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Large Tribal Fetish from Borneo in Aged Wood – Indonesian Ethnic Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
example of traditional ritual sculpture. Used in family ceremonies as an offering to ancestors, it
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Three Wise Mirrors, Minimalist Ethnic Sculptures Inspired by African Masks
By Lorenza Bozzoli
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Three functional mirrors for a dressing room, or wooden masks and sculptures for your living or
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tribal Table Mirrors
Materials
Brass
African Folk Art Hand Carved Sculpture Fork and Spoon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
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Very simple modern look carved ethnic sculpture in a form of a fork and spoon salad set.
Beautiful
Category
20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
African-Style Wooden Sculpture of a Woman with Ritual Headdress – France, 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
, ritual headdress carving, ethnic decor statue, mid-century ethnic sculpture
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Papuan Black Stone Disc Sculpture – Ethnic Ritual Art, Contemporary
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This striking black stone disc originates from Papua, Indonesia, and is deeply rooted in tribal traditions as a ritual object once used like currency in social ceremonies. Carved fro...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Metal
Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Located in London, GB
Khadim Diop, the Senegalese artist renowned for his bronze sculptures that adorn many private
Category
2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,371 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tribal ethnic colorful carved wall hanging
Located in Ferndale, MI
No idea on origins or age of this piece . As an object the colors and the tall narrow form attracted me .
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Chancay original Mummy Bundle Mask
Located in Leuven , BE
A hand-carved funerary mask meant to attach to a larger mummy bundle. The plank-form mask is painted with a broad red face accented with white, diamond-shaped eyes, a rectangular mou...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Peruvian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Ethnic Design-Three Decorative Beaded Flywhisks , Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Burlap, Wood, Beads
Ethnic Design- Decorative Night Society Mask, Grasslands, Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon.
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Leather
Ethnic Design-Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel, Luba People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel exemplifies the anthropomorphic style, incorporating distinct human-like features into its design. Most notably, the upper portion of the vessel includes a stylized human...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel, Luba People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel vividly illustrates anthropomorphic design through its bold depiction of a human-like figure. The spout is sculpted as an open-mouthed face, complete with stylized eyes a...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta
Located in Leuven , BE
Mangbetu People. The Mangbetu ethnic group lives deep in the center of Africa. They were famous for their
Category
20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Ceremonial Double Gong with Beaded Handle;
Located in Leuven , BE
This Double Gong bell originating from the Bamileke communities in Cameroon is a functional instrument played with wooden sticks.
Category
Antique 19th Century Cameroonian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Ethnic design - Iron Bell Currency, Dowayo People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.
Category
Antique 19th Century Cameroonian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Ethnic Design-Horned Gyè mask, Yauré People, Ivory Coast.
Located in Leuven , BE
Horned Gyè mask, Yauré People,Ivory Coast.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Ethnic Wooden Mask Depicting a Face, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century Ethnic wooden mask depicting a face, 1960s
Ethnic mask depicting a face, in hand
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Crescent shaped terracotta pot, Solongo People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Terracotta pot of roughly crescent shape featuring a pair of naively modelled human figures seated on the concave edge, each with arms folded to the abdomen and feet pointing downwar...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Bridal Iron Hoe Currency, Afo Peoples Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Ethnic Design-Bridal Iron Hoe Currency, Afo Peoples Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
Used as forms of currency, they could also serve as a musical or ritual object. Displayed on a custom mount.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Hand Carved Wood Moroccan Ethnic Large Spoon
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand Carved antique African Moroccan burl wood large spoon.
Large Moroccan ethnic folk art hand
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Authentic Female Fertility figure “Yanda", Zande People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
, roughly finished human and animal figures with simplified features and enlarged heads. These sculptures
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Bamileke beaded Collar Torque with pendant, Grasslands, Cameroom.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque partially decorated with cauris
Private collection Brussels
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Glass
Ethnic Design-Double Iron Bell with leftover of colourfull design;
Located in Leuven , BE
The Double Gong bell originating from the Bamileke communities in Cameroon is a functional instrument played with wooden sticks.
Category
Antique 19th Century Cameroonian Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Ethnic Design-Double Figurated hardwood Gong handle, Ifugao People, Philippines.
Located in Leuven , BE
A wooden gong handle featuring two figures positioned back-to-back. The piece has a smooth patina with a dark, mahogany-like finish. Most of these figures are depicted seated with th...
Category
20th Century Philippine Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Bronze sitting female statue, Kulango People, Ivory Coast
Located in Leuven , BE
other damage to either the clay mold or to the metal sculpture during the casting process. Some of the
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ethnic Tribal Trophy Skull Replica in Resin, Feathers & Shells – Irian Jaya Styl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
of ethnic decor that reflects the ancestral warrior traditions of the Papuan tribes. Made from
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Rustic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Resin, Feathers
Ethnic Carved Wood Paddle on Stand, Natural Patina, Borneo, 18th–19th c.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
object. Each paddle is one-of-a-kind in shape, size, and texture. Mounted on a black stand, this ethnic
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Malaysian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC)
Important
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
Ethnic Design-Ceremonial Monkey Figure on Snailshell, German Coll., Bulu People
Located in Leuven , BE
The eye-catcher of this bell jar is the centrally placed blue bird with spread wings. It is an Indian Roller that occurs mainly in West Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Provenanc...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Terracotta
Grébo Tribal Mask from Ivory Coast in Patinated Wood, Ethnic Primitive Art Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Grébo tribal mask carved from patinated wood is a remarkable piece of ethnic art, symbolizing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Very early Bamileke Elephant Mask embroided with trade beads.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Kuosi Elephant masks comprise cloth panels and hoods woven from plantain fiber over raffia. On this background glass beads are stitched in geometric patterns. The basic form...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads, Organic Material
Ethnic Design-Collection of 22 Ceremonial Heads from the Grasslands in Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Worn by chiefs and other notables on ceremonial occasions, these beaded heads were highly symbolic power accoutrements and probably represent the heads of enemies taken in battle. Ol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Organic Material, Beads
Ethnic Design-Seated terracotta Figure with nose-ring, Quimbaya culture, 17th C
Located in Leuven , BE
Seated terracotta Figure with nose-ring, Quimbaya culture, 17th C
Category
Antique 17th Century Colombian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic Design-Terraccotta Jug in the shape of a male, Tshokwe People, DRC.
