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Place of Origin: Central American
Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century
Located in Austin, TX
Symbolism and craftsmanship aside, this Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of the Angel Gabriel from the 18th century holds within it an immense...
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18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century
Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century

Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century

Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask Pretty Lady Female Early 20th Century gold
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask of the Female or Pretty Lady with bright colors, red lips with teeth showing and golden hair. Inset glass eyes below o...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask Pretty Lady Female Early 20th Century gold

Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask Pretty Lady Female Early 20th Century gold

HAND CARVED SIGNED WAKMASKI 80 LARGE WOOD STATUE OF SOLDIER ON A HORSE VERY FiNE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very decorative, hand carved Wakmaski signed statue of a horse with Calvary rider Please note the del...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

HAND CARVED SIGNED WAKMASKI 80 LARGE WOOD STATUE OF SOLDIER ON A HORSE VERY FiNE
HAND CARVED SIGNED WAKMASKI 80 LARGE WOOD STATUE OF SOLDIER ON A HORSE VERY FiNE

HAND CARVED SIGNED WAKMASKI 80 LARGE WOOD STATUE OF SOLDIER ON A HORSE VERY FiNE

Guatemalan Carved Column Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
The Maya peoples of Guatemala created incredible works of art through columnar woodworking and stone shaping. The base carvings on this column emulate ferns and other low-lying folia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Guatemalan Carved Column Pedestal
Guatemalan Carved Column Pedestal

Guatemalan Carved Column Pedestal

Spanish Colonial, Painted Wooden Crucifix of Christ on a Stylized Tree
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This carved wooden crucifix of Christ on a stylized tree form, is Guatemalan or Mexican, likely created in the late 1800s by a naive artist of the peri...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Spanish Colonial, Painted Wooden Crucifix of Christ on a Stylized Tree
Spanish Colonial, Painted Wooden Crucifix of Christ on a Stylized Tree

Spanish Colonial, Painted Wooden Crucifix of Christ on a Stylized Tree

Wooden Guatemalan Horse Marijuana 420 Pipe on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fully functional wooden Guatemalan horse pipe on Stand. Use as a decorative piece or show as a piece of art, ready for that free range tobacco or 420. What's your pleasure!?.  
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20th Century Folk Art Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Wooden Guatemalan Horse Marijuana 420 Pipe on Stand
Wooden Guatemalan Horse Marijuana 420 Pipe on Stand

Wooden Guatemalan Horse Marijuana 420 Pipe on Stand

Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".
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Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Wood

Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes

Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes

19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single dad dog family! Great carved wooden dogs from Guatemala. Anatomically correct details on faces and bodies! Dad measures 27x6.5x16.75H, female measu...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Central American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art
19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art

19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art

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19th Century Guatemalan Conquistador Mask with Moustache & Sideburns, Glass Eyes

19th Century Guatemalan Conquistador Mask with Moustache & Sideburns, Glass Eyes

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