Skip to main content

Primitive Head

1
305
22
2
to
34
249
69
326
325
326
36
18
17
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
38
92
173
25
48
67
30
11
1
1
6
11
8
15
12
7
6
143
80
39
34
31
109
96
78
42
33
11
9
8
7
5
Sort By
Dogon abstract primitive head sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A beautifully patined Dogon head sculpture. Because of its natural wear perhaps even being more
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Primitive Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Dogon abstract primitive head sculpture
Dogon abstract primitive head sculpture
H 12.21 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
Primitive Head Figure From the Pre-Columbian Period Made of Stone
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing a remarkable artifact from the Pre-Columbian period—a primitive head figure intricately
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Primitive Architectural Carved Wood Mounted Indian Horse Head
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Primitive architectural carved wood mounted Indian horse head A beautiful piece of folk
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Indian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Primitive Healing Figure
Located in New York, NY
with head facing up to release sickness. Possibly Yao tribes. The statue has wear and erosion with
Category

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
Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A beautiful stylized antelope head used as headdress on ceremonial dances. Retains the old painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Busts

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Primitive whirligig, circa 19th century (Working moving item) This lot is a very
Category

Antique 1870s European Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
H 24 in W 20 in D 20 in
Primitive 19th Century Rocking Cradle
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century rocking cradle in original red paint, with shaped detail at head and foot, on carved
Category

Antique 19th Century North American Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Primitive 19th Century Rocking Cradle
Primitive 19th Century Rocking Cradle
H 20.5 in W 42 in D 22.5 in
Jose de Creeft Carved Stone Head
By Jose Mariano de Creeft
Located in New York, NY
A carved grey stone head sculpture, made by Spanish-born American artist Jose de Creeft in the
Category

Vintage 1930s American Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Jose de Creeft Carved Stone Head
Jose de Creeft Carved Stone Head
H 13 in W 8.5 in D 13 in
Carved Stone Head Sculpture french work 1970's
Located in ROUEN, FR
crowns the head. The limestone has been sculpted in a way to create a headdress, perhaps evoking a turban
Category

Mid-20th Century French Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

19th C. English Life-Size Carved Wood Pony Head Sculpture
Located in East Hampton, NY
This wonderfully distressed carved wood sculpture of a pony head mountable to wall has signs of age
Category

Antique 19th Century English Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Primitive Rustic Wooden Octagonal Sledge Hammer Carpenter Mallet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique primitive / rustic hand crafted heavy wooden mallet with octagonal shaped head and rounded
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Primitive Rustic Burl Wood Sledge Hammer Carpenter Mallet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand crafted primitive / rustic wooden mallet with heavily distressed round burl wood head
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Kitten Fish Primitive Beige Blue Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the mid-20th century with a blue kitten and head of a fish
Category

20th Century Persian Organic Modern Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ken Beldin, Wood, Copper, Ceramic, Primitive Art, Jewelry Box
By Ken Beldin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
modern/primitive style craft . This wooden box has copper and a figure that appears to be pre-columbian
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique 19th Century Primitive Shaker Lancaster Co. Bench 141.5"w
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Antique 19th Century Primitive Shaker Lancaster Co. Bench 141.5"w Hand made, mid 19th century
Category

Antique 1870s American Shaker Benches

Materials

Pine

Mid 19th c. Primitive Mexican Mennonite Farmhouse Table c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
period. Antique nail heads are clearly visible throughout. The table is very sturdy. CREATOR
Category

Antique 19th Century American Rustic Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Children's Horse Head Rocking Chair
Located in Forney, TX
and beautiful patina. Dating to the mid-19th century, the primitive rocker having a wooden four poster
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Children's Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Bronze primitive Christian crucifix "Nkangi Kiditu" made by Bakongo people DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
», and is from the Kongo people of the Congo. Christ is portrayed with his head inclined to the left, his
Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Wendy Hendelman Brown Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2017
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Brown Alabaster Head Sculpture on black marble
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Wendy Hendelman Creamy Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2016
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Creamy Alabaster Head Sculpture on black marble
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Wendy Hendelman Tiger's Eye Head Sculpture, 2015
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Tiger's Eye Head Sculpture on marble base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Wendy Hendelman Black Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2019
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Black Alabaster Head Sculpture on a black marble
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Wendy Hendelman Black Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2019
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Black Alabaster Head Sculpture on a black marble
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Wendy Hendelman Alabaster Head and Torso Sculpture, 2015
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's alabaster head and torso sculpture on marble base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled african head bust hand carved in black wood. It has a slight tilt - leaning to one
Category

Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Wood

Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Vintage African Head Bust in Hand Carved Black Wood
Free Shipping
H 6.7 in W 3.55 in D 4.73 in
Wendy Hendelman Marble Head and Torso Sculpture, 2020
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Marble Head and Torso Sculpture on a black marble
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Wendy Hendelman Green Alabaster Head and Torso Sculpture, 2019
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Green Alabaster Head and Torso Sculpture on black
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Lidded "Head" Studio Pottery Vessel by Sculptor Ruth Joffa (1920 - 2017)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Lidded "Head" Studio Pottery Vessel by Sculptor Ruth Joffa Presenting a unique lidded "head
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Pottery

Large Scale Carved and Molded Clay Egyptian Pharoah Head Table Lamp, circa 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale carved and molded clay Egyptian Pharoah head table lamp, circa 1970 The large head
Category

Mid-20th Century American Egyptian Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Clay, Teak

Vintage Rare Bronze Tribal Ancestor Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare vintage figure. Stylistically primitive and raw, this beautiful bronze statue
Category

