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Aboriginal Wood Carving

Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design
Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design

Australian Aboriginal Art Carved Wood Log Bone Totem Coffin with Skull Design

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful and quite engaging hand carved wood with hand painted ochres on a hollow wooden log coffin with skull and bone designs. This piece is from the famed Kelton Collection...

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20th Century Australian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island
Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island

Australian Aboriginal Ironwood Bima Figure Carving Tiwi Island

By Myra Ann Tipiloura

Located in Atlanta, GA

Collected in Tiwi Island off the coast of Northern Australia, this Bima Figure Carving was carved and painted by Myra Ann Tipiloura out of Iron wood.

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20th Century Australian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving
'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

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H 72.05 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

By Galuma Maymuru 1

Located in London, GB

Galuma Maymuru - "Nyapililngu" - carving. Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art. This carving represents Nyapilingu as described in the story below. The artist is a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving
'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

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H 53.55 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in

'Nyapililngu', Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving

By Galuma Maymuru 1

Located in London, GB

Galuma Maymuru, "Nyapililngu,"  Carving. Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art. This carving represents Nyapilingu as described in the story below. The artist is a M...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile
Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile

Australian Aboriginal Wood Carving of a Crocodile

Located in Atlanta, GA

Title: Crocodile Carving Artist: David Ngulwurr Yunipingu DOB: circa 1966 Medium: Acrylic on wood DOC: 2006 Provenance: COA from Elcho Island Art Center Galiwin'ku Community.

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Early 2000s Australian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle
Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle

Australian Aboriginal Shield with an Integral Handle

Located in Leuven , BE

This Aboriginal Shield displays an integral handle with hand-carved emu and kangaroo.

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20th Century Australian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island
Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island

Australian Aboriginal Primordial Ancestor Couple Statues from Tiwi Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of large carved statues that depict an ancestor couple from Tiwi Island, off the northern coast of Northern Territory. They were carved out of ironwood, a very dense wood nati...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving
Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving

Aboriginal Australia Bima Figure Carving

By Matha Purantatameri

Located in Atlanta, GA

An aboriginal tribal carving from iron wood decorated with ocher pigment and coconut fibers.

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Early 2000s Australian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island
Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island

Australian Aboriginal Painted TOTEM Pole from Elcho Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

Title: A TOTEM pole painted with clan design Artist: Christine Wankuwuy Burarrwanga DOB: 31/05/1977 Clan: Gumatj Medium: Acrylic on wood Provenance: COA from Elco Island Art Cen...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

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Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint
Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint

Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hand-carved wood ancestor figure with surface pictorial carving showing kangaroo hunting and decorated with black and red paint and white and yellow ocher pigment. The figure slightl...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair
Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair

Vintage Hand Carved African Figures – a Pair

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a pair of vintage hand-carved African figures. These serve as a classic example of traditional African post sculptures, closely matching the ancestral stylistic tradition...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

David Malangi Daymirringu Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Bark Painting
David Malangi Daymirringu Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Bark Painting

David Malangi Daymirringu Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Bark Painting

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, unique, relatively large, very engaging original indigenous Australian Aboriginal dreaming painting by Northern Territory Yolngu artist David Malangi (1927-1999. He is ...

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20th Century Australian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

African Hand-Carved Wooden Statue, Tribal Art, 20th Century, Africa
African Hand-Carved Wooden Statue, Tribal Art, 20th Century, Africa

African Hand-Carved Wooden Statue, Tribal Art, 20th Century, Africa

Located in Linkebeek, BE

African carved wooden statue African Art Measures : 15cmx15cm H:70cm Wear consistent with age and use

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20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully designed, wonderfully carved Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation Native American (perhaps Haida, Tlingit, or Nootka) indigenous hand carved wood Three-figure totem pol...

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Vintage 1980s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole

Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole

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H 26 in W 16.5 in D 6 in

Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice hand carved and painted wood totem pole, circa 1970s. The totem stands and 26" H with a 16.5" wingspan and is in excellent condition for its age. The piece is painted in ...

