Mali Wood Sculpture

Amyas Naegele large Dogon/tellem headrest in wood. Large Dogon headrest with hourglass triangular windows ca. 16th century or earlier. According to the Met, “What little is known ...

Amyas Naegele Dogon/Tellem headrest with twin sun bursts in wood Dogon/Tellem headrest with incised sun burst designs on the saddle ca.16th century or earlier. This piece is simil...

The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. In a sea of Muslims, they managed to adhere to their ancestral religion and traditions. Their ladders are used to access ...

Bambara wood mask is a contemporary African wooden art piece, realized in Mali. In very good condition, except for some minor signs of aging. Provenance: Italian private collec...

African wood ladder, Dogon culture, Mali Evident from the softly worn patina, this ladder was originally used indoors to access grain storage. Carved from a naturally forked tree, ...

Carved wood from Mali, early 20th century, old metal consolidation (see photo), Very interesting large and decorative object.

A very good Ci Wara harvest ceremony antelope headdress. Great scale and animation to the design. Bamana Culture, Mali c1920s Ex Collections : Alan Davie, 1980s, Monica Weingraf-Hew...

Dogon wood mask is a superb wooden art piece, dated and signed "1990 /Tiby", from Mali. This African mask represents a male portrait with geometrical motive. In very good condi...

Mali Dogon figure, end of 19th century. Provenance: Alain de Monbrison collection.

Early 20th Century Granary Door Lock, Bamana Peoples, Mali A figurative wood door lock from the Bamana (Bambara) people of Mali. This probably depicts a female ancestor whose featur...

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

The Marka fashion their masks with very small mouths with raised lips at the bottom of an elongated face. The nose is usually extremely long and elegantly thin and the eyes are cast ...

African carved wood sculpture of kneeling male and female couple figures on a wood base. Encrusted patina. Height: 16.75 inches Width: 14 inches Depth: 7.75 inches (42.5 x 35...

A selection of model Dogon ladders, mounted. Replicas of mush larger hand-hewn ladders traditionally used by the Dogon peoples of Mali to access cliff Dwellings. Dimensions vary. Tal...

Hand carved Dogon tribal wooden sculpture depicting a snake figure, previously used a staff. These were used in magic ceremonies to protect against the actions of enemies. In additio...

The Dogon people of Mali lived a vertical life. With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, tree ladders were integral tools of daily life. A pattern of well-worn steps ...

Coveted decorative African hand-carved wood mask with graphic elements, circa 1960s This is a decorative item from the 1960s, it was made for export, it is not an antique tribal mas...

Early Janus sculpture - Bambara Mali Sogo Bò Theater Circa 1930/50 Ségou Bamana " Puppet / doll, totem statue of Mani ("little person" in the Mandinka language). Anthropomorphic fema...

This statue was part of a collection that belonged to the late actor William Holden. He purchased all this African art for his beautiful estate in Palm Springs California. This piece...

Dogon Ladders on stands, each roughly carved and highly unique. Two available, one 77" tall and the other 88" tall. (Tallest listed below.) Y-branch at their tops span 18" and 23"...

Pagoda Red Collection #: CALP041 Keywords: Sculpture, statue, figure, African, Africa, Mali

Impressive 19th century African statue

Notched Dogon ladder created by the the West African Mali Peoples. Carved from a single piece of wood and situated on an iron base in order to stand upright. These ladders were used ...

A beautifully hand-carved wooden face mask from the 1980s, distinguished by its elongated proportions, serene closed eyes, and refined surface detailing. The sculptural lines reveal ...

The Dogon people of Mali lived a vertical life. With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, tree ladders were integral tools of daily life. Adding depth and texture, a p...

The Dogon people of Mali lived a vertical life. With homes set into cliff faces and orchards to harvest, these tree ladders were integral tools of daily life. Adding depth and textur...

Very old African carved wood head crest in the form of a long horned antelope with a very long snout with drilled nostrils and tongue showing between parted jaws. Two small eyes are ...

Dressed in a rustling raffia skirt, a dancer once performed in this elongated mask at a funeral ceremony held by the Kurumba people of Mali. Emulating the graceful form of an antelop...

Carved directly out of the wood slating, these reptiles come to life, appearing to crawl up the door. Intricately textured with abstract patterns, the crawling reptiles bring a dynam...

Bamana people hand-carved and tribally used antique female and child Chi-Wara Antelope headdress/statue which comes from Mali, Africa. The Chi-Wara (female antelope represents the ea...

African granary wooden shutter door with low relief hand-carved figures and animals. Tribal geometric symbolic designs in naïf style. Each family has is own Granary with one of a k...

An authentic 90 inch Dogon Ladder hand carved by The Dogon Tribe in Mali, Africa. Dogon ladders originate from the Dogon people of the Bandiagara Escarpment region of Mali. The ladde...

Among the Bamana, oral traditions give credit to a mythical being named Ci Wara, a divine being, half-mortal and half-animal, with the introduction of agriculture to the Bamana. Bama...

A Dogon Mali Dama ceremonial dance mask from the early to mid-20th century. This Dogon tribal wooden ceremonial dance mask originates from Mali, West Africa. The mask is carved to re...

A classic Dogon ladder made of dark wood and mounted on a sturdy metal stand. The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite being surrounded by Muslims, th...

With striking sculptural form and beautiful aged patina. Traces of pigment to the elongated eyes, with detailed carving mimicking the antelope horns, original as found condition. Thi...

A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali.

African granery Dogon style door Sculpture with figures, from Mali. This is an amazing piece of African Folk Art of a quickly disappearing ethnic group, functioning as a decorative m...

Primitive African pestle with gorgeous patina.

A 19th century Dogon ladder carved from a single piece of wood with beautifully worn treads and mounted on a custom base. Ladders like this were used to climb in and out of homes and...

Abstract carving of a reclining antelope with a diminutive body and an openwork square base for hanging during the festival headdress. The long snout finishes in an open mouth, its e...

A small wooden door from a Dogon granary or agricultural tool warehouse. This is an ethnic group that lives on the cliffs (Mount Bandiagara) in the Republic of Mali, Africa. Their ho...

The Dogon people are an ethnic group that lives on the Bandiagara cliffs facing the Niger River basin in the Republic of Mali, West Africa, and have a population of approximately 250...

This rare mask is called a Chiwara. It is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara (or Bamana) ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara ...

Handcarved Wooden Fertility Sculpture from Mali

Old Dogan hunting mask from the Dogon people in Mali. The mask is from the 20th century. It represents a horse. Please note - this item will be shipped from our New York City studio.

Note: The mask is mounted on a contemporary stand. Total height with stand: 21.75 in.

In the Style of a 20th Century Crest Mask Tjiwara from Mali

Chiwara is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali.

THIS IS A SCULPTURE VERY LOVELY FROM ALL SIDES,INCLUDING THE BACK,THE FEMALE IS SITTING ON A STOOL

Vintage whimsical hand-painted puffer fish puppet mounted on a stand; articulated moving fins; Mali, Mid-Century.  

The arrangement of the conical forms of this effigy of African art Bambara constitutes a remarkable formal balance. Its meditative appearance reminds us that it is the receptacle of ...

A Boli fetish animal from the Bamana peoples of Mali. These fetish animals are spiritual objects consisting of a wood core covered in organic matter that are said to contain a force ...

Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...

Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...

On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...

Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...

This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe, which lives along the Ogooué River in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group located in the northeastern r...

Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...

Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...

Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...