Pre-Columbian Maya Red Ware Bowl Central America Mayan C 250–900 A.D.
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Maya Red Ware Bowl Central America, Circa 250–900 A.D. A striking example of Classic Period Maya pottery, this red ware bowl embodies both utility and artistry. Expert...
Pottery
Antique Antique Terracotta Incense Burner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique terracotta insensario, incense burner, with three legs. Older repair, stunning patina.
Terracotta
Large Scale 19th Century Guatemalan Carved Wood Diablo (Satyr Figure)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking 19th-century Guatemalan large scale (52 inches tall) carved wood figure of a Diablo or satyr, rendered in bold red pigment with expressive features, pointed horns, and anima...
Wood, Paint
Pair of Santa Muerte Figures, Guatemala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking pair of Guatemalan skeletal figures—male and female representations of Santa Muerte—embody the reverent and complex relationship between death, protection, and healing ...
Wire
19th Century Horse and Ox from Nativity Scene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century Guatemalan carved wooden nativity animals, depicting a recumbent horse and ox. Both figures retain traces of their original polychrome - the horse in deep, worn ...
Wood
$675Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-20th Century Man's Ceremonial (cofradía) Outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century man's ceremonial (cofradía) outfit, Chichicastenango, Guatemala. 25" (63.5 cm) shoulder to hem by 59" (274 cm) across shoulders It is rare to find a complete ceremonial cofradía outfit in such good condition. The blue zigzag embroidery at shoulders and cuffs is said to signify that the wearer was an astrologist or day-keeper of the ceremonial Maya calendar...
Wool
Pair of Antique Santa Virgin Shoes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of polychrome wooden shoes, originally attached to a large Santa Virgen figure from Guatemala. The shoes are finely carved with pointed toes and painted black, with remnants whi...
Wood
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile. Indigo dyed thick hand-spun cotton warp ikat woven from sets of mirror image designs depicting rows of 13 trees, dancers, floral diamo...
Cotton
$2,760Sale Price / set|25% Off
19th Century Carved Wood Dog Family, Folk Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single dad dog family! Great carved wooden dogs from Guatemala. Anatomically correct details on faces and bodies! Dad measures 27x6.5x16.75H, female measu...
Wood
Rustic Polychrome Wooden San Miguel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming rustic wooden figure from Guatemala, carved in a naïve folk style and retaining its original polychrome decoration. The figure is depicted standing, with one arm raised in...
Wood
Antique San Isidro With Oxen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This expressive folk sculpture depicts San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, shown guiding a pair of oxen as they plow the land. San Isidro is represented in traditional ...
Wood, Paint
Antique Guatemalan Majolica Pottery Water Vessel Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
Antique majolica pottery water pitcher / vessel from the highlands of Guatemala. This piece has such character, with majolica glaze and traditional decorative design applied in relie...
Pottery
"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book. South America - Countries and People - tome 1 Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie Des pays...
Paper
1970s Joan K. Connolly La Amelia, El Peten, Guatemala, Rubbing on Fabric Artwork
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous 1970s Joan K. Connolly La Amelia, El Peten, Guatemala, large-scale rubbing on fabric Mayan artwork, one-of-a-kind. This artwork is a Guatemalan fabric rubbing, a form of fol...
Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood
$1,880
H 23.5 in W 8.5 in D 14.75 in
Large Folk Art Wood Carved Deer Head with Real Antlers, Austria 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art deer head wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of ...
Wood
19th Century Pipe Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
You just got to love this guy! A wacky looking bearded Indian pipe head. Probably 19th century France. Beautifully carved by a artisan with a sense of humor.
Wood
$1,195 / set
H 15.5 in W 4 in D 2 in
Pair of Canadian Folk Art Carved Japanese Internment Camp Figures or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Folk Art carved figures is believed to have been made by a Japanese immigrant to Canada either while or after being interned by the Canadian government during the Second World War. The male carved figure is hand painted in vibrant colors and the base reads: June 11, 1942" and "Ontario" underneath. The nude female carving...
Softwood
$550
H 23.5 in W 14 in D 10 in
Mexican Vessel Rustic Natural Clay Folk Art Handmade Ceramic Terracotta Oaxaca
By Silvia Martínez Díaz
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Silvia creates her own representation of the Mixe Blouse, very traditional garment of the Mixe Region, in Mexico. In the heart of the Sierra Norte Mountains in the state of Oaxac...
