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Technique: Carved
A Maasai throwing club or 'rungu'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Maasai, African Great Lakes Region, Probably early 20th century
The 'rungu' is a traditional weapon and emblem of authority among the Maasai people of East Africa, especially in Ken...
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Monumental Pueblo Cliff Dwelling 3 Dimensional Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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7 Foot monumental Pueblo cliff dwelling 3 dimensional wall art...
Category
1980s Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Wood Carved Folk Art American Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved Folk Art pink and white midcentury car. Fun display piece. Quite a heavy piece.
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Americana Carved Elm Burl Bowl with Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive Americana bowl hand-carved from Elm wood (with some possible burl pattern in the wood) circa 18th century. The bowl was from Northeastern part or Eastern Woodlands of the U...
Category
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine carved wooden statue from the Lobi tribe, Ghana Burkina Faso, early 1900
By Lobi People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Finely carved large geometric figure from the Lobi tribe, Ghana and Burkina Faso, dating from the early 20th century. I Carved from hard wood with fine small adze marks creating a v...
Category
Early 19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
Expressive, interesting African Baoulé mask from Cote d'Ivoire from last third of the last century, carved from wood painted polychrome.
The face is narrow & elegant and has a though...
Category
1970s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sideboard Around 1930 with Two Carved Paintings
Located in Greven, DE
This sideboard from France was previously completely made of oak. We painted the body in black piano lacquer. The curves with the light reflections already come into their own and fr...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Carved Hannya Noh Devil Mask Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather cheeky looking carved and stained wood devil mask, turn off the century in age.
Possibly reference to the Hannya Noh Mask used within Japanese th...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Nomoli - Carved Stone Figurine, Kissi People, Sierra Leone, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Nomoli is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of soapstone, limestone, or granite.
The carving depicts a woman in a dress and choker,...
Category
19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of two Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boule balls underwent significant development ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Native Nootka Totem by Rick Williams, 2 Foot
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Rick Williams (Nootka / Nuu-chah-nulth, b. 1955). 2 Foot Red Cedar Seattle Pole" painted wood sculpture hand carved by Rick Williams and signed with titl...
Category
20th Century Canadian Native American Carved Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Black Forest Carved Bear with Pen Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss bear with log pen rest and inkwell. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 93a. Book included.
In the 1800’s the wood carving...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
24.10 Carat Lovely Loose Water Melon Color Tourmaline Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Loose Water Melon Color Tourmaline Carving From Africa
WEIGHT: 24.10 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 2.1 x 1.8 x 0.7 Cm
ORIGIN: Madagascar, Africa
TR...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Figurines by Dr. Harley Niblack
Located in South Charleston, WV
This grouping of 3 figurines and 9 sculpture head figures were obtained directly from Dr. Harley Niblack by the consignor's father (who was also a woodt...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form...
Category
1950s Canadian Native American Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
California Chocolate Hand Carved Wood Box with Grizzly Bear on Top
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Quinby California chocolate hand-carved wood box with grizzly bear on top c1910. 18" by 5 1/2" by 10" tall. Looks like a clear pine with brown paint. Great condition with very minor ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 20thc Hand Carved Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc hand carved pig or hog with amazing patina. This is most unusual and found in the mid west.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mexican Folk Art Woodcarving Guelaguetza Folkloric Art Oaxaca
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
One of a kind piece by master artisans, husband and wife Manuel and Ruby Cruz, represents a lifetime of dedication to the art of wood carving. Beautiful Folk Art sculpture of the tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China
Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from China, all mounted on custom bases. The heights are 16, 9 and 13.5 inches (40.6, 23...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative
Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably 20th century
The face ...
Category
20th Century African Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Carved bear on lifting seat which once had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection pla...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Wooden Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
A large 19th century Central American wooden mortar with a beautifully hand-hewn texture and a well worn finish. Mortars like these were used to crush grains, spices, herbs, and othe...
Category
19th Century Central American Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beautifully Formed 1930's - 1940's Pokot Elder's Stool, Kenya
Located in London, GB
The form of this early twentieth-century Pokot stool from Kenya exhibits a beautiful sculptural quality, in which three curved, flared and flattened legs support the flat circular se...
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
New Guinea, Papua Gulf, probably Urama people, late 19th–early 20th century
Attached to the back are several 'b...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Dutch 19th century wooden gingerbread mold
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century wooden gingerbread mold
A wooden mold for making cookies in the shape of Royal crowns, which was made by K.H. Wennink in Westendorp, baker by profession at the ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Makonde Black Madonna, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania.
The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Life Size Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swan decoy from Havre de Grace, Maryland. Original paint.
Period: Mid-20th century
Origin: Maine, United States
Size: 32” x 10” x 17’
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A 17th/18th century English apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
Located in Central England, GB
A 17th/18th century apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
This very rare and beautifully made early oak and wrought iron or apothecary’s chemists open ended crusher simi...
Category
Early 18th Century English Other Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Hand Carved Bark Canoe Bailer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century hand-carved bark canoe bailer from Minnesota. Fur trade era.
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Minnnesota
size: 9" x 6" x 5"
Family Owned & Oper...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Geo III Painted Country Chair
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare late 18th/early 19th Century country armchair, of unusual naive form from the Isle of Man. The swept back with naturalistic carved...
