Bone Folk Art

WILDE (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Inuit naturally shed deer antler and stone carving of an eagle - hand carved featuring a perched eagle set on a natural stone plinth with half c...

Large hall mirror with cow horn decorations and console table, Austria 1870 A great wall mirror with console table from a noble villa in the Austri...

Painted in the old style vintage steer or buffalo scapula painted by Gordon R. (Buzz) Adolfson, February 26, 1977. One side showing a big horn ram with signature and date, the other ...

Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of domi...

Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...

Late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war dominos 31 A good example of a late 19th Century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of 31 dominos, in a sliding painted ...

African Ngere Ivory Coast Late 20th Century / Early 21st carved wood Ngere monkey mask in symmetric geometric form with incised overlapping brow, triangular eye holes, protruding nos...

African Ivory Coast Contemporary (Early 2000s) carved wood openwork Guro ceremonial mask (the spirit of Gu, wife of Zamble) with painted features including 2 high relief chickens at ...

Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840 Museal rustic lithophany depicting finely carved chamoise in a mountain landscape. The f...

Folk art walking stick: The handle is made of carved deer horn depicting the head of a greyhound with sulphur glass eyes, the tongue extended between the incisors. The gilded silver collar and muzzle strap under the ears are chiseled with studs to simulate a leather muzzle collar. Hawthorn wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Designed by Manuel Orazi and made by Émile Saint-Yves for Maison Moderne, Paris, France, circa 1900. Manuel Orazi (1860-1934), born in Italy, was a prolific and highly regarded Parisian designer, illustrator, and poster artist. At the height of Art Nouveau, he designed jewelry for Siegfried Bing's La Maison de l'Art Nouveau and Julius Meier-Graefe's La Maison Moderne, where he created sophisticated jewelry and small art pieces, including horn combs...

American Country style taxidermy deer head with antlers mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque

Antique set of rustic serving cutlery with carved horn handles 19th century. A rare antique set of knife and fork as serving cutlery. The handles are made of deer horn with handcarv...

This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...

Folk Art walking stick: carved staghorn handle, depicting the caricature of an old man with a large nose. Smooth silver band. Rosewood shaft. France, circa 1880.

Antique Bull Horn Hall Stand ca .1870 A large bull horn hall stand made of wood, original Austrian cattle horns and a green velvet cover. Manufactured i...

A rare and most charming authentic old Indonesian menjangan/kidang temple deer 19th century, Bali or Java, Sunda Indonesia islands, Southeast Asia Kn...

A set of 9 Swedish hand carved Folk Art spoons from 19th century. These country collectibles are made In both cow horn and wood, some painted and dated.

Two Swedish hand carved Folk Art spoons from the 19th century. These country collectibles are perfect to add to a collection of these desirable pieces. Horn spoon measures 1.95d x ...

Rare 19th century antique powder horn with scrimshaw, circa 1872. The horn is inscribed "Charles Lee" in scroll on the side of the horn and the woo...

Large Wacky Bull Bone Throne Chair, circa 1930 A great piece of fantasy furniture - a large throne chair made of original bones from the male cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made...

A Pair Vintage Black Forest Candle Holders with Wooden Base and Spout, Germany ca. 1930s The pair of Black Forest candle holders consists of a wooden turned base and spouts. Each ma...

A genuine statue from the Lega tribe DR Congo carved in bone Tribal using traces and aged tribal patina Heigth 10 cm The Lega people (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Dem...

Antique Antler Mirror with Console Table, Austria, ca. 1860 A large antler mirror with console table, made in Austria ca. 1860. The mirror is de...

Pair Black Forest Candle Holders with Pewter Base and Spout, Germany circa 1860s An antique pair of Black Forest candle holders with pewter base and spouts. Each made with an origin...

The most important event in the Yaka ceremonial cycle is the initiation of young boys into adulthood. To mark the end of the educational period, festivities are held in which the ini...

Rustic mounted buckhead wall hanging sculpture made of textured resin with extending horns.

African Sierra Leone Contemporary (Early 2000s) carved wood openwork Temne Headcrest mask features a capped male figure at top grasping 2 serpents, followed by a pair or rams horns a...

19th Century Steer Horn Ladies Hat Pin Cushion or Mens Hat Rack Antique late 19th century steer horn hat rack with "petal" pin cushions for hat pins and h...

Antique Cabin Decor Two-Armed Antler Candlestick 1900 A rare antique candleholder which is made of roebuck antlers pieces. It was executed ca. 190...

Decorative antique Antler candelabra with three spouts 1900 A countrycore antique three-armed candleholder, made of antlers from the deer and virginia deer. It was executed in the B...

Antique Set of Rustic Carter Cutlery with Carved Horn Handles 18th A rare antique set of knife and fork as serving cutlery. The handles are made of deer horn with handcarved heads o...

