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African Ivory Statues

African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem
African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem

African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem

Located in Paris, IDF

African Baule statue Mother with child, Ivory Coast mid XXem Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1980s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Carved Wood 'Senufo' Statue on Stand
Carved Wood 'Senufo' Statue on Stand

Carved Wood 'Senufo' Statue on Stand

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand-Carved Wood 'Senufo’' Fertility Statue, West Africa. Ivory Coast, circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Baoulé  Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2
Baoulé  Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2

Baoulé Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2

Located in Tilburg, NL

Baoulé, Wooden statue Africa Ivory Coast The Baoulé (or Baule) are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in the ivory coast.

Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Superb museum quality Kulango Kulongo female statue Ivory Coast African Art
Superb museum quality Kulango Kulongo female statue Ivory Coast African Art

Superb museum quality Kulango Kulongo female statue Ivory Coast African Art

Located in Leuven, BE

Superb and rare museum quality Kulango Kulongo female wooden statue Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire Statues from the Kulango people are rare !

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Carved Hornbill Statue from the Ivory Coast
African Carved Hornbill Statue from the Ivory Coast

African Carved Hornbill Statue from the Ivory Coast

Located in Highland, IN

The hornbill is the mythological founder of the Senufo people of Africa's Ivory Coast. Mating for life and sharing the responsibilities of raising their young, the hornbill spreads i...

Category

Vintage 1970s African Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African statue Senoufo Horserider stylised figure , Ivory Coast  C 1950s
African statue Senoufo Horserider stylised figure , Ivory Coast  C 1950s

African statue Senoufo Horserider stylised figure , Ivory Coast C 1950s

Located in Paris, IDF

Statue of a rider on his mount from among the Senufo tribe settled in the north of Côte d'Ivoire. Carved from dense wood. beautiful patina. The statue has a custom made acrylic base....

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Raffia, Acrylic, Wood, Carbon Fiber

Pair of Bronze Ivory Coast Figures
Pair of Bronze Ivory Coast Figures

Pair of Bronze Ivory Coast Figures

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of bronze figures from the Ivory Coast of Africa, a young man with long knotted neck holding implements, and a young woman with braided hair holding a staff with piggy-back fig...

Category

20th Century African Statues

Materials

Bronze

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Questions About African Ivory Statues

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    African ivory is a hard, white substance derived from the tusks and teeth of elephants, hippopotami, walruses, warthogs, sperm whales, and narwhals, as well as now-extinct mammoths and mastodons. For millennia, ivory has been a status symbol — it is a rare and alluring material, a luxury product that is derived from elephants, a highly respected animal in Africa and elsewhere.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The purpose of West African statues varies from culture to culture. Often, African artisans produce statues to use in religious rituals. They may serve as offerings to gods or perform other functions during ceremonies. Shop a variety of West African statues on 1stDibs.