African Wood Bust
Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled african head bust hand carved in black wood. It has a slight tilt - leaning to one
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
20th Century African Ebony Male Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifully detailed African carved male bust in solid ebony. The figure has been expertly modeled
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20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Ebony
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black
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20th Century African Busts
Materials
Wood
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H 12.6 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in
African Woman Bust Hand-Carved Ebony Wooden Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An African woman bust sculpture, meticulously hand-carved from the lustrous depths of ebony wood
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20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Sculpture in Wood from Africa, Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black
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Vintage 1960s African Busts
Materials
Wood
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H 11.82 in W 3.15 in D 6.7 in
African Ndaka Hardwood Carved Busts, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of African, Ndaaka people of Democratic Republic of Congo, hardwood carved bust sculpture of
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20th Century Unknown International Style Busts
Materials
Wood
Pair of Impressive Hand-Carved Hardwood African Busts
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of hand-carved hardwood African busts, circa 1970s. The pair are made out of
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Mid-20th Century African Busts
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
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Vintage 1970s African Modern Busts
Materials
Ebony
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H 9.06 in W 3.55 in D 4.73 in
Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
By Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan.
Signed: "F Parpan 49".
He
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Vintage 1940s French Busts
Materials
Wood
African Ebony Sculptures
Located in Madrid, ES
African sculptures in ebony Pair of African sculptures carved in ebony wood
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Vintage 1950s African Busts
Materials
Ebony
Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Hagenauer wood sculpture Head of African Woman. This beautiful sculpture was designed and
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 9.25 in W 3.78 in D 6.78 in
20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 20th Century Tribal David Tennant figural head bust comprised of hand carved ebony wood
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 9 in D 8.5 in
Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
and patina over the carved wood. Traded by a professor working in Africa in the 1950’s and then in a
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Nicely carved.
A good eye-catching accent piece.
Dimensions: 8.25" high, 5" wide, 7" deep.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Bust of African American Man Signed H. Minor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carved Wood Bust of African American Man
Signed H. Minor
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'
Located in Pasadena, CA
One of a kind pair of beautifully-carved wooden wall sculptures of an African couple. Most probably
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Bembe Bearded Male Figure Bust with Beard Staff Top DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Striking Bembe bearded male bust figure with hands on sides of projecting stomach and finely carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Carved bust of a tribeswoman
Located in Cheshire, GB
Finely carved wooden bust of a striking tribeswoman figure carved from an exotic hardwood with a
Category
Early 20th Century North African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Art Deco African Sculptural Bust in the style of Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Free-Standing Art Deco African Sculptural Bust in the style of Karl Hagenauer
The bust has been
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20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cherry
Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
By Frank Dobson
Located in Roma, IT
frame in gilded wood, in almost perfect condition.
The painting is also protected by glass
Dimensions
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Vintage 1930s British Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mukecha Stool/Table
By Jomo Tariku
Located in Philadelphia, PA
18
Mukecha is inspired by traditional African mortars of varying sizes used for grinding barley
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Stools
Materials
Ash
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Bronze Architectural Abstract Theater Model French Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Guillaume Couffignal (French b. 1964)
Theatre, 2014. Bronze.
19 7/8 x 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches.
Signed on the base: Couffignal. Beautiful texture and patina.
Guillaume Couffignal is a ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.5 in W 19.88 in D 7.25 in
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large openwork crest mounted upon a woven basketry cap. The large, square decorative panel bears a central reptilian or stylized crocodile depiction with alternating squared painted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Primitive Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Modernist Sculpture Josephine Baker Made in Vienna Rare
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Karl Hagenauer (Austrian, 1898-1956) statue depicting the dancer Josephine Baker, cast brass in chrome finish, circa the 1930s. Stamped ATELIER HAGENAUER WIEN, MADE IN AUSTRIA with W...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
1 Large Mounted Sable Antelope Skull with Large Curved Ringed Horns / Antlers
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent, stunning African sable antelope with large curved ringed horns or antlers mounted on a wrought iron stand. The piece is mounted as a sculpture and conveys the presence...
