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Technique: Carved
Early Incised Carved Gourd Rattle From Congo Africa Man Zebra Crocodile Rhino
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Incised Carved One-piece Gourd Rattle from Congo Africa.
Great (unknown) stories shown including a man, snake, two rhinos, a zebra (?) crocodile and on the other side a long s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Kubbestol Carved Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hand-Carved Scandinavian Folk Art Kubbestol Chair, 19th Century
A kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a log. Notice the intricate ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Berlin Iron
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden bowl dated 1831 Signed HHS
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish wooden bowl signed HHS, dated 1831.
A genuine wooden bowl with lovely patina.
An antique and unique organic wooden bowl.
Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
10 Carpet Lawn Bowling Hand Carved Wood & Stone Balls Antique Office Gift Idea
Located in West Hollywood, CA
10 Carpet Lawn bowling hand carved wood & stone balls antique office gift idea. A Beautiful Decorative Antique collection of 9 + 1 boules balls Carved Wood and a Jack Carved Stone ba...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroc...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A large mask from West Nepal with a small grin and bared teeth surrounded with pink powder, faint traces of which can also be se...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Mr Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With brilliantly shaped shoes, moustache and top hat. Stood on a wire stand...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century Country Farm House Barrel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century barrel with original brass strapping's. This amazing barrel is in great condition and has been re-varnished for strength and stability. It had a light original varnish b...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Brass
African Tribal Carved Wood High Back Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved and painted wood with an openwork tiered bucket form back. The top tier with female figures, the bottom row with horsemen holding small-scale figures on top of the horses' heads. The shaped back with a dentated top border and two carved panels with birds. Panels with snakes frame...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Pale Yellow Baby Bottle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic baby bottle made in the 1970s. Hard plastic bottle with removable top and rubber nipple. Pale light yellow bottle with ounces on one side and mill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina...
Category
Early 20th Century Angolan Other Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Lobi Double Figure Male Female Standing on Shoulders Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare double joined standing figure with male figure on top standing on female shoulders. Deep patina and wear from traditional use. Finely carved and expressive faces.
11 1/4 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century German Carved Wooden Deers Head
Located in London, GB
19th century carved wooden deer’s head
We are proud to offer a delightful example of a 19th century hand carved German deer’s head. This ite...
Category
1880s German Victorian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique 1860 Childrens Tricycle Horse Glass Eyes Wood Metal Fabric
Located in Munich, DE
This quite amazing children's tricycle has seen it's best days along time ago, however it has retained all it's charm and magic.
The face, the handles and the wheels are made out of...
Category
1860s French Belle Époque Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Swedish Stump Chair late 1700 century
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Stump Chair ca 1650–1700
Crafted from driftwood sourced in Dalarna, Northern Sweden, this remarkable chair is made from a sing...
Category
1690s Swedish Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria.
Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions
Circa 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Iatmul People "Mei" Mask Sepik River New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and powerfully carved Ceremonial Mask from New Guinea. In mineral paints with Cowrie Shell Eyes. Collected in Kaminabit, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea.
The Mei is t...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Model Canoe by Native North American Indians, C.1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Displayed on a custom made metal stand designed especially for this boat, this is a typical model dugout canoe carved by the Nootka or Makah Indian tribe of the Pacific Northwest...
Category
1930s Canadian Native American Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved title stool, from the Gogo culture in Tanzania, features a wonderful looped and adjoining structure. Dating back to the mid-twentieth century, this fine examp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Traditional Carnival Mask from Lazarim, Portugal
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Carved from natural alder wood, this mask depicts a vampire and is typically worn by villagers during the Entrudo festivities. Known as one of Portugal's most traditional Carnivals, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18/1900s A Fine Bena Lulua Mask - Primitive African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Antique Bena Lulua Mask
Late 1800s to Early 1900s – Democratic Republic of the Congo
This striking primitive folk art mask hails from the Bena Lulua people of the Democratic Republi...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Standing Akan Ghana Tribal Female Figure Early 20th Century Africa, Black Hair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Akan, Ghana, shrine figure, a standing female figure with black hair and details, remains of white pigment, with arms out holding a bottle, includes custom metal base. Probably a fig...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Irregular Shape Wool Rug Pink Blush, Blue, Green 'IRO-IRO' by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Hey Archie rug is made with a combination of pink blush, blue, green a touch of maroon
Original Designed by RAG Home Jakarta
Hand-tufted Carpet with...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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.
Category
20th Century African Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Wooden Strolling Bear Handcarved in Brienz ca. 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Wooden strolling bear handcarved in Brienz ca. 1930
A large antique statue of a walking bear. Made of lindenwood, finely handcarved with na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage or antique South Seas carved teak Mermaid, circa 1920s or perhaps earlier, a hand carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down back, shell necklace, and scale pattern throughout her tail. The statue is weathered, has a few age cracks, and the end of the tail is broken. Mounted long ago on a late Victorian brass lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Optional Omniscience & Snake Got Your Tongue, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
By Alex Hodge
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Optional Omniscience & Snake Got You, Diptych, 2019 by Alex Hodge
Carved porcelain
Overall size: Height: 10 in x Width: 19.5 in x Depth: 0.5 in
Optional Omniscience: Height: 10 in x...
