Olowe honored the stylistic canon and conventions that prevailed among Ekiti-Yoruba artists. Like most creative artists of any culture, however, Olowe developed his own personal style. As seen in the palace door and the bowl with figures, Olowe's sculptures are characterized by large-scale, elongated, and often angular forms, the illusion of movement, exceedingly high relief, polychromy, and richly textured surfaces.

Palace door
Palace of the Arinjale, Ise
Wood, pigments
Circa 1910-14
88-13-1, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kuhn

Bowl with figures
Wood, pigments
Circa 1925
95-10-1, bequest of William A. McCarty-Cooper