African Warrior Shield
Vintage Figurine of an African Warrior with Spear and Shield
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Bochum, NRW
A very beautiful sculpture, displaying an African Warrior with shield and brass spear. Executed in
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Carved Ebony Bookends as African Warriors
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of carved ebony bookends modelled as African warriors, resting on their haunches, with glass
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20th Century African Bookends
Materials
Iron
African / Oceanic Warrior Metal Sculpture Signed
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist African or Oceanic metal sculpture depicting a standing warrior with shield and spear
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Bronze Sculpture, African Warrior, End of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze figuring a stylized African warrior composed by wheelworks, bolts and nuts. He
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1990s African Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa
By People from Benin
Located in Peoria, AZ
Oba Bronze Warrior Sculpture! Spectacular details portray the warrior's metal armor, weapon, shield
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Antique Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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H 13 in W 5 in D 4 in
Mid-Century African Warriors and Women Painted Glass Panels
Located in Chattanooga, TN
diptych features African warriors on one side, and women carrying water on the second panel. The
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Huge African Watusi Warrior Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative sculpture figurine, displaying an African Watusi Warrior with shield and
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
African Hand Crafted Zebra Hide Zulu Shield with Leather Lashing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
assured, you can fight many warriors with this shield.
We, however, think the piece makes a wonderful
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20th Century African Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood, Paint
1970s Hammered Copper Wall Art Panel Sculpture of a Dancing Warrior
By Kalumba Tshung Manu Gabriel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare and beautiful life-size hammered copper panel of a dancing African warrior with spear and
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Copper
Pair of Mid-Century Judith Daner Style Enamel on Copper Tiles Horses & Warriors
By Judith Daner
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of mid-century enamel on copper tiles, depicting Picasso or African style tribal warriors with
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
H 40.5 in W 13.38 in D 1.19 in
Accolay Museal Hunting Scene Stoneware Vase, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
. Warrior with his shield and spear chasing an antelope. Atypical decor at Accolay in terms of the nature of
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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African Art Wooden Sculpture Woman with Long Neck
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Clarté Very Big Sculpture in Art Deco Style Floor Lamp Original Max Le Verrier
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Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
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Big Black Patinated Art Deco Panther Sculpture Baghera Original Max Le Verrier
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Bronze Male Figure of Handsome Young Warrior, Artist Signed, German, circa 1890
By Schmidt Felling
Located in Petaluma, CA
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Located in Buchanan, MI
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Wood
Art Deco sculpture athlete with rope by Max Le Verrier on stone base France 1930
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Located in Antwerp, BE
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African Woven War Shield
Located in San Rafael, CA
use. The shield patterns relate to the status of the warrior and the tribe they belong to. This is a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
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African Warrior Shield
Located in New York, NY
African warrior shield
Congo.
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African Warrior Shield
Located in New York, NY
African warrior shield
Congo, circa 1940-1950.
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Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century African warrior shield.
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African Warrior Shield with Wood Carved Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved African warrior shield from the early 20th century. These light-weight shields were
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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Wood
Old African Warrior Shield
Located in San Francisco, CA
Authentic African hippo hide shield. Seems to have been used in battle and has old native repairs
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Antique 19th Century Central African Tribal Art
Antique Tribal Maasai Shield with Vibrant Natural Pigment Paint, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Erik Farrow
Antique Tribal Maasai Shield with Vibrant Natural Pigment Paint, Africa
A
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Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Decorative Art
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African Warrior Shield
Located in New York, NY
African warrior shield.
Congo, circa 1940-1950.
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Vintage 1940s Congolese Mounted Objects
African Warrior Shield
Located in New York, NY
African Warrior Shield,
Congo, circa 1940-1950.
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Vintage 1940s Congolese Mounted Objects
African Warrior Shield with Wood Carved Pattern #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved African Warrior Shield from the early 20th century. These light-weight shields were
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
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Wood
African Native Warrior Bronze Sculpture, Werkstatte Hagenauer, Austria, 1950s
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
warrior with shield and spear. Designed and executed by Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer. In very good
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Mid-Century Modern Hagenauer Patinated Bronze Stylized African Warrior Sculpture
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
study of an African male warrior back on one foot readying to throw his spear and holding his shield
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
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Set of Three Hagenauer Ebonized Bronze Figures of African Hunters
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Montreal, QC
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze African Figures by Hagenauer, circa 1930s-1950s
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Warriors. Bronze figures of African tribal warriors in highly stylized, amusing art deco style with spears
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1950s Austrian Signed Franz Hagenauer Bronze & Brass African Figurine with Spear
By Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in London, GB
warrior holding a shield and a spear with his arm fully-stretched. The warrior was designed and
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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African Congo Warrior Shield
Located in Bridport, CT
Dramatic African tribal warrior shield, Congo origin. One-piece with handle.
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Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
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Wood
Large Modernist Stylized African Warrior Sculpture by Hagenauer
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By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
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Gmundner Austria Table Lamp African Warrior Ceramic Light, 1950s
By Gmundner Keramik
Located in Nürnberg, DE
warrior in bast skirt, with shield and spear.
Measurse: Height ceramic 30 cm (11.8"), total 50 cm (19.7
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Austrian Art Deco Ceramic Warrior Figure
Located in Coral Gables, FL
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Shield
Located in Chicago, IL
Shield
History:
In traditional Africa, shields were used not only as defensive
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Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Decorative Art
Last chance clearance sale. Ethiopia Shield African Art Wall Sculpture
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
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Located in Santa Fe, NM
Crossing over from tribal into a contemporary design sensibility, these African shields even have
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
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Animal Skin, Paint
H 28 in W 27 in D 5 in
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What Africans shields are made out of depends on who made them and when and where they were crafted. However, various types of leather are the most commonly used materials. In Ethiopia, shields are often toughened hippopotamus leather, while Nguni shields are usually cowhide leather. Find a range of African shields on 1stDibs.
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