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Paddle Africa

Carved and Painted Wood Paddle Surinam Maroon Ndyuka
Located in Wiscasset, ME
incised flowing designs on both sides of the other end and adjoining shaft of the paddle. This example
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Vintage 1950s Surinamer Folk Art Tribal Art

Tall Antique Tribal Figure, West African, Benin Kingdom, Female Statue
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique tribal figure. A West African, bronze Benin Kingdom female statue, dating to
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Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
By Carol Beckwith
Located in Surfside, FL
photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Large Barsony Duron Era. Table Lamp Ethnic African Couple in Canoe '50s
By Barsony Ceramics 1
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful figural lamp of a man and woman paddling in a canoe on waves of water. Done in the
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Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of HMS Avenger, circa 1847
Located in Nantucket, MA
of the Sidewheel Paddle Frigate HMS AVENGER (1845 -1847), a starboard side view of the small bark
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Antique 1840s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Wool

Engraving of A Savage of the Admiralty Isles in the Bismarck Archipelago, 1801
Located in Langweer, NL
." The image portrays a solitary indigenous man standing with a paddle in hand, exuding a sense of
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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Surrealist Painting Royal College Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Banana Blue Heads
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
fingers on their bodies at night. Every day they paddled and paddled and the banana boat sailed them far
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Limited Print 467/600 by J. Steven Dews the Tweed in the Channel Campaign, 1875
Located in Pulborough, GB
-rigged ship first sailed as the paddle steamer Punjab owned and operated by the East India Company and
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Antique 19th Century British Prints

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Glass, Walnut

Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

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Paint

Huge Triptych Surrealist Royal College Art Painting LGBTQ+ Artist Oranges Blues
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
much I craved the company of others. I got in a boat, I paddled and laughed with the others, the trees
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Paint, Archival Paper, Pen

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
existed between Europe and Africa. The calm, deep water provided a rare anoxic (without oxygen
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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Other

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Female Statue by Wolfgang Schwartzkoff for Rosenthal, 1929
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Female Statue by Wolfgang Schwartzkoff for Rosenthal, 1929. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes)...
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

The Capture, Cowboy, Herding Cattle, Vintage Western Art, Horse, Lassoing Cows
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Jones (American, Born 1940) Signed: John Jones (Lower, Right) " The Capture ", c. 1970s 22" x 28" Oil on Canvas Housed in a 3" Frame with a 1/2" Linen Liner and a Gold Fill...
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Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Egyptian African Camel Saddle Stool
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Egyptian, North Africa camel saddle shape stool. A middle eastern wood and leather camel saddle wood bench designed with a wooden frame and a black button tufted leather cush...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Folk Art Ottomans and Poufs

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Cowhide, Wood

19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Polychrome Rocking Cradle
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch rocking cradle or doll cradle featuring an original polychrome decorated frame. Finished in a dark green background and decorated with scroll...
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Paint, Wood

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba
By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exquisite Benin bronze sculpture in shape of a bell depicting an Oba. Oba translates to "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages of contemporary West Africa. The Kingdom of Benin ...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Andrianna Shamaris Rare Antique African Senufo Coffee Table
By Senufo
Located in New York, NY
Rare antique coffee table hand carved by the Senufo tribes from a single block of Iroko wood, native to the west coast of Africa. The wood is tough, dense and very durable. Shown wit...
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2010s Ivorian Tribal Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Antique African Wabi Sabi Stool / Chair, Decorative Object, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Such a charming decorative stool / chair for the modern interior. This is a multi functional item that can be used as a stool, pedestal or table. Hand crafted in Africa in the early ...
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Early 20th Century African Organic Modern Stools

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Wood, Oak

African Mahogany Chip Carved Sculpture by Michael Rozell, USA, 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
African Mahogany chip carved sculpture. A similar version is also available in maple.
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2010s American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings

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Mahogany

Pair of Mid-20th Century Benin Bronze Large Leopard Statues
Located in London, GB
This pair of casted, stylized, mid 20th century bronze leopards are vintage copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural sculptures of leopards. These large and impressive p...
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Estelle and Erwine Laverne for Laverne originals - Tulip base rosewood lamp table floor lamp. Maker’s mark on underside. Extremely rare example of a piece by E & E Laverne that inclu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Fiberglass, Rosewood

Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998
By Edwin Kayton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edwin Kayton "Hawaiian Man" Original Graphite Portrait C.1998 A young muscular Hawaiian man with canoe and paddle Dimensions 15.5" wide x 18.5" high The simple frame (lightly dist...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1896 - died in Gloucester, Massachusetts 1980) was a distinguished sculptor who lived ...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

African Woman Bust Hand-Carved Ebony Wooden Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An African woman bust sculpture, meticulously hand-carved from the lustrous depths of ebony wood. This masterful creation pays homage to the rich heritage of African craftsmanship. ...
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20th Century African Tribal Busts

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Wood, Ebony

Old African Senufo Bed, Coffee Table or Low Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old large wooden bed carved out of one piece of wood. Conical legs, headrest and carved detail on top. Beautiful, worn wood, smooth lovely patina. Mali. Legs and top all carved out o...
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20th Century Malian Rustic Benches

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Wood

Important & Rare Pennsylvania 18thc Paint Decorated Cradle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic early 18thc Pennsylvania painted and decorated baby cradle with strong German Dutch influence . This early cradle has come out of a fifty year collection and was found in ...
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Antique 18th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

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Wood

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects. It is framed in a wide, dark wooden frame with gold accents. It includes several manipulated historic ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

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African Two-Piece Small Carved Paddle Chair with Elephant Carving
Located in Austin, TX
African two part small chair with carved elephant at the upper back, the seat fits into a pierced
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20th Century Kenyan Primitives

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Wood

Luba Memory or Story Board with Head Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A rare finely carved Luba memory or story board in the shape of a carved paddle with inlaid bead
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Tropical Art Deco Jungle Scene Carved Panel on Zebra Wood Painting
By A. Rondi
Located in Oakland, CA
flourished in Europe and the United States, but drew on many more foreign and exotic themes. African and
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Paintings

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Zebra Wood

Louis XV Boulle Pedestal Clock, Movement Signed Duval, Paris
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
and a 'paddle' in the other, the case with chamfered corners is topped with urns and faced with
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

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Brass, Bronze

Adrian Rigby, "Evening Waters" 23x33 Tranquil Duck Landscape Oil Painting
By Adrian Rigby
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
grass and vine surround the quiet ecosystem as a paddling of ducks dive for their dinner. A warm summer
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Franz Hagenauer Wooden Canoe with 4 Standing African Paddlers
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in St. Louis, MO
Karl Hagenauer sculpted wooden canoe with four bronze standing African paddlers with black patina
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

African Tribal Rare Douala Dance Paddle Cameroon Interior Design Home Decor
Located in London, GB
African tribal rare douala dance paddle Cameroon A long pole dance paddle with tripartite head
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Antique 19th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

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Wood

Paddling Cows at Hayle - British Impressionist oil painting Newlyn school
By Frank Richards
Located in London, GB
paddling at Hayle in Cornwall. Richards’ use of the square brush technique that was to be used by the
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Early 1900s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Stunning Pair of African Grey Parrots in Illuminated Case by Christopher Tennant
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In Vineland, 2022, a pair of upcycled, antique taxidermied African grey parrots seek shelter in
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2010s American Victorian Natural Specimens

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Brass

Collection of Fijian, Tongan, New Guinea and African War Clubs and Spears
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tonga, paddle and spears from Papua New Guinea, and spear from Kenya. They are as follows from left
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Early 20th Century Fijian Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Iron

D'une Rive à l'Autre, Woman on a Dugout Canoe, Bronze Sculpture
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
represents a standing half-naked woman paddling a dugout canoe. From Africa to the Orient, Marine de Soos
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Paddle Africa For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal paddle africa for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every paddle africa was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect paddle africa — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right paddle africa, those designed in mid-century modern and folk art styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one paddle africa that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karl Hagenauer and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Paddle Africa?

Prices for a paddle africa can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $406 and can go as high as $410,410, while the average can fetch as much as $1,782.