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Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure A quirky and charming example of
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Folk Art Carved Polychrome Scotsman Carousel Kilt Figure
Located in New York, NY
19th century Scotsman (Highlander) Carousel large carved and painted standing figure wearing kilt
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Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Kids Carousel Duck Figure Ride Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
usually hand-crafted in the winter months by self-taught farmers with no formal training (folk art), for
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Rare Old Himalayan Tibetan Carved Wood Folk art figure Tribal Art Asian Antiques
Located in London, GB
A rare and interesting old Himalayan / Tibetan folk art figure of a soldier or warrior. The
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Plaster

Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ For sale in this LOT is a
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Antique 1850s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art A rare exceptionally large
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Jesus Angel Saint 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem
Located in Studio City, CA
A large, heavy, intricately carved, rather engaging wood folk art pagan totem figure of a woman
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Mexican Folk Art Pottery Sculpture of a Female Depicting Life & Death
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and striking Folk Art pottery sculpture is unsigned, but believed to have been done in
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Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Bamana Marionette Figure of Charming Police Man, African Figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Bamana marionette figure of a charming police man. African figure retains original paint
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20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mid-Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Polychrome Painted Baby Christ Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming pair of vintage Mexican folk art hand carved and painted Infant Jesus religious figures
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Paint, Wood, Glass

Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th
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Antique 17th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Vintage Handmade Wooden Whirligig Officer, European Folk Art, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large figural standing officer or Policeman whirligig. Its hand-carved from Pine and handprinted
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Vintage 1950s European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Italy. The figure is missing both arms, its original clothing is heavily faded and worn, the head
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Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

Northwest Four Figure Cedar Totem
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest four figure totem from British Columbia. Old black paint and integral base. Great
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Early 20th Century Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Large Antique Captain Figure
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Statue is a spectacular example of Victorian era folk Art. originally shipped from England to
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Large Antique Captain Figure
Large Antique Captain Figure
H 52 in W 12 in D 15 in
Striking Large Abstract Adan Figure Arm Up, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The largest Adan shrine figure we have ever seen at 27 1/2 inches high. Usually Adan figures are a
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
Located in London, GB
- down figure. Made from sectioned wooden and dressed in hand made clothing. A larger than normal example
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Monumental Mexican Carved Polychrome Mermaid Dance Mask, Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent life-size Mexican folk art hand carved and painted wood body dance mask, in the form
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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Paint

Multi-Figure 7 Foot Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a folk-art style that is correct for the period. The imagery on
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Large 1960's British Portrait of Abstract Male Figure Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Beryl Darton (British circa 1960's). Period: mid 20th century/ 1960's. Medium: oil painting on board, unframed. Size: 24 x 16 inches. Condition: overall very good...
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Located in London, GB
A rare and large hand carved horned Songye Nkisi power figure. A ‘Nkisi’ is a protective power
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20th Century Congolese Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Songye Nkisi Power Figure
Songye Nkisi Power Figure
H 18.9 in W 5.12 in D 6.3 in
Chancay Large Standing Female Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Cream slip pottery, large standing female figure with arms raised. Nicely painted red and chocolate
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Native American Objects

Materials

Pottery

Chancay Large Standing Female Figure
Chancay Large Standing Female Figure
H 21.25 in W 12.25 in D 3 in
Mid-Twentieth Century Tanzanian Maternity Figure
Located in London, GB
, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, she gently rests her
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
Located in San Mateo, CA
the collector market. Large piece and great form.
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Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
H 18 in W 36 in D 6 in
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
This fine fetish figure, from the Luba/Kusu culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dates
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
H 14.38 in W 5.32 in D 5.91 in
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the
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Mid-20th Century Vanuatuan Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Organic Material

Benin-Style Bronze Figural Pipe Mouthpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
pipe. A common subject in African folk art, female figures are typically understood as symbols of
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Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibits a wonderful
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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

