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Style: Folk Art
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 28 1/2" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 16" high and 5" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows.
Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This statue was carved by an unknown Pende artist from Zaire. It depicts a walking man with a disc-shape on his head and large eyes.
25 3/4" x 7" sculpture
The Pende people are an...
Category
1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Face Mask, " Wood and Cowry Shells created in New Guinea circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was created by an unknown artist from New Guinea. It depicts an elongated face with carved wood and cowry shells for eyes.
Mask: 29 x 8 in, incl...
Category
1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 20" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 23" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Textile
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 26" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 27" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Ekamka Fetish - Nigeria, " Carved Wood Figure created circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Ekamka Fetish sculpture was carved from wood by an unknown Nigerian artist. It depicts a figure holding a mask. The figure has two symbolic horns protruding from his head and he...
Category
1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Baby Condor
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bronze sculpture by Victor Delfin circa 1970. A whimsical, abstracted bird figure in a blissful pose with wings spread.
Artist: Victor Delfin, Peruvian (1927 - )
Title: Baby ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Fiesta / Ceramics Black Clay Mexican Folk Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
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Artisan: Fidel Martinez Martinez
Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique and cooked in a wood-fired oven.
- Dimensions: 4" x 3" in or 10 x 8 cm
-...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
"N'Tadi King - Zaire, " Carved Cothe Stone Sculpture created between 1800-1850
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This sculpture was created out of cothe stone to represent the king of the N'Tadi tribe in Zaire. This tribe is now called Pende. The sculpture stands 15 1/2" x 6" x 5 1/2".
The Pe...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Dolpo Shamanic Figure, " Carved Wood created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This shamanic figure was created by the Nepalese Dolpo people. It depicts a figure with arms in a possible gesture of prayer.
10 1/2" x 2" x 1 3/4" figure
Dolpo is a region in Nepa...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pato / Wood carving Lacquer Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
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Artisan: Juan Zeferino Rivera
MASTERPIECE (Award Prize in Temalacatzingo 2016)
Made with Tzomplantli wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sa...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha
Located in Long Island City, NY
Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha
Title: Standing Buddha
Medium: Painted hand-carved wood sculpture with gold and jewel detailing
Size...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
"Large Head with Horns - Nigerian, Ekoi People, " Carved Wood created circa 1950
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This carving is of a large head with three horns. This piece is made of wood and skin by the Ekoi people of Nigeria. Ekoi people, also known as Ejagham, are an ethnic group in the ex...
Category
1950s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Guardian of the Forest
By David George Marshall
Located in Concord, MA
Guardian of the Forest, n.d.
Carved stone figural grouping
12 ½ x 14 x 10 inches
Signed at back of standing figure: Dave Marshall
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Flying Fish with Boy, Resin and Wood Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in Long Island City, NY
A resin sculpture by Sergio Bustamante from 1987. A piece from Bustamante's animal sculpture period in which his whimsical style is portrayed in fantasy-like animal figures.
Artist...
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Resin
Roulette, Patinated Tabletop Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
By Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bronze sculpture by Bruno Luna from 1990. A miniature scene of a roulette table populated by Botero-esque rotund figures.
Artist: Bruno Luna, Mex...
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Juggling Monkey, Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
This porcelain sculpture is a playful rendering of a juggling monkey. The monkey's costume lends the animal a sense of performance, and engages the viewers' childhood imagination. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Whirligig, Moveable Arms (Artist in National Folk Art Museum & Smithsonian)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful hand-carved, one-of-a-kind hand-painted wooden folk art whirligig by Janice Fenimore, whose work is in the collections of both the National Folk Art Museum (New York) an...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tall Life Size Alien Metal Statue (77.5")
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Astral Temptation" is a rusted metal sculpture of an alien woman. The sculpture is a great pretender, a fabrication that reveals our need for sto...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
I am NOT a Threat (Fawn)
Located in Nashville, TN
Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Always Punch Down
Located in Nashville, TN
Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Trapped in Symbolic Flight (Polarized Flight)
Located in Nashville, TN
This piece can be hung on the wall or can be placed directly on a shelf or other flat surface as a sculpture.
Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making ar...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Butterfly
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Ross Bonfanti
Butterfly, 2015
Concrete, mixed media
10 x 16 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (25.4 x 41.3 x 6.4 cm)
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
ARROW AND BULL ROARER, wood folk art orange brown white Charlie Willeto Navajo
Located in Santa Fe, NM
ARROW AND BULL ROARER, wood folk art orange brown white Charlie Willeto Navajo
Charlie Willetto
(Diné/Navajo 1897-1964)
ARROW AND BULL ROARER
wood, paint, unique
17.5” x 5.5” x 2”
...
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Standing Figure, Charlie Willetto Navajo Folk Art wood black white green orange
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Standing Figure, Charlie Willetto Navajo Folk Art wood black white green orange
Charlie Willetto
(Diné/Navajo 1897-1964)
Untitled Standing Figure (black and white on metal stand)
wo...
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Find a wide variety of authentic Folk Art figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Gerard Cambon, Fidel Martinez Martinez, Howard Finster, and Maria del Socorro Madrigal Martinez. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Folk Art figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $100,000, while the average work sells for $1,930.
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