Category
Early 1800s English Country Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Softwood, Paint
Painted Wood Splash Boards on Stands from Papua New Guinea, 2 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Note: This listing is for 1 of the Papa New Guinea Splash Boards featured, so if you decide to purchase, let us know which one you'd like.
These decorative painted red and dark grey...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Germany, circa 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Germany, 1960s. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Found at an...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Lava Stone Mask
Located in Vancouver, BC
A sculpture of great presence. It’s difficult to say when this work was created, but judging by the erosion of the stone - and the delicate nature and almost mold like features of the lips, nose and eyebrows, it’s safe to suggest that this has been around for a very long time.
I sourced this from a small area north of Tokyo which leads me to believe this is Black Fuji Stone. The distinct formed and structured Japanese Fuji...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Lava
Crust N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Crust N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Dimensions: W 34 x D 34 x H 49 cm
Materials: Diverse recycled amazon timber
Crust is part of the concept of skin that covers mineral and veget...
Category
2010s Peruvian Post-Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish antique Folk Art ladder with gray original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Handsome late 19th century Swedish country folding ladder. The ladder has beautiful gray original paint. Featuring a handcrafted design with five rungs or steps .Useful both insid...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Italy, 1930s or older. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Foun...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hawaiian Artist Signed Hand Carved Wood Turned Vessel Garniture Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and unusually shaped wood-turned vessel/ sculpture.
Signed by the artists with pressed signature and noted: "magnolia wood. carved in Hawaii".
From a collection of wood...
Category
20th Century American Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her la...
Category
1930s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Magnificent 18th-Century Brazilian Shrine - Minas Gerais Colonial Cabinet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Magnificent 18th-Century Brazilian Shrine - Minas Gerais Colonial Devotional Cabinet
A rare and evocative piece of Brazilian colonial history, this 18th-century wooden shrine from M...
Category
Mid-18th Century Brazilian Other Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Carved Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century American Pine Folk Art Frame, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th century American pine folk art frame, circa 1890.
A double portrait frame with a recessed back to accept glass and two mounted portraits.
Very elaborate and precise deepl...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
NOËL GUAY - Vintage Folk Art Pine Pig Sculpture - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ATELIER NOËL GUAY - Vintage pine sculpture of a pig - featuring a well modelled form with an intricately chiseled coat, large drooping ears and closely cropp...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Enigmatic Dreamscape Charcoal Slate & Classic Gray 170x240 cm Hand Tufted Rug
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
What whispers of inspiration dance within the intricate weave of this modern masterpiece? Hand-tufted with care in rural India, each thread tells a story of impressionable complexity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Silk
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
Peacock Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
This exquisite antique carousel figure showcases the elegance of a peacock, intricately carved from wood. Mounted on a durable metal base with a supp...
Category
Early 20th Century Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, probably late 19th century
Tortoiseshell bracelets are frequently more than just ornaments in Sepik River civilizations; they are representat...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Carved and Painted Wood Architectural Element in the Form of a Mask "Green Man"
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved and painted wood "Green Man" mask from a facade of a mansion near Seattle, late 19th century. The Green Man is a legendary being primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebir...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood Tribal Mangbetu Ritual Vessel Pitcher Congo Africa Provenance
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood tribally used Mangbetu ritual vessel, from the Congo, Africa.
Ritual vessel in the form of a wood pitcher with handle, expressive face with scarifications, organic ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Very nice 19th Century carved swan decoy, unpainted. Very nice, natural looking. Life size. 24" x 10" x 17"H
Period: late 19th century
Origin: United Stat...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Carved Dog Inkwell
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved black Forest shaggy dog inkwell with pen holder. In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the town of Brienz. By the ...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art
Located in London, GB
African Tribal folk Art Makonde Madonna figure
A very finely executed large sculpture of a African Christian Madonna, the standing figure wearing a l...
Category
Early 20th Century Mozambican Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stream Veil Soft Turquoise & Soft Turquoise 150x240 cm
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
Brace yourself for a visual treat with this stunning hand loom rug from our Basis collection. Imagine the soothing Turquoise hues streaming across your floor, transforming your space...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Hand Carved Rooster Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved plaque of a rooster on a roof top and unsigned by the artist. Great on a kitchen wall.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Polychromed Wood Crucifix "Cadore"
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 19th century Italian hand-carved and polychromed wood crucifix sculptural school "Cadore"
Measure cm: H 70, W 37, D 8
About:
The...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Large Art Nouveau Style Wall Ornaments, 20th c. French
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of Art Nouveau Style hand-carved wood ornaments feature a highly detailed and flowing floral design and tapestry inset panel. Large intricate florals are featured prominent...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Tapestry
Benin Kingdom Ebony Carving of a Young King Oba, Nigerian
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wonderful hand carved ebony hardwood figure of a young Benin man, possibly a
future King Oba
Excellent traditional Benin artistic carving
A delightful piece
Circa 1970
Height 13...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
19th Century French Walnut Butler with Tray
Located in High Point, NC
19th century unique folk art statue of a French soldier holding a tray. The statue is hand carved from walnut and is such a friendly little guy! His smile lights up the room, as he...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Hand Carved Tribal Indian Book Ends
Located in Spring Valley, CA
Such a unique pair of hand carved tribal faces. I have seen another individual piece listed as a vintage ash tray. The fact that this is a pair leads ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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