African Animal Wood Carving
Large Antique East African Carved Wood & Bronze Antelope Deer Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large, rare, and most impressive antique hand carved and painted wood and metal stylized antelope
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Antique Late 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 35 in W 34.5 in D 11 in
African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1950s African Wooden Elephant
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s African Wooden Elephant is an exquisite representation of traditional craftsmanship. The
Category
Mid-20th Century African Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
of age and use.
Wood is cracked over the animal carving, there is a piece of wood missing on the
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Carving
Located in Martlesham, GB
A very rare superb quality 19th century black forest carving of an Arab riding a racing camel, the
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique African Hardwood Cape Buffalo Sculpture, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
in Africa. Carvings included a variety of Africa's famous animals and were produced in a variety of
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Antique Early 1900s African Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Wildebeest Likely from Liberty's London
By Liberty of London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage wood and leather animal sculpture from the early 20th century is likely from Liberty's
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Natural Fiber, Glass, Organic Material, Wood
Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Gazelle Likely from Liberty's London
By Liberty of London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage wood and leather animal sculpture from the early 20th century is likely from Liberty's
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Natural Fiber, Glass, Organic Material, Wood
Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
on wood small pieces attached with small nails and numerous carvings.
This object form is one of
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Great African Wart Hog Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque
Located in Berghuelen, DE
owner-managed trading company that sells Black Forest wood carvings, antler furniture and an impressive
Category
Late 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Materials
Antler, Wood
Sling Oil Tanned Leather Brown
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
down is a heavy wood made from invader species and turned by hand. Most important the chair is an very
Category
2010s South African Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
A Rare Anthropomorphic Tsonga Headrest
Located in London, GB
and this custom symbolically linked her ancestors with her husbands.
Wood carving was an
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
An Unusually Large and Fine Tsonga ‘Antelope’ Headrest
Located in London, GB
the Tsonga, wood carving was an exclusively male occupation and the types of objects carved, such as
Category
Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
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1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in New York, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Carved Natural Wood Sculpture Organic Shape Decorative Object on Stand
Located in Brescia, IT
Carved natural wood organic shape Decorative object in natural wood carved with organic shape.
This contemporary object is made in natural wood and fixed on a black lacquered stand. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary African Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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H 17.72 in W 12.6 in D 3.94 in
50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone specimen features an extraordinarily rare crocodile (Borealosuchus wilsoni), who ruled as the apex predator in the ancient lake known to scientists today as Fos...
Category
2010s American Decorative Art
Materials
Limestone
H 49 in W 90 in D 2.75 in
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
18th Century, Giltwood Pair of Italian Louis XV Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror
Located in IT
Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror.
Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century
The precious pair of sconce, made around th...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
H 20.87 in W 13 in D 1.19 in
Customizable Tacchini Julep Sofa by Jonas Wagell
By Tacchini, Jonas Wagell Design & Architecture
Located in New York, NY
Soft, enveloping shapes characterize this family of upholstered pieces. Julep is influenced by the 1950s Avant-Garde movement, drawing upon its simplicity and grandeur, refined by a ...
Category
2010s Italian Sofas
Materials
Fabric
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti.
A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Materials
Wood, Pine
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.
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 17.33 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
1940s Moroccan Brass Tray Platter 23 in. Geometric and a Star of David Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A pished Moroccan brass tray is a stunning piece of traditional craftsmanship that showcases the rich artistic heritage of Morocco. It is meticously handcrafted by skilled artisans w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Located in Wien, Wien
ROMAN MADONNA
“Sedes Sapientiae”
Auvergne
Around 1175/80
Pine wood
Polychrome remains
Height 44 cm
This depiction of the Madonna is a masterfully carved, extremely early figure made...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Benin African Art Tribal Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque
By People from Benin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...
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20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bed Demi-Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Green Painted & Gilded Leather 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, With Gold Velvet & Gilt Embroidered Bedspread, sol...
Category
Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Antique Large Tinned Copper Ottoman Turkish Circular Tray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique large Tinned copper ottoman Turkish tray.
