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African Wood Sculpture
African Wood Sculpture

African Wood Sculpture

By Craft and Folk Art Museum

Located in San Francisco, CA

guess 1st quarter of 20th century. It is all wood and depicts what I believe is an African figure. Very

Category

Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African sculpture of a man in wood, France, 1920
African sculpture of a man in wood, France, 1920

African sculpture of a man in wood, France, 1920

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

African art during the 1920s. Key Features : Figurative male sculpture Hand-carved solid wood Antique

Category

Vintage 1920s French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African couple sculpture in patinated black wood, 1960, France
African couple sculpture in patinated black wood, 1960, France

African couple sculpture in patinated black wood, 1960, France

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

for ethnic, bohemian, or modernist decor Keywords : African wood sculpture, carved wood couple

Category

Vintage 1960s French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mother and Baby Wood Sculpture by African Artist Ndatite Ilo, 20th Century
Mother and Baby Wood Sculpture by African Artist Ndatite Ilo, 20th Century

Mother and Baby Wood Sculpture by African Artist Ndatite Ilo, 20th Century

By Ndatite Ilo

Located in Atlanta, GA

Tutsi tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from Rwanda carved this gorgeous African wood sculpture. This unique

Category

Early 20th Century Rwandan Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African or African American Wood Sculpture
African or African American Wood Sculpture

African or African American Wood Sculpture

Located in San Francisco, CA

told that it’s possibly African in origin. So I’m not completely sure either way. I thought the little

Category

Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

African Dinka Headrest Wood Sculpture
African Dinka Headrest Wood Sculpture

African Dinka Headrest Wood Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

African Dinka headrest wood carved sculpture.

Category

Mid-20th Century South Sudanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture
African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture

African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

Nicely carved. A good eye-catching accent piece. Dimensions: 8.25" high, 5" wide, 7" deep.

Category

20th Century African Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large 18'' Ebony Wood African Families Tree Sculpture
Large 18'' Ebony Wood African Families Tree Sculpture

Large 18'' Ebony Wood African Families Tree Sculpture

Located in Brea, CA

Large ebony wood African families tree sculpture. Measure: 18".

Category

20th Century African Arts and Crafts Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #3 – Egg Designs, Africa
Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #3 – Egg Designs, Africa

Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #3 – Egg Designs, Africa

By Egg Designs

Located in Bothas Hill, KZN

The Khada Totem Sculpture #3 is hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a

Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #2 – Egg Designs, Africa
Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #2 – Egg Designs, Africa

Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture #2 – Egg Designs, Africa

By Egg Designs

Located in Bothas Hill, KZN

The Khada Totem Sculpture #2 is hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a

Category

2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture
Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture

Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful one of a kind African carved wooden sculpture of a woman carrying a basket and a hat

Category

20th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Vintage Wood Carving
African Vintage Wood Carving

African Vintage Wood Carving

$490Sale Price|44% Off

African Vintage Wood Carving

Located in Dallas, TX

African vintage wood carving. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.    

Category

Antique Early 18th Century African Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Brass Ornate over Wood Totemic Sculpture
African Brass Ornate over Wood Totemic Sculpture

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 Wooden Sculpture
African Wooden Sculpture

African Wooden Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-carved sculpture made of wood. Originates from Africa. Circa, 1950's.

Category

Vintage 1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

African Iron Wood Man Bust
African Iron Wood Man Bust

African Iron Wood Man Bust

Located in Queens, NY

African iron wood carved bust of a bald man

Category

20th Century African Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand

Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand

Located in Buchanan, MI

Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.

Category

20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman

African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman

Located in London, GB

The African wood female bust figurative sculpture of a Mandinka woman is a striking piece of art

Category

20th Century Gambian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Fertility Pregnant Woman Wood Carved Floor Sculpture
Vintage African Fertility Pregnant Woman Wood Carved Floor Sculpture

Vintage African Fertility Pregnant Woman Wood Carved Floor Sculpture

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is an incredible, African fertility woman, wood carved floor sculpture, with

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

George Lilanga African Art Yellow Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture
George Lilanga African Art Yellow Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture

George Lilanga African Art Yellow Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

Sculpture George Lilanga 2000 ca Tanzania, Africa Wood and Enamel Paint Signed "Lilanga" at the

Category

Early 2000s Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

George Lilanga African Art Green Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture
George Lilanga African Art Green Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture

George Lilanga African Art Green Figure Wood Enamel Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

Sculpture George Lilanga 2000 ca Tanzania, Africa Wood and Enamel Paint Signed "Lilanga" at the

Category

Early 2000s Tanzanian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria
Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria

Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Antique Polychrome Wood Carving Igbo Nigeria Africa, Staff decorated with two figures, mounted as a

Category

1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Ghana, 1970
Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Ghana, 1970

Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Ghana, 1970

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

with a nice hairdo. African mask, hand-carved wood wall sculpture decoration. The African mask

Category

Late 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Anthropomorphic african wooden sculpture, 1970s.
Anthropomorphic african wooden sculpture, 1970s.

