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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

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Bronze

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

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Wood

1950s African Wooden Elephant
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s African Wooden Elephant is an exquisite representation of traditional craftsmanship. The
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Mid-20th Century African Animal Sculptures

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Wood

1950s African Wooden Elephant
1950s African Wooden Elephant
H 28.3 in W 24 in D 12.6 in
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

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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
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Antique 1880s Swiss Animal Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Black Forest Carving
19th Century Black Forest Carving
H 17 in W 16 in D 8 in
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

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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
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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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
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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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

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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
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Late 20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy

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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
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2010s South African Modern Chairs

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Steel

Sling Oil Tanned Leather Brown
Sling Oil Tanned Leather Brown
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 13.78 in
A Rare Anthropomorphic Tsonga Headrest
Located in London, GB
and this custom symbolically linked her ancestors with her husbands. Wood carving was an
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Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art

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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
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Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas

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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...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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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

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Wood

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...
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2010s American Decorative Art

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Limestone

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

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...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors

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Giltwood, Mirror

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 ...
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2010s Italian Sofas

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Fabric

Customizable Tacchini Julep Sofa by Jonas Wagell
Customizable Tacchini Julep Sofa by Jonas Wagell
H 29.52 in W 94.49 in D 49.61 in
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...
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

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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

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Wood

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

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Bronze

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
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...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metalwork

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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...
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15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
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H 17.33 in W 7.88 in
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

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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...
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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

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Giltwood, Paint

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 ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Metalwork

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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.
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Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Yoruba Sculpture
Bronze Yoruba Sculpture
H 15.75 in Dm 8.67 in

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African Art-Bobo Protective Crocodile Fetish
Located in Chicago, IL
/> Keywords: Tribal, animal, crocodile, wood, African, carving, religous
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20th Century Tribal Art

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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
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Yoruba Wooden Stool
Yoruba Wooden Stool
H 12 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
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
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
H 25.5 in W 28 in D 1.25 in
African Wood Carving of Antelope
Located in Stamford, CT
Polychromatic African wood carving of antelope from the estate of Marie Casindas (1923 - 2017
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Antique 19th Century African Animal Sculptures

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Wood

African Wood Carving of Antelope
African Wood Carving of Antelope
H 55 in W 26 in D 10 in
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...
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20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

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
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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Animal Sculptures

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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
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Vintage 1960s Malian Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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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
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Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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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
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Early 20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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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.  
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Vintage 1970s Tanzanian British Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Ebony

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
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Vintage 1930s Ethiopian Animal Sculptures

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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
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Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Animal Sculptures

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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
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Porcelain

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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
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Vintage 1980s African Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

African Art- Kurumba Antelope Mask/Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
adorned with beads and rope. Keywords: Tribal, African, Sculpture, carving
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20th Century Malian Tribal Art

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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
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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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, 2023
    What 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, 2022
    Carved 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.