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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
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 7.09 in
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
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 16.15 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in
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
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 12.6 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
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
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in
East African Figurative Face Drum
Located in Queens, NY
East African (20th Century) drum of carved head of man with beard and skin top, signed.
Category
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ebony
Large African Face Shield
Located in Norton, MA
It's a completed solid wood piece carved by hand with a very simple tool. The end result shows the
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Modern, Minimal Face of Africa Strelitzia in Brown by Studio Stirling
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
your choice. The options available are a variety of African faces, plants and South Africa’s beloved
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Steel
africa 5
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative
Solid wood
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face Nigeria, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric abstract long face.
From Nigeria
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Dan Janus Double Face Protective Kinde Charm, Ivory Coast, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan Janus double faced protective Kinde charm, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Worn and Weathered Tsogho Short Bench with Faces, Gabon, Africa ex Visser
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Worn and weathered Tsogho short bench carved from a single piece of wood, with faces and figures
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.5 in W 14.5 in D 8.5 in
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small early Kuba Cup With Sweet Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Finely carved hair in tight
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early small Kuba Cup With Refined Face, Fine Hair, Handle DRC, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small sweet early Kuba Cup with refinedf face, finely carved hair, with a handle, from the DRC
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Its striking colours and carving symbolise
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Antique Chokwe Mask, Central African, Carved Hardwood, Tribal, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Chokwe mask. A Central African, carved hardwood tribal face mask, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Masks
Materials
Hardwood
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 9.06 in
Painted Ibibio Polychrome Face Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa colorful
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Painted Ibibio Polychrome Mask with Figure on Top, Nigeria Africa. Expressive small figure on
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 18.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Small Dancing Lobi Figure With Arms Out, Cubist Face Ghana West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small dancing Lobi figure with arms out, and cubist face from Ghana, West Africa. ex James Willis
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.75 in W 6.75 in D 2 in
Mbira or Sanza Congo Early 20th Century African Tribal Musical Instrument face
Located in Santa Fe, NM
period in the Congo, Central Africa. On top is a subtly carved human face with great wear and patina from
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Mossi Doll Burkina Faso, Early 20th Century, Africa Great Stylized Face Leather
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Striking carved wood Mossi doll figure (biga) with rare leather covering. The head slightly tilted
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
H 12.5 in W 2 in D 2.5 in
Fine Kuba Cup with Expressive Face on a Foot Early 20th Century African Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Finely carved wood Kuba cup with expressive face, carefully carved geometric design on the eyebrows
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
Pair of Framed Carved Brown Rosewood African Faces
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of framed wood carvings of male and female faces mounted on burlap; each is completed flat on
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Burlap, Wood
A matched pair of African tribal dance face masks, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A most interesting and decorative matched pair of African tribal carved wooden face masks which
Category
Vintage 1920s African Other Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ghana African Tribal Carved Hammered Copper Folk Art Warrior Face Mask 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Ghana African hand carved tribal mask featuring an elongated slender warrior face with
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Copper
H 16.25 in W 2.5 in D 5 in
20th Century Four-Faced Punu Helmet Mask from Gabon, Africa
Located in Astoria, NY
A mid to second half 20th century Punu mask from central Gabon, Africa. The face represents the
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus 'Two Face' Wood Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Tribal African Mende Bundu Helmet Janus (Two Face) wood mask, early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 16 in W 8.5 in D 10 in
Standing Male Ibibio Figure with Hands Up and Hat, Sublime Face, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Standing male Ibibio figure with flat hands up and hat, very detailed sublime face, Nigeria, early
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 12 in W 2.63 in D 2.75 in
Kuyu Janus Face Tribal Dance Puppet, Drc, Africa Red, White and Black Pigments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Scott McCue
Kuyu Janus face tribal dance puppet, DRC, Africa Red, white and black
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal 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
Category
20th Century African Masks
Materials
Wood
H 16.15 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
Very Early Used Carved Wood Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Sweet Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich and deep patina. In the form of a
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Songye Male Kifwebe Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized Wall Hanging
Located in Torquay, GB
very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Male Kifwebe masks were mainly used for
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 22.45 in W 9.85 in D 8.67 in
Djimini Cote d'Ivoire Wood Pulley Ex Christies 1996 Sublime Antelope Face Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely carved wood weaving heddle pulley from the Djimini people in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. With a
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 7.75 in W 2.5 in D 1.63 in
Small Old Dan Mask Blessed by Age Eroded Side, Cubist Face Liberia, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A small old carved wood Dan mask with cubist face. Blessed by time, weather and insects, with
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Large standing male Teke figure with expressive face, beard, Congo, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early large standing male Teke figure with classic darkened beard and hair. Small stylized arms and hands on chest.
ex- CA collection, acquired in 1998 from San Francisco Gallery.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 28.5 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
Strong Cubist Dan Bird Man Wood Face Mask Early 20th Century Libera, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A strong cubist Dan mask from Liberia in West Africa. High carved cheek bones and narrow slit eyes
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
H 12 in W 4.75 in D 2.5 in
Fine Kuba Kete Face Mask Striking Square Eyes, Mouth Congo, Africa Custom Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine and well carved wood Kuba Kete face mask with striking open square eyes and mouth, incised
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 9.75 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in
Wood Carved Face Drum, circa 1950s
Located in Megeve, FR
Wood carved face drum, circa 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Guro Face Mask Ivory Coast West African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A beatific face mask from the Guro people of the Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Wood with paint and
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique carved wood African Yoruba Gelede face mask. Mounted on a round plexi and iron stand
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Senufo Face Mask Kpelie Cote D'ivoire Mali Burkina Faso West African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A simple and elegant face mask from the Senufo people of West Africa. The Senufo live in areas that
Category
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 14 in W 7 in D 3 in
Old Dan Singing or Speaking Face Mask Ivory Coast Cote D'ivoire West Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Old expressive Dan mask with open mouth as if speaking or singing, with heavy eyelids as if lost in a trance. Holes around mouth once held inserted teeth, now missing. Small holes ar...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 8.25 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
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African Carved Face For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the African carved face you’re looking for. An African carved face — often made from wood, hardwood and animal skin — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African carved face — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An African carved face, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is an African Carved Face?
The average selling price for an African carved face at 1stDibs is $1,098, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $3,485 for the highest priced.
Questions About African Carved Face
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.