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Style: Folk Art
1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
Located in Vancouver, CA
This Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck sculpture, carved from a single piece of wood, offers a charming and unrefined representation that reflects the straightforward creativity of its time, like...
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1950s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
1950's Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
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"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art 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 23" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Textile, Wood

15'' San Miguel Arcangel / Wax Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
By Marco Antonio Miranda Razo
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Marco Antonio Miranda Razo MASTERPIECE Figures made and shaped with bee wax; dressed with feathers of different types of birds. *Special Permis...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wax, Mixed Media, Other Medium

"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...
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1940s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 26" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

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. ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Porcelain

Vendedor de pájaros - Bird seller - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Vendedor de pájaros - Bird seller Made with natural clay, copper wire and polychrome painting. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in an oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Sculpture of a Bird seller =================================== DETAILS =================================== Time of Preparation: 2.5 months Made: Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla, México. Dimensions: 8" x 10" x 5" in or 20 x 25 x 13 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Copper

"Maquette Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"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...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Horse w spots Ceramic Vase (Yellowstone Wild Life) White Stoneware, glossy glaze
Located in Cody, WY
JESSE FALES, Spotted Cream & White Horse Vase, white stoneware and glaze, 2024. This handcrafted vase or candleholder pot channels the simplicity, strength,...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Stoneware, Glaze

Large Face Jar
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Ceramic

"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 comp...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Textile, Wood

"Ceramic Pot - Mossi, Burkina Fasso (Farmer's Water Jug), " created in Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This ceramic pot was made by an unknown Mossi artist in Burkina Fasso. It was used as a farmer's water jug. The Mossi are a people in central Burkina Faso, living mostly in the villa...
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1930s Folk Art Sculptures

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Ceramic

"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 comp...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Textile, Wood

Large Brown Oak Vessel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
turned wood, wooden vessel, oak Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediately fascinated...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oak

"Harley Davidson" Carved Wood Hand Painted Sculpture by an unknown artist
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This sculpture is a carved wood Harley Davidson motorcycle. It was created by an unknown folk artist and was made in the 20th Century.
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20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' - quilt - Negro Spirituals - figurative textile
Located in Atlanta, GA
Columbia, South Carolina-based artist, Wendell George Brown creates quilts that explore the traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirit...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Fabric, Acrylic

"Wooden Figure, " Carved Wood created in Indonesia during the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wooden figure was created by an unknown Indonesian artist and features a dark-skinned man with a mustache and a distended stomach. It is appro...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

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 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...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Textile, Wood

"Cow Pull Toy - Folk Art, " Carved and Painted Wood created circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Pull Toy" is a carved and painted wood sculpture by an unknown folk artist. The sculpture is 9 1/4" long and 7 1/4" high.
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1930s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Wooden Garuda Sculpture (Peacock), " Carved Painted Wood from Indonesia 19th cen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wooden sculpture of a peacock-like bird (Garuda) was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. The beak is missing. The sculpture is 7 1/2" x 4 1/2". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology. He is variously the vehicle mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu, a dharma-protector and Astasena in Buddhism, and the Yaksha of the Jain Tirthankara...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This shadow puppet, 18" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Animal Skin, Leather

Sculpture of a tree: '5r'
Located in New York, NY
Eiferman invite’s you to immerse yourself in a world where transformed shapes, lines, and colors are all crafted out of nature's detritus. The inspiration for her drawings come from ...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Mixed Media

Chenille Contempo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wire, Bronze

Carved and Painted Wood Jaguar or Big Cat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout whimsical vintage life size hand carved jaguar decorated with its distinctive rosettes in a faux fierce expression.
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"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" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

"Grocery Getter, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Sculptures

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Wire

14'' Aguacatero / Wax Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Maria del Socorro Madrigal Martinez Figure made and shaped with bee wax, dresses with Purepecha Traditional garment.   - Dimensions: 14" x 20" ...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Textile, Wax

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This shadow puppet, 14" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. This puppet is an archer. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Animal Skin, Leather

Green Cape Lady
Located in Nantucket, MA
Green Cape Lady is a unique wood sculpture carved from elmwood from Hostetler's farm in Athens, OH. He used aniline dyes to "paint" on the hair and dress. He only carved one sculptur...
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1960s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Ajedrez Nacimiento / Wood carving Mexican Sculpture Folk Art Chess Nativity
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Gabriel Isidro Perez Rajon MASTERPIECE Made with Cedar wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintin...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Pair of Antique Polychrome Wood Geese Sculptures
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of large Chinese wood geese. Rare early 20th Century hand carved exotic wood and polychrome, heavy geese sculptures with beautiful earthy colors. ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Life Size Wicker Palm Tree Sculpture from the FS Flores Collection
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Life size sculpture of a palm tree with a coconut crafted in wicker or reed wrapped over a metal frame with impressive stylized presence. From the FS Flores Collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Sculptures

