Ming Dynasty Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Marvel at the exquisite artistry of this carved wood Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) ancestor
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Ancestor Figure
Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Ancestor worship was an integral part of traditional Chinese home life. This carved figure bears
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved wood ancestor figure with surface pictorial carving showing kangaroo hunting and
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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Dagari Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
spirit of a deceased ancestor. Tucked away from view in a secret alcove or shrine, the figure was used in
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Cameroon 20th Century Hand Carved Mabila Ancestor Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Cameroonian 20th century hand carved wooden figure by the Mabila people, depicting an ancestral
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
African Angola 20th Century Carved Wood Chokwe Ancestor Chibinda Ilunga Figure
$1,900
H 12 in W 4.25 in D 4 in
African Angola 20th Century Carved Wood Chokwe Ancestor Chibinda Ilunga Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Angola 20th carved wood Century Chokwe Ancestor Chibinda Ilunga figure (the hero Chibinda
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
$495
H 12 in W 6 in D 5 in
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure on Animal
$479
H 10.5 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure on Animal
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Leti Ancestor Figure in Patinated Hand-Carved Wood – Tribal Art from Indonesia
$1,660
H 31.89 in W 8.86 in D 7.88 in
Leti Ancestor Figure in Patinated Hand-Carved Wood – Tribal Art from Indonesia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Leti ancestor statue, hand-carved from patinated wood, originates from the small Indonesian
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20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
figure was carefully hand-carved and painted to bear the likeness of one of its original owner's
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ancestor figures. This early 19th-century ancestor figure
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Gabon Punu Ancestor Female Figure on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Punu ancestor female figure presented on a custom stand circa first half of 20th
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20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jukun Commemorative Royal Ancestor Figure, Jukun People, Northeastern Nigeria.
$4,744
H 13.78 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
Jukun Commemorative Royal Ancestor Figure, Jukun People, Northeastern Nigeria.
Located in Leuven , BE
Jukun Commemorative Royal Ancestor Figure, Jukun People, Northeastern Nigeria. Provenance
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A wooden statue Siraha Salawa nobel Nias Ancestor Figure Indonesia
$2,656Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.74 in W 3.94 in D 3.78 in
A wooden statue Siraha Salawa nobel Nias Ancestor Figure Indonesia
Located in Chonburi, TH
This wooden statue from Siraha Salawa, a noble Nias ancestor figure from Indonesia, is a striking
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure
Located in Cambridge, MA
A hand-carved wood singiti or ancestor figure from the Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fang Style Ancestor Figure, Gabon
Located in Hudson, NY
Referred to as Byeri, this figure is a symbolic evocation of the ancestor, as well as a source of
Category
Late 20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Dogon Ancestor Figure from Mali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This powerful piece is an ancestor figure made by the Dogon people of Mali. It displays a number of
Category
20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved Ancestor figure This carved figure bears the likeness of one of its
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
wooden ancestor figure bears the likeness of one of its original owner's important forebears. The figure
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Abelam Ancestor Pole, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large gable ornament of a man's house carved with an ancestor figure, with a jutting ovoid head
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
A wooden statue Siraha Salawa nobel Nias Ancestor Figure Indonesia
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H 19.18 in W 3.19 in D 3.51 in
A wooden statue Siraha Salawa nobel Nias Ancestor Figure Indonesia
Located in Chonburi, TH
This wooden statue from Siraha Salawa, a noble Nias ancestor figure from Indonesia, is a striking
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Maori New Zealand Oceanic Gable Tekoteko Totem Ancestor Spirit Wood Figure
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H 14.25 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Maori New Zealand Oceanic Gable Tekoteko Totem Ancestor Spirit Wood Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and intricately hand-carved wood Maori Tekoteko (Teko Teko) Ancestor Totem figure on a
Category
Mid-20th Century New Zealand Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Ancestor
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century hand painted Chinese Ancestor This carved figure bears the likeness of one of its
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ancestor Figure, 19th Century
Located in San Marino, CA
Chinese carved wood ancestor figure with remnants of its original painted finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure In Gold And Lacque. Possibly An Nun Or An Ancestor.
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H 31.5 in W 12 in D 9 in
Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure In Gold And Lacque. Possibly An Nun Or An Ancestor.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and well carved female figure in wood with gilding possibly a nun or ancestral figure. We
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Old, Primitive West African Ancestor Figure Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A simple, vintage Primitive West African ancestor figure carved out of a single piece of wood with
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic tall carved decorative Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure. The statue is over six feet
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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$2,800
H 10.25 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wood Shogun, Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
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Materials
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
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Located in Woodbury, CT
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Materials
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Located in Austin, TX
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Materials
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Materials
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Located in Austin, TX
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Materials
Jade, Silver
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Located in seoul, KR
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Ming Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
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Located in Austin, TX
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
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Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
$17,600Sale Price / set|54% Off
H 29 in W 25 in D 12 in
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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$14,825 / set
H 43 in W 19.25 in D 23.75 in
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Located in Dublin, IE
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Materials
Ceramic
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Chinese Carved Zitan Figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
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Located in DEVENTER, NL
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Wood
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$8,254Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in D 8.86 in
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Located in Ixelles, BE
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Pottery
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Carved Ancestor Figure For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal carved ancestor figure for your home. Frequently made of wood, giltwood and lacquer, every carved ancestor figure was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the carved ancestor figure you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each carved ancestor figure bearing hallmarks is very popular.
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The average selling price for a carved ancestor figure at 1stDibs is $925, while they’re typically $398 on the low end and $109,852 for the highest priced.
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