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Style: Tribal
African Tutsi Rwanda Wooden Sculpture Madonna and Baby by Ndatite Ilo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive African wooden statue figurine sculpture by Tutsti tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from Rwanda. Featuring a lovely black woman, sort of Madonna, carrying a baby in her arms. S...
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mali woman bronze sculpture
Located in Three Oaks, MI
These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
MUMUYE FIGURE
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Within Nigeria's Benue River Valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, including reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by heal...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Forest Spirit Alan Planter
Located in London, GB
Unglazed ceramic, hand-crafted and hand-decorated. (plants not included)
unknown edition size.
New as issued. Due to their hand-finished nature, each sculpture differs slightly.
Gra...
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Statue Songye, Kneeling Male Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Cotignac, FR
A Songye Male Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the male figure resting on one knee, with openwork arms and hands resting by the abdomen which contains various charms a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt
Located in Cotignac, FR
A Songye Male Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the male figure with openwork arms and hands resting on the abdomen, typical facial features and a waterbuck (kobus elli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
God of Honey: Melipona Bee (Mud Ceramic Prehispanic Contemporary Mexican)
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
In his series Paleofuturismo, 2023, the artist presents a series of sculptures inspired by the Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures, which are intervened with elements that provide us wi...
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Paleofuturismo (Mud Ceramic Contemporary Mexican Prehispanic)
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
In his series Paleofuturismo, 2023, the artist presents a series of sculptures inspired by the Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures, which are intervened with elements that provide us wi...
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Paleofuturismo (Mud Ceramic Contemporary Mexican Prehispanic)
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
In his series Paleofuturismo, 2023, the artist presents a series of sculptures inspired by the Aztec, Olmec, and Mayan cultures, which are intervened with elements that provide us wi...
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Large Scale, Beautifully Sculpted and Patinated Batcham Cameroon Mask.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large scale and beautifully carved wooden ceremonial mask from Cameroon. There are traces of colour and decoration to the surface and the mask has a magnificent patina giving it a wonderful presence as a sculptural object.
The Batcham Mask or simply the Batcham originated in western Cameroon although its name refers to the place where it was first found: Batcham.
This is a ceremonial mask from the Bamileke culture in the western Grasslands of Cameroon. This tall crest (76 cm in height) has clearly defined features, a powerful yet calm visage, sharply chiselled diamond and triangular furrows, and nearly perfect symmetry. Such painstaking craftsmanship underscores the sophistication and control of the sculptor in preparing this ceremonial piece.
It shares the elements of Batcham masks including:
The general morphology is built on two axes: a symmetrical vertical axis with chiseled furrows, stylized eyes, lips, nostrils, mouth and teeth; a horizontal axis presenting swollen cheeks, an ovular mouth showing multiple teeth, and triangular ears supported on a hollow cylindrical base. One interpretation is that the masks depict a hippopotamus emerging from watery depths, conveying nature’s power conferred to enthroned royalty.
The Batcham mask represents the pi, or double animal of a great dignitary of the kingdom. It was used by a great dignitary of the Msop society who intervened only on rare occasions: during the funeral and enthronement of the king and the nine notables, and to perform the Royal Tso dance, elephant dance...
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Plaster, Wood
Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth
Located in Norwich, GB
An elegant African sculpture from the West African Baoulé or Baule people, depicting a young woman wearing a loincloth. Smooth black lightly worn patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Dan Guéré" African Tribal Art Mask Sculpture from Ivory Coast, 20th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Rare African art mask in carved wood from the Ivory Coast or Liberia 20th Century.
This mask is carved in wood, representing female face in painted ca...
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Maternity-Bacongo, Zaire, " created in the Democratic Republic of Congo c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Maternity-Bacongo, Zaire," is a carved wood and glass sculpture created in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo circa 1940. The nude, woman figure rests on her knees. In her...
Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Procession with Horses, India, 12th Century
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A stone sculpture by an unknown Indian artist. "Procession with Horses, India, 12th Century" is a royal procession scene from a medieval, Indian temple. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
SENUFO Woman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mali woman bronze sculpture
Located in Three Oaks, MI
These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Moi, Flags, Cats and Poppies, Very Large Scale Mixed Media 'Assemblage'
By Armand Avril
Located in Cotignac, FR
Imposing and very large scale mixed media 'assemblage' by French artist Armand Avril. The work includes the French tricolour flag, figures and heads in various poses, his symbolic cat sculptures and large stylised poppies. The work is not signed but comes with a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
This montage fully demonstrates Avril's inspiration drawn from tribal art whilst also expressing the humour and joy that he puts into all his work. A very strong sculptural image and a feast for the eyes in searching for and recognising the everyday objects used in making this piece come alive. This montage is made from wood pieces, bottle tops, string, paint, cork, nails buttons, clothes pegs and netting. The more sculpted areas of the piece stand out up to 4cm from the frame.
Armand Avril was born in 1926 in Lyon. His father, Marcel Avril was a painter and collector of African art.
At 16 Armand became an apprentice shepherd in Provence. Avril could always be seen equipped with a sketchbook and a book on the history of art whilst tending his flock.
It was not until the age of 30, in 1956, that Armand embarked on painting as an autodidact, influenced by Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and the Lyonnaise School of Painting. He exhibited for the first time in 1957.
In 1960, he left for a one-year trip to Africa. There he met the painter Jean Arène who introduced him to the village of Cotignac in the Var and to Louis Pons...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Dan Guéré" African Tribal Art Mask Sculpture from Ivory Coast, 20th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Rare African art mask in carved wood from the Ivory Coast or Liberia 20th Century.
This mask is carved in wood, representing female face in painted ca...
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan nobleman from the part of Africa which is today southern Ghana and southeastern Cô...
