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West African Bambara Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
West African Bambara Sculpture depicting a Female Figure. Bambara sculpture is primarily devoted
Category

20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

West African Bambara Sculpture
West African Bambara Sculpture
H 21 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
"Messenger Mask Lega - Zaire, " Wood & Clay created in Africa circa 1925
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask, made out of wood and clay, was created by an unknown artist from the Lega tribe in Zaire
Category

1920s Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood

'Elephant' original African Shona stone sculpture Zimbabwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small and intimate sculpture of an elephant is a heartfelt and doting example of the sculpture
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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

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
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
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H 6.7 in W 3.55 in D 4.73 in
Vintage Wood Giraffe Sculpture, c. 1930-1950
Located in Kastrup, DK
A charming vintage wooden giraffe. Hand-carved from hardwood (tropical wood) with brown and black
Category

Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Wood Giraffe Sculpture, c. 1930-1950
Vintage Wood Giraffe Sculpture, c. 1930-1950
H 25.99 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
'Mother Elephant with Baby' original small sculpture, heirloom gift
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small and intimate sculpture of a mother and infant elephant is a heartfelt and doting example
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Central African Bust Wall Sculptures 'Male and Female'
Located in Pasadena, CA
One of a kind pair of beautifully-carved wooden wall sculptures of an African couple. Most probably
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Rattan, Wood

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 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

West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
carved wood would typically be placed in the ‘thilda’, a shrine or small room within the family dwelling
Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Wooden Carved African Stool
Located in Miami, FL
footstool, a small pedestal or sculpture stand. Measures: 12 5/8" L x 5 1/8" W x 7 1/4" H
Category

20th Century Central African Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Wooden Carved African Stool
Mid-Century Wooden Carved African Stool
H 7.25 in W 5.13 in D 12.63 in
Pair of African Cowrie Fertility Idol Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of African (19/20th Cent) seated Cowrie fertility idol figures with a surface of small shells
Category

20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Shell, Wood, Paint

Old small wooden door of African Dogon granary/wall hanging object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A small wooden door from a Dogon granary or agricultural tool warehouse. This is an ethnic group
Category

20th Century Malian Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Whimsical Wood Sculpture by Noted NJ Artist Fred Schumm
By Fred Schumm
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful wood sculpture by the noted NJ artist Fred Scumm. It is inscribed near the base with no
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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

African Namji Fertility Figure
African Namji Fertility Figure
H 10.5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Fred Schumm Lifesize Whimsical Painted Wood Sculpture of a Nude
By Fred Schumm
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great whimsical colorfully painted lifesize wood sculpture of a nude. The base has been re
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Early 20th Century African Statuette
Located in Dallas, TX
This Statuette origins from Benin in Africa, circa 1900. Beautiful small details.
Category

Early 20th Century Beninese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century African Statuette
Early 20th Century African Statuette
H 19.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Gazelle Likely from Liberty's London
By Liberty of London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage wood and leather animal sculpture from the early 20th century is likely from Liberty's
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Natural Fiber, Glass, Organic Material, 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

Large Antique Horizontal African Textile Shadowbox Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Professionally museum mounted exceptional antique African textile with brown small textile
Category

20th Century African Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Raffia, Lucite, Wood

Large Vintage 3.3 Feet Tall African Hand Carved Wood Wall Masks, Set of Three
Located in Bochum, NRW
Set of 3 vintage hand-carved wood African wall masks, richly decorated with intricate tribal motifs
Category

1990s Ghanaian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Small The Wheel Of Time Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Small The Wheel Of Time Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede Unique piece Dimensions: With
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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

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

Stainless Steel, Gold Plate, Gold

Small La Rueda Del Tiempo Stone Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Small La Rueda del Tiempo stone sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede Unique piece Dimensions: D
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Venus, Modern Abstract Figurative Sculpture #37
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful small scale abstract figurative stone Venus sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

