sculpture with beautifully aged distressed patina.
Handmade in East Africa, dating to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 35 in W 34.5 in D 11 in
Original Union-Castle cruise poster: You will love South Africa and East Africa
Located in PARIS, FR
Original Union-Castle cruise poster: You will love South Africa and East Africa will charm you
Category
1930s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dinka stylized animal form carved wood headrest, East Africa. On three "legs" with curved top
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Africa. North-East Part. Century Atlas antique vintage map
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Century Atlas. Africa. North-East Part'
Original antique map, 1903.
Inset map of 'Nile Delta
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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 Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Decorative Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Eurasian, as well as some African and American cultures, now also widely recognized for its appropriation
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tibetan Rug, Cubism Meets Sublime Simplicity
Located in Dallas, TX
. Perfect for an interior with a global flair as this vintage Tibetan rug recalls African textiles, but also
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tibetan Area Rug with Diamond Checkerboard Pattern, Harlequin Design Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
, Abstract and Art Deco to Modern, Cubism, Expressionism. The sleek lines and shapes of this vintage area rug
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Mid-Century Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Lively sunny orange abstract vintage Boujad rug curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
the Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic Ocean) named
Category
1990s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Classic abstract vintage Boujad rug curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and the
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Geometric vintage Moroccan Berber Boujad runner curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
fibers.
An Arab urban center with both Arab and Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Colorful vintage Moroccan Berber Boujad runner curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
the Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and Atlantic Ocean) named after
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Stunning teal and purple Moroccan Boujad carpet curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
.
Boujad, an urban center with both Arab and Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east of
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Lively vintage Moroccan Boujad rug in vivid palette curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and Atlantic Ocean) named after the town
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage abstract Boujad carpet in vibrant palette curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
.
Boujad, an urban center with both Arab and Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east of
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Extraordinary Vintage Moroccan Berber Boujad carpet curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and Atlantic
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage abstract Boujad Moroccan Berber Carpet curated by Breuckelen Berber
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Brooklyn, US
Arabized Berber tribes in the Haouz plains region east of Marrakech (between the Middle Atlas and Atlantic
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Blue Beni Mrirt Moroccan Rug, Cozy Nomad Meets Bohemian Enchantment
By Beni Mrirt, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
, resonating with cultural symbolism and historical significance that enrapture hearts across realms of art
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
20th Century Orange Geometric Moroccan Berber
Located in Firenze, IT
Beni Mellal, about 180 km north-east of Marrakech. Only performed by women of this region, of elongated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Black and White Portrait of an Ancient Breed of Cattle, East Africa
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
20 Across All Sizes.
All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come
Category
2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 38 in W 75 in D 0.1 in
Black and White Portrait of an Ancient Breed of Cattle, East Africa
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
20 Across All Sizes.
All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come
Category
2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 24 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (East Side Series)
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
depicting a resident of Buffalo's East Side in the early 1960's.
Mr. Rogovin chronicled the lives of the
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Orange Abstract - Italian/South African sixties abstract art oil painting
By Armando Baldinelli
Located in London, GB
US and the Far East. After the loss of his wife Gianna aged 26, he visited South Africa in the early
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
AFRICA
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
powerful portrait of either an elephant or East Africa. That’s the thing about this work - it’s a collision
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
By Armando Baldinelli
Located in London, GB
came to South Africa but was now a little cut off from the art world. However his artist talent
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Path of the East Wind"
By Harry Leith-Ross
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, an island in the Indian Ocean a thousand miles off the southeast coast of Africa. His first formal
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A North African Market
By Hercules Brabazon Brabazon
Located in East Grinstead, GB
Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He didn't exhibit until much later in life, and only then at
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Africa 2
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
powerful portrait of either an elephant or East Africa. That’s the thing about this work - it’s a collision
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
voices) of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 22.75 in W 14.25 in D 0.1 in
Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, Glassboro, NJ
1974 Second Regional Show for the World and Black African Festival of Art & Culture
(Festac
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
City Street Scene, Damascus, Syria /// Orientalist Oil Painting Middle East
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
- Tampa, FL.
Orientalism:
'Orientalism' refers to the representation of the East in Western art which
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Wood Panel, Board, Panel
Statue Of The Teke Tribe DR Congo African Art Early 20th Malebo Pool Brazzaville
Located in Leuven, BE
DR Congo / Congo Brazzaville Malebo Pool area Central Africa
Height: 31cm
Early 20th century (around
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 12.21 in W 2.56 in D 2.56 in
Samburu Herdsman - African Tribe Sculpture in Bronze Verdigris
Located in Pretoria, ZA
base. Bronze sculpture using the lost was method.
