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African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Nicely carved.
A good eye-catching accent piece.
Dimensions: 8.25" high, 5" wide, 7" deep.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"Cow Head - Bidjogo Tribe Portuguese Guinea, " Painted Wood from Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Head" is an animal sculpture by an unknown Bidjogo artist. The artist used painted wood, rope
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood, Paint
H 19 in W 17 in D 18 in
Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled african head bust hand carved in black wood. It has a slight tilt - leaning to one
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
Hagenauer wood sculpture Head of African Woman. This beautiful sculpture was designed and
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 9.25 in W 3.78 in D 6.78 in
Carved Wooden African Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand carved head of Hardwood. A stunning sculpted and carved piece. A stand alone
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Head Rest
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. Hand carved from a single block of wood by the Dinka tribe. Circa 1900.
This head rest was sourced
Category
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Bold African Sculpture of a Head on Custom Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Amazing African mask hand-carved in wood depicting a woman carrying latticed basket on her head
Category
Vintage 1950s Botswanan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Wooden Head Rest
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful museum quality, wooden head rest. Stunning patina on this rare piece of art from Sudan
Category
Antique Early 1900s African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
African Ebony Head, 1930
Located in Marseille, FR
African ebony head 1930 with a height of 20 cm for a width of 10 cm and a depth of 18 cm
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
-shape on his head and large eyes.
25 3/4" x 7" sculpture
The Pende people are an ethnic group in the
Category
1940s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Geometric Cubist Painted Wood Sculpture Head Italian Neo Figurative Art
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted wood assemblage sculpture by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his
Category
1980s Cubist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
Daniel Bouesso « Christ Head » Wenge circa 1930 African Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Original sculpture, representing the head of Christ, made by Daniel BOUESSO. It represents Christ
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
and patina over the carved wood. Traded by a professor working in Africa in the 1950’s and then in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts
Materials
Wood
Vintage Modern Frosted Lucite Kudu Sculpture David Fisher for Austin Sculptures
By Austin Sculptures, David Fisher
Located in Topeka, KS
. From the primitive forms of Africa, through the ornamental and contemplative Oriental sculpture, to
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
H 26.5 in W 27.5 in D 10 in
Large Antique East African Carved Wood & Bronze Antelope Deer Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
African folk art sculpture with beautifully aged distressed patina.
Handmade in East Africa, dating to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 35 in W 34.5 in D 11 in
"Jokwe Maternity, Angola, " Carved Wood created in Africa circa 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Jokwe Maternity, Angola" is a wood sculpture from Africa created circa 1910. The figure kneels on
Category
1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa, " Wood created circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa," is a wood sculpture of a woman's head. The hair has
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 9 in D 10 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
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Chenjerai Chiripanyanga'African Queen' Shona stone sculpture signed by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga, 2004
H 56 in W 13.5 in D 10 in
Monkey Head Natural Sisal Fiber Clay Sculpture Chimpanzee Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson
Sisal fiber wall sculpture
Monkey Head (# 1)
Hand signed to verso
Dated 2009
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tapestry, Clay, Wood
H 11 in W 10 in D 6.25 in
Mayemba Bronze African Women Sculpture, Congo, 2002
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bronze sculpture by Mayemba (1946-), Congo, 2002. Two African women with trays. Bronze sculpture on
Category
Early 2000s Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Lions Head Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Lion Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson
Sisal fiber wall sculpture
Lion's Head (# 13)
Hand signed to verso
Dated 2009
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Tapestry, Wood
Anne AnderssonLions Head Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Lion Anne Andersson Art, 2009
H 22.5 in W 14.5 in D 10 in
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Carved from a single piece of wood
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Cuban Master Florencio Gelabert Sculpture Large Wood Carving Bust Man Portrait
Located in Surfside, FL
stylization. Carved wood sculpture. Depicts a modernist stylized form of a man in a streamline moderne style
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
natural patina over time. The wood pedestal with black top is not included in the sale.
Shona sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 21 in W 12 in D 14 in
Decorative African Antelope Sculpture from the Tribal People of Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Intricately hand-crafted African antelope, Benin tribal sculpture.
