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African Carved Female

African Carved Female Statue Yoruba Ose Sango Staff
African Carved Female Statue Yoruba Ose Sango Staff

African Carved Female Statue Yoruba Ose Sango Staff

Located in Atlanta, GA

An expressively carved African wood female kneeling figure on staff with a display wood stand circa mid 20th century.

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Tanzania 20th Century Carved Wood Makonde Female Figure
African Tanzania 20th Century Carved Wood Makonde Female Figure

African Tanzania 20th Century Carved Wood Makonde Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Tanzania 20th Century Makonde carved wood stylized female figure with raised arms and decorative incised horizontal rings, standing on a pedestal.

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Carved Female Ibibio Figure
African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Carved Female Ibibio Figure

African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Carved Female Ibibio Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Nigerian 20th c. female guardian figure hand carved in wood by the Ibibio people with a base made of a rope and fabric wrapped basket

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure
African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sculpture is a standing female figure from West Africa. As standalone wooden figures are relatively rare compared to masks, this is quite a notable traditional piece.

Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood & Terracotta Seated Female Figure
African 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood & Terracotta Seated Female Figure

African 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood & Terracotta Seated Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood & terra cotta Yoruba female figure seated on 2 posts, with crosshatched hair, holding a large ceremonial bowl with incised decoration, suppor...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Female Nude Carved Stone Figure
African Female Nude Carved Stone Figure

African Female Nude Carved Stone Figure

H 21.5 in W 12 in D 7.5 in

African Female Nude Carved Stone Figure

Located in San Francisco, CA

C. 20th Century African Female Nude Carved Stone Figure.

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure
African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Nigerian mid 20th c. wooden figure hand carved and pigmented by the Eshu people depicting a standing woman wearing a 5-point crown and ringed jewelry around the wrists and ankles, wi...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure
African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure

African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria Mid-Century carved wood Yoruba female figure seated on a post with incised coiffed hair, smiling expression and a playful child stradling her back.

Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure
African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood Igbo female village guardian painted white with green & grayish blue accents, symmetric features, a decorative grid texture, standing upright...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Seated Female "Spirit Spouse"
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Seated Female "Spirit Spouse"

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Seated Female "Spirit Spouse"

Located in Queens, NY

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Baule carved wood \"Spirit Spouse\" seated female figure (\"Blolo Bla\") with incised hair, symmetric face, hands at her sides, featuring crosshatche...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Braid

African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure
African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure

African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood & Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Cameroon 20th Century carved wood Namur female fertility doll in a stylized curved form, wrapped with white, yellow & red beaded necklaces.

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Mid-20th Century hand-carved hardwood traditional tribal female statues
African Mid-20th Century hand-carved hardwood traditional tribal female statues

African Mid-20th Century hand-carved hardwood traditional tribal female statues

Located in Skarpnäck, SE

A striking pair of carved female figures from Tanzania, dating to the 1940s–1950s. Finely sculpted with delicate facial features, both figures are shown in a kneeling, ceremonial po...

Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures
Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures

Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures

Located in London, GB

Carved African Luba Caryatid Ceremonial Stool Female Male Child Figures African, 20th Century Height 47cm, diameter 32cm This finely carved Luba caryatid stool from the Democratic R...

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Driftwood

African Bongo Hand-Carved Stone Female Sculpture, Mid-20th Century
African Bongo Hand-Carved Stone Female Sculpture, Mid-20th Century

African Bongo Hand-Carved Stone Female Sculpture, Mid-20th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

Africa, Bongo Peoples, stone female commemorative figure from Southern Sudan.

