African Sculptures

Place of Origin: African

African Bronze Sculpture, with Characters Playing a Game

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

African bronze and wood sculpture, with characters playing a game.

Category

20th Century Colonial Revival African Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

African Bronze Sculpture, with Characters Playing a Game

Pair of Monumental African Ebonized Figures

Located in New York, NY

Pair of monumental African ebonized carved tribal figures of man and wife with child and drum standing on a round base (19/20th Cent)(from the World M...

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Monumental African Ebonized Figures

Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand

Located in Buchanan, MI

Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.

Category

20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand

Baga Mandor Shrine a-Tshol

Located in Chicago, IL

When this powerful figure is engaged at Baga ceremonies, it directs the movements of the dancer handling it. Held in one’s hands or worn on the head, the figure becomes one with the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Baga Mandor Shrine a-Tshol

Wandala Shield from Chad

Located in Stamford, CT

Wandalà shield, from Cameroon/Chad. Made with cowhide and natural pigments. For a similar example see- Benitez-Johannot, Purissima and Jean Paul Barbier, Shields: Africa, Southea...

Category

20th Century Tribal African Sculptures

Materials

Cowhide

Wandala Shield from Chad

Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali

Located in Paris, FR

African Puppets Kote Kono A, this "Kote Kono" animal puppets depicting the hornbill bird with a large beak during the Sogobo ceremony. This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali, along the Niger River and more particularly in the Bozo ethnic group. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...

Category

1950s Vintage African Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali

Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana

By Osei Bonsu

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her la...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana

Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo

Located in New York, NY

Elegant, carved wood sculpture representing the human figure from Togo, Africa. A large, dramatic piece for a tribal art collection and creating a rare, unique and special presence.

Category

19th Century Primitive Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Aftican Wood Sculpture from Togo

Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency

Located in Chicago, IL

Early 19th century Nigerian Shield/Currency. Actual currency from Nigeria used to buy livestock, businesses and homes. Beautifully mounted to display the Shape and scale of the piec...

Category

Early 19th Century Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Located in Paris, FR

TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace to the top h...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood

Moroccan Antique Bronze Cover with Brass Etched Decor

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Very handsome large-scale handcrafted cover. Large handmade Moroccan ceremonial brass vessel for covering wedding presents, hand-forged in Fez. Perfect as center piece for food cove...

Category

20th Century Moorish African Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Moroccan Antique Bronze Cover with Brass Etched Decor

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali. The Dogon peoples are best known f...

Category

19th Century Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand

Calcite on Dioptase, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Located in New York, NY

CALCITE ON DIOPTASE Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia 13 cm tall x 14 cm wide The mine we now call Tsumeb is a place like no other. First acquired and mined by German inv...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Calcite on Dioptase, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Ajoite in Quartz

Located in New York, NY

This rare and coveted specimen is a hefty ajoite-included unpolished quartz point from the famous location for these crystals in the Musina district of South Africa. Chrysocolla-incl...

Category

2010s African Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Quartz

Ajoite in Quartz

Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s

Located in London, GB

A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940. Dimensions: H 18cm x D 11cm x W 6.5cm

Category

1940s Tribal Vintage African Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s

Handcrafted Wooden Dogon Ladder, Mali, 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

A classic Dogon ladder made of dark wood and mounted on a sturdy metal stand. The Dogon people live in southeastern Mali and Burkina Faso. Despite being surrounded by Muslims, th...

Category

1920s Tribal Vintage African Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Handcrafted Wooden Dogon Ladder, Mali, 20th Century

Dancing Couple by Timmy Sandu, 1990s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In Timmy Sandu's creation, a dark rapka stone transforms into a "Dancing Couple," a piece where absence speaks as loudly as presence. This sculpture captures a moment of cosmic jest,...

Category

1990s Post-Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Dancing Couple by Timmy Sandu, 1990s

Coco de Mer from the Seychelles

Located in Schellebelle, BE

Elegant Coco de Mer or Coco Fesses from The Seychelles Islands, fine and polished symmetrical nut from The Isle of Praline, mounted in an elegant silver ba...

