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CANVAS 139, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
CANVAS 139, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

CANVAS 139, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Frantisek Florian

Located in Yardley, PA

acrylic painting on the canvas, inspired by contemporary art directions and african art.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals
Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals

Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking Tanzanian painting on canvas executed in the distinctive Tinga Tinga style, using bicycle paint as a medium, depicting animals in a landscape with a blazing sunset. Signed M...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Gold
Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Gold

Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Gold

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: My African Dream - Contemplation Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Color Gold Abstract portrait in Acrylics and Oil sealed with high ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Quintessence: Power, Freedom, Abstract, Rhino, Africa, Geometric, Color, Invest
Quintessence: Power, Freedom, Abstract, Rhino, Africa, Geometric, Color, Invest

Quintessence: Power, Freedom, Abstract, Rhino, Africa, Geometric, Color, Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Quintessence of Power and Freedom Abstract, Rhino, Africa, Geometric, Color, Invest, Bold, Statement, Tree-of-life, One-of-a-kind, Original, Authentic In this painting, I've...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars

Painting Abstract Large Figurative Nature Rhino Africa Bold Showstopper Invest
Painting Abstract Large Figurative Nature Rhino Africa Bold Showstopper Invest

Painting Abstract Large Figurative Nature Rhino Africa Bold Showstopper Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Symbol of Strength Painting Abstract Figurative Nature Rhino Africa Bold Showstopper Investment Extra-Large Africa Crowns In this piece, I poured my passion for wildlife, na...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Engraving

Portrait Painting Longing Africa Bold Flow Desire Striking Invest Gold Sensual
Portrait Painting Longing Africa Bold Flow Desire Striking Invest Gold Sensual

Portrait Painting Longing Africa Bold Flow Desire Striking Invest Gold Sensual

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: My African Dream - The Longing Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Color Gold Abstract portrait in Acrylics and Oil sealed with high qu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

African beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas
African beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas

African beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Introducing African Girl portrait painting! This original impasto painting captures the radiant beauty of a female portrait on canvas.

Category

2010s Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm

Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm

By Vadim Kovalev

Located in Riga, LV

Africa. Oil on canvas, 80X60 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creating his works.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African Beauty, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

African Beauty, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ntona Djesquin Luzayisu

Located in Yardley, PA

African women are naturally beautiful even without makeup, just naturally :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

African Dancers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
African Dancers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

African Dancers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Angu Walters

Located in Yardley, PA

A bright and lively original painting depicting African dancers. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

African Home, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
African Home, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

African Home, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Christel Haag

Located in Yardley, PA

"African Home" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on canvas. It has many different layers - so it got his unique touch. This artwork is a one of a kind painting, an ab...

Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

African Woman, Painting, Oil on Canvas

African Woman, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Lucille Lee

Located in Yardley, PA

NY fashion week "Black lives matter" gets resources ,support and elevated! :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Africa Baby, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Africa Baby, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Amy Bernays

Located in Yardley, PA

It is about the beach, the cool of shade, the rough of sand, the innocence of infancy I like it because it will go in Dillard's Pool House. it replaces Babylon Beach Baby. it comes ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

African Dinner
African Dinner

African Dinner

By Nataliia Svitlychna

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Nataliia Svitlychna "African Dinner"

Category

2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Paste, Canvas, Acrylic

"Jihad Jihad Series: The African Princess" Mixed Media on Canvas

"Jihad Jihad Series: The African Princess" Mixed Media on Canvas

By Zeal Harris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

"Jihad Jihad Series: The African Princess" is an original mixed media piece on canvas and is #3 in the series of 6 in the Jihad Jihad body of work.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Georgian Contemporary Art by Saba Dolikashvili - Africa

Georgian Contemporary Art by Saba Dolikashvili - Africa

By Saba Dolikashvili

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic, oil on canvas Saba Dolikashvili is a Georgian artist born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 2025. His w...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

African Juju Society II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
African Juju Society II, Painting, Oil on Canvas

African Juju Society II, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Angu Walters

Located in Yardley, PA

Here is a large oil painting in celebration of African juju which is a kind of voodoo. Wikipedia explains Juju so you’ll be prepared to talk about it with your guests: “Juj...

Category

2010s Cubist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Africa
Africa

Africa

By Kenneth B Walsh

Located in East Hampton, NY

A storytelling work of Africa Cubism Style Post Modern About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint...

