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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
Category
20th Century African Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood, Ebony
African Art Wooden Sculpture Woman with Long Neck
Located in Marseille, FR
African art wooden sculpture representing a woman with a long neck, 99 cm high, 40 cm wide and 25
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Unique African Style Carved Wood Wooden Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful one of a kind African carved wooden sculpture of a woman carrying a basket and a hat
Category
20th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Unusual, Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture, Woman’s Head
Located in Schagen, NL
Very unusual piece! This wooden hand carved Woman's head was carved from one piece of hardwood
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Hardwood
Ancient Maiolica Tiles, Rampini Manufactory, Pavia, 1693-1704
By Siro Antonio Africa
Located in Milano, IT
by Africa, also enclosed by carved and gilded wooden frames." (Asp, Notarile di Pavia, G. Re, 13013
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
Italian Ceramic Wall Plaque of African Water Woman, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hand-glazed ceramic wall plaque made from 3 connected tiles. The motif is a colorful African Woman
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden Sculpture African Madonna and Baby by Tutsi Rwanda Artist Ndatite Ilo
By Ndatite Ilo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tutsi tribe artist Ndatite Ilo from Rwanda hand-carved this unique Africanist wooden statue
Category
20th Century Rwandan Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Velvet, Wood
H 24.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.32 in
Large African Makonde Tree of Life Sculpture, circa 1962
Located in Germantown, MD
Large 31" Makonde Tree of Life Sculpture. African Family Tree. Hand Carved. Rare Folk Art of Africa
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Two Fine Yaka Ornamental Figural Wood Combs Cisakulo West Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Exquisite Yaka Figural Decorative Wooden Combs "Cisakulo".
These remarkable antique wooden
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Table Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
an African woman carrying two water jars, while the second one depicts a Chinese man in his
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Knelling Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern black & white sculpture of a Knelling tribal Tattooed African Queen
Purchased in France, in
Category
20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Reclining Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern black & white sculpture of a reclining tribal tattooed African Queen
Purchased in France, in
Category
20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 15.5 in W 25 in D 13 in
Tall Carved Wooden Oracle or Divination Tapper "Iroke Ifa", Yoruba People, 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden oracle or divination tapper "Iroke Ifa" statue, showing a kneeling woman
Category
Vintage 1930s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 18.12 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Woman Carrying Baby in a Papoose, Kola Nut Holder from Abeokuta, Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden kola nut holder, depicting a woman carrying a baby in a papoose and holding a bowl
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 7 in
Mahatma Gandhi's Vintage 1940s Metal Prison Bowl and Wooden Fork and Spoons
Located in Jersey, GB
- Historically important metal food bowl, two wooden spoons and a wooden fork owned by Mahatma
Category
Vintage 1910s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Large Stool Luba Solid Wood Dark Ritual Patina - Period: Art Deco
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Antique large wooden "Luba" stool with a very attractive dark ritual patina.
The body of the
Category
20th Century African Other Stools
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall wooden bodies, layered in cotton and highly
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and highly
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and highly
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These traditional dolls are made with cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These traditional dolls are made with cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These traditional dolls are made with cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Twine, Cotton, Wood
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
beautiful natural age-related patina.
Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden ritual
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
21st Century Lorsky Tea Table, Wood Inlay, Carved Base, Deco Style Made in Italy
By Hebanon Fratelli Basile, Hebanon Studio
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Lorsky is a tea table inspired by the Deco aesthetics of the 1920s and 1930s. The carved wooden
Category
2010s Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
H 29.53 in Dm 27.56 in
Luba Kukudji Figure
Located in London, GB
Luba Figure
Kakudji
D.R. Congo
Wood, fibre, beads, textile
28 cm
On a professional wooden
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Beads, Textile, Natural Fiber
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Arabic Male & Camel in Desert Protecting Spouse
Located in Lisse, NL
19th century, one of a kind, oil painting in a more modern, golden colored wooden frame.
