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Large Carved Wood 'Man & Woman' Figural African Folk Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large carved wood 'Man & Woman' figural African Folk sculpture. An expressive pair of human figures
Category

20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African Brass Ornate over Wood Totemic Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
African brass Ornate over wood Totemic sculpture animal in human or vice versa. Measures: 8" W x
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard
Located in New York, NY
Wooden African sculpture of a human figure standing on the back of a leopard.  
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali, " Wood created in Africa in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali" is a carved wood sculpture with abstracted human and animal figures. 20
Category

1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa. A large, dramatic
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Antique 19th Century Togolese Primitive Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"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
Category

1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Towards the sky (walnut wood bird abstract art zen sculpture pedestal minimal)
By Eric Tardif
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This steam-bent wooden sculpture is made of black walnut with a red sandstone base. The wood grain
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite

African Gabon Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Bwete Reliquary Guardian Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly fantastic, engaging, and uniquely made African Kota Mahongwe Hongwe Reliquary Guardian
Category

Mid-20th Century Gabonese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Copper

Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield 19th cent. Black Forest, German
Located in SANTA FE, NM
African ("Nubian") warrior. This fantastic piece marries the traditions of the finest Black Forest wood
Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of 17th Century Spanish Tall Ebonized Hand-Carved Wood Sculptures
Located in North Miami, FL
Behold an extraordinary pair of 17th Century Spanish ebonized wood sculptures that stand as a
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Latin American Sculpture by Raúl Valdivieso
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
connect with the North African culture, this influenced his sculpture. In 1974, Valdivieso returned to
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Majesty, ' by Nathan Lee, Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
African-American artist Nathan Lee's sculpture, 'Majesty,' is a testament to the human spirit and
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Flow Petit No 19, Wenge wood & gold mid-century inspired sculpture by Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with an inlay of 24ct fine gold and gold
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Gold

Flow Petit No 21, Wenge wood & gold abstract fluid mounted sculpture by Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with an inlay of 24ct fine gold and gold
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel, Gold Plate, Gold

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

Lets Watch the Sunset Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Lets Watch The Sunset sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D30 x 30 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Flow Petit No 20, abstract fluid Wenge wood & gold mounted sculpture by Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with an inlay of 24ct fine gold and gold
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Did I Do Enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Did I do enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D30 x W40 x H70 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Did I Do Enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Did I Do Enough? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
H 27.56 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Was The Love Real? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Was the love real? sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D 32 x W 43 x H 36 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African
Category

Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Flow Petit No 7, an Abstract Wood & Gold Sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with an inlay of 24ct fine gold and gold
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Gold

Could i Have Tried Harder? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Could I have tried harder? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen One of a Kind Dimensions: D33 x W60 x H25
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

You Can Lean on Me Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
You Can Lean on Me Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D15 x W20 x H85 cm
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'To Contemplate', by Nathan Lee, Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture, 2023
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
African-American artist Nathan Lee's mixed-media sculpture, 'To Contemplate' is a testament to the
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

"Senufo Dance Mask - Ivory Coast, " Wood Carved Mask created circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
abstracted human face with horns and other protrusions. The wood is dark. 13" x 7" x 4 1/2" mask The
Category

1940s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Joy Is Found When Looking Inside Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Joy Is Found When Looking Inside Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D34 x
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Do I Know How to Love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Located in Geneve, CH
Do I know how to love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D16 x W17 x H18
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

"Abstract, " White Opal Sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
African people which he achieves from human expression in abstract and figurative form. He works on hard
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Raul Valdivieso Latin American Erotic Ceramic Sculpture, 1960s
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of classic organic forms and human figures. Sculpture retains
Category

1960s Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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

'Enrapture, ' a Mixed Media Sculpture by Nathan Lee
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
African American artist Nathan Lee sculpture 'Enrapture,' is a biomorphic iridescent form created
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture
By Bella Feldman
Located in Surfside, FL
Abakanowicz War Games' sculptures (1989), giant monstrous weapons made of metal and wood. However, the scale
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

