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Maori Sculpture

Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tatoo, male
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tattoo, male
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Ihi (Power), contemporary Maori sculpture, green patina, warrior figure
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ihi (Power), contemporary Maori sculpture, green patina, warrior figure Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

E Tu (Stand Tall), contemporary Maori sculpture, green patina, warrior figure
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
E Tu (Stand Tall), contemporary Maori sculpture, green patina, warrior figure Wi Te Tau Pirika
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Double Kuro Jade Māori Sculpture from New Zealand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressively large jade sculpture for table or desktop. In Māori style from New Zealand, the
Category

1990s New Zealand Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
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Vintage 1940s New Zealand Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Maori Tribe, Chiefs Staff (Elaborate Carving)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Chiefs Staff (Elaborate Carving) c 1900-1925 Wooden staffs were used by Maori chiefs and other
Category

Early 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Māori Wahaika Club New Zeland
Located in Atlanta, GA
European contact by Māori people, indigenous natives to the islands. It was used in as staff in ceremonies
Category

Early 20th Century New Zealand Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Tribal Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, possibly Maori hand carved solid oak tribal mask. Not much known about the piece's
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’ With soft and shallow surface decoration
Category

Antique 18th Century New Zealand Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th-century Carved, Painted and Gilt tortoise shell, 'the Cosmic Turtle'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
them Maori, Sinhalese, Chinese, Tartars, Papuans American Indigenous, Inuit, Persians, Europeans and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Natural Specimens

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf

Tupuna Series #2, ancestors cloak, Maori ceramic sculptor Wi Taepa, leather ties
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
sculpture depicting a cloak typically worn by Maori Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa (born 1946, in Wellington) is a
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Leather

'Mount Taranaki, New Zealand' — from the series 'Axis Mundi', Contemporary
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Exhibition Space Gallery, Nov 30, 2022 - March 15, 2023. ABOUT THE IMAGE Mount Taranaki (Māori: Taranaki
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Photogravure

Original Poster: Lancaster Bomber WW2 RAF Aeroplane Owen Miller
By Owen Miller
Located in London, GB
Auckland and educated at Wellington College he worked as an artist in New Zealand, working with the Maori
Category

1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1943 Original Poster Ministry of Aircraft Production: Barrister WW2 Owen Miller
By Owen Miller
Located in London, GB
and educated at Wellington College he worked as an artist in New Zealand, working with the Maori
Category

1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1943 Original Poster: Spitfires WW2 RAF Fighter Owen Miller They need Spares...
By Owen Miller
Located in London, GB
Auckland and educated at Wellington College he worked as an artist in New Zealand, working with the Maori
Category

1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Large Latin American Mexican Master Bronze Sculpture Mother with Child SIgned
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Surfside, FL
From small limited edition of 7, this is a signed and dated hollow cast bronze sculpture. Provenance: Important Miami Beach estate that included many paintings and sculpture by Pos...
Category

1980s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sergio Bustamante Moose Head Wall Sculpture Limited Edition 22/100 with COA
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Bustamante Moose Head Wall Sculpture Limited Edition 22/100 with COA Offered for sale is s Sergio Bustamante (Mexican b. 1949) limited edition wall-mounted moose head sculptu...
Category

Vintage 1980s Mexican Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Paper

Gary Weisman Nude Male Torso Bronze Sculpture
By Gary Weisman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine bronze sculpture by Gary Weisman of a male nude torso. With a mixed chocolate brown and verdigris patina. Gary Weisman is an important living American sculptor active in Phi...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fornasetti Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, Number 9, Maori Tatoos
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations porcelain plate, Pattern Number 9, Atelier Fornasetti, 1990s The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the face o...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Green Marble Male Bust by Edward Ndoro of Zimbabwe
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful green stone bust of a distinguished gentleman by Edward C. Ndoro (Zimbabwe, 1973- ). 18 inches in height.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Zimbabwean Busts