We know
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
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H 13.8 in W 23.2 in D 1.6 in
African Hemba Wooden Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
western African art history in the 1970s. The Luba and the Hemba are socioculturally and artistically
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prolific tribes of Sub-Saharan Africa. They are centred in southwestern Nigeria, with a significant
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand-Carved Wooden Table Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Saint Ouen, IDF
an African woman carrying two water jars, while the second one depicts a Chinese man in his
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mammy Figure
Located in Summerland, CA
circa 1920.
This figure depicts an African-American woman.
Made of wood with striped woolen knit
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive More Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Standing Woman Wooden Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Tribal 1990s African hand carved standing woman wooden figure sculpture, with hair and ethnic
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 21.07 in W 7.29 in D 5.91 in
Ethnic 1990s African Hand Carved Woman Carrying Baby Wooden Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Tribal 1990s African hand carved standing woman carrying baby 2-tone wooden figure sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 28.35 in W 8.67 in D 5.91 in
Hagenauer Bust of African Woman
Located in Montreal, QC
Art deco style carved and stained wooden bust of African woman, her curly incised hair stained
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Sculpture of an African Woman with Earring on Oval Base by F. Hagenauer, 1930
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Antwerp, BE
A head of an African women with earring on oval base.
Artist/ Maker:
Hagenauer F
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 5.12 in W 4.53 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco Profile of an African Woman, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Profile of a woman. Africanist school. French work, circa 1930.
Ebonized wood on a wooden base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Art Deco Profile of an African Woman, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Profile of a woman. Africanist school. French work, circa 1930.
Ebonized wood on a wooden base
Category
Vintage 1930s French Sculptures
Materials
Copper
African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
Carved wooden African female body mask depicting a torso with breasts and pregnant belly promoting
Category
Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century African Janus Shaped Black Wooden Sculpture with Brass Inlays
Located in Salzburg, AT
(double-sided) Bambara / Bamana from Mali, West Africa south of the Sahara, Ségou region.
This large non
Category
Vintage 1940s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
1970s Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Bust Figure Sculpture Table Lamps
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of hand carved wooden African man and woman bust figure sculpture table lamps.
Category
Late 20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 25.6 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
An Asante wooden aku’aba fertility doll, published as part of the Ladislas Segy collection and
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
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H 13.6 in W 6 in D 3 in
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These traditional dolls are made with cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Italian Neoclassical Half-Moon Chest of Drawers by Ignazio and Luigi Ravelli
Located in IT
head of an African woman placed in profile and the head covered by a turban in fabric.
The small and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Materials
Bronze
H 36.62 in W 48.82 in D 21.66 in
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
people of South Africa. These dolls are made with tall, cylindrical wooden bodies, wrapped in cotton and
Category
Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Manguebetu Terra Cotta Head by Paul Serste
By Paul Serste
Located in Antwerp, BE
cotta head of a African woman (Manguebetu tribe) with brown patina, signed by the artist. This beautiful
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta, Ceramic
Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Mat Rack Panel, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
A carved and mat rack Zulu panel.
This wooden panel was inspired from the construction of Zulu
Category
20th Century African Tribal Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
African Fertility Doll, Lesotho
Located in New York, NY
”. In hope that the doll would help her conceive, a woman named it and cared for it until the birth of
Category
Early 20th Century Lesothian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Asante - African Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Asante, "Ashanti" African Wooden Stool. This design was for a woman. Ghana Africa
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Wood
Edgar A. Stareck, "Head of a Woman" paired oil paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
us a call.
Severely restricted tonality in black and browns. Rustic wooden frames. To
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Custom African "Basket Woman" Lamp
Located in Northfield, IL
This gorgeous carved wooden female figure was transformed into a custom lamp. The shade is an
Category
20th Century African Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Carved African Wood Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Pau, FR
Carved African wood sculpture of a woman executed in a spindle pole formation with a curved torso
Category
Vintage 1960s Burkinabe Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bentwood
Benin Carving of a Woman with Basket on the Head, Edo People, circa 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Pau, FR
Wooden Benin carving depicting a woman with a basket on her head, Edo People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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