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Trio of Carved Stone Water Bearing Women
Trio of Carved Stone Water Bearing Women

Trio of Carved Stone Water Bearing Women

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Set of three stone carved women each bearing a water vessel in their arms. This art form from Zimbabwe became popular decor in the late 1950s but was producded for decades preceding ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Life-Size Wooden Sculpture  Michael Gagashe Zondi
Life-Size Wooden Sculpture  Michael Gagashe Zondi

Life-Size Wooden Sculpture Michael Gagashe Zondi

Located in Ware, GB

A rare find, this life size wooden figure is in the manor of pioneering South African sculptor Michael Gagashe Zondi. Carved in a highly expressive and somewhat abstract style. The...

Category

20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare African Carved Hardwood and Bone Study of a Hippopotamus, circa 1920
Rare African Carved Hardwood and Bone Study of a Hippopotamus, circa 1920

Rare African Carved Hardwood and Bone Study of a Hippopotamus, circa 1920

Located in Central England, GB

A rare African carved hardwood and bone study of a Hippopotamus. This fabulous and amusing hand carved study of a hippopotamus originates from Africa and is primitively carved fro...

Category

20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Engraved Colored Glass Lantern
Vintage Engraved Colored Glass Lantern

Vintage Engraved Colored Glass Lantern

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This enchanting Moroccan-style lantern is a masterwork of artisanal metalcraft and exotic design. Featuring an intricately hand-pierced and engraved metal frame, it showcases traditi...

Category

Late 20th Century Space Age African Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ethnic Design-Double Iron Bell with leftover of colourfull design;
Ethnic Design-Double Iron Bell with leftover of colourfull design;

Ethnic Design-Double Iron Bell with leftover of colourfull design;

Located in Leuven , BE

The Double Gong bell originating from the Bamileke communities in Cameroon is a functional instrument played with wooden sticks.

Category

19th Century Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Ethnic Design-Ceremonial Monkey Figure on Snailshell, German Coll., Bulu People
Ethnic Design-Ceremonial Monkey Figure on Snailshell, German Coll., Bulu People

Ethnic Design-Ceremonial Monkey Figure on Snailshell, German Coll., Bulu People

Located in Leuven , BE

The eye-catcher of this bell jar is the centrally placed blue bird with spread wings. It is an Indian Roller that occurs mainly in West Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Provenanc...

Category

Early 20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Terracotta

Encapsulated Sculpture by Omar Chakil in Alabaster
Encapsulated Sculpture by Omar Chakil in Alabaster

Encapsulated Sculpture by Omar Chakil in Alabaster

By Omar Chakil

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

Of Egyptian/Lebanese roots, Omar Chakil developed the series, Volutes, made of unvarnished, untreated, raw Egyptian alabaster which he calls Pharaonic alab...

Category

2010s African Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture
Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture

By Egg Designs

Located in Bothas Hill, KZN

All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. We t...

Category

2010s Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads

Located in Leuven , BE

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Beads

Beginning of the Hunt - Bronze Maasai Warrior Sculpture
Beginning of the Hunt - Bronze Maasai Warrior Sculpture

Beginning of the Hunt - Bronze Maasai Warrior Sculpture

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

This bronze sculpture captures a Maasai warrior in a moment of stillness and anticipation — poised at the very start of the hunt. I was inspired by the elegant silhouettes of tribal ...

Category

2010s Expressionist African Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fulani Currency
Fulani Currency

Fulani Currency

Located in Dallas, TX

Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The unusual forms and sizes of ethnographic currencies...

Category

19th Century Tribal Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bambara Mali Wooden Figure
Bambara Mali Wooden Figure

Bambara Mali Wooden Figure

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand carved wooden Bambara Mali figure.

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Antler
African Antler

African Antler

$372 / item

African Antler

Located in Dallas, TX

These antlers display the swirl and texture of the Gazelle antler.

Category

Mid-20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Antler

Hand Carved Glass Figure of a Semi-Seated Personage
Hand Carved Glass Figure of a Semi-Seated Personage

Hand Carved Glass Figure of a Semi-Seated Personage

Located in Marbella, ES

Hand carved glass figure of a semi-seated personage.

Category

Late 20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Bura People, Niger, Three Scarified Terracotta Heads
Bura People, Niger, Three Scarified Terracotta Heads

Bura People, Niger, Three Scarified Terracotta Heads

Located in Leuven , BE

The heads are flat, oblong in shape with typical face scarifications marks.