An Egyptian wooden female offering bearer figure, Middle Kingdom
Located in UTRECHT, UT
features with large painted eyes. Separately made arms attached with dowel to the shoulder, left arm raised
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Akan ‘Ghana’ Tribal Standing Female Figure Arm Out Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing Akan Ghana female figure, early 20th century, Africa. Intense expression with large eyes
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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Robert Burns Tam O' Shanter Staffordshire Figure Decorative Scottish Antiques
Located in London, GB
A charming large antique staffordshire flat back pottery double figure of Tam O`Shanter and Souter
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Antique 1880s British Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Large Signed Native American Hopi Original Mudhead Kachina Katsina Doll on Stand
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
an unusually large work. A striking piece overall. Hand painted with leather and possibly turquoise
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20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Lance Joseph (Squamish, Salish B. 1957) Carved & Hand Painted Figural Column
Located in Bridgeport, CT
1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This carved figural totem, larger than life, depicts a
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved Walnut Effeminacy Male Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century carved walnut effeminacy male figure We are proud to offer a unique and highly
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Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Walnut

Abron Drum Attendant Standing Figure Arms Out, Ghana, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Abron Drum Attendant standing figure with both arms out front. From Ghana, early 20th century. Rich
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Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Maurice Mazeilie-French Impressionist Signed Watercolour, Figure on Cloudy Beach
Located in Cirencester, GB
Brittany coastline. We have a very large collection of his paintings and look forward to offering them
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometric Form the arms
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large 1920s Plaster Figure of the Seated Blacksmith, Le Travail
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large 1920s plaster figure of the seated blacksmith, Le Travail A charming piece Folk Art, a
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Early 20th Century Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

19th C. Popcorn Maker Figural "Toasty Roasty" American, Circa 1893, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
In all original clothing and condition, this very rare Authentic "Punch" looking figural, of
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Antique 1890s American Victorian Toys

Materials

Iron

Pair of Large Scale Italian Figural Candlesticks, Polychromed and Gilded
Located in Dallas, TX
a large scale pair of Italian polychromed, carved and gilded figural candlesticks in the form of
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Antique 18th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , the body finely
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure Ghana Burkina Faso Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi, of Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Strong Cubist Lobi Standing Figure One Arm Out Ghana, Africa Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi, of Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Carved Lion Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century carved lion figure An early 19th century hand carved Italian or Spanish
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Antique 1820s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Paint

Primitive Healing Figure
Located in New York, NY
large cracks through the head and body. A rare wonderful example of Indochina Hill Tribe Folk Art. This
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Antique Early 1800s Southeast Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Primitive Healing Figure
Primitive Healing Figure
H 18 in W 4 in D 4 in
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Abstract and anthropomorphic large figure from the Pie River, located to the east of the Era River
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Carlos Carnero Large Original Painting, Fernand Leger Assistant
Located in Cirencester, GB
life, Léger elaborates a protest against Cubism advocates the return to the human figure. The head of
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
spiritual entities represented in their dances and religion. This figure likely falls outside the usual
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Vintage 1940s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century, Large Terracotta Vessel, Spiked Vase African Pottery, Lobi
Located in Göteborg, SE
Beautiful large African urn in terracotta made by the Lobi people of Burkina Faso. This urn is
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Painted Ajay Golf Bag & 4 Painted Golf Clubs signed by Rokoko
Located in Chicago, IL
contemporary folk art, embracing multiple religions and cultural traditions. They specialize in mixed media art
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Leather, Paint

Bronze Sculpture, African Warrior, End of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze figuring a stylized African warrior composed by wheelworks, bolts and nuts. He
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1990s African Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Wood Carousel Rabbit with Carrots, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
decoration animal dates circa 1950 - 1960. It's a hand-carved / hand-crafted carousel figure with a great
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental 19th Century Fisherman Atop Fish Double Whirligig Weather Vane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Grandfather maker. Truly an exceptional piece of New England folk art. The piece remains in extremely
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Pine

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus Bronze Greek
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Very Large Example of a Tonala Cat, Artist Signed
By Tonala Pottery
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptionally large Tonala figure of a cat. The piece is artist signed and most probably
Category

20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

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Large Folk Art Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the large folk art figure you’re looking for. Each large folk art figure for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect large folk art figure — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A large folk art figure made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made large folk art figure over the years, but those crafted by Irina Zaytceva and John Maltby are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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