Category
20th Century African British Colonial Taxidermy
Materials
Iron
H 43.25 in W 23 in D 12 in
Greek slingshot with bee
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee
MATERIAL: Lead
CULTURE: Greek
PERIOD: 4th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 28 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Lead
Baule Female Carved Wood Figure, African Sculpture Sotheby's Provenance
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine Baule female figure. Provenance: The Alexander S. Honig collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, Lot: 78, Sotheby's New York.
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 19.25 in W 3.75 in D 4.5 in
African Erotic Bronze
Located in Montreal, QC
African erotic bronze.
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Vintage Figurine of an African Warrior with Spear and Shield
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Bochum, NRW
A very beautiful sculpture, displaying an African Warrior with shield and brass spear. Executed in the 1950s, reminding the design of Leopold Anzengruber. Made of black-finished plas...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Contemporary African Art Sculpture from the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania
By Makonde People
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning African Art Sculpture of a Tribal Woman by the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania.
A fine figurative sculpture is made of ebony. This decorative piece of African art is truly eye-ca...
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20th Century Tanzanian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Knoll Dining Table or Desk
By Florence Knoll
Located in New Haven, CT
This Table was originally designed by Florence Knoll in 1961.
The top is veneered in book matched oak and hand painted by Alexander Westerhoff inspired by an African Shield. The fi...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
From the West African country of Bukina Faso this Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" fertility Figure in carved wood would typically be placed in the ‘thilda’, a shrine or small room withi...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
West Africa Senufo Cast Bronze Mask Kpelie, Circa 1950s
Located in Torquay, GB
Ancestral Senufo cast bronze face mask (Kpelie) from Côte d'Ivoire West Africa.
Made using the lost wax technique.
Traditionally, the 'Kpelie' is an ancestral mask worn during funera...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage museum quality African Mangbetu fertility harp / domu, an African stringed instrument of the Mangbetu poeple, featuring a round wooden body, stretched red leather head w...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Tribal Stool-Chair West Africa
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved wooden stool from Tanzania with a native repair made from hand-hammered brass. This piece is very cool with a tribal vibe.
Category
Late 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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Incredible Pair of Hand-Carved Wood Bust Sculptures of Tribal Shaman Figures
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of hand-carved wooden busts are truly a special find and a magnificent example of folk
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved African Wood and Beaded Sculpture
By Yoruba People
Located in Fulton, CA
A vintage beaded African wood carving of 3 figures. Vibrant primary colors to bead work. Portions
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Late 20th Century Nigerian Busts
Carved Wood African Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
This bust comes from my own collection of vintage and antique heads. The primitive but skilled
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Mid-20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Bronze Head of a Lady by William Lasansky
By William Lasansky
Located in Cathedral City, CA
custom-made African hardwood plinth that elegantly displays the bust. The head is signed and numbered at
Category
Vintage 1970s American Busts
Materials
Bronze
African American Boy Bust
Located in Summerland, CA
Circa 1920
Wood and original polychrome.
African American bust wearing yellow cap.
Sits on a
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Still Life of Flowers Oil on Board by John Graham Two Sided Portrait and Nude
By John Graham
Located in Allentown, PA
, with one of his subjects being portrait busts of cross-eyed women.