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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

North American Totemic Wood Sculpture with Polychrome Decoration
North American Totemic Wood Sculpture with Polychrome Decoration

North American Totemic Wood Sculpture with Polychrome Decoration

Located in Nottingham, GB

Totem poles are among the most recognisable artistic expressions of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including communities across present-day Alaska and British...

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Early 20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Mimi Spirit Figure Original Bark Painting
Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Mimi Spirit Figure Original Bark Painting

Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Mimi Spirit Figure Original Bark Painting

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original indigenous Australian Aboriginal painting featuring two Mimi spirit figures. The painting is made with natural earth pigments which ar...

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Vintage 1980s Australian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole

Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully designed, wonderfully carved Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation Native American indigenous hand carved wood totem pole. The work depicts a watchman (or watcher) figu...

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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure
African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Ambete Reliquary Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Gabon 20th Century carved wood Ambete reliquary figure features an oval head with inlaid cowrie shell eyes, a fiber necklace, forward thrust shoulders with bent arms, rope be...

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log

Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log

Located in Atlanta, GA

Yalatai hollow log. Artist: Binguur Wirrpanda. Year of birth: 1973. Nationality: Australian. Region: East Arnhem Land. Medium: Ochres on hollow log. Measurement: 135cm (55 inch).

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Wood Totem Carvings
Pair of Mid-Century Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Wood Totem Carvings

Pair of Mid-Century Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Wood Totem Carvings

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pair of Mid-Century Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Wood Totem Carvings A finely carved pair of Northwest Coast cedar wood sculptures, offered as a single lot. The raven, signed ...

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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure
African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

African Nigeria Mid 20th Century Hand Carved Eshu Female Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Nigerian mid 20th c. wooden figure hand carved and pigmented by the Eshu people depicting a standing woman wearing a 5-point crown and ringed jewelry around the wrists and ankles, wi...

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure

Located in Rochester, NY

Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful old pigmented surface w/ finely decorated facial features and shell eyes. Good sig...

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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Wood

Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands Animal Kangaroo Sculpture New Guinea
Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands Animal Kangaroo Sculpture New Guinea

Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands Animal Kangaroo Sculpture New Guinea

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Created by the Massim Peoples from Trobriand Islands off New Guinea. A standing animal wood sculpture, probably of a tree kangaroo with shell eyes. Finely incised designs on parts ...

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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Pair of African Sculptures — Heavy Hardwood, Primitivist Style
Pair of African Sculptures — Heavy Hardwood, Primitivist Style

Pair of African Sculptures — Heavy Hardwood, Primitivist Style

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

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Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island
Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island

Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island

Located in Atlanta, GA

A hollow log painted with Ocher with a clan-based design. Title: Djirrididi Log Artist: James Patrick Lamuta DOB: 01/04/1984 Medium: Ocher pigment on wood Provenance: COA from E...

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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture
Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture

Australian Aboriginal Yawkyawk Fiber Sculpture

By Allison Guwanjguwanj

Located in Atlanta, GA

Fiber art by contemporary aboriginal artist Allison Guwanjguwanj. It depicts a dreamtime creature called "Yawkyawk" which is the ancestor of the clan. It is a mermaid-like creature ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught...

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Aboriginal Wood Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic aboriginal wood carving available at 1stDibs. Each aboriginal wood carving for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, cherry and hardwood. There are 5 variations of the antique or vintage aboriginal wood carving you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect aboriginal wood carving — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A aboriginal wood carving, designed in the folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made aboriginal wood carving has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Trent Jansen, Myra Ann Tipiloura and Patrick Freddy Puruntatameri are consistently popular.

How Much is a Aboriginal Wood Carving?

The average selling price for a aboriginal wood carving at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $1,250 on the low end and $185,000 for the highest priced.