Category

1970s Cubist Nude Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Pan-Africa [on heavy pro canvas], Painting, Oil on Canvas
Pan-Africa [on heavy pro canvas], Painting, Oil on Canvas

Pan-Africa [on heavy pro canvas], Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Ansgar Dressler

Located in Yardley, PA

Please be invited to enter this XXlarge pallet-knife piece in oil colors. It comes in colors of the Pan-African flag, hence the name. In these times, the African continent with all i...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lustre - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - contemporary Art
Lustre - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - contemporary Art

Lustre - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - contemporary Art

By Catherine Ingleby

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed
Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed

Vintage Set of 4 Ndebele Mapoto Beaded Aprons from South Africa Canvas Backed

Located in Topeka, KS

Handsome set of four Ndebele Mapoto beaded aprons from South Africa. They are canvas backed and in awesome condition.

Category

Late 20th Century South African Tribal Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas, Beads

African Trees
African Trees

African Trees

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A palette of muted ochres, raw umber, hints of green and mauve, interplay to create a harmonious work that reflects the season, the temperature and the stark beauty that is southern ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

W. Mandla Koboka (South African) - Soweto Township - Oil on Canvas Painting
W. Mandla Koboka (South African) - Soweto Township - Oil on Canvas Painting

W. Mandla Koboka (South African) - Soweto Township - Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in MELBOURNE, AU

Oil on Canvas on Board "Soweto Township" Painting by South African artist Welcome Mandla Koboka, who was one of the earliest representatives of the Township Art Movement

Category

Vintage 1980s South African Frames

Colors in South Africa, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Colors in South Africa, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Eva Hoffmann

Located in Yardley, PA

In this oil painting, I have tried to capture the palpable extent of the emotions I experienced while traveling through the vibrant nature of South Africa. The abstract representat...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Zebra in South Africa, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Zebra in South Africa, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Zebra in South Africa, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Eva Hoffmann

Located in Yardley, PA

In this painting I fuse abstract and realistic elements to capture the majestic presence and serene aura of a zebra in the wilds of South Africa. The vibrant, almost flowing backgrou...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"African women"
"African women"

"African women"

By Madalena Zampassi

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The social theme of the southern life of the people of Africa. Their way of life, national costumes and the color of the clay red soil. All this creates a unique original coloring in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Feminist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress

By Maltby Sykes

Located in Surfside, FL

It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on canvas Attributed to Maltby Sykes (1911-1...

Category

1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African Beauty
African Beauty

African Beauty

By Agwunwa Theophilus

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Agwunwa Theophilus' "African Beauty" is a striking piece of artwork that celebrates the essence of African identity and individuality. Through the medium of Ankara collage painting, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas

Nude Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art contemporary painting colour
Nude Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art contemporary painting colour

Nude Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art contemporary painting colour

By Glodi Kasindi Malumbe

Located in Paris, FR

Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist Glodi KASINDI MALUMBE was born in 1992 in Kinshasa, in Democratic Republic of Congo. He lives and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stupendous Beauty #2 Oil/ Canvas  Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African
Stupendous Beauty #2 Oil/ Canvas  Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African

Stupendous Beauty #2 Oil/ Canvas Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African

By Joshua Salami

Located in Houston, TX

Description: This painting "Stupendous Beauty 2 " is a 26.5" x 26.5" by Joshua Salami of Nigeria is an oil on canvas that conveys the confidence and the very impressive beauty of a...

Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

The Drummer 4 painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
The Drummer 4 painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Drummer 4 painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Angu Walters

Located in Yardley, PA

Cameroon artist Angu Walters often paints musicians. In this colorful acrylic painting we have an African street musician playing drum and singing with a coin dish to collect tips. T...

Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Africa - abstract painting
Africa - abstract painting

Africa - abstract painting

By Orly Glancz

Located in New York, NY

In the realm of design, I embrace eclectic modernity with a warm and personal touch, while in art, I unfold my inner world onto the canvas, revealing layers of experience, emotion, a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

On the Prowl - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - modern Art
On the Prowl - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - modern Art

On the Prowl - original impressionism African wildlife paintings - modern Art

By Catherine Ingleby

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting, 19th Century, Portrait of an African Boy, signed, oil on canvas.
Painting, 19th Century, Portrait of an African Boy, signed, oil on canvas.

Painting, 19th Century, Portrait of an African Boy, signed, oil on canvas.

Located in Berlin, DE

Painting, 19th Century, Portrait of an African Boy, signed, oil on canvas. Dimensions with frame 65cm x 73cm

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Africa confinement" abstract painting acrylic on canvas 132x130cm 2020
"Africa confinement" abstract painting acrylic on canvas 132x130cm 2020

"Africa confinement" abstract painting acrylic on canvas 132x130cm 2020

By Pierre Morquin

Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne

In "Africa confinement", Pierre Morquin offers us an abstract vision of his African childhood. Warm, vibrant colors such as red, yellow and orange evoke the warmth and intensity of l...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

The Town Crier II painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
The Town Crier II painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Town Crier II painting from Africa, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Angu Walters

Located in Yardley, PA

Here is a painting of an African musician singing and playing drums in warm tropical colors. The artist is Angu Walters of Cameroon, Central Africa. This painting will ship from ...