Category
2010s American Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique Black Forest Carved Bear Wall Hook Hanger
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional hand carved German Black Forest wall-mounted hanger. circa 1890
Born in the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring an intricately carved walnut figural bear's head with inset glass eyes, finely detailed gilt brass paws holding a supporting rod, affixed with chain drop hook.
Dimensions: (approx)
10.75" High, 8 1/8" Wide, 5.5" Deep,
A superb example of German folk art, functional and highly decorative, it's ideal for use as an entryway coat...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Stunning Large Wood Carved Capercaillie Black Forest Hat Coat Rack Wardrobe 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful 20th century German Black Forest hat or coat rack wall wardrobe with small deer Antlers parts as hooks, mounted to a carved back. Nice addition to a hunters loge or just ...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Swiss Black Forest Carved Wood Bear Nutcracker
Located in San Francisco, CA
the hand-carved walnut bear with expressive gaze fitted with glass eyes; most likely from the Black forest area in the Swiss city of Interlagen
Category
1890s Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Large Primitive Bleached Walnut and Flint Grain Thresher
Located in Houston, TX
Large Primitive bleached walnut and flint grain thresher dating to the 19th century. Hand carved walnut embedded with sharpened flint stones. Originally...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Primitive Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Iron
Extra Large Gilt Wood Frame Oil / Canvas Flowers / Fruits Still Life Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the elegance of the 19th century with this captivating Gilt Wood Framed Oil on Canvas Wreath/Flowers and Fruits Still Life Painting. Meticulously created, this ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Life Size Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Decorative swan decoy carved from a barn beam. Glass eyes, original paint. Carver unknown. Original cream white paint.
Period: Mid-20th century
Origin: United States
Size: 25" x 10"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Earnest Eve, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
By Alex Hodge
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hodge poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative qua...
Category
2010s American Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Complex Multifigure Tlingit Totem Pole from Sitka, Alaska. This larger red cedar model totem pole was carved by a Tlingit artist from Sitka, Alaska. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved mecca tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, cubist sculpture by William Slattery
Included original printed brochure from exhibit,, see photo of sculptu...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
D.W. Nichol Signed Hand Carved Wood Duck Decoy, Male Cinnamon Teal
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work, a male cinnamon teal, hand carved and painted by renowned duck decoy artist D W Nichol. Beautifully crafted and decorated.
The work is signed "Male Cinnamon Teal...
Category
20th Century Canadian Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
An Oceanic "Gope" Papuan ancestral spirit board, 20th century, collected from the Gulf Province, Papua, New Guinea, Kerewa or Hohao village tribe.
Hand...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Demon Hashihime 橋姫
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, grotesquely alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Black Forest Mirror with Rustic Bear Carvings, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique black forest mirror with rustic bear carvings ca. 1900
A large crescent vanity mirror in a handcarved wooden frame featuring two ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus
Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
Category
1910s German Renaissance Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Dolls found in Southern Mexico, Early 20th
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Doll found in Southern Mexico, Early 20th Century.
Origin: Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca / Southern México.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Classic Antique Black Forest Carved Bracket with Stag’s Head
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique black forest hand-carved stag’s mounted on the support with an oak leaf surround. With a shaped top shelf with canted corners. Excellent detailing ...
Category
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Folk Art Carving of a Cowboy with His Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved and painted Folk Art relief carving is the cowboy with his horse. It is all original paint and original hand carved and painted frame. This painted folk carving has ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Box with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish wooden box from Umeå västerbotten,Northern Sweden
An beautiful untouched original painted box with beautiful colors dated 1825...
Category
1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Organic Modern Hand-Carved Wood Folk Art Ball Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique hand-carved folk art-style wood gazing ball. A friend of bookshelves and coffee tables. A lovely garden accent. An organic doorstop.
A compliment to any room-- great suppo...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dayak Shaman Mask
Located in London, GB
A rare Iban Dayak shaman ritual mask, early to mid 20th century, Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. Hand carved from local jelutong wood with existing decorative lime and charcoal/pigments.
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Nepal or Tibet Ghurra Churn Handle Carved Woven Knot, Old Worn Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An old carved wood handle from Nepal, North India or other Himalayan culture. A butter churn handle called a ghurra. Created in the early 20th century. The handle with finely carved...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat grotesquely strange mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to t...
Category
20th Century American Carved Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
Hand Carved Alabaster Owl with Glass Eyes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved alabaster owl with glass eyes and in fine condition. The base is signed by the artist. The condition is very good.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Carved Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
GORGEOUS! Incan Kero Qiru Museum Quality! Finest in world. 15th 16th Century
By Pre-Columbian
Located in Peoria, AZ
Incan Kero
Tumbler-shaped drinking vessel
Period: 15th 16th Century
Region: Peru
Material: Wood
Polychroming
Finest in the world!
Museum quality!
Keros were used in Peru to consum...
Category
16th Century Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
African carved wooden statue - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
African carved wooden statue
African Art
Measures : 15cmx15cm H:70cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century African Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Easel
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Black forest Easel. Beautifully carved branches and leaves make this the ideal way to display your most treasured painting.
Me...
Category
20th Century Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used by barbers as interior advertisements. Two have...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ndoma Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Wood, lacquered patina, Circa 1930
Located in NICE, FR
"Ndoma” Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Circa 1930 Wood, heavy wood with deep brown-black lacquered patina.
A superb old hardwood dance mask featuring an ...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
Category
1810s American American Classical Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
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