Graham was born in Kiev on
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
African Bust Carving Ebony Wood
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
African bust carving ebony wood, 1960s. Long neck, very graceful folk art wood sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1960s African Busts
Mid Century African Wenge Wood Bust by Alphonse Olivier, 1960s
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid century African wenge wood bust by Alphonse Olivier, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Sculpture African Bust in Wenge, Congo, 1960s
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid century sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Woman Body, in a Brown Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is aBody of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a Brown
Category
20th Century African Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
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H 14.97 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Pair of African Torsos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Ebonized wood male and female carved African torsos
Category
1990s African Busts
Materials
Wood
Benoit Konongo Sculpture in Wenge Wood Dyed Black African Head
Located in Brussels , BE
Benoit Konongo (1919-2008) sculpture in wenge wood dyed black "African man's head" - Congo 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
African Art Wenge Wood Sculpture Signed Joachim Baba Damana, Congo 1970s
Located in Brussels , BE
African art wenge wood Sculpture signed Joachim Baba Damana - Congo 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
H 22.84 in W 7.88 in D 9.06 in
Pair of "Art Deco" Designed Carved Wood African Figures after Hagenhauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Toronto, ON
This charming pair of stylized midcentury carved wood African figures are in the manner of iconic
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Wooden 2-Tone Ceremonial Tribal Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Ethnic 1990s African hand carved wooden 2-tone ceremonial tribal mask.
Category
Late 20th Century African Busts
Materials
Wood
Karl Springer Hand-Carved African Sculpture on Custom Suede Base, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved African sculpture, woman's head with four horns, by the Ekoi tribe in Nigeria with a
Category
Vintage 1980s Nigerian Tribal Busts
Materials
Leather, Suede, Wood, Paint
Superb Wooden Sculpture of an African Lady by Karl Hagenauer, Art Deco, Austria
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare wooden sculpture (cherry tree wood) of an African lady by Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956). it
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Brass
H 12.01 in W 10.44 in D 4.14 in
African Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
This African woman bust has been very finely carved from a chunk of walnut.
Category
Late 20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Laughing African Carved Bust
Located in Studio City, CA
Significant and impressive in scale, this African statue adds a little joy to any decor
Category
Mid-20th Century Gambian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Clay Bust of African Girl
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An expressive and striking hand sculpted bust of an African girl by an unknown artist Hollow
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood
Hagenauer Bust of African Woman
Located in Montreal, QC
Art deco style carved and stained wooden bust of African woman, her curly incised hair stained
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Wood Carved African American Man Folk Art Bust
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely carved form of an African American Gentleman--likely a sharecropper. Simple, yet very well
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
French Wood Sculptures, Couple of Busts, Sculptures of Africans from the Congo
By Continental Art Deco
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind pair of African busts, from the Congo region, made during the 1940s-1950s of the
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 110 in W 45 in D 35 in
1970s Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Bust Figure Sculpture Table Lamps
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of hand carved wooden African man and woman bust figure sculpture table lamps.
Category
Late 20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 25.6 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
Folk Art Bill Potts African American Found Object, Cowboy Dan Bronco Busting Man
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This painted wood "diorama" The Rodeo Cowboy Dan The Bronco Busting Man by African American
Category
Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 19.75 in D 10.25 in
Monumental Designer Tiki / African Tribal Figural Lamps, Pair
By Witco
Located in Southampton, NJ
and at a staggering 51" tall. The busts are made of painted plaster.
African or tiki style heads
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Ceramic Sculpture Ethnic Bust from the 70s 1974 Mask
Located in Lyon, FR
Large ceramic in the brutalist style representing a man's head in the spirit of African masks made
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Nubian Lamps on Brass Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940's wood Nubian Busts on brass bases. Needs rewiring.
Dimension are from base to top of
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Vintage 1940s African Table Lamps
French Louis XV Style Three-Drawer Commode from the Bordeaux Region of France
Located in Atlanta, GA
bronze pulls, decorated on each side with pages' busts. Cabriole legs sculpted with acanthus leaves
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 32.75 in W 44 in D 22.5 in
Edouard Drouot French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of "Muse des Bois" c. 1900
By Edouard Drouot
Located in Shippensburg, PA
evocative and full of movement - the "Muse of the Woods" captures a young maiden alone in nature with a pair
Category
Early 20th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved African Wood Bust
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carved African wood bust.