Category

2010s Cubist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Flower daydreams Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art painting nude
Flower daydreams Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art painting nude

Flower daydreams Glodi Kasindi Malumbe Contemporary African art painting nude

By Glodi Kasindi Malumbe

Located in Paris, FR

Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed and dated on the right of the canvas by the artist Unique work Glodi KASINDI MALUMBE was born in 1992 in Kinshasa, in Democratic Republic of Cong...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

African Beauty -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
African Beauty -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa

African Beauty -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa

By Olaniyi Timothy

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In pursuit of furthering his artistic education, Olaniyi apprenticed under Mr Afolabi Oluwafemi, where he learned foundational techniques that would serve as the building blocks for ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"African Tribal Warriors" Folk Art Painting of Black Men w Archery on Blue Sky
"African Tribal Warriors" Folk Art Painting of Black Men w Archery on Blue Sky

"African Tribal Warriors" Folk Art Painting of Black Men w Archery on Blue Sky

By Hugh Miles

Located in Austin, TX

Acrylic on Canvas: 36 x 24 inches Signed on Verso: "H. Miles" This expressionistic painting captures a powerful moment of stillness and preparation under a vast, azure sky. The subj...

Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Africa People Watching
Africa People Watching

Africa People Watching

By David Harper

Located in Brecon, Powys

A large original painting on canvas inspired by the artist's love of Africa, its sights, sounds, its people and especially its artwork, which he has studied for many years 60 inch...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

African Royale - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
African Royale - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

African Royale - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

By Oyeleye Feranmi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Her beauty is natural, she exudes so much grace and perfection. She's a visual symphony of beauty and majesty. She's adorned. She always graced her presence with her well-crafted fa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ptotea South African Coastline Seascape
Ptotea South African Coastline Seascape

Ptotea South African Coastline Seascape

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Protea flowers, flowers painting, original art, african landscape, protea painting, flowers art

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

African Boy II
African Boy II

African Boy II

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adults to the struggles and roller...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

African Boy III
African Boy III

African Boy III

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adults to the struggles and roller...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

African Boy I
African Boy I

African Boy I

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adults to the struggles and roller...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Give me a Smile 2 Oil/ Canvas  Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African
Give me a Smile 2 Oil/ Canvas  Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African

Give me a Smile 2 Oil/ Canvas Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Realism African

By Joshua Salami

Located in Houston, TX

Description: This painting "Give Me a Smile 2" " is a 27" x 26" by Joshua Salami of Nigeria is an oil on canvas that conveys the confidence and the very impressive beauty of a bla...

Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

African Boy IV
African Boy IV

African Boy IV

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks capture the response and attitudes of African young adults to the struggles and roller ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

south African landscape, Tinus de Jongh South African 1885-1942
south African landscape, Tinus de Jongh South African 1885-1942

south African landscape, Tinus de Jongh South African 1885-1942

Located in GB

This painting by Tinus de Jongh, a notable 20th-century South African artist, captures the essence of the South African landscape with a unique and striking sense of light and color,...

Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Find a variety of african art canvas available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Modern editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Abstract. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the african art canvas that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, black, gray and blue. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Bernard Harmon, Mwamba Mulangala, Danny Simmons, Parris Jaru and Sax Berlin are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, canvas and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are African Art Canvas?

Prices for pieces in our collection of african art canvas start at $350 and top out at $100,000 with the average selling for $4,448.

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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

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Questions About African Art Canvas
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    African art is painting, sculptures, masks or installations that originate from the African continent. Masquerade, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, fiber art and dance are particularly popular artistic expressions in Africa. Many of these art forms are defined by expressive individualism, an emphasis on the human figure and visual abstraction.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    African art is simply called African art. Sculpture, pottery, painting, rock art and other works of visual art native to Africa all fall under the umbrella of African art (performance art that originates in Africa will also be called African art). On 1stDibs, there is an exquisite range of African art to choose from.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    One of the key characteristics of African art is that it tends to emphasize emotion over realism, so pieces often don't closely resemble their animal or human subjects. In addition, traditional African artists tend to work in three-dimensional formats like sculptures rather than painting or drawing. Also, many pieces have a spiritual meaning to the creators and their cultures. On 1stDibs, shop a range of African art from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Traditional African wooden art is a term that describes pieces made by artists in Africa using techniques that have been passed down through generations. Examples include masks, figurines and sculptures depicting human and animal figures. Find a collection of traditional African art 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.