Category

Mid-20th Century Sudanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wooden Luba Female Fertility Figure
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wooden Luba Female Fertility Figure

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wooden Luba Female Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African D.R Congo 20th-Century carved wooden Luba female fertility figure with beaded black, blue, white and red earrings Fair, nice authentic patina, vertical expansion cracks thro...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Statue Depicting a Female Figure in Carved Wood
African Statue Depicting a Female Figure in Carved Wood

African Statue Depicting a Female Figure in Carved Wood

Located in NANTES, FR

**African Statue Depicting a Female Figure in Carved Wood – Here is an African figure from the early 20th century.

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large African Tribal Female Bust Sculpture, Hand-Carved Ethnographic Art Figure
Large African Tribal Female Bust Sculpture, Hand-Carved Ethnographic Art Figure

Large African Tribal Female Bust Sculpture, Hand-Carved Ethnographic Art Figure

Located in Wembley, GB

Large African Tribal Female Bust Sculpture, 32 cm – Hand-Carved Ethnographic Art Figure A wooden striking and highly decorative 32 cm African tribal female bust sculpture, celebrati...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Tribal Busts

Materials

Other

Hand Carved Male and Female African Statues from Cameroon
Hand Carved Male and Female African Statues from Cameroon

Hand Carved Male and Female African Statues from Cameroon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large impressive hand carved African statues of a man and woman from the Bangwa Tribe that inhabits West Cameroon.

Category

Vintage 1920s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure
African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure

African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Mali mid 20th-Century hand carved wooden standing Luba female feritility figure Good, surface patina, drill holes on top of head and center chest, light hairlines

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Finely Carved African Female Gold Earrings Ebony Turquoise Diamonds Tourmaline
Finely Carved African Female Gold Earrings Ebony Turquoise Diamonds Tourmaline

Finely Carved African Female Gold Earrings Ebony Turquoise Diamonds Tourmaline

Located in Zurich, Zollstrasse

Finely carved, beautiful African female mounted on an 18 K gold base.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro More Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold

Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture

Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture

Located in Sharon, CT

Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes played a great role in influencing and inspiring the German Expressionists. Though ...

Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure
African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century carved wood Baule female fertility figure with incised hair, symmetric face, scarification marks, her hands holding her swollen abdomen, sitting...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ivory

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman

Located in London, GB

The African wood female bust figurative sculpture of a Mandinka woman is a striking piece of art that encapsulates the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of West Africa.

Category

20th Century Gambian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Cote d’Ivoire 20th Century Baule Large Heddle Pulley / Female Figure
African Cote d’Ivoire 20th Century Baule Large Heddle Pulley / Female Figure

African Cote d’Ivoire 20th Century Baule Large Heddle Pulley / Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Cote d’Ivoire 20th Century Baule large textile heddle pulley / female figure carved from a single piece of wood with an elaborately incised headdress and symmetric face forki...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art

Located in London, GB

Good of female Yoruba Ibeji Figures Finely carved in dense wood with linear decoration to the body Nigeria Period Early 20th century Size: 27 and 25 cm Condition: Good Fine...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Fine  Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure  African Tribal Art  Antiques
Fine  Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure  African Tribal Art  Antiques

Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques

Located in London, GB

African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria A Finely carved  Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, with delineated teeth and large crown headdress Measure: Heig...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status
Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status

Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status

Located in Wembley, GB

African Stone Sculpture, Female Bust, Signed and Numbered, Zimbabwe, 20th Century A powerful and contemplative African stone sculpture depicting a stylised female bust, carved from ...

Category

Vintage 1920s Zimbabwean Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Sheet Metal, Gold Leaf

Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Tall  Sandals
Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Tall  Sandals

Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Tall Sandals

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa
Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa

Baule Standing Female Figure With Scarifications Hands Ivory Coast Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Baule Standing Female Figure with finely carved raised scarifications, hands on side of stomach with long figures.

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba female figure, rare example dressed in old cowrie covered cloak. an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with very piercing eyes, and great detailed hat..

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa

Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes.