The Test, Assembled Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Puzzle Construction
By William King (b.1925)
Located in Surfside, FL
"The Test," 1970 Aluminum sculpture in 5 parts. Artist's cipher and AP stamped into male figure
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Latin American Raúl Valdivieso Bronze Organic Abstract Sculpture
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of the classic organic forms and human figures. Sculpture has
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Latin American Raúl Valdivieso Organic Abstract Bronze Metal Sculpture
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
). Valdivieso is known for his reinterpretation of the classic organic forms and human figures. Sculpture is
Category

1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Flower' original signed stone Shona sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Flower' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Obert Mukumbi. In the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as
Category

Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

'Fish Totem' original signed stone Shona sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
on issues of the day-to-day life of African people which he achieves from human expression in
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

'Face' original signed cobalt stone Shona sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
life of African people which he achieves from human expression in abstract and figurative form. When
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Together We Stand, " Shona Figurative Opal Stone Sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Together We Stand" is an original opal stone sculpture by Shona sculptor Obert Mukumbi. The artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

'Mother and Child' original stone Shona sculpture by Obert Mukumbi sitting
By Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
works concentrate on issues of the day-to-day life of African people which he achieves from human
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' Sculpture 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
African art. It is a so called 'Makonde' sculpture. These unique pieces are crafted by the Makonde people
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ebony

Flow Petit No 22, fluid abstract wooden sculpture by the Danish Studio Egeværk
By Egeværk
Located in London, GB
sourced from Africa - Congo and Cameroon - (wood, FSC* certified) with a stainless steel foot. Signed on
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

"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

Usha Seejarim - Lobe
Located in Capetown, ZA
such as the layering of pegs highlight themes of human labour, alienation and gender invisibility. Her
Category

21st Century and Contemporary African Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Usha Seejarim - Lobe
Usha Seejarim - Lobe
H 59.8 in W 6.7 in D 33.5 in
"Newborn Child, " signed by Tafadzwa Mandala
By Tafadzwa Mandala
Located in Milwaukee, WI
serpentine and springstone. His sculptures range in size with subjects that are almost always based on human
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Reclining Figure (woman)
By William King (b.1925)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Unsigned. William King, a sculptor in a variety of materials whose human figures traced social attitudes
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Garnish of Oleander
By Philip Campbell
Located in New York, NY
poisonous to humans.” Philip Campbell creates carved and painted bas-relief sculptures in wood, but
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Mahogany

Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved
Category

Vintage 1930s Togolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Bead
Located in Leuven , BE
ceremonies across West Africa. The Grasslands flutes have a distinctive shape that incorporates zoomorphic
Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Beads

Spiritual Sphere by Nada Debs
By Nada Debs
Located in Dubai, DU
Spiritual Sphere was designed by Nada Debs in carved frakke (Limba, a West African wood) crafted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Spiritual Sphere by Nada Debs
Spiritual Sphere by Nada Debs
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
Rare Harry Bertoia Sterling Silver Brooch "Ginko Leaves" ca. 1940s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver

Monumental Harry Bertoia Silver Necklace, Bertoia Catalogue Raisonne D.JE.49
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the
Category

Vintage 1940s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bracelet "Rhea" Gold-Plated Hand-Hammered by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
intensity of the African sculptures on display in the many neighborhood galleries. How could they evoke such
Category

2010s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a professor at the university at
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Sculpture-Screen in Lacquer by Jacques Jarrige
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
intensity of the African sculptures on display in the many neighborhood galleries. How could they evoke such
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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African Human Wood Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of african human wood sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for minimalist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes modern. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the african human wood sculptures on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, brown, beige, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Chaim Gross, Obert Mukumbi and George Aarons are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, wood and paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are African Human Wood Sculptures?

The average selling price for african human wood sculptures we offer is $1,764, while they’re typically $120 on the low end and $145,000 for the highest priced.