Details in hand-hammered bronze
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tête de cariatide Head of Caryatid
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in New Orleans, LA
known sculpture that Modigliani carved in wood rather than stone. Commissioned posthumously by
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 20th Century Tribal David Tennant figural head bust comprised of hand carved ebony wood
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in W 9 in D 8.5 in
Joseph Wesner "Sculpture from the Pherein Series" Abstract Sculpture Signed
Located in Detroit, MI
abstract sculptures of wood and metal are included in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 68.5 in W 46.25 in D 40.5 in
African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
beads or clothes, the figure ensured future fertility. Carved with a characteristically small head and
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"French Guinea Baga Machole Bird, " Carved and Painted Wood created circa 1980
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This bird sculpture was created by an unknown Baga artist in French Guinea. The bird's head is
Category
1980s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Baluba Stool Zaire, " a Wood Carving c. 1910
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Baluba Stool Zaire" is a Wood Carving from Africa created around 1910. The base is solid and flat
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large C19th Indian Carved Wood Elephant
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
Early C20th unusual large carved wood sculpture of an elephant, with head turned slightly to right
Category
Antique Early 1900s North African Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Panther Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Puma Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson
Sisal fiber wall sculpture
Black Panther Head (# 1)
Hand signed to verso
Dated
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tapestry, Clay, Wood
H 12.25 in W 8.5 in D 8.75 in
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Two Figures (Mother and son)
9" x 17" terracotta sculpture, signed lower left mounted to wood panel
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting.
George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
'Honeymoon' original stone Shona sculpture by Marowa & Chideu
By Tendai Marowa & Stanley Chideu
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. These include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
'Togetherness' original stone Shona sculpture signed by Phineas Masaya
By Phineas Masaya
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone carvings. While there is not
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
'Mother Elephant with Baby' original small sculpture, heirloom gift
Located in Milwaukee, WI
texture of the stone. The sculpture is highly stylized: the mother elephant's head emerges from the top of
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 11 in W 8.25 in D 8 in
'Proud Woman' original Shona stone sculpture by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
By Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
Located in Milwaukee, WI
serpentine stone but also with rusty iron, bicycle and car parts or wood in his sculptures. The subjects of
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Chenjerai Chiripanyanga'Proud Woman' original Shona stone sculpture by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga, 2002
H 31.5 in W 14 in D 10 in
"New Hair Style, " a Springstone Sculpture by Edgar Sahondo
By Edgar Sahondo
Located in Milwaukee, WI
female head with an elongated neck and stylized hair and features.
21" x 10" x 9" sculpture
Born in
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 21 in W 10 in D 9 in
African 'Gabon' Kota People of Sebe Valley Reliquary Pipe, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African (Gabon) Kota People of Sebe Valley Reliquary Pipe, 20th century
Offered for sale is an
Category
20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
H 23.75 in W 5.5 in D 8.75 in
'Protected by Spirits' original stone Shona sculpture by Marowa & Chideu
By Tendai Marowa & Stanley Chideu
Located in Milwaukee, WI
include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 17.25 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Located in Detroit, MI
influential sculptor and teacher.
From 1946 to 1966 he was head of the Sculpture Department of the Art School
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
'Face' original signed cobalt stone Shona sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Face' is an original cobalt sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Obert Mukumbi. This sculpture
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 13 in W 11.5 in D 3 in
'Mother and Child' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Samuel Likongwe
By Samuel Likongwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 21.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.25 in
'Cobalt Bird' original signed Shona stone sculpture by Wonder Mazhindu Bumhira
By Wonder Mazhindu Bumhira
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sculpture is playfully interactive: Even though the bird has one body, there is a head carved on each side
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Idoma Ido Nigerian Carved Wood Figure Of A Seated Female
Located in Dallas, TX
Idoma Ibo Female Figure. Africa, Nigeria 20th century or earlier.
A seated female figure on a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Modernist Sculpture Josephine Baker Made in Vienna Rare
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
many combinations: all brass, silver and wood, silver and copper.
The Hagenauer firm was founded by
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African Vide Poche and sculpture, withan woman head, in wood,
1960 ashtray, sculpture in wood.
Category
Vintage 1960s Beninese Minimalist Ashtrays
Materials
Wood
Kuba African Anthropomorphic Double Head Palm Wine Cup
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally carved Central African tribal anthropomorphic wooden double head palm
Category
20th Century North African Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Stylized Art Deco Standing Sculpture of Jesus Christ by Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in San Diego, CA
of the piece is made of solid wood (rosewood?) and the head, hands, feet and base are made of cast
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Statue Songye, Kneeling Male Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Cotignac, FR
figures are held in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 18.9 in W 4.73 in D 7.88 in
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was hand-carved by an unknown artist from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone, Africa. It
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 16 in W 10 in D 10.5 in
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Find a variety of African head wood sculptures available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bronze and metal, all African head wood sculptures available were constructed with great care. African head wood sculptures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. African head wood sculptures made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Karl Hagenauer and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien each produced beautiful African head wood sculptures that are worth considering.
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Prices for African head wood sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, African head wood sculptures begin at $349 and can go as high as $24,300, while the average can fetch as much as $1,691.
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