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Buffalo Head

Buffalo Head Sculpture
Buffalo Head Sculpture

Buffalo Head Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture Buffalo Head with all structure in porcelain in black and white and shiny gold finish.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.
Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.

Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Large Estate Taxidermy Bison "Buffalo" Head.

Category

20th Century Taxidermy

Materials

Horn, Fur

Bronze Buffalo-Headed Deity Yamantaka with Consort Vajravetali 2-Piece Statue
Bronze Buffalo-Headed Deity Yamantaka with Consort Vajravetali 2-Piece Statue

Bronze Buffalo-Headed Deity Yamantaka with Consort Vajravetali 2-Piece Statue

Located in Tustin, CA

A Sino-Tibetan bronze Yamantaka (Sanskrit: Vajrabhairav) with 3 buffalo-head faces and Medusa-like dreadlocks, and 10 arms, holding weapons and objects in every hand as he furiously ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Other Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Large buffalo sculpture, stoneware
Large buffalo sculpture, stoneware

Large buffalo sculpture, stoneware

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An imposing posture with a high arched back , head lowered ,legs and body lurching forward. Standing firmly on a rocky outcropping also with incredible detailing .A better pose for a...

Category

Antique 1890s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Taxidermy, Cape Buffalo.
Vintage Taxidermy, Cape Buffalo.

Vintage Taxidermy, Cape Buffalo.

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Big Game Taxidermy, Mounted Cape Buffalo Head. This large impressive trophy shoulder mount is of an African big game Cape Buffalo, also called African Buffalo.

Category

Late 20th Century South African Sporting Art Taxidermy

Materials

Antler, Animal Skin

Toraja Granary Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.
Toraja Granary Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Toraja Granary Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Located in New York, NY

The most frequent decoration is a buffalo head. Set in wood for eternity, these totemic representations honor sacrificial animals.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair Chinese Antique Stone Statues Bookends Boy and Buffalo
Pair Chinese Antique Stone Statues Bookends Boy and Buffalo

Pair Chinese Antique Stone Statues Bookends Boy and Buffalo

Located in Somis, CA

The buffalo's head is turned toward the farmer, forming a moment of visual dialogue that radiates harmony and natural balance.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign
Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign

Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

This sign features a faux-wood backdrop with embossed lettering; crowning this piece is a dimensional ceramic buffalo head, referencing the city where the beer was brewed.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Signs

Materials

Ceramic, Plastic

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort

Located in Atlanta, GA

It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts he also functions as a dharmapala, or...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile

Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.
Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Located in New York, NY

This rectangular door, hand-carved from a single piece of jackfruit, features the classic representation of the buffalo, whose haute-relief head is largely dominated by long, curved ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Dong Son Bronze Bells, Group of 6, circa 3rd - 1st century BCE, Vietnam
Dong Son Bronze Bells, Group of 6, circa 3rd - 1st century BCE, Vietnam

Dong Son Bronze Bells, Group of 6, circa 3rd - 1st century BCE, Vietnam

Located in Austin, TX

The crown with a stylized water buffalo head (horns broken). Overall gray/green patina.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.
Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Toraja Carved Door, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, Early 20th C.

Located in New York, NY

This rectangular door, hand-carved from a single piece of jackfruit, features the classic representation of the buffalo, whose haute-relief head is largely dominated by long, curved ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Northern Plains Hide Painting
19th Century Northern Plains Hide Painting

19th Century Northern Plains Hide Painting

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Northern Plains hide painting, buffalo society, pre-reservation. Two buffalo heads, two full body buffalos, two thunderbirds and buffalo sun shield in center.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Other

Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami
Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami

Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami

Located in Austin, TX

Well cast and richly gilt, the buffalo headed dikpala (directional guardian) of the South stands upon the back of a bull trampling a prostate figure.

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral, Bronze

"He Walks in Wisdom" Driftwood Sculpture by Tina Milsavljevich
"He Walks in Wisdom" Driftwood Sculpture by Tina Milsavljevich

"He Walks in Wisdom" Driftwood Sculpture by Tina Milsavljevich

By Tina Milsavljevich

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Buffalo head made of driftwood and scrap yard steel by a Montana artist by Tina Milsavljevich.

Category

2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early American Plains Stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman
Early American Plains Stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman

Early American Plains Stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman

Located in South Burlington, VT

Native America Plains hand-carved and hand-painted stone Buffalo Hunting Talisman in the form of a buffalo hoof with human effigy head and tail , granite, 1800-1900 Dimensions: 12 i...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects

Materials

Granite

Chinese Rare Porcelain Celadon Glazed Water Buffalo Ex. Museum Collection
Chinese Rare Porcelain Celadon Glazed Water Buffalo Ex. Museum Collection

Chinese Rare Porcelain Celadon Glazed Water Buffalo Ex. Museum Collection

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Standing raised on four legs The buffalo glances slightly sideways with its head lowered.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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Old Buffalo Head Djimini Pulley in Wood
Old Buffalo Head Djimini Pulley in Wood

