African Ebony Carving
Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's
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Category
Vintage 1930s Beninese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 17.75 in W 6.75 in D 4.75 in
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
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Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings
Circa Mid 20th century
King Height 11.75
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 13 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Contemporary African Art Sculpture from the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania
By Makonde People
Located in Miami, FL
figurative sculpture is made of ebony. This decorative piece of African art is truly eye-catching and has
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with
Category
Vintage 1950s Tanzanian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Collection of African Wood Carvings including Ebony Shona from Malawian
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A fascinating set of African wood carvings, including a lidded vessel from Ebony Shona from
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
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
Category
20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Ebony
African Beauty II, Ebony, Boxwood, Cocobolo Wood sculpture by Nairi Safaryan
By Nairi Safaryan
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
knowledge with artistic talent. Carving several layers deep, Nairi Safaryan's expert hands achieve
Category
2010s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
H 9.75 in W 2.25 in D 1.5 in
African Beauty I, Ebony, Boxwood, Cocobolo Wood sculpture by Nairi Safaryan
By Nairi Safaryan
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
knowledge with artistic talent. Carving several layers deep, Nairi Safaryan's expert hands achieve
Category
2010s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
H 11.25 in W 1.75 in D 2 in
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame
Batavia
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Brass
+17th century Dutch renaissance two door portal cabinet with exotic carvings
Located in Casteren, NL
cupboard was further enriched with ebony veneered panels adding luxury to the piece. The ebony wood was
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Oak
H 78.94 in W 74.41 in D 28.75 in
Antique 17th-century Dutch Renaissance Portal Cupboard in Solid Oak
Located in Casteren, NL
ebony veneer inlaid panels. The carving depicts elements that represent prosperity and Classic ornaments
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Cupboards
Materials
Steel
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Round Mahogany Georgian Style Pedestal Table by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
features field of radial cut West African swirly crotch mahogany and a border of satinwood. There is an
Category
2010s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
21st Century Lorsky Tea Table, Wood Inlay, Carved Base, Deco Style Made in Italy
By Hebanon Studio, Hebanon Fratelli Basile
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
in mother-of-pearl, African ebony and bleached ash. Base in black lacquered wood. Top and base in
Category
2010s Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
H 29.53 in Dm 27.56 in
Brutalist Sculptural Primitive Chair 1960's-1970's Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
include glass mosaics, terracotta, copper embossing and furniture carving. After his death, most of his
Category
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major
Category
Vintage 1960s Tanzanian Brutalist Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Mughal Raj Four Poster Bed Anglo Indian Portuguese Baroque Lisbon Bed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
four poster bed in ebony dark black finish.
Often known as a Raj bed, the bed is hand made by
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving from Kenya Province, S. Africa.”
In
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fontainbleau Renaissance Cabinet Bearing the Dodieu’s Family Coat-of-arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
walnut wood, egg-shell pastiglia, inlay of ebony
Good condition, usual restaurations
Everything in
Category
Antique 16th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 95.08 in W 53.75 in D 23.04 in
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons
Located in GB
. Usually, I wouldn’t take dining chairs through such an expensive process however the carving to the legs
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 37.21 in W 22.45 in D 29.14 in
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Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
African Ebony Sculptures
Located in Madrid, ES
African sculptures in ebony Pair of African sculptures carved in ebony wood.Very decorative.Measures: 53 cm high. 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1950s African Busts
Materials
Ebony
Masai Girl - African Bronze Sculpture
Located in Pretoria, ZA
My Maasai girl sculpture carries the grace of the savanna in her stride, her life an eloquent dance of tradition and the vibrant strength of her heritage.
A Maasai girl, upon reachi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Benin Bronze Head
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century.
From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head of a woman
A collectors item!
Measure: Height 20 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Jean-Michel Basquiat skateboard decks 2014 (Basquiat In Italian)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat skateboard deck set:
Basquiat skateboard decks licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2014, featuring offset imagery of t...
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
Wood, Offset
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
Kudu Bull - African Antelope Bronze Sculpture
Located in Pretoria, ZA
Kudu Bull - Limited Edition of 12, Bronze sculpture on bronze base, L 35 cm x W 12 cm x H 36 cm, brown patina. The majestic Kudu bull has one of the most recognisable silhouettes of ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Fertility" African Wood Sculpture by the Lobi People
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved wood figure by West African Lobi People.