Modernist Welded Rebar / Steel And Animal Bone Abstract Sculpture .. Amazing use of space, Well executed,, balanced.. Artist unknown.Purchased from estate filled with high end art an...

American Rustic Taxidermied of a Grey deer head with short antlers

SET of 2 African Cameroon 20th-Century carved wooden Bamileke masks with a hornbill top usually worn by warriors, royalty and the wealthy. (PRICED AS SET...

Antique Antler candle holder with deer horns, Germany around 1900 A rustic candle holder, made of horns from the deer. The spout features a turn...

For sale is a beautiful Mid-Century Modern shoehorn. It was manufactured in Vienna in the renowned Austrian workshops of Bauhaus-influenced designer Carl Auböck. This horn shoehorn w...

A Pair Antique Black Forest Gun Holders, Austria late 19th Century An antique pair of Black Forest gun holders mounted side by side on the wall. They...

Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles A rare antique set of knife and fork. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn. Tines and blade are made of galva...

A remarkable German Folk Art Weather Station in the Black Forest Style. Elaborate and sinuous construction with stag horns of various sizes, boar tusk...

Antique Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn, 19th century A Victorian candle holder, made of horns from the chamois and the deer. The spout and b...

Large Antler Candle Holder ca. 1900 An antique large antler candle holder made from real deer and elk antlers. Made in the Black Forest region around 1900. A great addition to your ...

Large five armed cabin Decor Antler Candelabra 1880 A very rare and great five-armed rustic candelabra with six candle spouts. Made of original stag and d...

Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860 A marvelous antique rustic casket. It is made of wood, veneered with antler pieces. On top an antler plaque...

A Pair Vintage Black Forest Candle Holders with Wooden Base and Spout, Germany ca. 1930s A pair of Black Forest candle holders with wooden turned base and spouts. Each made with an ...

Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900 A rare antique lodge style mantel clock. Oakwood case, richly decorated with antlers from the deer and fallow deer, mountain goat antlers ...

Rustic taxidermy small antler wall plaque on round black backing (20th Cent.)

Pair of Victorian antler candle holders with fine carvings, Germany ca. 1880 A pair of Victorian candle holders, made of ebonized wood and antlers f...

A great piece of fantasy furniture - a throne chair made of original bones from the female cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made of real cattle bones sticked together with iron rod...

Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900 A fashionable rustic candle holder, made of antlers from the deer. The spout is made of turned antler pieces. Executed in...

Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea For many groups in Papua New Guinea, bone was an important medium for making tools of all types. This artifact is made from leg bone of a cassowary, a large, flightless, and extremely dangerous, bird. Cassowaries also play an important role in the mythology of groups in the Sepik River area. Though no longer used these bone artifacts are still used ceremonially. They often play important roles in male initiation and other rituals. They are also worn as personal adornment by tucking them into a band of braided fibers worn around the upper arm. Antique Ethnic Bone Cassowary Artifact with minimal carving and incised design confined to the joint end. A small hole has been drilled through from both sides of the top and presumably for the threading of a cord. The bone has been partially divided near the top and to form two prongs that project down the back of the dagger possibly allowing the user to wear is tuck into a waist band or belt. Origin Papua New Guinea Maprik Dist Area From the Art Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired in 1962. Similar items are in display in the Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology. Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...

A large, impressive and very well crafted wall/mantel (fireplace) mirror in the Western style, made in New Mexico. Label: By The Buck Flynn Co. Santa fe, NM. A shaped carved wood pie...

A sculptural armchair and matching footstool from the late 19th century, artfully assembled from the curving forms of American cattle horns. At once delicate and dramatic, the chair ...

Gabonese mid 20th century ceremonial spoon of the Tsogo people depicting a carved male figure in ceremonial dress, pigmented and adorned with fabrics and raffia

African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood ceremonial Goli (traditional African dance and masquerade of the Baule) face mask in elephant form with horns, incised decoration, eye an...

The larkspur, better known as a pastry cutter wheel, is made up of a toothed wheel, usually made of metal, in this case made of bone, rotating around a pin and inserted in the center...

Pair of very large Antler horn bases Artist signed table lamps Folk Art Modern.

Papua New Guinea, Sepik Region, Abelam people, early 20th century Bone daggers in the Sepik region are traditionally crafted from the thigh bone of the ca...

Gentleman's cane with horse leg or hoof carved of horn. Period: 19th century Origin: United States Size: Handle 5", overall 38". Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in th...

Pair of Arts & Crafts drinking horns, late 19th century. Decorative horns with riveted copper bands and tips. Measures: H 22, D 3 cm, W 3 cm.    

Lega People, DRC. Two ceremonial bone Hairpins from the Lega people in DRC.