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Cubist Strong
Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Cubist Strong

Yoruba Female Figure, Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Cubist Strong

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba old female figure, strong cubist form Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina. Strong face with projecting eyes, domed hat or hair style. Areas of damag...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Geometric form
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Geometric form

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Geometric form

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Weathered Base
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Weathered Base

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Weathered Base

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Black Encrusted
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Black Encrusted

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Black Encrusted

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba weathered and worn old female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved heavy very dark/black encrusted patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Lobi Double Figure Male Female Standing on Shoulders Ghana Africa
Rare Lobi Double Figure Male Female Standing on Shoulders Ghana Africa

Rare Lobi Double Figure Male Female Standing on Shoulders Ghana Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Rare double joined standing figure with male figure on top standing on female shoulders. Deep patina and wear from traditional use. Finely carved and expressive faces. 11 1/4 inche...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Matching Pair of Female Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art
Matching Pair of Female Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art

Matching Pair of Female Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Matching rare pair of female twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa, created in the early 20th century. remains of Reckitts blue (laundry bleach) bluing in h...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, High Hair Bluing
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, High Hair Bluing

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, High Hair Bluing

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with heavy patina, traces of Reckett's blue in hair.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Worn Loved Face
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Worn Loved Face

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa, Worn Loved Face

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Yoruba female figure, an Ibeji or twin figure, Nigeria, Africa, well loved with very worn face, large eyes.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak
Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak

Yoruba Female Figure, an Ibeji or Twin Figure, Nigeria, Africa with Cowrie Cloak

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A finely carved Yoruba female Ibeji figure with pointed headdress or hat, large expressive eyes on a circular base with heavy wear and polish from native use.

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa

Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth.

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male and Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male and Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa

Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male and Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Carved wood standing Janus back to back male and female divination figure from the Yaka people of DRC Congo, Africa.

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa

Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s
African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s

African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s

Located in Salzburg, AT

Tribal African Igbo Agbogo mwo mask This African Igbo mask, known as a "young girl", is decorated with a tangle of thick braids and fulfils the most important traditional aesthetic...

Category

Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Standing Akan or Ashanti, Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa
Standing Akan or Ashanti, Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa

Standing Akan or Ashanti, Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

From the Akan or Ashanti peoples, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custo...

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures

African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures

Located in Asheville, NC

Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.

Category

Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Art

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

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1960s Carved Wood African Teak Female Nude Sculpture
1960s Carved Wood African Teak Female Nude Sculpture

1960s Carved Wood African Teak Female Nude Sculpture

Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

1960s hand-carved female nude sculpture in African teak. Measures: H 44cm x W 16cm x D 9cm.

Category

Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Teak

African Bambara Female Wooden Figure from Mali
African Bambara Female Wooden Figure from Mali

African Bambara Female Wooden Figure from Mali

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Bambara female figure

Category

20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'
Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'

Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'

Located in Pasadena, CA

One of a kind pair of beautifully-carved wooden wall sculptures of an African couple.

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Shrine Figure, Early 20th Century, Africa
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Shrine Figure, Early 20th Century, Africa

Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Shrine Figure, Early 20th Century, Africa

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Standing Akan carved darkened wood shrine figure, early 20th century, Ghana An expressive standing female with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding...

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, Nigeria, African Tribal Art with Beads
Yoruba Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, Nigeria, African Tribal Art with Beads

Yoruba Female Twin Figure, Ere Ibeji, Nigeria, African Tribal Art with Beads

Located in Santa Fe, NM

A finely carved female twin figure, ere Ibeji, Yoruba People, Nigeria, created in the early 20th century. With a domed plaited coiffure, expressive eyes, and extensive wear and poli...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Attie Female Comb Cote d'Ivoire Early 20th Century West African Tribal Art
Rare Attie Female Comb Cote d'Ivoire Early 20th Century West African Tribal Art

Rare Attie Female Comb Cote d'Ivoire Early 20th Century West African Tribal Art

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Expertly carved Attie comb with female form, Cote d'Ivoire, early 20th century. Wood with deep patina. Measures: 6" high, with custom base. Rare.

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

HAND CARVED AFRICAN FEMALE SCULPTURE
HAND CARVED AFRICAN FEMALE SCULPTURE

HAND CARVED AFRICAN FEMALE SCULPTURE

Located in Los Angeles, CA

TALL HAND CARVED FEMALE AFRICAN SCULPTURE WITH A CHILD AND SNAKE.

