African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Doted on like an actual child, this carved doll was once owned by a young girl among the Namji people of northwest Cameroon. Carted around by its owner wherever she went and lovingly...
Wood
Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of imposing West African Baga Nimba fertility shoulder mask sculptures or statues carved from teak.
Tin
African Congo Mid 20th Century Carved Wooden Songye Fertility
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo mid 20th-Century carved wooden Songye (South-Eastern Congo) fertility figure on a round base Good, with patina, showing rubbing, nicks, scratches and hairlines, small ...
African Ashanti Fertility Doll, Carved Ash Wood, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
African Ghana Contemporary carved wood Ashanti fertility doll in a minimalist style features a flattened ovoid head, incised hair texture, shallow relief brow and facial features, ta...
Ash
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Côte d\'Ivoire 20th c. fertility figure hand carved from a single piece of wood with carved details of typical jewelry worn by the Dan people
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
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. Wear to finish, s...
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage African Ethnographic Carved Wood Goddess of Fertility C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage African Ethnographic Carved Wood Goddess of Fertility C1960 Measures - 40"h x 10.25"w x 8"d A vintage African ethnographic carved wood sculpture depicting a goddess of fertil...
Wood
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...
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla,, Extremely well executed,, all hand carved,, remnants of original hair, bone eyes and teeth detail.
Bone, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Cotton, Wood
"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sculptures like this fertility stick were created to be carried with a woman that desired to become pregnant in order to ensure optimal fertility. 25" x 9" x 2" The Bambara are a...
Wood
$1,180 / set
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Cotton, Wood
Handcrafted Yoruba Fertility Figure, Carved Wood & Copper, Nigeria
Located in Queens, NY
Nigerian 20th c. female fertility figure hand crafted by the Yoruba people out of carved wood, raffia palm for the grass skirt and copper for the neck collar and other adornments
Copper
Baule Female Fertility Figure, Carved Wood, Ivory Coast, 20th Century
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...
Ivory
Tribal Fertility Sculpture for Mende Tribe
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A "Mende" carved wood female fertility figure.
Wood
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba doll. Like most tribes, the Fanti hold fertility in extremely high regard; those soci...
Wood
Bronze African Fertility Sculpture I
By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Reinterpretation in bronze of an African fertility doll. These traditional figures have long symbolised fertility, protection, and maternal care in African cultures. I’ve always been...
Bronze
African Wood Fertility Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful African wood fertility sculpture we believe to date to the third quarter of the 20th century.
Wood
Carved Wood West African Fertility Figure
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage West African carved wood fertility figure with mask. Well carved with a serene dignity.
Wood
Baba Nimba African Sculpture Vintage Wood Fertility Headdress
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Vintage Baba Nimba African Sculpture Vintage Wood Fertility Headdress.
Wood
Vintage African Fertility Pregnant Woman Wood Carved Floor Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, African fertility woman, wood carved floor sculpture, with an attached acrylic base.
Wood
Sold
H 55.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Vintage African Zulu People Female Fertility Figure Carved Teakwood Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A monumental African female fertility standing sculpture associated with the Zulu people in South Africa.
Teak
African Fertility Body Mask, Wall Hanging
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful fertility body mask dating from the mid-20th century. Hand sculptured from wood and painted in an ochre pigment paint. A great wall hanging. Fertility Masks were worn by...
Wood
1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s life-size African carved wood fertility statue. Acquired from a Greenwich, Connecticut estate.
Sold
H 11.5 in W 5 in D 2 in
African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood and Mirrored Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a figure with exaggerated brows, serpentine shapes over the head and upper body and a mirror...
Ash
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H 11.5 in W 5 in D 2 in
African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood and Mirrored Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a figure with exaggerated brows, serpentine shapes over the head and upper body and a mirror...
Ash
Sold
H 11.5 in W 5 in D 2 in
Pair of African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a figure with exaggerated brows, serpentine shapes over the head and upper body and ...
Ash
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Cotton, Wood
Vintage Congolese Fertility Icon
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Congolese fertility wood carved icon. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
Steel
Joyful African Stone Carving
Located in Loveland, CO
Joyful African Stone Carving 18" x 6" x 4" one-of-a-kind abstract figurative hand-carved sculpture An African Fertility sculpture depicts a pregnant woman holds her belly glancing up...
Granite, Bluestone
Sold
H 20.5 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali.
Wood
African Statue Allegory of Fertility Ashanti Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Statuette representing an allegory of fertility inspired by Ashanti art. It has the characteristics of this art such as the oval and flattened head, the cross-shaped position of the ...
Wood
20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon Offered is a beaded Mid-20th Century African Fali fertility doll which comes from Cameroon. This doll with it's phallic...
Leather, Wood, Beads
Rare Pair of Brass Dogon Nude Couple Kneeling/Fertility
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique pair of statues. Male and female made of solid brass. Elongated faces with hands clasped. Natural patina.
Brass
"Fertility" African Wood Sculpture by the Lobi People
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved wood figure by West African Lobi People. "The Lobi People live in a vast geographical area that stretches from Burkina Fasso, to the Ivory Coast and into Ghana. Lobi bateba f...
Wood
Wooden Fertility Sculpture from Mali
Located in New York, NY
Handcarved Wooden Fertility Sculpture from Mali
Wood
Late 19th / Early 20th Century African Fertility Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Finely carved Akuba made by the Ashanti People of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. It was worn by an expectant mother to protect her child.
$810Sale Price|83% Off
H 22.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...
Ebony
$654
H 11.42 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
20th Century African Songye Nkishi Kifwebe Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in London, GB
For sale is this wonderful vintage African hand-carved Kifwebe association Figure (or "N'kishi"), originating from the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly the...
Metal
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her lap, one arm reaching towards a ...
Wood
$2,600
H 26 in W 9 in D 10.25 in
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...
Raffia, Wood
$3,450
H 16 in W 8.5 in D 7 in
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. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...
Wood
$1,250
H 14 in W 7.5 in D 7.75 in
African Songye Luba Congo Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe Wood Carved Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved wood Kifwebe mask created by the Songye and Luba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kifwebe mask are used by the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe secret socie...
Wood, Paint
$850
H 10.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Wool
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
Wood
Kota Reliquary Figure Gabon, Christies Provenance
Located in Sharon, CT
Kota Reliquary of classic form. Brass and iron over wood. On an old base, with an old number label. Ex Estate of Willliam Kohler, Christies NY 'Important Tribal Art' Nov 20 1997.
Brass, Copper, Iron
African Congo Songye Carved Wood Fetish Figure, 20th Century Art
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye ceremonial fetish figure made with inlaid horn and various materials to promote fertility, vanquish enemies or protect the village. Wea...
Horn
Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Wood
Early 20th Century Male Baule Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century male baule figure, ivory coast, Africa A stylistically pleasing sculpture of a spiritual spouse (blolo bian) from the Baule culture. This excellent example is p...
Wood
$1,950
H 12.25 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
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. From Ivory Coast, Africa It is in good condition with wear, polis...
Wood
$2,360Sale Price|32% Off
H 10.5 in W 2 in D 2.5 in
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 ...
Wood
African Cameroon 20th Century Hand Carved Mabila Ancestor Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Cameroonian 20th century hand carved wooden figure by the Mabila people, depicting an ancestral figure with bent knees and hand gesturing below their chin
$607Sale Price / item|46% Off
H 15.36 in Dm 5.91 in
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...
Hardwood
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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