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Contemporary Moroccan Rug with Modern American Colonial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
80618, new contemporary Moroccan rug with Modern American Colonial style. Displaying well-balanced
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani American Colonial Moroccan and N...

Materials

Wool

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
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1917 original poster by Lucien Jonas - African Army and Colonial Troops Day
By Lucien Jonas
Located in PARIS, FR
collective strength and resilience of the Army of Africa and Colonial Troops. Clad in military regalia, the
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1910s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper, Linen

New Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug with Coastal Bohemian Hygge Vibes
Located in Dallas, TX
, Art Moderne, Colonial Revival, or Traditional. With its blissful vibes and tranquil hues, this
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Moroccan and North Africa...

Materials

Wool

Portrait of African Women in Copper by Tshiasuma, circa 1984
By Tshiasuma
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
. Art Deco Colonial style, Africa, 80s. Signed and dated: "Tshiasuma 84". In good condition, wonderful
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Vintage 1980s African Colonial Revival Tribal Art

Materials

Copper

African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria
Located in Miami, FL
Traditional Tribal Art cast bronze bell from the Igbo People in West Africa. Made by the lost wax
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

1945 Brazilian Master, Art Deco Serigraph Woodcut Colonial Architecture Mission
By Odetto Guersoni
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Brazilian Art Deco, African Diaspora Bahian Carnival Subject: Abstract Medium: Print Surface
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1940s Art Deco Nude Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Baule Colonial Figure Ivory Coast
Located in Milwaukee, WI
African. Baule Colonial Figure Ivory Coast, c. 1910 Wood, 24 1/2" x 5 1/2 inches.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Waiting For Advisor' African (Shona)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Comes with mounting 8-1/4"x 6-3/4"x 4" African Shona Shona artists and crafts people have been
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Early 2000s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Busts

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
H 36.23 in W 15.75 in D 14.97 in
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame Batavia
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Antique Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities

Materials

Brass

A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
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H 31.7 in W 35.91 in D 21.38 in
Rare antique colonial African Leather & Horn Throne Armchair
Located in Leuven , BE
This beautiful colonial chair made of horn and leather is African in origin and dates from the
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20th Century Dutch Armchairs

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Horn, Leather, Rope, Organic Material

An Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master'
Located in London, GB
/ Tsonga – references The Art of Southern Africa (The Terence Pethica Collection) No. 57 (page 134/5
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Statue Nkishi People Songye / Songe - Dr Congo African Art Late 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
Old / Authentic And Rare Nkishi Statue Songye / Dream People - Dr Congo African Art Period: Late
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Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

African Market
By Stephane Magnard
Located in Houston, TX
Bright African market scene from Madagascar in bold reds and earth tones in watercolor by artist
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1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

"Baule Colonial Sculpture Ivory Coast, " Carved Wood Statue created circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, form diversity and the labor they
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1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Elephant' original African Shona stone sculpture Zimbabwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, South Africa or London. It is generally agreed that Zimbabwean stone sculpture as seen today began
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Italian Plaster 1950s African Warrior
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion. The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Italian 1950s Plaster African Dancer
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion. The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Italian 1950s Plaster African Dancer
Italian 1950s Plaster African Dancer
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
Italian 1950s Plaster African Women Warrior
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion. The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Italian 1950s Plaster African Women Warrior
Italian 1950s Plaster African Women Warrior
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
'African Queen' Shona stone sculpture signed by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
By Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'African Queen' is an original opal serpentine stone sculpture signed by the contemporary
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

African Mid-Century Colonial Coffee Table with Inlaid Wood , circa 1960
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
hilly landscape. Art Deco Colonial / Mid-Century Modern, Madagascar, circa 1960. In good condition
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Vintage 1960s Malagasy Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian 1950 Plaster Wall Decoration African Dancer
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion. The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Italian 1950s Plaster African Women Wall Decoration
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
garments that add to the sense of motion. The use of African imagery in Italian art and design of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Thomas Ona Carving District commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria
Located in London, GB
Thomas Ona Odulate carving district commissioner Yoruba African Tribal Nigeria A carved figure of a
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
. The aging of the iron has further added to the texture and attractiveness of the design. Colonial
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Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Original poster of Léon Fauret on the voluntary commitment in the colonial troop
Located in PARIS, FR
Very beautiful poster of Léon Fauret ( 1863 - 1955 ) on the voluntary commitment in the colonial
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1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Linen

Collection of Vintage Photos from Norther Africa - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Collection of Vintag Photos from Northern Africa is a precious lot composed by 79 original silver
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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

J.Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939), North African Horseman, 1915, watercolor
By Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939) A North African Horseman in the forest, Watercolor on
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1910s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