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

Gold, Steel

'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

Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Makonde helmet mask , Tanzania, Africa, early 20th century. Woman's face with a lip plug. The young
Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Untitled, Steel, Iron Bella Feldman Brutalist Sculpture
By Bella Feldman
Located in Surfside, FL
small-scale sculptures were displayed in large clusters, their multitude invoking aggression and
Category

20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Vintage MidCentury Hand Carved African Senofu Stool
Located in Clermont, FL
Unique small vintage African Senofu stool, highlighted by a tribal warrior carved into the top
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

The Test, Assembled Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Puzzle Construction
By William King (b.1925)
Located in Surfside, FL
, wood, bronze, vinyl, burlap and aluminum. He worked both big and small, from busts and toylike figures
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface
Located in Detroit, MI
zookeeper, is well-known for his wood, stone, marble, ceramics and ivory sculptures. One of them, a large
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
By Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan. Signed: "F Parpan 49". He
Category

Vintage 1940s French Busts

Materials

Wood

Agustín Cárdenas, El Violinista, Bronze, Edition 4/6, 1983, Small size
By Agustín Cárdenas
Located in Miami, FL
studio in Nogent-sur-Marne. Augustin Cárdenas, embodies his Latin American and African origins, its
Category

1980s Futurist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

KAWS SMALL LIE Black & KAWS Along The Way Black (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
the artist's 2013 eighteen-foot wood sculpture originally exhibited at Mary Boone gallery NY.. KAWS
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
Jim Jim at the Detroit Zoo. This ebony sculpture is in beautiful condition with slight exposure to the
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

Atang Tshikare designed Soil Cabinet Sculpture with Wooden Legs
By Atang Tshikare
Located in Cape Town, WC
homesteads of the Basotho and Zulu people in South Africa. The piece is made with highly sanded wood and
Category

2010s South African Post-Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Other

Liberty vs Slavery Van Loen Bronze Abstract Chess Set Modernist Museum Sculpture
By Alfred Van Loen
Located in Surfside, FL
, I believe this might also reference the African American experience. Alfred Van Loen was a prolific
Category

1960s Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Bronze of an African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenaue
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
/ 64,37 inches Stunning life-size bronze sculpture of an African woman carrying water. The woman's body is
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Basquiat In Italian Skate Decks, Set of Three
By after Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
.” Each deck measures: 31.5″ h x 8″ w x 0.5″ (x 3 decks) Medium: Screen Print on 7-ply Canadian Maple Wood
Category

1980s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Offset, Lithograph, Wood

Primitive Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
: Clay. Other unique sculptures available. Study of "PRIMITIVE SCULPTURES" of small format in clay
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Sin Nombre Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Sin Nombre Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede Unique piece Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 40 cm
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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

Set of Primitive Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
-15 cm Materials: Clay. Study of "PRIMITIVE SCULPTURES" of small format in clay. I have been working
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2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sits on a wood pedestal clad in aluminum. The sculpture is signed on its reverse; this piece is the 5th
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 4 Primitive Sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
- 15 cm Materials: Clay. Other unique sculptures available. Study of "PRIMITIVE SCULPTURES" of small
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
youthful feminine beauty and grace. The masks are characterized by small, balanced features, often
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Masks

Materials

Wood, Paint

"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

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

Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt
Located in Cotignac, FR
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren. Acting as a mediator between
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
H 10 in W 5 in D 4 in
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
H 16.75 in W 6.5 in D 4.25 in
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Twine, Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
H 17 in W 6 in D 4 in
UNTITLED, Abstract/Figurative, Black Welded Steel, Cass Corridor Artist, Detroit
Located in Detroit, MI
artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Reclining Figure (woman)
By William King (b.1925)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, who is married to Mr. King's stepdaughter, Megan Chaskey. Mr. King worked in clay, wood, bronze
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with an 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
small black or red-brown ‘stars’ or clouds within the Quartz point’s termination ends. It is found in
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Gold Leaf

Arne Tjomsland Wooden Polar Bear Hiorth & Østlyngen Norway 1950s
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Basel, BS
, Norway in the 1950s. The wood appears to be Afromosia, the so called African Teak. Small version
Category

Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

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