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Australian Wood Carving

Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design
Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design

Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful and quite engaging hand carved wood with hand painted ochres on a hollow wooden log coffin with skull and bone designs. This piece is from the famed Kelton Collection...

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20th Century Australian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Tall Art Deco Vase Pyrography Vase Hand Painted, Signed K. Bowshall
Tall Art Deco Vase Pyrography Vase Hand Painted, Signed K. Bowshall

Tall Art Deco Vase Pyrography Vase Hand Painted, Signed K. Bowshall

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is likely a one of a kind and extraordinarily beautiful 13 inch tall hand incised and hand painted pyrography turned wooden vase we found decades ago in Australia. Depicted are...

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Vintage 1920s Australian Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island
Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island

Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island

By Myra Ann Tipiloura

Located in Atlanta, GA

Collected in Tiwi Island off the coast of Northern Australia, this Bima Figure Carving was carved and painted by Myra Ann Tipiloura out of Iron wood.

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20th Century Australian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving
'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

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H 72.05 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

By Galuma Maymuru 1

Located in London, GB

Galuma Maymuru - "Nyapililngu" - carving. Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art. This carving represents Nyapilingu as described in the story below. The artist is a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving
'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

Unavailable

H 53.55 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

By Galuma Maymuru 1

Located in London, GB

Galuma Maymuru, "Nyapililngu,"  Carving. Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art. This carving represents Nyapilingu as described in the story below. The artist is a M...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle
Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle

Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle

Located in Leuven , BE

This Aboriginal Shield displays an integral handle with hand-carved emu and kangaroo.

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20th Century Australian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island
Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island

Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of large carved statues that depict an ancestor couple from Tiwi Island, off the northern coast of Northern Territory. They were carved out of ironwood, a very dense wood nati...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile
Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile

Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile

Located in Atlanta, GA

Title: Crocodile Carving Artist: David Ngulwurr Yunipingu DOB: circa 1966 Medium: Acrylic on wood DOC: 2006 Provenance: COA from Elcho Island Art Center Galiwin'ku Community.

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Early 2000s Australian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving
Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving

Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving

By Matha Purantatameri

Located in Atlanta, GA

An aboriginal tribal carving from iron wood decorated with ocher pigment and coconut fibers.

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Early 2000s Australian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island
Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island

Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

Title: A TOTEM pole painted with clan design Artist: Christine Wankuwuy Burarrwanga DOB: 31/05/1977 Clan: Gumatj Medium: Acrylic on wood Provenance: COA from Elco Island Art Cen...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Wood Carving of a Court Jester by Otto Bettmann, Melbourne, Australia, 1899
Wood Carving of a Court Jester by Otto Bettmann, Melbourne, Australia, 1899

Wood Carving of a Court Jester by Otto Bettmann, Melbourne, Australia, 1899

By Otto Bettmann (Australia) 1

Located in Ajijic, Jalisco

Otto Bettmann was born in Prussia in 1862 but by 1900 he was well established in Melbourne, Australia. This carving is signed by him and with the notation that is was done in Melbou...

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Antique 1890s Australian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala
Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala

Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala

Located in Atlanta, GA

An aboriginal contemporary painting by Australian artist Ningie Nangala (born 1938-). The colorful canvas depicts the artist's ancestral country called Nawilyi in the Great Sandy Des...

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1990s Australian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island
Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island

Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

A hollow log painted with Ocher with a clan-based design. Title: Djirrididi Log Artist: James Patrick Lamuta DOB: 01/04/1984 Medium: Ocher pigment on wood Provenance: COA from E...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture
Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture

Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture

By Allison Guwanjguwanj

Located in Atlanta, GA

Fiber art by contemporary aboriginal artist Allison Guwanjguwanj. It depicts a dreamtime creature called "Yawkyawk" which is the ancestor of the clan. It is a mermaid-like creature ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...

Materials

Natural Fiber

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Australian Wood Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Australian wood carving you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, acrylic and plastic, every Australian wood carving was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Australian wood carving — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Australian wood carving, those designed in Folk Art and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Australian wood carving that is appealing in its simplicity, but Galuma Maymuru, Matha Purantatameri and Myra Ann Tipiloura produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an Australian Wood Carving?

Prices for an Australian wood carving can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $700 and can go as high as $3,824, while the average can fetch as much as $1,951.