Materials

Stone

Riverscape Impressionist Oil Painting by George Thompson Pritchard, Framed
By George Thompson Pritchard
Located in Encino, CA
Untitled Riverscape, an original oil on canvas by George Thompson Pritchard, is a piece for the true collector. An impressively calming nature of this plein-air painting draws you in...
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Jade Statue of a Confucian Sage
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid statue made of jade in the typically Chinese 19th century. The statue is very beautiful and rests on an oval base made of very fine dark wood. The lower part of the statue ...
Category

Antique Early 1800s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Jade Statue of a Confucian Sage
Chinese Jade Statue of a Confucian Sage
H 12.41 in W 7.88 in D 2.17 in
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Arnold Geissbuhler
By Arnold Geissbuhler
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1960's clay sculpture by Arnold Geissbuhler (1897-1997). Course pottery plaque of abstract figure mounted on heavy walnut back board. Has been repaired, signed on back of plaqu...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Blue and Red Wrestlers - expressive, textured, figurative, paper Mache sculpture
By Paul Duval
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two figures wrestle in this playful paper mache sculpture by Paul Duval. Duval, a Quebec based artist, is known for his unique and expressive figures. A perfect metaphor for our time...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

French Painted Wood 19th Century Mannequin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French painted wood 19th Century mannequin. Lovely hand painted details and eyes. Very rare display item.
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

GOLDEN JESUS
Located in Santa Fe, NM
To my knowledge, as the representative for the life works of Milton Hebald, (and through extensive research over the past 20 years) this is a unique casting - not part of an edition,...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Original Vintage Poster For New Zealand Apples British Empire Trade Commonwealth
Located in London, GB
Original vintage British Empire trade advertising poster for New Zealand Apples featuring a colourful design depicting a young lady wrapped in a New Zealand flag and holding up a lar...
Category

Vintage 1930s New Zealand Posters

Materials

Paper

A group representing St. Anne Trinity - German school, second half 15th C.
Located in Gent, BE
Sculpted in walnut wood In Germany the use of walnut was quite rare, in some cities in Northern Germany such as Lüneberg and Hamburg the use of walnut was allowed by gild regulation...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Mexican Blackware Fertility Figure
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fertility figure from Teotihuacan in Mexico. Depicting a pregnant woman decorated in red triangles. In good condition with minor flaws. Approximately 14 1/2 inches tall.
Category

20th Century Mexican Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Mexican Blackware Fertility Figure
Mexican Blackware Fertility Figure
H 14.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Andreé Guerval French Art Deco Bronze & Onyx Sculpture of Chysis / Woman & Urn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French bronze sculpture of the Greek figure 'Chysis'. By Andrée Guerval - a pseudonym for Raymonde Guerbe (1894 - 1995). Guerbe was both the student and wife of the famous Fr...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Signed Bronze Female Bust Sculpture in Green Patina
Located in Ferndale, MI
Hanging bronze female bust sculpture in green patina. Illegible signature on bottom left corner.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Pair of Maori Heads
By Dora Gordine
Located in London, GB
Pair of Heads of a man and a woman sculpted in Jesmonite by Dora Gordine.
Category

Vintage 1930s English Sculptures

Pair of Jesmonite Maori Heads by Dora Gordine
By Dora Gordine
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of Maori heads. Pair of heads of a man and a woman sculpted in jesmonite by Dora Gordine
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Vintage 1930s British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Beef Bull
By William Newton
Located in Hungerford, GB
on Maori Venture and he introduced William Newton to Jim Joel, who liking what he saw, asked William
Category

2010s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beef Bull
Beef Bull
H 12.6 in W 7.88 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
or jewelry box decorated with a Maori tribal face and inlaid paua shell ‘eyes’ on the pin-hinged lid
Category

20th Century New Zealand Bohemian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
Vintage Hand Carved Pearly Shell Eyes Wooden Jewelry Box
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H 2.76 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
REGALIA REDUX: An abstract figurative assemblage in classic style
Located in New York, NY
reinforces this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