Anthropomorphic african wooden sculpture, 1970s.

Located in Lisboa, PT

Anthropomorphic carved wooden sculpture statuette representing a man. Nigeria, 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Nigerian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture of African Queen from Congo
19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture of African Queen from Congo

19th Century Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture of African Queen from Congo

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Exceptional hand wood carving of a woman probably African queen, beautiful face showing grace and

Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Solid Wood African Woman Figure Sculpture – 100 cm / 39.4 in
Hand-Carved Solid Wood African Woman Figure Sculpture – 100 cm / 39.4 in

Hand-Carved Solid Wood African Woman Figure Sculpture – 100 cm / 39.4 in

Located in Turku, Finland

. Origin & Wood: The sculpture is likely of East African (Makonde) origin, from Tanzania or Mozambique

Category

Late 20th Century Tanzanian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably

Category

20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Natural size pair of african sculptures in noble wood representing giraffes
Natural size pair of african sculptures in noble wood representing giraffes

Natural size pair of african sculptures in noble wood representing giraffes

Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ

Incredible and huge sculptures representing a couple of giraffes polychromed. Fantastic.

Category

Vintage 1950s Kenyan International Style Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand

Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask

Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

African, Carved abstract animal sculpture
African, Carved abstract animal sculpture

African, Carved abstract animal sculpture

Located in London, GB

Wood H57 x W75 x D68 cm

Category

Antique 19th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Central African Wood Maternity Figure
Central African Wood Maternity Figure

Central African Wood Maternity Figure

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Central African Wood Maternity Figure The seated mother with child. Height 16 in., Width 4.5 in

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Highly Decorative Wood African Mask
Highly Decorative Wood African Mask

Highly Decorative Wood African Mask

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Highly Decorative Wood African Mask

Category

20th Century Congolese Dutch Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard
African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard

African Sculpture of a Figure Standing on a Leopard

Located in Queens, NY

Wooden African sculpture of a human figure standing on the back of a leopard.  

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved African Elephant Sculpture in Ebony Wood, Folk Art, 1950s
Hand-Carved African Elephant Sculpture in Ebony Wood, Folk Art, 1950s

Hand-Carved African Elephant Sculpture in Ebony Wood, Folk Art, 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Hand carved wood ebony African elephant. Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved African Elephant Sculpture in

Category

Vintage 1950s Kenyan Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Mid-20th Century
Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Mid-20th Century

Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Mid-20th Century

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage African Wood Decorative Mask Sculpture. Hand-carved African Mask from Ghana. African

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century
African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century

African Organic Wooden Carved Sculpture/Drum, 20th Century

Located in Odense, DK

An organic, hand-carved wooden drum from West Africa, dating to the 1950–1960s. Crafted from solid

Category

Mid-20th Century African Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cowhide, Wood, Teak

Colossal Tree Trunk Sculpture, Africa 20th Century
Colossal Tree Trunk Sculpture, Africa 20th Century

Colossal Tree Trunk Sculpture, Africa 20th Century

Located in Utrecht, NL

spike-shape resembles termite mounds found in West and Central Africa. Sculptures that blend in

Category

20th Century African Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

African Cameroon Contemporary Carved Wood Pygmy Squatting Figure
African Cameroon Contemporary Carved Wood Pygmy Squatting Figure

African Cameroon Contemporary Carved Wood Pygmy Squatting Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Cameroon Contemporary carved wood figure features a flattened head with elliptical eyes

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Toma Tribal Initiation Mask, Wood Art from Liberia, 1860
African Toma Tribal Initiation Mask, Wood Art from Liberia, 1860

African Toma Tribal Initiation Mask, Wood Art from Liberia, 1860

Located in Lincoln, GB

African Toma Tribal Initiation Ceremonial Mask From Liberia (Guinea) From the Tribal people of

Category

Antique 19th Century African Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

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African Wood Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of African wood sculptures available for sale. Each of these unique African wood sculptures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. We have 640 antique and vintage African wood sculptures in-stock, while there are 49 modern editions to choose from as well. African wood sculptures have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. African wood sculptures bearing folk art or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many African wood sculptures are appealing in their simplicity, but Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Egg Designs and Karl Hagenauer produced popular African wood sculptures that are worth a look.

How Much are African Wood Sculptures?

Prices for African wood sculptures start at $0 and top out at $250,000 with the average selling for $2,107.
Questions About African Wood Sculptures
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Traditional African wooden art is a term that describes pieces made by artists in Africa using techniques that have been passed down through generations. Examples include masks, figurines and sculptures depicting human and animal figures. Find a collection of traditional African art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.