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Metal

Angel Místico - Mistic Angel / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Clay
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Angel Mistico - Mistic Angel This Tree was made with natural clay. Hand-modeled technique decorated with colors of natural earthen substances, and cooked in oven. Listing: 1 Natural Clay Tree...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Clay

Angel Maya - Maya Angel - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Angel Maya - Maya Angel This Mexican Wood Angel was made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with natural dyes and acrylic paintings with Zapotec symbols. At Cactus Fine Art...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Wood wall sculpture: 'Hoover'
Located in New York, NY
I want the viewer to have a sense of wonder and awe when looking at my work. We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark ...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Metal

"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 20" high and 8" 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 found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, wherein a dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters. The art form celebrates the Indonesian culture and artistic talent; its origins are traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval era and the arrival of leather-based puppet arts called Tholu bommalata from southern India. Wayang refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes the leather puppet...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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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 23" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be comp...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Vintage Carved Wood Folk Art Lion
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Eye catching whimsical lion sculpture or figure, hand carved, in a naive style, paint decorated and caught in mid roar.
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

"Male Initiation Mask Wawa-Ibo Tribe, " Wood created in Nigeria circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was created by an unknown artist from the Waawa-Igbo tribe of Nigeria. It is made of wood. Amongst the Waawa people there is a lot of cultural diversity, and each locality ...
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1910s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Monkey Mask" Carved Wood & Vegetable Pigment created by Aboriginal Australians
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was made by an unknown aboriginal Australian artist. It is made from carved wood and vegetable pigment. The artist used natural colors ...
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1940s Folk Art Sculptures

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Pigment, Wood

"Hand-Carved Indonesian Wooden Finial with Decorative Base, " Carved Painted Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wooden finial figure was carved from wood by an unknown Indonesian artist. This figure stands on a carved decorative base, also created in Indonesia. The sculpture is a red and ...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Jarrah Wood Bowl
Located in Phoenix, AZ
turned jarrah wood Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immedia...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Venado Nahual - Nahual Deer Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Venado Nahual This Mexican Deer was made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with natural dyes and acrylic paintings with Zapotec symbol...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"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...
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"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...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

El Sueño de los Amantes / Ceramics Black Clay Mexican Folk Art
By Carlomagno Pedro Martinez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! Carlomagno Pedro Martinez MASTERPIECE PRESENTED IN THE BOOK "C4ATRO MANOS DO2 OFICIOS UNA 1CONOGRAFIA” Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polish...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Glass Beaded Parrot Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Glass beaded parrot sculpture ambitiously crafted with glass beads and perched on a custom wood, brass, and Lucite stand.
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass

10'' Vasija Natural / Ceramic Mexican Folk Art from Mata Ortiz
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Martin Olivas Quintana MASTERPIECE Carved polychrome jar decorated with a sgraffito iguana, dragonfly, roadrunners an...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Wood Sculpture, 44 pieces: 'Fiji #1'
Located in New York, NY
I want the viewer to have a sense of wonder and awe when looking at my work. We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark ...
Category

2010s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Neapolitan Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Fabric

"Indonesian Mask, Round Eyes (Pink & Black)" Carved Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wood mask, featuring pink skin and round eyes, was made by an unknown Indonesian artist. This piece is 7 1/2" tall by 4 1/2" wide.
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19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Senzo Titulo (Michelangelo Antonioni), " Mixed-media Sculpture, 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

"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...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

"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...
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Early 1900s Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

"Flat Wooden Puppet (Woman with Comb & White Face) Wayang Klitik, " Leather
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Leather

"Garuda Finial, " Indonesian Hand-carved Painted Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Garuda finial was created by an unknown Indonesian artist out of wood. A finial or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. The sculpture is 11" x 4". The Garuda is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology. He is variously the vehicle mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu, a dharma-protector and Astasena in Buddhism, and the Yaksha of the Jain Tirthankara...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

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 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 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 29" 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 Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Folk Art sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Folk Art sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Loren Eiferman, Gerard Cambon, Howard Finster, and Fidel Martinez Martinez. Frequently made by artists working with and Ceramic 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $2,500 and tops out at $2,500, while the average work sells for $2,500.

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