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Female Statue, African, Ebony, Hand Carved, Tribal Figure, circa 1900
Antique Female Statue, African, Ebony, Hand Carved, Tribal Figure, circa 1900

Antique Female Statue, African, Ebony, Hand Carved, Tribal Figure, circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique female statue. An African, solid ebony hand carved tribal figure, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

Antique Hand Carved Female Bust, African, Ebony, Ornamental Figure, Circa 1900
Antique Hand Carved Female Bust, African, Ebony, Ornamental Figure, Circa 1900

Antique Hand Carved Female Bust, African, Ebony, Ornamental Figure, Circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique hand-carved female bust. An African, ebony ornamental figure on Portland stone base, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Busts

Materials

Ebony

African Dogon Male and Female Figures, Mali
African Dogon Male and Female Figures, Mali

African Dogon Male and Female Figures, Mali

Located in Dallas, TX

African carved wood sculpture of kneeling male and female couple figures on a wood base.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1st Half 20th Century Female Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
1st Half 20th Century Female Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa

1st Half 20th Century Female Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

1st Half 20th Century Female Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa A stylistically pleasing figure. The soft brown patina and fine carving impart a delicacy that I don’t usually associa...

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Beads

Mid-Century African Tribal Calabash with Female Motif Hemba / Luba, 1950s
Mid-Century African Tribal Calabash with Female Motif Hemba / Luba, 1950s

Mid-Century African Tribal Calabash with Female Motif Hemba / Luba, 1950s

Located in Salzburg, AT

Mid-Century African Tribal Calabash with Female Motif Hemba / Luba, 1950s These bankishi (sing. nkishi ) carvings were used as part of the bugabo, a society devoted to hunting, heal...

Category

Vintage 1950s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Feathers

Pair of African Torsos
Pair of African Torsos

Pair of African Torsos

H 17.5 in Dm 7 in

Pair of African Torsos

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of Ebonized wood male and female carved African torsos

Category

1990s African Busts

Materials

Wood

African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask
African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask

African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask

Located in West Hartford, CT

Carved wooden African female body mask depicting a torso with breasts and pregnant belly promoting fertility.

Category

Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th Century Carved African Female Bust
20th Century Carved African Female Bust

20th Century Carved African Female Bust

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a stunningly beautiful African carved ebony female bust. The figure has been carved from a solid ebony trunk; the fine carving of this very dense wood reveals the skill of th...

Category

20th Century African Tribal Busts

Materials

Ebony

20th Century Antique Female Carved Wooden Figure, African Art
20th Century Antique Female Carved Wooden Figure, African Art

20th Century Antique Female Carved Wooden Figure, African Art

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century Antique Female Carved Wooden Figure, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century Very decorative.

Category

20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved African Baule Style Female Figure Sculpture
Carved African Baule Style Female Figure Sculpture

Carved African Baule Style Female Figure Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

A 20th century Baule style carved female figure with baby on back. She is enrobed with red, orange and black beads at her neck and waist. Beautifully carved hair and all over body ri...

Category

Vintage 1970s Ivorian Primitives

Materials

Wood

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

A very beautiful, detailed, African wood female bust figurative sculpture piece made for Western export, circa 20th century, Africa.

Category

20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Finely Carved African Female Gold Earring Ebony Pendant
Finely Carved African Female Gold Earring Ebony Pendant

Finely Carved African Female Gold Earring Ebony Pendant

Located in Darnestown, MD

Finely carved, beautiful African female mounted on an 18 karat gold base with gold earrings and loop for hanging.

Category

Vintage 1950s Unknown Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Elegant Standing African Female Tribal Wood Carving
Elegant Standing African Female Tribal Wood Carving

Elegant Standing African Female Tribal Wood Carving

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Beautiful hand carving African wood sculpture with graphic elements Made by master carver from single piece of wood. Illustrating the legends and tradition of west Africa.