My art is inspired by Africa and it’s magnificent
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 26.38 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Turkana Girl - Bronze African Tribe Sculpture, Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east.
Turkana Girl, Edition of 24. Height
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
H 25.6 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Maasai Warrior - African Sculpture in Bronze Verdigris - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
Africa's wildlife and people. My East African figurative sculpture was inspired when I saw tribe people’s
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
H 29.93 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Hadzabe, people, smoke, color photography, fire, africa, bushman
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
in 1958, Joachim Schmeisser is best known for his major photographic series he has done in East
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand carved lion statue from Africa. Hand carved by local artisans in East Africa in
Category
Vintage 1970s North African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Berber Tribal North Africa Moroccan Burnous Wool Cape
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
organic wool colors.
The burnus (also called a selham) is long, hooded cloak worn in North Africa and the
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Wool
Dust III, Kenya, Elephant, animal, wildlife, color photography, africa
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to the bush in Tsavo East, Kenya. Together with their keepers they learn
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 0.2 in
Genesis I, Africa, Hunter, Sundown, bushman, hadza, color photography
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in Munich, DE
Schmeisser is best known for his major photographic series he has done in East Africa – his iconic
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 22.05 in W 78.75 in D 0.2 in
Mother of Two, Africa Photography - Limited Editions of 15
By Dorte Verner
Located in New York, NY
. This image was shot by Dorte Verner in Djibouti, East Africa, one of the warmest and driest cities in
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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H 20 in W 24 in
'The Challenge' Contemporary Photorealist painting of a large African Elephant
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Challenge' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an African
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Solice, Amboseli, Kenya" Contemporary African Elephant Family Framed Photograph
By David Burdeny
Located in Baltimore, MD
family of elephants in East Africa. The image quality is crisp and true to life, making this large piece
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brooklyn, Illinois, Twins, 1952 - For Ebony Magazine in Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, IL
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Twins, Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, for Ebony Magazine, 1952, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
metallic sky. In the foreground the is a what appears to be an African figure in a long blue ground with
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
African Tutsi Rwanda Wooden Sculpture Madonna and Baby by Ndatite Ilo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive African wooden statue figurine sculpture by Tutsti tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 24.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.32 in
1925 Original poster by Jean Bouchaud for the Messageries Maritimes - Far East
By Jean Bouchaud
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful poster of 1925 created by Jean Bouchaud (1891 - 1977) for the voyages in extreme east
Category
1920s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Mom and Baby, Krugar Park South Africa
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
. When creating her art, she insists, “the camera has a mind of its own.” The scenes captured in her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, framed 20.25" x 26" inches.
This one is African American kids in a park at the water fountain. Titled
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
19" inches sheet, framed 20.25" x 26" inches.
This one is African American kids in a park at the
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Painting African American Kids, Bicycle NY
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, 15" x 22" sheet, framed 23.5" x 30.5" .African American kids in a park. Done in a manner that recalls
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Paint, Paper, Ink
Railway Lines, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England 1963
By Colin Jones
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Colin Jones. Railway Lines, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England 1963. Gelatin silver
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield 19th cent. Black Forest, German
Located in SANTA FE, NM
, Middle East and North African captured the fantasies of the average Parisian and Londoner like nothing
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Portrait of a Young Woman in East Kenya, Iconic, Empowerment, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
All Sizes:
All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 27 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
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- What is African art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021African art is painting, sculptures, masks or installations that originate from the African continent. Masquerade, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, fiber art and dance are particularly popular artistic expressions in Africa. Many of these art forms are defined by expressive individualism, an emphasis on the human figure and visual abstraction.
- What is African art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021African art is simply called African art. Sculpture, pottery, painting, rock art and other works of visual art native to Africa all fall under the umbrella of African art (performance art that originates in Africa will also be called African art). On 1stDibs, there is an exquisite range of African art to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023One of the key characteristics of African art is that it tends to emphasize emotion over realism, so pieces often don't closely resemble their animal or human subjects. In addition, traditional African artists tend to work in three-dimensional formats like sculptures rather than painting or drawing. Also, many pieces have a spiritual meaning to the creators and their cultures. On 1stDibs, shop a range of African art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Traditional African wooden art is a term that describes pieces made by artists in Africa using techniques that have been passed down through generations. Examples include masks, figurines and sculptures depicting human and animal figures. Find a collection of traditional African art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.