REPRODUCT: An abstract figurative assemblage
Located in New York, NY
this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

APPEARANCE: An abstract figurative assemblage in classic style
Located in New York, NY
this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

APHRODESIAC: A unique abstract figurative assemblage
Located in New York, NY
this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

PERCEPTIVE: A unique abstract figurative assemblage
Located in New York, NY
this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

CENTAUR'S GAZE: A unique figurative abstract collage on canvas
Located in New York, NY
sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from Roman
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Paper

ODE TO THE GRACEFUL: A unique abstract figurative collage on canvas
Located in New York, NY
reinforce this sense of time's passage. Several of Neleman's works also feature details of sculptures from
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Paper

Vintage Bust of a Young Women, Signed David Gilmore, USA, 2019
Located in Los Angeles, CA
custom made by James English. There’s nods to the Victorian Era, Santos figures, Maori face tattoos
Category

2010s American Revival Busts

Materials

Metal

Vintage Bust of a Young Women, Signed David Gilmore, USA, 2019
Located in Los Angeles, CA
custom made by James English. There’s nods to the Victorian Era, Santos figures, Maori face tattoos
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Revival Busts

Materials

Metal

Vintage Bust of a Young Women, Signed David Gilmore, USA, 2019
Located in Los Angeles, CA
custom made by James English. There’s nods to the Victorian Era, Santos figures, Maori face tattoos
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Revival Busts

Materials

Metal

Hue, gourd series, white ceramic abstract gourd, vertical, contemporary, Maori
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hue, gourd series, white ceramic abstract gourd, vertical, contemporary, Maori
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Maori New Zealand Oceanic Gable Tekoteko Totem Ancestor Spirit Wood Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and intricately hand-carved wood Maori Tekoteko (Teko Teko) Ancestor Totem figure on a
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Mid-20th Century New Zealand Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Haere Mai (Welcome)
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
contemporary New Zealand ceramics, and a leading figure in contemporary Māori clay art. After the closure of
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

They all save for the future, you too can save through National Savings Poster
By Owen Miller
Located in London, GB
worked as an artist in New Zealand, working with the Maori peoples and as an illustrator for a Wellington
Category

1950s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1943 Original Poster: Spitfires WW2 RAF Fighter Owen Miller They need Spares...
By Owen Miller
Located in London, GB
and educated at Wellington College he worked as an artist in New Zealand, working with the Maori
Category

1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Two Women Chattering, headpiece for Le Sourire (The Smile)
By Paul Gauguin
Located in Fairlawn, OH
in his sculptures and woodcuts from this period, which he gave a deliberately rough-hewn look
Category

Early 1900s French School Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Maori Oceana blessing carving Folk Arts & Crafts, abalone mother of pearl c1900s
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative and unique late 19th-early 20th century New Zealand/ Maori style Arts & Crafts
Category

Early 20th Century New Zealand Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Maori Stick of Fight
By Associated Artists
Located in Couzon au Mont d'Or, FR
janus head ending by a pulled tongue (Symbol of challenge for the Maori people) on one head eyes
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Antique 19th Century New Zealand Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Shell

19th Century Maori Stick of Fight
19th Century Maori Stick of Fight
H 50.01 in W 2.37 in D 1.19 in
Antique Shortfin Mako Shark Jaw Isurus Oxyrinchus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Blue pointer, is a large species of mackerel shark. The name Mako comes from the Maori language, in
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20th Century Natural Specimens

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Maori Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the piece of maori sculpture you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of maori sculpture from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of maori sculpture to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gold, gray, beige and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of maori sculpture examples over the years, but those made by Wi Taepa are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in ceramic, clay and bronze can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Maori Sculpture?

The average selling price for a piece of maori sculpture we offer is $1,500, while they’re typically $725 on the low end and $6,622 for the highest priced.