French Art Deco Ceramic Vase, 1931
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic vase, France, 1931. Ceramic vase made especially for the 1931 International
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Deco Society Portrait, Beauty in a Hat
Located in Cotignac, FR
another in 1934 to travel to French Equatorial Africa. He exhibited several times at the Colonial Salon of
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pastel

Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
: Unframed Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Style: Postman, Colonial, Art Deco Signed: Yes Theme
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930
Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930
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H 40.95 in W 28.35 in D 0.4 in
"French Guinea Baga Machole Bird, " Carved and Painted Wood created circa 1980
Located in Milwaukee, WI
covered with paint and intricate patterns. Among the less well known Baga art forms are the a-Bamp (or a
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1980s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
. The Asafo have been a highly militarised society long before the Europeans set foot in West Africa
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Vintage 1940s Ghanaian British Colonial Tribal Art

Materials

Cotton

Asafo Banner
Asafo Banner
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H 0.4 in W 203.94 in D 40.16 in
"Bronze Anklet--Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, " Bronze Jewlery created circa 1880
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, Nigaria. It is 4 1/2" across. The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Benin Kingdom, was a pre-colonial
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1880s Other Art Style More Art

Materials

Bronze

African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
Located in Chicago, IL
traditions with other pre-colonial African groups such as the Djenne Kingdom. This stone funerary marker is a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerien Primitive Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone

African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
H 15.5 in W 6 in D 3 in
"I Am Beautiful, " Original Opal Stone Sculpture signed by Savheri Chirwa
By Savheri Chirwa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
museums in Cape Town, South Africa or London. It is generally agreed that Zimbabwean stone sculpture as
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Judge, " Original Green Serpentine Stone Sculpture by Corlet a Shona sculptor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
of the artifacts from this location have been moved to museums in Cape Town, South Africa or London
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Bulgey with Boombox" Painting, Acrylic, Oil on Canvas, Cultural Commentary
Located in New York, NY
Science and Technology’s College of Art, where he earned a BA in Art Painting and Drawing in 1989 and an
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil, Acrylic

Ondobe, Nicky Marais, Coloured pencil on black paper
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
Oranjemund and The Realmar Gebou in Windhoek, a classic example from the period of South African occupation
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Realmar Gebou, Nicky Marais, Coloured pencil on black paper
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
African occupation of Namibia. With these images Marais imagines an “opening up” of conversations and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Single Quarters, Nicky Marais, Coloured pencil on black paper
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
African occupation of Namibia. With these images Marais imagines an “opening up” of conversations and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Muse of Dance, Early 20th century French bronze sculpture of woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Africa. There, he learned to translate his emotions into sculpture. In 1930 he received a prize from the
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Keep Smiling - Contemporary Landscape Animal Portrait Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
contact prints of large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Yellow Rabbit Edition 4/5 - Contemporary Landscape Animal Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Into the Jungle Edition 1/5 - Contemporary Lush Landscape Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
Verena Prenner Into the Jungle - Contemporary Lush Landscape Photography Edition 1/5+II AP Fine Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Portrait of a woman, oil on panel
By Jean Bouchaud
Located in PARIS, FR
artists whom historian Louis Hautecoeur called "the painters of French Africa". After the First World
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mama Wata - 21st Century Landscape Portrait Animal Photography Edition
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Into the Jungle Edition 2/5 - Contemporary Lush Landscape Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
Verena Prenner Into the Jungle - Contemporary Lush Landscape Photography Edition 2/5+II AP Fine Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Keep Smiling - Contemporary Landscape Animal Portrait Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
contact prints of large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

City Street Scene, Damascus, Syria /// Orientalist Oil Painting Middle East
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Wood Panel Framing: Recently framed in a light gold Art Nouveau style moulding Framed size: 13" x 8
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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil, Wood Panel, Board, Panel

Yellow Rabbit Edition 3/5 - Contemporary Landscape Animal Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Ready-For-The-Party Croco 4/5 - Contemporary Animal Portrait Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal notes on the back of the photographs indicated they had been
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

"Caravansary at Shiraz" Antique orientalist Black & White Oil Painting on Board
Located in Jacksonville, FL
colonial period to the present day. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA: The Metropolitan Museum of
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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Yellow Rabbit Edition 2/5 - Contemporary Landscape Animal Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Keep Smiling - 21st Century Landscape Portrait Animal Photography Edition
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Yellow Rabbit Edition 1/5 - Contemporary Landscape Animal Photography
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal notes on the back
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Congo Soldier - 21st Century Landscape Portrait Animal Photography Edition
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Congo Frog - 21st Century Landscape Portrait Animal Photography Edition
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

Congo Soldier - 21st Century Landscape Portrait Animal Photography Edition
By Verena Prenner
Located in Vienna, AT
large-format photographs, depictions of what appeared to be a colonial hunting trip in Africa. Personal
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color

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  • 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.