Naga Wooden Sculptures

Still one of the world’s most isolated societies, the The Naga of mountainous northeastern India are talented artisans that create everything they need from the natural resources of ...

Bamana tribe art is known for masks, textiles and architectural elements. This Y-shaped post supported a heavy roof timber and acted as a welcoming symbol...

This impressive (and heavy) polished stone resembles a scholar's mountain as depicted in Chinese traditional paintings. Though it has gr...

This exceptionally life-like antique sculpture is carved from linden wood and once decorated a French church or cathedral. The figure stands authoritatively, with right arm raised and index finger extended toward heaven. It probably stood on a base in a side chapel. According to Christian iconography of the period, this gesture signifies that salvation comes only through baptism. The figure wears a girdle of animal fir, probably from a bear, making symbolic reference to St. John the Baptist's life in the wilderness of Judea, between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The elegantly carved robe is a baroque element that adds a sense of motion and energy to the artwork. Originally, the sculpture was polychromed, but the original pigments have weathered away and been replaced with whitewash. Repairs, losses, and insect damage are minor and expected due to great age. many vintage and antique religious sculptures...

This is an extraordinary full-size terra cotta copy of “La Baignuese" (The Bathing Venus) after the original by Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (French, 1710-1795). This copy is remarka...

Newly carved from reclaimed teakwood, this bust takes the form of an apsara. With origins in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Apsaras are female spirits of the clouds and waters. T...

Fine Brutalist hand made terracotta Sculpture. Hollow structure, red color. Stamped NAGA. Inspired by Alexander Calder "the waves." Around 2008.

We found this organic piece with another wooden sculpture from the same maker in a house on the countryside in Holland. The maker is unknown to us, but it’s a elegantly made with ver...

Cubist wooden sculpture made and signed by A. van Heeswijk. Made of Oak in the 1920s in The Netherlands. The artist carved his name in the foot. This ...

1960s abstract brutalist wooden sculpture. Unknown creator / not signed.

Solid maple sculpture suitable for holding something precious and mundane. The large diameter and thick walls on the bowl allow for thousands of possibilities: placing sand within an...

Primitive artifact sculpture carved from oak wood. Comes with wire stand. Unique piece carved with hand tools. Has natural grain variation and some...