Category

20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Fossil Trilobite Surmounted Etched Brass stand
Fossil Trilobite Surmounted Etched Brass stand

Fossil Trilobite Surmounted Etched Brass stand

Located in Scorton, GB

AES Brass stand series brings you a positive and negative Cambropallas tellesto geode measuring 39cm in width overall, now transformed with our elegant, innovated-designed stand ser...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Totem 1998
Totem 1998

Totem 1998

By Rodney Blumenfeld

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rodney Alan Blumenfeld B.1953. Totem 63 cm high Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic oxides and matt glazes South African B.1953. Rodney Alan Blumenfeld creates deeply textured, sensual and motif-laden ceramic forms. Each innovative and unique art piece strives to maintain a traditional tribal identity transposed into contemporary art,craft and design. Within each singular expression of creativity lies a precious reminder of ritual and custom, exuding presence of age-old mystery while spontaneously arousing vital powers of the imagination. Training Bachelor of Architecture – University Natal South Africa, 1980 Ceramic Science – Technikon, Durban, Natal, 1986 Awards Judges Award – Ceramic Artists Association of W.A. Annual Exhibition – September 2009 City of Melville Art Awards – Highly Commended 2009 – WA Longhouse Reserve – New York – USA Klenot/Dekora – Palace of Culture, Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000 Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997 Design Award National Ceramics Biennale 1996 – South Africa 1st Prize Corobrik Ceramic Expo – South Africa 1989 Private Collections Bill Clinton – Former President USA Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa Tina Turner – Singer and song writer Peter Gabriel...

Category

20th Century Post-Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Carved-Stone 'Hear No Evil' Sculpture
Carved-Stone 'Hear No Evil' Sculpture

Carved-Stone 'Hear No Evil' Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Tribal Carved-Stone ‘Hear No Evil’ Sculpture. Republic of Congo, circa late 19th Century.

Category

Late 19th Century Tribal Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Potion Bottle Green Vase by Maria Lenskjold
Potion Bottle Green Vase by Maria Lenskjold

Potion Bottle Green Vase by Maria Lenskjold

By Maria Lenskjold

Located in Geneve, CH

Potion bottle green vase by Maria Lenskjold Dimensions: H 23 cm Materials: Stoneware Maria Lenskjold’s practice is based on a consistent principle; ...

Category

2010s Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Nebula by Maria Lenskjold
Nebula by Maria Lenskjold

Nebula by Maria Lenskjold

By Maria Lenskjold

Located in Geneve, CH

Nebula by Maria Lenskjold Dimensions: H 33 cm Materials: Stoneware Maria Lenskjold’s practice is based on a consistent principle; to investigate and interact with the common pic...

Category

2010s Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Potion Bottle Vases by Maria Lenskjold
Pair of Potion Bottle Vases by Maria Lenskjold

Pair of Potion Bottle Vases by Maria Lenskjold

By Maria Lenskjold

Located in Geneve, CH

Pair of potion bottle vases by Maria Lenskjold Dimensions: H 26 cm H 23 cm Materials: Stoneware Maria Lenskjold’s practice is based on a consiste...

Category

2010s Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Lets Watch the Sunset Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Lets Watch the Sunset Sculpture by Driaan Claassen

Lets Watch the Sunset Sculpture by Driaan Claassen

Located in Geneve, CH

Lets Watch The Sunset sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D30 x 30 cm Materials: Wood: Camphor Weight: 3.3 kg Born in Johannesburg in 1991, sculptor Driaan Claassen first studied 3D animation before apprenticing with Otto du Plessis...

Category

2010s Post-Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Do I Know How to Love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen
Do I Know How to Love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen

Do I Know How to Love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen

Located in Geneve, CH

Do I know how to love? Sculpture by Driaan Claassen Limited Edition Dimensions: D16 x W17 x H18 cm Materials: Wood Weight: 0.5 kg Born in Johannesburg in 1991, sculptor Driaan Claassen first studied 3D animation before apprenticing with Otto du Plessis...

Category

2010s Post-Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Xochicalco Bowl by Onora
Set of 3 Xochicalco Bowl by Onora

Set of 3 Xochicalco Bowl by Onora

Located in Geneve, CH

Set of 3 Xochicalco Bowl by Onora Dimensions: Ø 23 cm Materials: White stoneware We are a Mexican brand dedicated to the creation of high end, hand crafted textiles and home acc...

Category

2010s Modern African Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Carved Rose Quartz Flame
Carved Rose Quartz Flame

Carved Rose Quartz Flame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rose quartz polished and carved into a flame. With illuminating base.

Category

Late 20th Century African Sculptures

Materials

Rose Quartz

Devonian Crinoidea Lily Colony - Fossil Scyphocrinites Elegans Seabed Wall
Devonian Crinoidea Lily Colony - Fossil Scyphocrinites Elegans Seabed Wall

Devonian Crinoidea Lily Colony - Fossil Scyphocrinites Elegans Seabed Wall

Located in Scorton, GB

Condition Report: Devonian Crinoidea Colony – Scyphocrinites elegans Identification Condition Summary This is an authentic, undisturbed colony of Scyphocrinites elegans of exceptio...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

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