Old Buffalo Head Djimini Pulley in Wood

Unavailable

H 6 in W 2 in D 2 in

Old Buffalo Head Djimini Pulley in Wood

Located in New York, NY

Old Buffalo head Djimini pulley in wood. This lovely old pulley is from the estate of Catherine Cline (née Crone, 1935-2020), who began collecting African art in the early 1960s i...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Chainsaw Sculpted Buffalo Head
Extraordinary Chainsaw Sculpted Buffalo Head

Extraordinary Chainsaw Sculpted Buffalo Head

Unavailable

H 38 in W 16 in D 24 in

Extraordinary Chainsaw Sculpted Buffalo Head

By Don Colp

Located in Cathedral City, CA

Carved from a solid piece of old redwood by renowned chainsaw artist, Don Colp. Signature etched into the base.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Victor Vigil Buffalo Head Sculpture
Victor Vigil Buffalo Head Sculpture

Victor Vigil Buffalo Head Sculpture

Unavailable

H 10 in W 10 in D 10 in

Victor Vigil Buffalo Head Sculpture

By Victor Vigil

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Victor Vigil, from Jemez Pueblo in New Mexico, is a stone sculpture artist who is the recipient of many first place awards at the prestigious Indian Market of Santa Fe, New Mexico. B...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Native American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

A Bronze Bamun Collar with Buffalo Heads
A Bronze Bamun Collar with Buffalo Heads

A Bronze Bamun Collar with Buffalo Heads

Unavailable

H 15.75 in Dm 11.82 in

A Bronze Bamun Collar with Buffalo Heads

Located in Paris, ile de france

A rare Bronze Bamun collar, specimen like these with buffalo or human heads were originally part only of the Fon's (king) personal regalia.

Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Silver Plated Wine Cooler
Silver Plated Wine Cooler

Silver Plated Wine Cooler

Unavailable

H 7.88 in Dm 11.82 in

Silver Plated Wine Cooler

Located in Madrid, ES

Martelé silver plated wine cooler with a pair of buffalo head handles

Category

Vintage 1940s French Wine Coolers

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel
Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Unavailable

H 57.5 in W 115 in D 1.75 in

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Located in Seattle, WA

Constructed of heavy wood planks and carved in low relief with traditional geometric and auspicious patterns including the {Pa'tangke lumu} or "moss branch" motif and five stylized b...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel
Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Unavailable

H 46 in W 79 in D 2 in

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Located in Seattle, WA

Constructed of heavy wood planks and carved in low relief with simple vertical and horizontal grooves, the raised boards with traditional geometric and auspicious patterns including ...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel
Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Unavailable

H 30.5 in W 128 in D 2.25 in

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Located in Seattle, WA

Constructed of heavy wood planks, the surface carved in low relief with traditional geometric auspicious patterns including the Pa'tangke lumu or "moss branch" motif and three styliz...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel
Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Unavailable

H 45 in W 100 in D 1.5 in

Torajan Carved Wood Architectural Panel

Located in Seattle, WA

Constructed of several heavy wood planks, the surface carved in low relief with traditional geometric auspicious patterns including the Pa'tangke lumu or "moss branch" motif, the rai...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Jade water buffalo
Carved Jade water buffalo

Carved Jade water buffalo

Unavailable

H 6 in W 17 in D 11 in

Carved Jade water buffalo

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Beautiful hand carved soap stone water buffalo, resting position with uplifted head and charming expression.

Category

Antique 19th Century Statues

Wooden Water Buffalo Head Sculpture
Wooden Water Buffalo Head Sculpture

Wooden Water Buffalo Head Sculpture

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H 19 in W 21 in D 15 in

Wooden Water Buffalo Head Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

A carved wooden water buffalo head with authentic horns, on a metal stand.

Category

20th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Horn

Buffalo Head Scuplture
Buffalo Head Scuplture

Buffalo Head Scuplture

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H 24 in W 16.5 in

Buffalo Head Scuplture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Amazingly realistic wooden Buffallo Head Wall Sculpture. Very Detailed.

Category

Early 20th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Bambara Buffalo Head  Bambara Mask, Mali, End of the 19th Century
Bambara Buffalo Head  Bambara Mask, Mali, End of the 19th Century

Bambara Buffalo Head Bambara Mask, Mali, End of the 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bambara buffalo head bambara mask, Mali, end of the 19th century Measures: H with pedestal 63 cm.     

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Malian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Cape Buffalo Head Mount
Cape Buffalo Head Mount

Cape Buffalo Head Mount

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H 25 in W 35 in D 12 in

Cape Buffalo Head Mount

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large vintage buffalo skull with horns mounted on wood shield plaque.

Category

Early 20th Century African Animal Sculptures

Rosewood Cane with Hand-Carved Buffalo Head, Ca 1940
Rosewood Cane with Hand-Carved Buffalo Head, Ca 1940

Rosewood Cane with Hand-Carved Buffalo Head, Ca 1940

Located in York County, PA

Carved wooden cane, made of rosewood, with a substantially sized head of an American Bison at the knuckle. The great artistic interpretation has wonderful folk qualities. The handle ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Royal Cameroon Ceremonial Bed with Carved Buffalo Heads
African Royal Cameroon Ceremonial Bed with Carved Buffalo Heads

African Royal Cameroon Ceremonial Bed with Carved Buffalo Heads

Located in Asheville, NC

African beds of this type were reserved only for the King of a tribe. An African King would sooner stand than sit or lie on the ground. The bed can also be used as a coffee table or ...