Vintage 1960s Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Hand Carved Panel
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
nutrition from the breast milk. Originally used as an exterior panel. A beautiful piece of art or a head
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Hand Carved Panel
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
beautiful piece of art or a head board. This panel was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Ancient Hand Carved Wooden Panel
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. Great as a head board or art installation. Full dimensions; the top is 113" wide and bottom 82" wide. It
Category

Vintage 1930s Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Rare Antique Sumba Comb
Located in New York, NY
Worn by adult noblewomen high on the head, like a crown. These hand cut combs from Sumba are
Category

20th Century Indonesian Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Andrianna Shamaris Dragon Carving
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
dragon is a protector and is often associated with royalty. Great as a head board or above a door
Category

Vintage 1950s Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Dragon Carving
Andrianna Shamaris Dragon Carving
H 12.5 in W 76 in D 1.5 in
Andrianna Shamaris Ancient Hand Carved Batak Panel or Console Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. Perfect as a head board or as a wall hanging both vertical or horizontal. We only source the best. This
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique in shape with a square head, a hand carved and crafted mallet works wonderfully well for
Category

20th Century English Primitive Butcher Blocks

Materials

Wood

Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Hand Made Wooden Mallet
H 13.5 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors
Located in Louisville, KY
This simple, yet beautiful country pine cupboard features a primitive design of two solid doors on
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Cupboards

Materials

Iron

Andrianna Shamaris Architectural Teak Wood Wall Hanging
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
installation or as a head board. We have a pair. The price and images reflect the one shown. This carving
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Architectural Elements

Materials

Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Architectural Teak Wood Wall Hanging
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
installation or as a head board. We have a pair. The price reflects one. This carving was sourced in the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Marcel Ramond, African Style Armchair in Elm, 1980s
By Marcel Ramond
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
two boards linked with each other by a scale on which is fixed a movable curved shape head support
Category

Vintage 1980s European Primitive Armchairs

Materials

Elm

Vintage Folk Art Doll / Oil Can with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
handmade with a doll head and arms and a tin can body. A very unique and cool piece of decor! Dimensions
Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Tin

Vintage Folk Art Doll / Coffee Cans with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a tin can body. A very unique and cool piece of decor
Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Tin

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Stone Ducks
Located in Atlanta, GA
ducks from France have been hand carved in primitive fashion and feature a sleeping duck with head
Category

Antique 19th Century French Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Ethiopian Carved Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives
Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ethiopian Carved Headrest
Ethiopian Carved Headrest
H 7 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Idoma Ido Nigerian Carved Wood Figure Of A Seated Female
Located in Dallas, TX
pose. The light body is covered with black and white pigments and the head with knotted ceremonial hair
Category

Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
leading straight to a rounded head. Figure represents Irivake, the ancestor hero who is considered as
Category

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
"Iguana" Mexican Ceramic vase signed by Jorge Wilmot
By Creators of Objects
Located in BARCELONA, ES
attention of the head of the minister of culture at the time, Fernando Gamboa, and the business expanded
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Primitive Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Abstract Hobnail Sculpture from Malawi
Located in San Diego, CA
originates from the late 1970s. The bronze drop-like figure with a neck and head are covered in blunt bronze
Category

Vintage 1970s Malawian Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Andrianna Shamaris Yin and Yang Antique Door
Located in New York, NY
coffee table, used as a head board or hung as a piece of art. The circle meaning is the Yin and the Yang
Category

Vintage 1940s Primitive Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

16th-17th Century French Carved Oak Panel with an Angel Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak panel with an wonderful primitive angel figure. On the bottom of this angel
Category

Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Mounted Objects

Materials

Oak

Antique Asian Indian Hand Painted Tile Front Dowry Cabinet Chest Case Piece
Located in West Hartford, CT
corners are carved with primitive horse head finials. It is extremely heavy with its many ceramic ornate
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Cabinets

Materials

Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique Folk Art Rocking Horse Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Primitive form, beautiful outstretched stride, faceted eyes, iron stirrups, red vinyl saddle with nail-head
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Antique Folk Art Rocking Horse Sculpture
Antique Folk Art Rocking Horse Sculpture
H 23.25 in W 43.5 in D 10.25 in
19th Century Carved Stone Alms Box
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusual 19th century carved stone alms or offertory box. Primitive carved stone head above the coin
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

19th Century Carved Stone Alms Box
19th Century Carved Stone Alms Box
H 13 in W 8.67 in D 9.06 in
French Provincial Pair Dining Chairs
Located in Brescia, IT
Martin in London and it is a cotton velvet with geometrical drawings that seems a primitive decor. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

French Provincial Pair Dining Chairs
French Provincial Pair Dining Chairs
H 39.77 in W 19.3 in D 20.08 in
Antique Pre-Columbian Mounted Bird Form Artifacts
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful set of two pre-Columbian bird form artifacts. One finely carved bird head stone mounted
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay, Wood

Antique Elmwood Rustic Console Table
Located in thousand oaks, CA
feel. Highly detailed with primitive mortise & tenon joinery, splayed cross bar legs and elmwood end
Category

Early 20th Century Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Antique Elmwood Rustic Console Table
Antique Elmwood Rustic Console Table
H 32 in W 13.5 in D 98 in
Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (345.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Cement, Other

Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (116.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens

Materials

Cement, Other

Genuine Trilobite Fossil (Ptychopariida) on Matrix (387.3 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens

Materials

Cement, Other

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Primitive Head", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Primitive Head For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the primitive head you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each primitive head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and stone. Your living room may not be complete without a primitive head — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A primitive head is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Baroque and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made primitive head over the years, but those crafted by Andrianna Shamaris and Jose Mariano de Creeft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Primitive Head?

The average selling price for a primitive head at 1stDibs is $936, while they’re typically $145 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.