A large-scale late 19th, early 20th century Ottoman Turkish Asian tinned copper round tray platter.
Antique Turkish tinned copper ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Copper
Bronze Yoruba Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Made by the Yoruba Tribe from Benin it dates back to the 19th century. Created for the royal family.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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African Art-Bobo Protective Crocodile Fetish
Located in Chicago, IL
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Keywords: Tribal, animal, crocodile, wood, African, carving, religous
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
western African art history in the 1970s. The Luba and the Hemba are socioculturally and artistically
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
James W. Washington, Jr.: Woodchuck Hatching
By James W. Washington, Jr.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Though Woodchucks do not hatch from eggs, Washington successfully reminds us that all animal life
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Granite
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
of these objects.
This magnificent stool is a masterpiece of Yoruba wood carving. The overall form
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Noah's Ark
Located in Summerland, CA
crate wood and brown paint.
Noah and his family peer out of the ark as small
horses and other animals
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
African Wood Carving of Antelope
Located in Stamford, CT
Polychromatic African wood carving of antelope from the estate of Marie Casindas (1923 - 2017
Category
Antique 19th Century African Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bulu Tribe Carved Wooden Monkey, African Animal, Tribal Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Totnes, GB
A large, impressive and characterful carved timber monkey by the Bulu tribe of Cameroon and surrounds. The adult monkey is holding a baby, suggesting this might be symbolic of fertil...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 29.14 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in
African Elephant Stool Carved from a Single Piece of Wood
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
African Elephant Stool Carved from a Single Piece of Wood
A superb piece of African Native carving
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
20th Century Tribal Hardwood Dogon Window Panel
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Matosinhos, PT
20th century tribal hardwood Dogon window panel
The Dogon tribe is one of Africa's most fascinating
Category
Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Hand Carved Wooden African Lion Figurine Kenya, 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand carved wooden lion sculpture, hand carved statue, wood carving, African animal
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rustic Dogon Style African Granary Door Mounted Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
hand carved African wood door that tells a story of a family and their progeny presented on a custom
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
Complete chess board in Black and White Wood Inclusive Hand-Carved Storage Box
Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant
African figures and animals
with the original hand-carved storage box
1960-1970
32 plus box = 33 pieces.
Category
Vintage 1970s Tanzanian British Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
H 3.94 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
African Eight-String Harp or Ngombi, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
, Bozengue and Matsuba, had wanted to replace their dead mother by carving a bust of their mother on Dizènguè
Category
Vintage 1930s Ethiopian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Walu, Dogon Antelope Dance Mask, Mali, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, with detailed carving mimicking the antelope horns, original as found condition. This piece was
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Nigerian Nupe Stool with Animal Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
of the wood always runs horizontally. The mixture of crisp edges, graceful curves, abstract carvings
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Carved African Dogon Marriage Stool Altar Bench Tribal Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
"Carved wood marriage bench or stool featuring a rectangular footed base with pierced sides bearing
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tom Brun Bronze Sculpture "BALLERINA" Classical Dancer
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Porcelain
Materials
Bronze
Wall Sculpture, Gold, Huge, Animal Head, Woodcarving from Cameroon, Good Luck
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
This is a stunning carving of the "Sacred Ox" from Cameroon, used for protection and good fortune
Category
Vintage 1980s African Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Art- Kurumba Antelope Mask/Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
adorned with beads and rope.
Keywords: Tribal, African, Sculpture, carving
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Lion Seat Stool Akan Ghana Ashanti Fante for Royal King or Chief art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
century. Wood with some patina from use.
Stools or seats with animal or human supports were common among
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
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African Animal Wood Carving For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal African animal wood carving for your home. An African animal wood carving — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. Find 9 options for an antique or vintage African animal wood carving now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer African animal wood carving, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An African animal wood carving, designed in the folk art or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made African animal wood carving has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Benin People and Joanina and David Pastoll are consistently popular.
How Much is an African Animal Wood Carving?
An African animal wood carving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $387 and the highest can go for as much as $12,800.
Questions About African Animal Wood 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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