Category

20th Century African Benches

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka in frame
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka in frame

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka in frame

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H 34.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka in frame

Located in Atlanta, GA

It depicts Yamantaka or Vajrabhairava, a wrathful manifestation of Manjusri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts functions as a dharmapala, or 'Dharma-protector'. The bu...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Textiles

Materials

Wood

Water Buffalo Taxidermy Head Mount
Water Buffalo Taxidermy Head Mount

Water Buffalo Taxidermy Head Mount

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H 25 in W 38 in D 14 in

Water Buffalo Taxidermy Head Mount

Located in San Francisco, CA

Water buffalo mounted on wood placque.

Category

20th Century Taxidermy

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja

Located in Austin, TX

Lord of Death, King of the Law), the pot bellied, buffalo headed deity, is depicted in a powerful stance atop his vehicle, the buffalo, who rests on a prostrate human figure, represe...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures

Materials

Metal

A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem
A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem

A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem

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H 84 in W 36 in D 15.25 in

A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem

Located in Chicago, IL

This carved wooden totem depicts six Mithun buffalo heads, topped by one deer. Though abstract, it embodies the characteristics of the bull: wide horns, long ears, a flat forehead an...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM
Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM

Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM

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H 104 in W 32.25 in D 20 in

Wooden Naga-Tribe TOTEM

Located in Chicago, IL

This carved wooden totem depicts six Mithun buffalo heads. Though abstract, it embodies the characteristics of the bull: wide horns, long ears, a flat forehead and short snout.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Lodge Chair, 1913
Antique Lodge Chair, 1913

Antique Lodge Chair, 1913

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H 51.58 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in

Antique Lodge Chair, 1913

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Beautifully made in English oak with good color and a desirable aged patina Featuring barley twist framework with boxed joints decorated with rosettes Pierced carved splat and cr...

Category

Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Gothic Revival Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Unique Bronze Indian Head Plaque James Earle Fraser Buffalo Nickel Medallion
Unique Bronze Indian Head Plaque James Earle Fraser Buffalo Nickel Medallion

Unique Bronze Indian Head Plaque James Earle Fraser Buffalo Nickel Medallion

By James Earle Fraser

Located in San Diego, CA

Very unique bronze plaque with stand resembling the Indian head buffalo nickel created by James Earle Fraser.

Category

Early 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Handblown Glass Domes with Fine Beaded Regalia, Cameroon Grasslands
Two Handblown Glass Domes with Fine Beaded Regalia, Cameroon Grasslands

Two Handblown Glass Domes with Fine Beaded Regalia, Cameroon Grasslands

Located in Leuven , BE

Mouthpiece up the flutes resemble buffalo heads; hanging inverted they suggest the human form.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Burlap, Wood, Beads

Water Buffalo Bronze Sculpture by Dylan Lewis (1964- )
Water Buffalo Bronze Sculpture by Dylan Lewis (1964- )

Water Buffalo Bronze Sculpture by Dylan Lewis (1964- )

Located in New York, NY

Our patinated bronze sculpture by Dylan Lewis (1964- ) depicts a water buffalo with head lowered. Signed Dylan Lewis 97. 9 3/4 by 18 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches and in very good condition.

Category

20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1995 Vintage Southwestern Beaded Turtle Medicine Bag Pouch Buffalo Nickel
1995 Vintage Southwestern Beaded Turtle Medicine Bag Pouch Buffalo Nickel

1995 Vintage Southwestern Beaded Turtle Medicine Bag Pouch Buffalo Nickel

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Native American style medicine bag or pouch fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle and buckskin leather, decorated around the edge with red and green beads and buttons ma...

Category

1990s Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Leather, Shell, Beads

My Life on the Plains by Gen. G. A. Custer, First Edition, 1874
My Life on the Plains by Gen. G. A. Custer, First Edition, 1874

My Life on the Plains by Gen. G. A. Custer, First Edition, 1874

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

It is presented with a new archival cloth slipcase, inlaid with the original front panel’s buffalo head motif. A portrait of Custer begins the volume, with seven additional full page...

Category

Antique 1870s American Late Victorian Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Late 20th Century Cast Resin & Fibreglass "Indian Head" Nickle Wall Sculpture
Late 20th Century Cast Resin & Fibreglass "Indian Head" Nickle Wall Sculpture

Late 20th Century Cast Resin & Fibreglass "Indian Head" Nickle Wall Sculpture

Located in Englewood, NJ

Highly detailed and almost identical to the real "1938 ndian Head"/"Buffalo Nickel" The indian head is raised as well as the lettering and year.

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

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Buffalo Head For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic buffalo head available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, bone and bronze, every buffalo head was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a buffalo head — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right buffalo head, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

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