Category
19th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
The Kiss
Located in Troy, NY
This sculptural head is made in Haiti from mahogany wood. The wood has a worn, dark brown patina. The carving is somewhat minimalistic, thus giving a modern twist to a tribal gesture...
Category
1950s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Akane sculpture of woman representing fetility
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Representing the forces of female fecundity, these statues were used in rituals to make these forces work. This type of figure was known under the tribal name of Alangua. Standing an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kwa-Giulth Thunderbird
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Kwa-Giulth, Thundrbird" 1987 is a wood carving bas-relief by Canadian artist Kevin Cranmer, b.1968 It is signed, titled and dated in...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Polychrome Wood Carving Igbo Nigeria
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Antique Polychrome Wood Carving Igbo Nigeria Staff decorated with two figures, mounted as a finial on the shaft terminating in a triangular-sha...
Category
1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, 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 the ground holding a baby in her arms. Her eyes are closed and she is wearing a com...
Category
1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
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 puppet head would have been used by the Bozo ethnic group during the Sogobo ceremony.
This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali along the Niger river. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free standing
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Antique Indonesian Horse, yellow, red, sculpture, free-standing, vintage, walking
Some wear on paint and crack that has been repaired.
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Kota Reliquary Figure Nigeria, " Wood & Copper created circa 1970
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Kota Reliquary Figure Nigeria" is a wood and copper sculpture created in Nigeria circa 1970. A head is made with wide red eyes. Their hair is in...
Category
1970s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Dan Mask Ivory Coast, " Wood, Hair, & Mud created in African in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dan Mask Ivory Coast" is a mask sculpted out of wood with hair and mud. Slit eyes and an opened mouth with a heart shaped face.
6" x 9" x 2"
Da...
Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Wood
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...
Category
1920s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ASANTE GOLD WEIGHT CONTAINER
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Elephant lidded kuduo container from the Ashanti peoples of Ghana. Kuduo were created to store valuable possessions such as gold dust and served the sym...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Brass
"Dan Guéré" African Tribal Art Mask Sculpture from Ivory Coast, 20th Century
Located in Coimbra, PT
Rare African art mask in carved wood from the Ivory Coast or Liberia 20th Century.
This mask is carved in wood, representing female face in painted ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire, " Carved Wood created circa 1900-1920 in Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire" is a carved wood stool created in Africa circa 1900-1920. The base of the stool is domed in the middle a column goes upwards to...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Toma Mask, Guinea, " Carved Wood from Africa created circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toma Mask, Guinea" is a carved wooden mask from Africa and created in c. 1900. The painting has worn away, but around the eyes the painting is easier to see...
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Nail Fetish Bacongo-Zaire, " Glass, Wood, & Metal created circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nail Fetish Bacongo-Zaire" is a sculpture made of glass, wood, and metal created circa 1910. He has a top hat upon his head and face paint. Their right ha...
Category
1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Idgo Nigeria Female Standing, " Wood Statue with Blue & White Pigment circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Idgo Nigeria Female Standing" is a wooden statue with blue and white pigment created in Nigeria circa 1930. This figure stands up right with arms out slightly in front of her. A st...
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
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 been sculpted with intricate detail, and metal hair adornments...
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Nkondi Bakongo Fetish - Zaire, " Wood, Cloth, Nails, & Twine created in c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nkondi Bakongo Fetish - Zaire" is a sculpture created out of wood, cloth, nails, and twine in circa 1930. This statue is large and formidable. The figure's limbs are wrapped up in a...
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Other Medium
"Bidjoguo Head Portuguese Guinea, " Wood, Rope, & Horns created circa 1950
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bidjogue Cow Head Portuguese Guinea" is a sculpture made of wood, rope and horns. The carved bull head hangs on the wall looking out the viewer with two eyes not quite looking in th...
Category
1950s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Other Medium
Bronze Sculpture, Indian Tribal Dance, Santhal Dancers, Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kartick Chandra Soren - Santhal Dancers - 8.5 x 7.5 x 4 inches
Bronze Sculpture
Santhal is one of the most abundantly found tribes in India. A major chunk of this tribe can be found...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta, " Carved & Painted Wood created c. 1945
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta" is a wood carved sculpture with painted details. It features the image of an abstracted face with a large almost elepha...
Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali, " Wood created in Africa in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali" is a carved wood sculpture with abstracted human and animal figures.
20" x 6" x 3"
The Bambara are a Mande ethnic group native to West Africa, primarily ...
Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Senufo Mask of Ceremonies (from Republic Ivory Coast), " Painted Carved Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Senufo Mask of Ceremonies (from Republic Ivory Coast)" is an carved wood artifact from the Senufo people of Africa, in the northeastern cote d'Ivoire. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Tribal Guardian Dog Wood Statue BALI
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Rare Guardian Dog Figure, Kalimantan Island 19th Century, this figure was carved from one piece of very strong and hard Ironwood. The statue of a dog was to protect the house agains...
Category
19th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pende "Mbuya" Songye Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This authentic 19th century wooden Pende "Mbuya" Songye Mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is displayed with a custom made wood and metal displ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fabric
Kete "Itok" Ngeende Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This classic early 20th century Itok mask is from the Kuba/Ngeende culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is rare to fin...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fabric
'Lumbo Ogooue Mask' from Ngounie Province in Gabon, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
his late 19th century authentic wooden Lumbo Ogooue Mask is from the river basin of Ngounie Province in Gabon . The female face has slit eye holes with deeply arched painted eyebro...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
20th Century Foumban Cameroon Bronze African Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful 20th Century Bronze African Sculpture of a warrior on a donkey from Foumban in Cameroon.
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tribal figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Tribal 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. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including and Armand Avril. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Metal and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Tribal figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 2.5 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 $480 and tops out at $37,800, while the average work sells for $3,780.
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