Category

Late 20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Coconut

Coco de Mer from the Seychelles

Abstract Wood Sculpture of a Head - signed

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture of a Head Possibly African Incised with Initials Carved from a single piece of wood. Very nice color and size.

Category

Late 20th Century Organic Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Abstract Wood Sculpture of a Head - signed

African Mounted Copper Manilla Bracelet Currency Nigeria

Located in Stamford, CT

Hand forged and crafted copper 'Manilla' currency from the Igbo people of Nigeria. With a lovely, rich patina. The four sides tapering to lozenge shaped ends, with notched ridges. This currency bracelets, now mounted on a black steel base, is a wonderful piece of sculpture. Hand forged, hammered and crafted, this is an abstract work of art with meaning...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal African Sculptures

Materials

Copper

African Mounted Copper Manilla Bracelet Currency Nigeria

Azurite on Custom Made Metal Base

Located in BAARN, UT

Azurite is a copper carbonate, usually found in combination with other copper minerals such as its much better known green brother malachite. The mineral is full blue in color and is virtually opaque with a silky sheen. Azurite usually forms in oxidation zones of copper deposits, where secondary to malachite other minerals such as chrysocolla and naturally solid copper can...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Other

Azurite on Custom Made Metal Base

Moroccan Crinoid Fossil about 450 Million Years Old

Located in Chicago, IL

Moroccan fossil named Crinoid, which are about 450 million years old. Crinoid fossils, or sea lilies are members of the Echinodermata phylum. Our Crinoi...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Moroccan Crinoid Fossil about 450 Million Years Old

Hand-Carved White Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredibly detailed hand-carved white rhino sculpture with glass eyes, circa 1980s. The intricacy of the piece is amazing as the hide looks almost like lea...

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Hand-Carved White Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture

1920s Hand Forged Iron Spear Tribal Warrior Sculpture African Dogon

By Dogon Tribe Mali

Located in Chula Vista, CA

African tribal Dogon hand forged spear & chain sculpted warrior West Africa circa 1920s. 6.75 H x 3 W x 2.5 D Original vintage unrestored condition. Refer to images.

Category

1920s Tribal Vintage African Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1920s Hand Forged Iron Spear Tribal Warrior Sculpture African Dogon

Ashanti Ghana African Art Sculpture

Located in Encino, CA

Ashanti Ghana African Art Sculpture Museum quality in African Art. Exceptional, and extremely rare Monumental wooden African sculpture depict...

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Ghana African Art Sculpture

Early 20th Century Anya Wood African Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Early 20th century Anya wood African sculpture.

Category

Early 20th Century African Sculptures

Early 20th Century Anya Wood African Sculpture

African "Monkey Tree" Bronze Sculpture

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

African "Monkey Tree" bronze sculpture, with a troop of 19 monkeys about a tree of life unsigned. The base measures 4" x 3".

Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

African "Monkey Tree" Bronze Sculpture

19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon

Located in Chicago, IL

Old primitive small bone carved tool from Cameroon Beautiful and delicate Objet d' Art.

Category

19th Century Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Bone

19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

Salvatori Commissioned Several Famous Architects to Create Miniature Homes in Stone

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Christopher Norman Is Turning the Cast-Off Urban Trees of Los Angeles into Art

With a World War II–era milling machine, the California artist crafts poetic, sculptural furniture pieces.

These Human-Size Ceramic Hares Evoke Serious Emotions

Swedish artist Margit Brundin's large anthropomorphic animal sculptures are on view for the first time in the United States at Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, in New York.

Tour the Wabi-Sabi New York Apartment of Andrianna Shamaris

As her sun-filled home reveals, the furniture maker and dealer puts a contemporary spin on antiques from around the globe.

Vicente Wolf’s Tips for Finding — and Living with — Eastern Treasures

The A-list designer shares his expertise on choosing authentic objects and displaying them with style.

Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques

The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.