What is a Igbo sculpture worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Igbo with a published auction price sold between $164Sign up free to see and $1,798Sign up free to see, and the median is $313Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $313Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $386Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Igbo prices by medium
- Auction results
- 7
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2020–2026
- Median price
- $313Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.8kSign up free to see Dance crest, Wright, Aug 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 5 | $200–$3kSign up free to see | $313Sign up free to see |
| Paintings | 2 | $128–$572Sign up free to see | $350Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Wright (5), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1), Toomey & Co. (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Igbo sales
- Mask, carved wood — $64Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 20, 2026
- Agbogbo Mmuo (white spirit or maiden) mask, painted wood, cloth — $128Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Dance crest, carved and blackened wood, kaolin, human hair, fiber, cloth — $3,840Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Agbogbo Mmuo (white spirit or maiden) mask, carved wood, pigment, raffia — $200Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 11, 2026
- Okoroshi mask, painted wood — $572Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 22, 2025
- White Maiden mask (Agbogho Mmuo), carved wood, pigment, fiber, shells — $3,024Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., May 9, 2024
- mask, carved and painted wood — $313Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 6, 2020
Questions about Igbo prices
What is a Igbo sculpture worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Igbo have sold for a median of $313, and half of them sold between $164 and $1,798. For sculptures alone the median is $313 (5 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Igbo sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,840 for “Dance crest” at Wright in August 2026.
Which Igbo medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $350 (2 sales).
How often do Igbo works sell at auction?
100% of the 7 lots recorded between 2020 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Igbo sculpture?
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Igbo have appeared at auction 7 times in ArtSell’s records between 2020 and 2026; 7 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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