A Wooden Naga-Tribe Totem

This unique storage vessel was made from a single trunk of Saal wood and fitted with a cover to protect the contents (probably rice grains) from insects and moisture. This kind of mo...

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 large carved and chiseled bed was carved from a single piece of iroko wood in the Ivory Coast. It dates to the early 20th Century. Abstract and sculptural, the wooden forms of ...

This finely crafted piece was made high in the mountains above Thailand, Laos and Burma (modern day Myanmar) by an indigenous hill tribe. The Yao people are skilled silversmiths who ...

The Totem #4 was made on a custom built lathe in the Lehrecke studio and is a modern take on the Totem tradition. Turned by a master craftsman with locally sourced walnut and cherry....

The Totem #2 was made on a custom built lathe in the Lehrecke studio and is a modern take on the Totem tradition. Turned by a master craftsman with locally sourced walnut and cherry....

An amorphous and abstract piece by an unknown Artist. A hand-carved totem-like form made of natural wood form with a sculptural shape, typical of the 1960s/1970s. The wood with natur...

The totems of the French sculptor Franck Evennou possess a playful quality that counterbalances the traditional solemnity of the form. With their rough, splitting surface, they are n...