Category
Vintage 1970s Congolese Busts
Materials
Wood
20th Century Carved African Female Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunningly beautiful African carved ebony female bust. The figure has been carved from a
Category
20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Ebony
Hagenauer Style Nude Black African Female Bust with Brass Earring
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in St. Louis, MO
Stylized African female with elongated neck, ebonized carved wood with large brass earring, in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Bust of French Cult Idol Serge Gainsbourg, Massif Wood, France
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture, bust of the French cult idol composer and singer Serge Gainsbourg, in engraved and
Category
20th Century French Busts
Materials
Wood
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 7.88 in
Large Antique Dug Out Carved Tribal African Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A large antique Tribal wooden sculpture from Africa. Dates from early 20th century.
This piece
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Antique Early 19th Century Mozambican Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
Lucien Gibert French Art Deco Man Bust Terracotta, 1930s
By Lucien Gibert
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Lucien Gibert (1904-1988), France, 1930s. Bust of Man
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Terracotta
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, detailed, African wood female bust figurative sculpture piece made for Western
Category
20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Head of Senegalese Man, French Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1930s
Located in New York, NY
even a certain amount of irony. The original ebony Macassar wood veneer base ties in perfectly with the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 14.75 in W 7.33 in D 8.5 in
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very beautiful, detailed, African wood female bust figurative sculpture piece made for Western
Category
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Zulu Wooden Tribal Contemporary Sculpture of Black African Male Bust
Located in North Hollywood, CA
is 12" x 16"
From Azania, South Africa.
Contemporary bust of a black African male, carved from on
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Incredible Hand-Carved Wood Bust Sculpture of Tribal Folk Medicine Man/Shaman
Located in New York, NY
A stunning piece of folk tribal art. A lifesize hand-carved bust sculpture of a medicine man/shaman
Category
Vintage 1950s African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 24 in W 18 in D 12 in
Zulu Wooden Tribal Contemporary Sculpture of Black African Queen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved tribal African Art wooden Zulu bust, very nicely carved black African lady bust with
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20th Century South African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Eight-String Harp or Ngombi, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
, Bozengue and Matsuba, had wanted to replace their dead mother by carving a bust of their mother on Dizènguè
Category
Vintage 1930s Ethiopian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, Bust of African Woman, 1940s Documented
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
In the 1920s, the citizens of Europe were fascinated by foreign lands and amongst others, Africa
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Wooden Bust Carving of an Oba of Benin, Edo People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Pau, FR
Carved wooden bust depicting an Oba of Benin, Edo People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
The numbers are the
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
H 10.25 in W 5.25 in D 3.75 in
Plaster portrait bust of an African American woman
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A very competent and insightful portrait bust of an African American woman in a head wrap signed by
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Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
African "Tribe" Sculpture in Ironwood
Located in Phoenix, AZ
hand carved by an artisan in Africa from one piece of heavy ironwood. Note the equisite detail in the
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Vintage 1980s African Other Busts
Materials
Wood
'a Loving Mother' Sculpture by Canaan Chikumbirike
By Canaan Chikumbirike
Located in Charlevoix, MI
A beautifully carved wooden sculpture by African artist Canaan Chikumbirike. Signed and dated '11-1
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Vintage 1970s Zimbabwean Busts
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Wood Bust of an African American Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
Well carved portrait bust of a man with black features and painted hair and moustache. It appears
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
French Carved Wood Bust of African Warrior in the Style of Roger Favin
By Roger Favin
Located in Port Hope, ON
This hand carved Macassar Ebony bust of an African warrior is in the style of French sculptor Roger
Category
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Sculptures
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African Wood Bust For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the African wood bust you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bronze and metal, every African wood bust was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African wood bust — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An African wood bust is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one African wood bust that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ferdinand Parpan, Karl Springer and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is an African Wood Bust?
An African wood bust can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,275, while the lowest priced sells for $349 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.
Finding the Right sculptures for You
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries 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.
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Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.
These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life
Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.
This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other
Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.
This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists
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