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CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women Black Woman Graphic Portrait Head
CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women Black Woman Graphic Portrait Head

CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women Black Woman Graphic Portrait Head

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

CANDACE portrays a powerful graphic portrait head of a black woman with sculptural shaded face details bordered on the bottom by a row of five black and white circle logo medallions ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture
Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture

Akan Ashanti Memorial Portrait Head of a Noble Tribal African Art Sculpture

Located in Norwich, GB

This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan nobleman from the part of Africa which is today southern Ghana and southeastern Côte d'Ivoire.

Category

19th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Clay

Ethiopian Wood Head Rest With Silver White Metal Beads and Dangles, Africa
Ethiopian Wood Head Rest With Silver White Metal Beads and Dangles, Africa

Ethiopian Wood Head Rest With Silver White Metal Beads and Dangles, Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

An old well used Ethiopian head rest with attached oxidized silver or white metal beads and dangles. It is in good condition with wear, polish and erosion from traditional use, appr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

"African Feather Head Dress" Photography 40"x27" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan

"African Feather Head Dress" Photography 40"x27" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan

By Safaa Kagan

Located in Culver City, CA

"African Feather Head Dress" Photography 40"x27" inch Edition 2/7 by Safaa Kagan Work is signed and numbered by the Artist Comes with COA issued by the Artist Omo Valley, Ethiopia ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

French Art Deco Carved Wood Pipe Depicting Two Heads of African Men, Ca. 1920s
French Art Deco Carved Wood Pipe Depicting Two Heads of African Men, Ca. 1920s

French Art Deco Carved Wood Pipe Depicting Two Heads of African Men, Ca. 1920s

Located in New York, NY

French Art Deco Tobacco Smoking Pipe Two Heads of African Men Hand-Carved Wood Circa 1920s DIMENSIONS Length: 6.25 inches Width: 1.75 inches Height: 2.25 inches ABOUT A tobacco sm...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Stone

Zebra Ottoman, Zebra Hides from South Africa, Nail Heads, Wood Legs, Made In USA
Zebra Ottoman, Zebra Hides from South Africa, Nail Heads, Wood Legs, Made In USA

Zebra Ottoman, Zebra Hides from South Africa, Nail Heads, Wood Legs, Made In USA

By Area ID

Located in New York, NY

Decorative zebra ottoman. We also custom make other sizes and shapes. Production time 12 weeks. Factory is located in NJ. Zebra hides are from South Africa. This ottoman is sold. W...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Zebra Hide

African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979
African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979

African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979

Located in Delft, NL

African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, Three Heads of Woman relief in Brass, 1979 African Art by Ngoy Kabem, Sadi M, With a scene of three heads of women in relief in brass Signed and...

Category

20th Century Congolese More Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland
Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland

Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland

Located in San Francisco, CA

Impressive and massive shoulder mounted trophy head of an African Eland (antelope) with glass eyes, In excellent condition from the mid-to-late 20th century.       

Category

20th Century South African Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin

Ceramic Cheetah Jewelry Box  , hand made in South Africa
Ceramic Cheetah Jewelry Box  , hand made in South Africa

Ceramic Cheetah Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa

By Love Art Ceramic

Located in North Miami, FL

The "Cheetah Head Jewelry Box," a stunning creation by South African artists Jabu Nene and Sfiso from Love Art Ceramic, is a remarkable blend of artistry and function.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Rhino head bronze
Rhino head bronze

Rhino head bronze

By Zawadi

Located in Knysna, ZA

In order to maintain sales with our USA customers, I have had to reduce all prices by 20%, to offset the tariffs placed upon South Africa. This bronze rhino head sculpture has been ...

Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Metal Elephant Head Sculpture by by Renown Kenyan Artist Kioko Mwitiki
Metal Elephant Head Sculpture by by Renown Kenyan Artist Kioko Mwitiki

Metal Elephant Head Sculpture by by Renown Kenyan Artist Kioko Mwitiki

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This metal elephant head wall sculpture is an exceptional work by celebrated Kenyan sculptor Kioko Mwitiki (b. 1960), widely regarded as a pioneer of contemporary African metal sculp...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cut Steel

Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing, English School, Mid-20th Century

Signed Graphite Portrait Drawing, English School, Mid-20th Century

Located in London, GB

Clarke's works included bronze castings, memorials and wood sculptures, often of African heads. For example she was commissioned to sculpt the posthumous portrait bust of Sir Walter ...

Category

Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Vintage Carved Wooden Head with Removable Feathers, Carved from Single Burr
Vintage Carved Wooden Head with Removable Feathers, Carved from Single Burr

Vintage Carved Wooden Head with Removable Feathers, Carved from Single Burr

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage / antique hand carved from a single burr, figured head with removable feathers I know nothing about this piece other than wh...

Category

20th Century African Bohemian Masks

Materials

Wood

18K Gold Double Headed Lion & Multi Rope Chain Bracelet with Rubies & Diamonds
18K Gold Double Headed Lion & Multi Rope Chain Bracelet with Rubies & Diamonds

18K Gold Double Headed Lion & Multi Rope Chain Bracelet with Rubies & Diamonds

Located in Miami, FL

Experience the epitome of luxury and elegance with this one-of-a-kind lion head bracelet. 146 grams of sophisticated fine jewelry distinction. The centerpiece of this piece is a ma...

Category

2010s African Chain Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold

Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa

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, the African Ashanti head rest, Ghana, has a curved top raised on a pedestals depicti...

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962
F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962

F.L. Kenett, Original Vintage Photograph, "African Queen", c.1962

By Frederick Leslie Kenett

Located in London, GB

Frederick Leslie Kenett (1924 -2012) A Benin Bronze Head of an African Queen Black & white gelatin silver print, circa 1962, mounted on card, framed Stamped on reverse ‘F.L.

Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Beautiful Ceramic Plate by Sarreguemines Featuring the Head - 2Y466
Beautiful Ceramic Plate by Sarreguemines Featuring the Head - 2Y466

Beautiful Ceramic Plate by Sarreguemines Featuring the Head - 2Y466

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This beautiful ceramic plate by Sarreguemines features an exquisite design depicting the head of an African woman. Measuring 9.1 inches (23 cm) in diameter and 1 inch (2.5 cm) in hei...

Category

20th Century Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

African-Style Wooden Sculpture of a Woman with Ritual Headdress – France, 20th
African-Style Wooden Sculpture of a Woman with Ritual Headdress – France, 20th

African-Style Wooden Sculpture of a Woman with Ritual Headdress – France, 20th

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Its symbolic elegance and material richness make it suitable as a focal point on a console, shelf, or low table. Keywords: African bust sculpture, tribal head carving, wooden Africa...

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold
Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold

Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold

Located in Prato, Tuscany

French round vase in white-colored porcelain; the shape is very original and unique; on the front and on the back are hand-painted two very stylized heads of African women wearing ri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column
Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column

Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column

Located in New York, NY

This taxidermy African Zebra Head is a truly impressive piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this iconic animal.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Other Taxidermy

Materials

Fur, Wood

20th Century Nigerian Carved Benin Bust After Yoruba Court Portraits
20th Century Nigerian Carved Benin Bust After Yoruba Court Portraits

20th Century Nigerian Carved Benin Bust After Yoruba Court Portraits

Located in Nottingham, GB

Among the most celebrated achievements of African art, the portrait heads of Ife were created by Yoruba artists in present-day Nigeria between the 12th and 15th centuries.

Category

20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Scott Barrie Draped Violet Matte Jersey Gown
Scott Barrie Draped Violet Matte Jersey Gown

Scott Barrie Draped Violet Matte Jersey Gown

By Scott Barrie

Located in New York, NY

Simple elegant gown, with large draped cowls at front and sides by one of Americas most renowned African American designers. Slips over head. Size Small. 1970s USA.

Category

1970s American Evening Dresses and Gowns

Darja Collin – 27-08-24, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Darja Collin – 27-08-24, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Darja Collin – 27-08-24, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

The Love for Fabrics All in all as to art I can see certain interests become averaged out into safer themes. Some examples: African female heads with acrylic splattering, Buddhas,...

Category

2010s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Pencil

Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust
Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust

Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust

Located in Pasadena, TX

Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century From the Benin Tribe of Africa comes this beautiful bronze head

Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s

Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s

Located in CA, CA

A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.

Category

Vintage 1940s Zimbabwean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

The Fruit Sellers, Painting, Oil on Canvas
The Fruit Sellers, Painting, Oil on Canvas

The Fruit Sellers, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Angu Walters

Located in Yardley, PA

It's a tiny painting of women in Africa with baskets atop their heads by Cameroon artist Angu Walters.

Category

2010s Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

We, humans. Green. Girl. Woman. Portrait. Square. Small.
We, humans. Green. Girl. Woman. Portrait. Square. Small.

We, humans. Green. Girl. Woman. Portrait. Square. Small.

By Marina Skepner

Located in Oslo, NO

This captivating oil portrait presents the head of an African-American woman set against a green background.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prestige and Tradition: The Mounted Ashetu Hat of the Bamum and Bamileke People
Prestige and Tradition: The Mounted Ashetu Hat of the Bamum and Bamileke People

Prestige and Tradition: The Mounted Ashetu Hat of the Bamum and Bamileke People

Located in New York, NY

Adorned with spiked braids, this prestigious custom mounted Ashetu hat embodies the cultural significance of the Bamum and Bamileke people of Cameroon, Central Africa, who revered th...

Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Gold Cameo Antique Brooch with Natural Pearls
Gold Cameo Antique Brooch with Natural Pearls

Gold Cameo Antique Brooch with Natural Pearls

By Tara Shaw-2

Located in New Orleans, LA

A Victorian high relief jet cameo brooch featuring an African male profile head in high relief in a bezel setting.

Category

Antique 1830s Victorian Brooches

Materials

Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 9k Gold

SINGING THEIR SONGS Signed Lithograph, Graphic Portraits, 1992 For My People
SINGING THEIR SONGS Signed Lithograph, Graphic Portraits, 1992 For My People

SINGING THEIR SONGS Signed Lithograph, Graphic Portraits, 1992 For My People

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

SINGING THEIR SONGS features a grouping of four graphic portrait heads depicting: 1) the singing head of a black woman, 2) a black woman wearing a brown floral calico dress kneeling ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares

By George Aarons

Located in Surfside, FL

He had done pieces during the mid-1930s about the oppression of African-Americans, including "Negro Head," which is in the North Shore Art Association retrospective.

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

"At Balcony's Edge, " Masterful Art Deco-Cubist Bowl, Claude Levy for Primavera
"At Balcony's Edge, " Masterful Art Deco-Cubist Bowl, Claude Levy for Primavera

"At Balcony's Edge, " Masterful Art Deco-Cubist Bowl, Claude Levy for Primavera

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A masterpiece of Art Deco design showing the strong influence of French Cubism, this bowl depicts clusters of highly-stylized figures to the right and left, evidently on the edge of ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Black Jack
Black Jack

Black Jack

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

This very simple and straight forward presentation consists of three weapons, a billy club, a truncheon, and a sap, all employed historically by the police, and a statue of an Africa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Head of a Young African Man
Head of a Young African Man

Head of a Young African Man

Located in New York, NY

This intriguing and enigmatic sculpture depicts the head of a young African man emerging from a circular opening or window.

Category

Early 1800s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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How Much is an African Head?

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