"The Lobi People live in a vast geographical area that stretches from Burkina Fasso, to the Ivory Coast and into Ghana. Lobi bateba f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early Wood Ashanti Stool Reclining Figure Supporting Top, Ghana Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, with humans or animals suppor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 21.5 in D 11.25 in
Large Ebony Wood African Sculpture
Located in Brea, CA
Large ebony wood African sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood handle with deep patina. Some c...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Yoruba Tribal Maternity Offering Bowl Figure Chicken, Nigeria Africa weathered
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Blessed by time, an early beautiful Yoruba female figure with baby riding on back, presenting an offering bowl in the form of a chicken with a removable top. Great Yoruba mother's fa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display.
Custom-mad...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Tribal Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
'Elephant' original African Shona stone sculpture Zimbabwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small and intimate sculpture of an elephant is a heartfelt and doting example of the sculpture of the Shona artists of Zimbabwe, but also demonstrates the clever use of the text...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 4.5 in W 3.87 in D 1.63 in
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria.
Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions
Circa 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Hardwood
African Topoke Sword Currency on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) which is nicely presented upon a custom metal sta...
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
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Makonde African Wood Carvings and Sculptures from Tanzania
Located in Geneva, IL
These African wood carvings and sculptures have been intricately carved by Makonde tribal carvers
Category
Vintage 1960s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Superb Quality and Rare Regency Mahogany Sideboard in the Manner of Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in Suffolk, GB
mount to the centre.
The faded mahogany top is of breakfront and shaped form and leads to a solid ebony
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Sideboards
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 43 in W 103 in D 31 in
Pair of Antique Carved Heads, African, Ebony, Decorative Statue, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique carved heads. An African, solid ebony decorative statue, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 18.51 in W 6.7 in D 7.09 in
Vintage Tribal Makonde Hand Carved Ebony Wood Art Sculpture Mother & Children
Located in Topeka, KS
Unique vintage Tribal Makonde hand carved ebony wood art sculpture of a mother and her children
Category
20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 21.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
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
Antique Hand Carved Female Bust, African, Ebony, Ornamental Figure, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hand-carved female bust. An African, ebony ornamental figure on Portland stone
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Busts
Materials
Ebony
H 13.98 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Benin King Oda and Queen Pair of Hand Carved Antique Figures West African 1920s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
-class pair of heavy and substantial West African carvings with intricate detail,
circa 1920
Each figure
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Ebony
H 6 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
Antique Pair of French Marquetry Cabinet Wardrobes, circa1910
Located in London, GB
: rosewood, tulipwood, kingwood, coromandel, burr elm, burr walnut, macassar ebony, pear, cherry, violet wood
Category
Early 20th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
Large Carved Ebony Cubist Sculpture of a Rhinoceros, African
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large carved ebony Cubist sculpture of a Rhinoceros, African, first half of the 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Antique Carved Walking Cane, African, Ebony, Tribal Stick, Figure, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved walking cane. An African, ebony tribal stick with figural male mask
Category
Antique Late 19th Century More Desk Accessories
Materials
Ebony
H 28.55 in W 0.99 in D 1.58 in
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
Mid-20th Century Ghanayan Akuba Fertility Doll
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning piece of west African Tribal Art, namely, a mid-20th century Ghanayan Akuba
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
African Carved Ebony Sculpture "Tree Of Life"
Located in New London, CT
This piece of African tribal art features abstracted human figures composing a tree form. Titled
Category
Late 20th Century African Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Pair of African Makonde Ebony Carvings Signed Raleza, 1942
Located in London, GB
A pair of African Makonde ebony carvings, beautifully crafted depicting traditional scenes. On the
Category
Vintage 1940s Mozambican Folk Art Sculptures
Complete chess board in Black and White Wood Inclusive Hand-Carved Storage Box
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
African origin (oeganda tanzania) chessboard in black and white ebony
Complete with hand-carved
Category
Vintage 1970s Tanzanian British Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 3.94 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
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 Ebony Carving For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal African ebony carving for your home. An African ebony carving — often made from wood, ebony and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for an African ebony carving, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the African ebony carving you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An African ebony carving, designed in the folk art, Georgian or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one African ebony carving that is appealing in its simplicity, but Benin People, Charles Hindley & Sons and Hebanon Fratelli Basile produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is an African Ebony Carving?
Prices for an African ebony carving start at $300 and top out at $108,610 with the average selling for $3,850.
Questions About African Ebony Carving
- 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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