Located in Leuven , BE
This vessel is a striking example of anthropomorphic design, clearly incorporating human characteristics into its form. The upper section features a finely detailed human face, compl...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 3 Carved Wooden Ointment Boxes from Timor – Ethnic Primitive Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
authenticity, craftsmanship, and elegance. They make a refined decorative ensemble for ethnic, wabi-sabi, or
Category
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Pair Inuit Male Statues, Caribou bone-probably Nunivak, 20th C
Located in Leuven , BE
This pair is a fine example of carving done by Inuit natives. Native Americans who live within and just below the Arctic Circle. Hand-made tools were improvised for carving and bow...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Canadian Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Ethnic Design-Yombe Chief Staff "Mwaala", Kongo Art, Yann Ferrandin, Paris 2009.
Located in Leuven , BE
A Wooden Yombe Mwaala Chief Staff, with three globular elements. The Finial is a finely carved female figure kneeling, the hands resting on the knees and with raised scarification ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Natural Specimens
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 3 Ethnic Shell Necklaces with Golden Finish on Metal Stands – Tribal Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This set of three ethnic necklaces in golden shells comes from the traditional tribal art of
Category
20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel
Leti Tribal Statue in Aged Wood with Stand – 20th-Century Ethnic Indonesian Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Leti tribal statue with stand is an authentic hand-carved piece from Leti Island, Indonesia. Representing an ancestral guardian, it was traditionally placed at village entrances...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
'Bedouina' Bronze Figurative Sculpture
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
their ethnicity and their gender.
The sculpture sits on a 10cm high black polished marble base and is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
grain and patina
Function: Decorative sculpture
Style: Ethnic / Tribal / Modernist fusion
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Bird Vase Sculpture, Ethnic Vibe, Studio Art Ceramic, Signed Mid Century
By Jacques Pouchain
Located in Andernach, DE
rare and impressive piece of art, with an ethnic vibe of South American effigies.
Black earthy ceramic
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Mortar
Located in Marbella, ES
functionality with aesthetic strength, ideal as a decorative element or rustic sculpture. Perfect for ethnic
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Wood
Rice Grinder Mounted on Iron Stand (ref # WM0080a)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Solid teak rice grinder base. Primitive and weathered mounted on iron stand. Wonderful ethnic
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Ethnic-Archaic Hardwood Carved Sculpture
Located in Bern, CH
Heavy piece of root-wood with carvings of lizards and protozoans, displayed on a black enameled steel sheet board with hidden wall mounts, circa 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Reproduction of painted wood rocking horses, ethnic 1950s
Located in Manzano, Friuli Venezia Giulia
craft wooden horse 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Indonesian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rhombes, Ethnic Object Revisited, Ebony, Sound Object
By Pierre Charrié
Located in Saint Gregoire, Bretagne
This is an object of universal language existing in a variety of shapes, Rhombes is one of the oldest instruments. This item is mostly made of sculpted wood that the ancestors tied t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Leather, Ebony
Mexican modern Terracotta sculpture of a woman by Manuel Felguerez, 1980s
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in MIlano, IT
Mexican modern Terracotta sculpture of a woman by Manuel Felguerez, 1980s
Ethnic sculpture in
Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Standing Woman Wooden Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Tribal 1990s African hand carved standing woman wooden figure sculpture, with hair and ethnic
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Woman Carrying Baby Wooden Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Tribal 1990s African hand carved standing woman carrying baby 2-tone wooden figure sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture of Ethnic Lady of C.I.A. Manna Turin 50s
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Milano, MI
Art Deco Sculpture of an ethnic lady created by CIA Manna Turin in the 1940s
Ø 27 cm diameter cm
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Mounted Collection of Ethnic Weaponry
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare mounted collection of ethnic weaponry. Imported from France, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mounted Objects
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Wooden 2-Tone Ceremonial Tribal Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Ethnic 1990s African hand carved wooden 2-tone ceremonial tribal mask.
Category
Late 20th Century African Busts
Materials
Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Wooden 2-Tone Ceremonial Tribal Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Ethnic 1990s African hand carved 2-tone painted wood ceremonial tribal mask.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Wooden 2-Tone Ceremonial Tribal Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Ethnic 1990s African hand carved 2-tone painted wood ceremonial tribal mask.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Wooden 2-Tone Ceremonial Tribal Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Ethnic 1990s African hand carved 2-tone painted wood ceremonial tribal mask.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Ethnic Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of ethnic sculpture for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of ethnic sculpture, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of ethnic sculpture, those designed in Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of ethnic sculpture over the years, but those crafted by Lorenza Bozzoli and Pierre Charrié are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Ethnic Sculpture?
Prices for a piece of ethnic sculpture start at $650 and top out at $10,500 with the average selling for $4,120.
Finding the Right Sculptures for You
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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