Category

Vintage 1960s African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art, Female Figural Sculpture in Carved Ebonized Wood, circa 1950
African Tribal Art, Female Figural Sculpture in Carved Ebonized Wood, circa 1950

African Tribal Art, Female Figural Sculpture in Carved Ebonized Wood, circa 1950

Located in Coimbra, PT

Beautiful large African Art Female Figure Decade of 50. In carved ebonized wood, representing female figure with hyperbolic characteristics.

Category

Mid-20th Century Angolan Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture

H 13.78 in W 7.09 in D 7.49 in

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture

Located in Antwerp, BE

A very beautiful, detailed, African wood female bust figurative sculpture piece made for Western export, early 20th century, Africa.

Category

20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tribal Lobi Standing Female Figure, Ghana, Africa
Tribal Lobi Standing Female Figure, Ghana, Africa

Tribal Lobi Standing Female Figure, Ghana, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Tribal Lobi standing female figure, Ghana, Africa Standing female figure with offering bowl on top of her head, nice sculpture, early colonial influence shown in high heel shoes. Mi...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair Hand Carved African Women Busts Wood Sculptures 24 Inches
Pair Hand Carved African Women Busts Wood Sculptures 24 Inches

Pair Hand Carved African Women Busts Wood Sculptures 24 Inches

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Pair of hand carved African female busts. Each figure is carved with exquisite craftsmanship.

Category

Vintage 1960s African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized

Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized

Located in Torquay, GB

Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s. Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa. Its striking colours and c...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

"Female" Kifwebe Ceremonial Mask, Songye Tribe of Zaire Africa circa Early 1900s
"Female" Kifwebe Ceremonial Mask, Songye Tribe of Zaire Africa circa Early 1900s

"Female" Kifwebe Ceremonial Mask, Songye Tribe of Zaire Africa circa Early 1900s

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A "Female" Kifwebe mask from the Songye Tribe in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Africa, circa early 1900's.

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Strong Standing Female figure with Braided Hair Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Strong Standing Female figure with Braided Hair Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis

Strong Standing Female figure with Braided Hair Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Strong standing female figure with wonderful black braided hair style. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Powerful muscular body and wide open eyed expression. Nice patina...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis

Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis

Located in Point Richmond, CA

From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Created as three separate carved pieces of wood that fit together for display, figure, stool and sword.

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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Massai Wooden Figural Carving Early 20th Century
African Massai Wooden Figural Carving Early 20th Century

African Massai Wooden Figural Carving Early 20th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

An unusual and finely carved vintage African Massai wooden female head carved on a solid wooden trunk base with an integral loop handle to the reverse and with two crocodiles relief ...

Category

20th Century Kenyan Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Carved and ebonized African female head
Carved and ebonized African female head

Carved and ebonized African female head

Located in Vancouver, BC

Stamped AFF Paris, circa 1930

Category

20th Century French Statues

Materials

Brass

Pair of African hardwood female figures
Pair of African hardwood female figures

Pair of African hardwood female figures

Located in London, GB

Pair of African hardwood female figures.

Category

Vintage 1940s African Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Fine African Tribal Carving of Large Standing Female Figure
Fine African Tribal Carving of Large Standing Female Figure

Fine African Tribal Carving of Large Standing Female Figure

Located in Cathedral City, CA

From the Nyamwezi tribe in East Tanzania, Africa is this wood carved female figure. It stands 61” tall with its regal elongated neck and broad head dress with pounded metal that mak...

Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art Sculptures

Pair of African Edo Figures
Pair of African Edo Figures

Pair of African Edo Figures

H 23 in W 10 in D 10 in

Pair of African Edo Figures

Located in Sarasota, FL

Pair of Wooden hand carved African EDO Male & female Figures holding medical containers

Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Charming Male and Female Pair of Seated African Fang Sculptures
Charming Male and Female Pair of Seated African Fang Sculptures

Charming Male and Female Pair of Seated African Fang Sculptures

Located in Houston, TX

This charming pair of Fang sculptures are both seated on stools. The female figure measures 14 inches high, while the male figure is slightly taller at 16 inches. Both with original ...

Category

20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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