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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
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
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden African Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand carved head of Hardwood. A stunning sculpted and carved piece. A stand alone
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Head Rest
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe. Circa 1900.
This head rest was sourced
Category
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Wooden Head Rest
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan
Category
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
African Ebony Head, 1930
Located in Marseille, FR
African ebony head 1930 with a height of 20 cm for a width of 10 cm and a depth of 18 cm
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
"Cow Head - Bidjogo Tribe Portuguese Guinea, " Painted Wood from Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Head" is an animal sculpture by an unknown Bidjogo artist. The artist used painted wood, rope
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Plastic
H 19 in W 17 in D 18 in
Daniel Bouesso « Christ Head » Wenge circa 1930 African Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
tribal taste, reminiscent of African art. A dark wood (Wenge) is used as a support.
The back bears the
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 9.25 in W 3.78 in D 6.78 in
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally carved Central African tribal anthropomorphic wooden double head palm
Category
20th Century North African Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 9.25 in W 3.78 in D 6.78 in
African Tribal Carved Wood High Back Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved and painted wood with an openwork tiered bucket form back. The top tier with female figures
Category
20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa
Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Wooden Head Rest
Located in New York, NY
. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe, circa 1900
This head rest was sourced in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tribal Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wooden African Head Rest
Located in New York, NY
. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe, circa 1900
This head rest was sourced in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tribal Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Wooden Head Rest or Stool
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Sudan. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe. Circa 1900
This head rest or stool
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tribal Stools
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Bold African Sculpture of a Head on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Amazing African mask hand-carved in wood depicting a woman carrying latticed basket on her head
Category
Vintage 1950s Botswanan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Zebra Ottoman, Made in Usa, Zebra Hides from South Africa, Wood Legs, Nail Heads
By Area ID
Located in New York, NY
. Factory is located in NJ.
Zebra hides are from South Africa.
This ottoman is sold. We will make you a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Zebra Hide
H 17 in W 41 in D 20 in
African Tribal Art Fine Shona Neck Rest Head Rest
Located in London, GB
A fine shona head rest neck rest
Raised on a single central pillar finely carved with geometric
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Wooden Decor Stand With Three Carved Spearpoint Heads.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage African Wooden Decor Stand With Three Carved Spearpoint Heads.Interlocked Wooden Sculpture
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Farm Tables
Materials
Wood
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Carved from a single piece of wood
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique East African Carved Wood & Bronze Antelope Deer Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large, rare, and most impressive antique hand carved and painted wood and metal stylized antelope
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 35 in W 34.5 in D 11 in
Statue of Man African Art
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful painted wood statue from the 50's, belonging to African art.
The statue of a man African
Category
Vintage 1950s North African Arts and Crafts Antiquities
Materials
Wood
1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African Vide Poche and sculpture, withan woman head, in wood,
1960 ashtray, sculpture in wood.
Category
Vintage 1960s Beninese Minimalist Ashtrays
Materials
Wood
"Jokwe Maternity, Angola, " Carved Wood created in Africa circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Jokwe Maternity, Angola" is a wood sculpture from Africa created circa 1910. The figure kneels on
Category
1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
East African Figurative Face Drum
Located in New York, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with beard and skin top, signed.
Category
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
.
YOUNG DOUGLASS is an impactful graphic statement by the renowned African-American and Mexican woman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Art Statue "Fetish Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa, " Wood created circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa," is a wood sculpture of a woman's head. The hair has
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 9 in D 10 in
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 21 inches tall including the custom made iron base this Shona head is carved in Serpentine
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 21 in W 12 in D 14 in
"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
-shape on his head and large eyes.
25 3/4" x 7" sculpture
The Pende people are an ethnic group in the
Category
1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Geometric Cubist Painted Wood Sculpture Head Italian Neo Figurative Art
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted wood assemblage sculpture by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his
Category
1980s Cubist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Senufo Bird Carved Wood Sculpture, set as a Tall Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
African Senufo Bird Carved Wood Sculpture, set as a Tall Lamp
This wonderful antique carving has
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
African Art by Ngoy
Category
20th Century Congolese More Folk Art
Materials
Brass
H 27.96 in W 12.21 in D 1.38 in
Make Africa Great Again - Wood Panel Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange Red
By Eric Liot
Located in Sofia, BG
"Make Africa Great Again" is a wood decorated colored Panel.
It is created by the French artist
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Plexiglass
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 5.91 in
An Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master'
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master’
Depicting a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wooden African Wabi Sabi Bench or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful rare African antique bench or coffee table. Originally used as a day bed. Hand carved
Category
20th Century African Tribal Benches
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
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
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
surface. The slight tilt of the head combines with the seated posture to convey a sense of contemplation
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
beads or clothes, the figure ensured future fertility. Carved with a characteristically small head and
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal 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
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Wooden Head with Removable Feathers, Carved from Single Burr
Located in GB
, figured head with removable feathers
I know nothing about this piece other than what you can see, it’s
Category
20th Century African Bohemian Masks
Materials
Wood
H 12.21 in W 14.57 in D 5.32 in
Dogon abstract primitive head sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully patined Dogon head sculpture. Because of its natural wear perhaps even being more
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 1940s Hard Wood African Lobi Stools with Carved and Pyrogravure Details
Located in Brooklyn, NY
with seats adorned at each end with two antelope heads and two human heads, respectively. Natural
Category
Vintage 1940s Burkinabe Tribal Stools
Materials
Hardwood
H 33 in W 22.5 in D 9 in
Gemsbok Taxidermy Shoulder Mount, Namibia, Africa
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a great African Gemsbok taxidermy shoulder mount. It is posed with the head in a semi
Category
20th Century Namibian Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Animal Skin, Wood
Pair of African Chairs, King's Seat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chairs in wood
year: 1940
The quality of the chairs and the exotic wood used they make them unique
Category
Vintage 1940s Tanzanian Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
African Futurist Black Tribal Mask by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
African Futurist Gold Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
typical of African tribes. Note the elongated shape with a corpuscle on top of the head, symbolising
Category
Antique Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Mayemba Bronze African Women Sculpture, Congo, 2002
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bronze sculpture by Mayemba (1946-), Congo, 2002. Two African women with trays. Bronze sculpture on
Category
Early 2000s Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Old Igbo "Izzi" Elephant Mask, Nigeria, African Sculpture
By Igbo People
Located in Sharon, CT
Important mask with beautiful a patina over paint and sculpting note, heads on both sides. Acquired
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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African Wood Head For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic African wood head available at 1stDibs. Each African wood head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, reclaimed wood and animal skin. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African wood head — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An African wood head, designed in the Art Deco or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one African wood head that is appealing in its simplicity, but Andrianna Shamaris and Karl Hagenauer produced versions that are worth a look.
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- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021There are varying traditional names for African head wraps, head ties or head scarves — the head wrap may be called “dhuku” (Shona), “duku” (Chichewa) or “gele” (Yoruba). It is worn for various reasons and has various functions. In Nigeria, head wraps can be quite ornamental and elaborate as compared to their conservative counterparts in South Africa. The motifs might include nagas and other mythological beings and are embedded in the textile to convey sacred themes, often including protection of the wearer from evil forces. On 1stDibs, you can find early 20th century tribal head wraps from different parts of Africa.
- 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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