American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Portrait Miniature: Woman in a White Gown Thomas Story Officer (1810–1859) Watercolor on Ivory, Gilded Frame Circa 1830–1836, Philadelphia This exquisite American portr...
Ivory
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Male Face Mask
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood Baule male face mask featuring balanced proportion, 2 eye slits, incised hair strands and realistic symmetric facial features. Wear to f...
Ivory
African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Carved Wood Ngere Monkey Mask
Located in Queens, NY
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...
Ivory
African Ivory Coast Contemporary Carved & Painted Wood Guro Mask
Located in Queens, NY
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 ...
Ivory
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...
Wood
$1,795
H 14.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Add a piece of African history to your home. This is large and evocative of ancient times and ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early ...
Wood
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady, dating from the early 19th century. The portrait is very naively painted, oil on board. Overall very good antique condition, but a little clea...
Pine
$2,950
H 12 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Fine Senufo Kepelie Dance Mask with Bird Figure on Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved and worn Senufo Kepelie dance mask with refined stylized face and small bird figure with beak connecting to forehead of mask. Worn and polished areas, curved shaped sc...
Wood
African Hand Carved Wood Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Nicely carved. A good eye-catching accent piece. Dimensions: 8.25" high, 5" wide, 7" deep.
Wood
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century Very decorative. Comes from a Berlin private collection.
Wood
$395
H 5.5 in W 16.5 in D 6 in
Hand Painted Carved Wood Large Vintage Wood Duck Decoy, Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century handmade duck or mallard decoy with a swivel neck and glass eyes. Would be a great addition to any collection o...
Wood, Paint
$885
H 6.75 in W 5 in D 0.25 in
Large Antique Oval Hand Painted Portrait of a Woman on a Porcelain Wall Plaque
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand painted portrait is unsigned, but done in Europe, most likely Austria or Italy in circa 1890 in the period Victorian styl...
Porcelain
$1,580
H 51.19 in W 22.45 in D 5.52 in
20th Century, Carved Wood Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, Tribal Art, Decorative Object
Located in Odense, DK
An authentic large wooden “plank” mask from the Nafana people of West Africa, mid-20th century. Hand-carved with bold geometric forms and stylized facial features, this piece was tra...
Wood
$980
H 10 in W 4.25 in D 0.25 in
20th Century African Hand Carved Wood Hair Comb of a Hand Holding Bird
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century African Hand Carved Wood Hair Comb of a Hand Holding Bird A well-composed figurative hair comb with a traditional silhouette, with an incised design incorporating repea...
Wood
$1,100
H 21.5 in W 5.25 in D 3.88 in
Indigenous American West Coast Haida Styled Carved & Polychrome Painted Totem
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This folk art carved and polychrome painted totem pole is signed by an unknown artist and originated from the United States and dates to 1985 and d...
Cedar
Bidjogo / Yaka style African Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
Horn, Textile, Raffia, Wood
Lega People, Drc, Set of 3 Ceremonial Hammers Made of Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
Set of three rare ceremonial hammers.
Bone, Ivory
Northwest Coast Baleen Basket with Carved Polar Bear by Joe Sikvayugak 'Eskimo'
By Eskimo
Located in Denver, CO
Eskimo woven baleen basket with a carved polar bear head finial by Native American Northwest Coast artist, Joe Sikvayugak (1898-1983), Inupiaq (Alaskan I...
Ivory
Mammoth Tusk Single Large
Located in Paris, FR
Mammoth tusk single large meticulously restored Woolly Mammoth tusks (Mammuthus primigenius). This tusk was sanded, stabilized under vacuum and under hi...
Ivory
Group of Inuit Carvings
Located in Rochester, NY
Group of early 20th century carved and scrimshaw walrus ivory. Seal, walrus, penguin and Canadian goose.
Ivory
Antique Eskimo Story Board - 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
Ivory (likely walrus) with exquisite incised images on both sides. Similar in format to a hunting tally, the panel depicts a story with images of everyday Eskimo life including humans, wild game and fowl, igloos and dog sleds...
Ivory
Early Danish Folk Art Candlestick
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Single "Clamp" candlestick of wood.
Metal
Glass cased clipper ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
Oak and glass-cased 3-masted clipper ship with carved base. Ivory details and carved gilded case.
Wood, Ivory, Glass
3 Foot Tall Wood & Ivory Trade Sign - Mariner's Octant
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large and showy item. It stands 36+" tall with a 31" spread. This is an early trade sign advertising a store or instrument maker. Octants were mostly used through the 1700'...
Wood, Ivory
Incredible mixed exotic wood bench noted craftsman Steven Spiro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An absolutely incredible handmade bench by the noted American Craftsman Steven Spiro. This bench represents the high style and experimentalism of the Amer...
Quartz
African Ivory
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century carved ivory tusk made by the Kongo peoples of central Africa's Loango coast (now the Congo Republic). Intricately carved in the ty...
Ivory
Inuit or Eskimo carved ivory figurine of a polar bear.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An extremely well carved Inuit or Eskimo ivory of a polar bear. It has been stained or painted red in the mouth area and black for it's eyes, nose and gums. There are age cracks to t...
Ivory
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.