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Style: Archaistic
Small Greek Bronze Brass Theatre Mask Wall Hang Decorative 1970s Vintage Art
Located in London, GB
This is a small Greek theatre mask made of bronze, from the 1970s, designed to be mounted on a wall. The mask has exaggerated facial expressions typical of Ancient Greek theatrical ...
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1970s Greek Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

African Textile Showa Kuba
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare vintage African Kuba Textile, suitable for a modern wall panel, on a long table ; perfect as headboard. Handwoven and hand dyed raffia fabric. An IDEA: use this item as backrest...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Raffia

Zabihi Collection Cars Motorcycle Vintage Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the mid-20th century with pigeons riding 2 cars and a motorcycle riding on a denim blue field. Are the car and...
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20th Century Persian Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Burmese Teak Monastic Attendants or Guardian Angels c. 19th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
These carved teak figures from 19th-century Burma represent Monastic Attendants or Guardian Angels, traditional figures often found in religious and ceremonial settings. Carved from ...
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19th Century Burmese Antique Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Located in Leesburg, VA
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands Anonymous Southern Asia, probably India; first-half of the 20th c...
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Early 20th Century Indian Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Bull Elephant This is a beautiful find
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Bull Elephant This is a beautiful find from the early part of the 20th Century, it was made for Liberty and is known as “ The Bull Elephant ” Thi...
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1930s Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone

Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
$5,500 Sale Price / set
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African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
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1920s Congolese Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Copper

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Statuary Marble

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia c. 1900
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Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia c. 1900
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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.
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Wood

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20th Century Prestige Cloth, Shoowa, Kuba Kingdom, D. R. Congo
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Midcentury Handmade Tribal Persian Zebra Striped Flat-Weave Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Three sections of Zebra printed black and white are conjoined by red stitching. The left column is...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Archaistic Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Folk Art Primitive Hand-Carved Bull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive hand-carved Folk Art bull made of wood. Great hand work and scale. One Horn has a chip. Great sculptural piece.
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1970s American Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

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Wood

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Mid-Century Owl Sculpture on Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage ceramic owl sculpture on stand with glass eyes.
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Early 20th Century English Archaistic Folk Art

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Cast Stone

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Collection of 5 Sculptural T-Shirt Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting set of 5 ceramic T-shirt vases. Great sculptural item. Excellent vintage condition. Set includes two large and three small. Great piece of art.
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1980s Canadian Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

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Ceramic

Collection of 5 Sculptural T-Shirt Vases
Collection of 5 Sculptural T-Shirt Vases
$1,600 / set
H 11.75 in W 5.75 in D 4 in
Framed Pre-Columbian Proto Nazca Textile Frangment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Proto-Nazca textile fragment from Southern Peru circa 100BC-200AD. The linked munecas ("dolls" in Spanish) figures were woven with fibers likely from l...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Angel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Impressive wood carved angel with amazing detail. Certainly the work of a master carver. Found among the entire contents of a Catholic Church in the Midwest which was said to have cl...
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19th Century American Antique Archaistic Folk Art

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Angel
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H 42 in W 26 in D 32 in
Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
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Zabihi Collection Masculine Turkish Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
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Late 20th Century Turkish Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

Archaic African Mortar Made from Ironwood
Located in Vienna, AT
This very massive, exceptional mortar is hand carved from a lovely rust couloured iron wood. It was made in the 19th century on the African continent, possibly in Ghana. The bowl's s...
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19th Century Ghanaian Antique Archaistic Folk Art

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Wood

Old Moroccan Saddle or Saddle Pad
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1166 - I found this nomadic saddle among the various Moroccan carpets i bought many years ago from a young traveller, who sold me all his collection...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

Old Moroccan Saddle or Saddle Pad
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H 43.31 in W 53.15 in D 0.08 in
Saddle or Saddle Pad Moroccan Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

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Located in New York, NY
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20th Century Persian Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

Birdhouse Teapot Vintage Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
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Wool

Quirky Pigeons on Bicycle Vintage Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
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20th Century Persian Archaistic Folk Art

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Wool

Couros d'Actium Reproduction, Plaster and Stucco, circa 1960
Located in Munster, NRW
1: 1 scale reproduction in plaster of the Couros (or Kouros) of Actium, a marble sculpture of Naxian or Corinthian origin, circa 570 BC, and part of the permanent collection of the M...
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1960s French Vintage Archaistic Folk Art

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Plaster, Stucco

Ancient Northwest Coast Stone Club Estimated A.D. to Pre-European Contact
Located in Vero Beach, FL
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15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antique Archaistic Folk Art

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Slate

Archaic Vessel
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small and very unusual vessel, found at a Estate sale, provenance and details unknown.
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Archaistic Folk Art

Archaic Vessel
Archaic Vessel
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Located in Rochester, NY
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1790s Unknown Antique Archaistic Folk Art

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Burl

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Find a broad range of unique Archaistic folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Archaistic folk art made in a specific country, there are Africa, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $449 and tops out at $13,000 while the average work can sell for $983.

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