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Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head
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Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures
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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ebony

Tall Carved Wooden Oracle or Divination Tapper "Iroke Ifa", Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden oracle or divination tapper "Iroke Ifa" statue, showing a kneeling woman
Category

Vintage 1930s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's A
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Vintage 1930s Beninese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ebony

Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Vases

Materials

Wood

African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in D 9.5 in
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Male Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
base, decorated overall with hand carved linear motifs and exhibiting an old rubbed surface with a fine
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oshogbo, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Vintage 1960s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ogbomosho, Yoruba People Nigeria 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest. This armrest was
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Early 20th Century South Sudanese Brutalist Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Oyo, Yoruba People Nigeria, late 19th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
Category

Antique 1890s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ife, Yoruba People Nigeria early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s. The Ooni is the
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Contemporary African Art Sculpture from the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania
By Makonde People
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning African Art Sculpture of a Tribal Woman by the Makonde Tribe of Tanzania. A fine
Category

20th Century Tanzanian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ebony

Large Wooden Hand Carved West African Milk Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A tall, circular, hand carved wooden milk bowl from West Africa. This piece, carved from a single
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Late 20th Century African Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Wooden Head of a Wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of a wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s. The Ooni is the
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Big Bongo Peoples Stone Female Figure
Located in South Burlington, VT
Africa, Bongo Peoples, stone female commemorative figure from Southern Sudan. A fine specimen in
Category

Mid-20th Century Sudanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
From the West African country of Bukina Faso this Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" fertility Figure in
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand carved maternity statue by the Bamana people of Mali, 1900th
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand carved statue of a woman breastfeeding. It was created by the people of the Bamana tribe
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Hand Carved Senufo Stool or Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1980s stool or side table is just under wide. It is hand carved from a single piece of
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Carved African Bamileke Stool or Table from Cameroon
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1980s round dark wood stool or side table. Hand-carved by a tribal artist in Cameroon, this
Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood

Antique African Carved Door Panel
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century African Nupe people Nigeria door panel. Hand carved wood w/ animals, objects, symbols
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique African Carved Door Panel
Antique African Carved Door Panel
H 66 in W 17 in D 0.38 in
Carved Wooden Statue of a Ju Ju Man, Egba People, Abeokuta, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden statue of a Ju Ju Man crafted by the Egba People in Abeokuta, Ogun State
Category

Vintage 1940s African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Ashanti Stool
Located in New York, NY
Ahshanti stool from Africa. Carefully hand carved with beautiful detailing. According to legend
Category

Early 20th Century African Stools

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Ashanti Stool
Hand Carved Ashanti Stool
H 33.5 in W 23 in D 13 in
African Chieftain Chair from Oromo People in Ethiopia, circa Early 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
An early 20th century African chieftain chair from the Oromo people in the eastern part of Ethiopia
Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African 'Gabon' Kota People of Sebe Valley Reliquary Pipe, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
African (Gabon) Kota people of Sebe Vallery carved reliquary pipe dating to the 20th century. This carving
Category

20th Century Gabonese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
made from hand carved wood accented with hammered brass, often taken from imported European dishes, and
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Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Utilitarian African Tribal Bowl of Gala or Karo People from Southern Ethiopia
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful dark, chocolate-colored wooden bowl made by the Gala or Karo people in Southern
Category

20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Senufo Multipurpose Bench Hand Carved from Acacia Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Senufo Multipurpose bench was hand carved from acacia wood to serve a variety of functions
Category

Antique 19th Century Ivorian Benches

Materials

Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Hand Carved African Side Table or Stool
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful African side table or stool hand carved from a single block of wood. Lovely markings
Category

Antique Early 1900s Tribal Stools

Materials

Wood

Nomoli - Carved Stone Figurine, Kissi People, Sierra Leone, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Nomoli is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of
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Antique 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Stone, Soapstone

Nomoli - Carved Stone Figurine, Kissi People, Sierra Leone, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Nomoli is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of
Category

Antique 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Stone, Soapstone

Rare African Aduno Koro, 'Ark of the World' Ceremonial Vessel, Dogon Peoples
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
is typically carved with a horse head & tail, said to represent a mythic ark sent by the creator Amma
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Antique ASHANTI Queen Mother Carved Wooden Stool Ghana Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Ashanti People of Ghana, West Africa. It's carved from one piece of wood and has great openwork
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Stools

Materials

Wood

African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved mask from the early to mid-1900s made by the Igo People of Southeastern Nigeria
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Masks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand Carved West African Lobi Tribe Stargazing Chair C. 1940-1950 in Solid Wood
Located in MONTREUIL, FR
Hand carved reclining Lobi chair with geometric details, West Africa, circa 1940s-1950s. Made from
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Vintage 1950s Burkinabe Tribal Chairs

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun
Category

Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1960s Carved Hardwood African Ghanaian Tribal Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 1960s Carved Hardwood African Ghanaian Tribal Benches A unique pair of 1960s Carved
Category

20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Benches

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carved African Side Table by the Nupe of Nigeria
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1960s hand carved side table by the Nupe people of Nigeria. Dark, dense wood has been hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Side Tables

Materials

Wood

African Carved Wooden Coffee Tray from the Gurage Zone in Ethiopia
Located in Miami, FL
An Ethiopian coffee tray carved out of a single piece of wood with round tray and handle resting on
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20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century West African "Senufo" Tribe Carved Bed Bench
By Senufo
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or game room with this elegant antique tribal bench. Hand carved in western Africa
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Adirondack Benches

Materials

Hardwood

Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an
Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
carved designs by the Baga people who inhabit the Guinea Atlantic coastline. Each carved Nimba mask
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20th Century Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Tin

African Mumuye Carved Wood Iagalagana Tutelary Figure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A carved wood Iagalagana figure by the Mumuye Peoples of Nigeria. These figures served as guardians
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Baoulé Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2
Located in Tilburg, NL
Baoulé, Wooden statue Africa Ivory Coast The Baoulé (or Baule) are an Akan people and one of the
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Baoulé  Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2
Baoulé  Wooden Statues Africa Ivory Coast, Set of 2
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H 16 in W 8 in D 8 in
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 21 inches tall including the custom made iron base this Shona head is carved in Serpentine
Category

Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Hand Carved Nupe Stool with 8 Legs, Nigeria, 1950s
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A hand-carved wooden "Nupe stool", made by the Nupe People, a tribe who lives by the Niger River in
Category

Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People
Located in London, GB
people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog, which in the myths and fables
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Hand Carved African People For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of hand carved African people available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, reclaimed wood and mahogany, all hand carved African people available were constructed with great care. There are 470 antique and vintage hand carved African people for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 27 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of hand carved African people available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of hand carved African people to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art, mid-century modern and modern hand carved African people are of considerable interest. Andrianna Shamaris, Senufo and Benin People each produced beautiful hand carved African people that are worth considering.

How Much are Hand Carved African People?

Hand carved African people can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,450, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $124,000.