Ceramic, Clay
$1,580
H 57.88 in W 13 in D 13 in
19th Century Large Sculptural French Solid Wood Wine Press / Pedestal
Located in Odense, DK
A robust and beautifully crafted French wine press, 19th century, made from solid wood. Originally used in vineyards for pressing grapes, this authentic piece of rural craftsmanship ...
Wood
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Linen, Fruitwood
$510
H 3.55 in W 4.73 in D 6.3 in
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog transformed into a piggy bank
Located in Leuven , BE
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog that appears to have undergone a curious transformation into a piggy bank at some point in its history. Elega...
Terracotta
Ancient Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Egyptian Mummy Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Elegant ancient cedar wood sweet Egyptian mummy mask, 8 3/4 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips erosion and little bits...
Organic Material, Wood
$2,350
H 8.75 in W 5 in D 4.25 in
Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
Earthenware, Pottery
Pre-Columbian Inca Mantle with 16 Figures, Peru, 1476-1534 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Mantle with 16 figures in cubist form with multi-color fringes. This pieces with a Certificat de Bien Culturel from France. For the Incas finely worked and highly decorativ...
Textile
$625
H 2.25 in Dm 9 in
Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate, circa 1900. The plate decorated with a large lobster to the center resting on a textu...
Pottery
19th Century Painted Metal Horse Head
Located in Austin, TX
Fine metal painted head horse on horseshoe, circa 1890.
Metal
Pre Columbian Maya Polychrome Pottery Bowl circa A.D. 550-950
Located in London, GB
Maya Poly-chrome painted pottery bowl Guatemala/ central America late Classic period, circa A.D. 550-950, A bowl of rounded bottom circular form, painted with a frieze of monkey...
Pottery
Painted Guatemalan Patrón Face Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorfully painted and expertly carved mask was once used in one of the oldest Guatemalan dance performances, the Baile del Patzcar. Still practiced today, this dance evolved fr...
Wood, Paint
Painted Guatemalan Patrón Face Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorfully painted and expertly carved mask was once used in one of the oldest Guatemalan dance performances, the Baile del Patzcar. Still practiced today, this dance evolved fr...
Wood, Paint
Maximon Figure, Guatemala, Antique Tribal Sculpture
Located in Point Richmond, CA
"Maximon" A syncretic Mayan and Christian deity, a symbol of abundance to whom candles, tobacco and rum are offered. Maximon is an auspicious figure whose cult is still flourishin...
Wood, Cotton
Painted Guatemalan Slingshot
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite wooden figure is actually a hand-carved slingshot created by a Maya artisan of Guatemala. Traditionally used to hunt small game, slingshot handles were carved of dense ha...
Wood
Pre Columbian Maya Polychrome Pottery Bowl circa A.D. 550-950
Located in London, GB
An impressive Mayan Poly-chrome painted ceremonial pottery bowl Guatemala/ central America late Classic period, circa A.D. 550-950, A beautiful bowl of...
Pottery
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H 3.94 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
Pre Columbian Large Mayan Polychrome Ceremonial Pottery Bowl a.D. 550-950
Located in London, GB
An impressive large Mayan Poly-chrome painted ceremonial pottery bowl Guatemala/ central America late Classic period, circa A.D. 550-950, A beautiful large bowl of tapering circu...
Pottery
Antique Guatemalan Water Storage Pot, Trubal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century earthenware water storage pot, from the highlands of Central America. Raised and applied decorations throughout depicting faces and bo...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Two 19th Century Ceramic Water Storage Pots
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall, striking, unusual and hand made, these fired clay, water storage pots were made in the highlands of Guatemala many years ago. These are both in ver...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
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H 7.5 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask Pretty Lady Female Early 20th Century gold
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Dance Mask of the Female or Pretty Lady with bright colors, red lips with teeth showing and golden hair. Inset glass eyes below o...
Wood
Maya Mam Large Red Jar Pre Columbian Design, Indigenous Pottery
Located in Huay Pix, MX
MAM Collection Place of origin: Department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala Collection of jars made of red clay. They have traditionally been used to c...
Clay
Sold
H 3.25 in Dm 7.5 in
Pre Colombian, Ecuadorian Pottery Bowl, Mucawa Drinking Vessel, Geometric Motifs
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pre Colombian, Ecuadorian Pottery bowl, Mucawa drinking vessel, Geometric motifs. This beautiful specimen of geometric shapes is in excellent condition. A footed pottery...
Pottery
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.