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Material: Natural Fiber
Antique Native American Indigenous Peoples Carved Polychrome Canoe Model
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally rare antique Native American / Indigenous Peoples hand carved and painted wooden dugout canoe model, dating to the early 20th century or earlier, likely Pacific Nort...
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Early 20th Century North American Native American Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Twine, Wood, Paint
Woman's Headdress in Shape of a Butterfly, Yao People, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Woman's Hat in the shape of a butterfly.
China, mid 20th century
Linen stretched over a basketry frame, wood, silk tassels and fringe, glass beads.
22" x 20 1/2" x 5" (56 x 52 x...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber, Beads
Large French Wicker Rooster, Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French wicker rooster, Circa 1950.
Measures: Height / 19 inches.
Lenght / 23 inches.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wicker
Tom Dixon for Habitat Wicker Rattan Bamboo Harley Davidson Motorcycle Sculpture
By Tom Dixon
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredibly true-to-life replica Harley Davidson motorcycle made of wicker. Designed by Tom Dixon for Habitat, the sculpture is crafted from wicker, rattan, and bamboo. The mechanics ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Folkart Hand Carved Oversized Wooden Toothbrush with Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-Carved Wooden Oversized toothbrush. The piece is signed and dated 1978. The carving is very detailed and the flosser on the end, while it loo...
Category
20th Century Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Straw, Rope, Wood
Group of 4 Giraffe Folk Art Rattan Bamboo Straw Hand Painted Animal Sculptures
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Group of 4 Giraffe African Folk Art Rattan Bamboo Straw Hand Painted Animal Sculptures
Category
20th Century Malagasy Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Straw, Twine
18th Century Ox Bone Carved Riding Hunting Cups Classical Figures Green Man
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Rare Pair Of Antique Early 18th Century Folk Art Carved Hunting Cups.
Carved From Ox Bone decorated with a sgraffito scratched design with ink forced into the marks, very much in ...
Category
18th Century European Antique Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
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Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Twine, Cotton, Wood
Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture - Large
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture - Medium
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category
1990s Mexican Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
1990s Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture, Small
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Folk Art French Poultry Store Enormous Rooster Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1356 Folk art French Giant rooster metal wicker
Category
1960s Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Fine Late 19th Century Straw Work Model of Clarendon House, Piccadily, London
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A fine late 19th century straw work model of Clarendon House Piccadilly, London. Excellent attention to detail. Clarendon House was a town mansion which stood on Piccadilly from 1660...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Straw
Peru Folk Art Pottery Clay Wicker Zoomorphic Bird Quinua Harvest Vase Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional vintage Peruvian folk art pottery harvest vase.
Hand-crafted in Peru, most likely Ayacucho region / Quinua, the South American primitive executed in distinct...
Category
20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Terracotta, Wicker
Pair of important rattan columns, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of rattan decorative winter garden columns with a top pyramidal shape ending with a bronze ball, 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Life Size Wicker and Bamboo Racing Motorcycle
By Tom Dixon
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb sculpture in the form of a racing motorcycle, using wicker rattan and bamboo the detailing on this piece is fantastic, even down to the rear inter...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wicker
A rare folk art papier mâché and straw work study of a duckling, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This most rare and unusual folk art study of a duckling is remarkable in its fine detail. It is constructed of papier mâché which is then been veneered with cut and shaped straw whi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Early 19th C George III Folk Art Shell Work China Man Sailor Maritime Naval
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderfully detailed and intricately decorated early 19th century shell work figure.
Depicting a traditionally dressed Chinese gent, with his wispy beard, hat and holding his bask...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
United Baskets by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
United baskets by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 300 x H 310 cm
Materials: Reed
United Baskets explores the process of landscape transformation and the persis...
Category
2010s Peruvian Post-Modern Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Reed
Modernist Abstract Table Sculpture by Don Frost, after Noguchi
By Frost
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modernist abstract table sculpture by Don Frost, one of his earlier works. Most likely a study, maquette for an eventual larger sculptur...
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rope, Plaster
Les Artisans De Marolles / Egg Cup Sculpture in Rattan and Oak, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Les Artisans De Marolles under the artistic direction of Jean Touret
Rare Zoomrphe sculpture "egg cups" representing a rooster in basketwork ...
Category
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture, Large (Wide)
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Natural Fiber Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
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American Folk Art Peacocks in Tree Sculpture Signed by NJ decoy carver Ken Kirby
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful vintage American folk art hand carved and painted figural peacock tree by decoy carver Ken Kirby (New Jersey, United States).
Featuring three uniquely modeled exotic peacock bird figures in beautiful intricately detailed polychrome paint perched in naturalistic twig tree, rising on sturdy ebonized turned pineapple-form finial base. Signed, Ken Kirby burn-blindstamped and hand written to verso.
Highly decorative, rare, whimsy and uniquely distinctive, this charming work makes for a wonderful console statue, shelf, mantle accent, table centerpiece, or folky artwork, sure to add graceful whimsical elegance, cozy romantic sophistication, rustic warmth, natural interest, character and charm to any space!
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About the Maker/Artist/Creator:
Ken Kirby (shown in 18th photo)
While on a vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1983, Ken visited a decoy shop and was fascinated by the wildfowl carvings on display.
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He began selling his birds in decoy shops on the Outer Banks and then expanded to shops in Maryland and New Jersey, later in Maine. Ken Kirby Decoy Classics was born. In his early years, he discovered a special fascination with old classic decoys made by famous carvers.
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