wood carving

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(uncountable) The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.

(countable) A carved wooden object.

(countable) A decoration made on wood by carving.
The chest was decorated with delicate wood carvings.

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Fischer, pp. 31, 63. Wood carving Wood was scarce on Easter Island during the 18th and 19th centuries, but a number of highly detailed and distinctive carvings have found their way to the world's museums. Source: Internet

Abdul Hamid loved music, especially opera and was a fine craftsman of wood carving. Source: Internet

Rawson, 140–144; Frankfort 112–113; Henig, 179–180 Wood carving Detail of Jesus just dead, Spanish, wood and polychrome, 1793. Source: Internet

Also, it could give you the opportunity to learn new skills, from knitting to painting or even wood carving. Source: Internet

Lovers of indigenous arts and craftsmanship will enjoy a visit to one of the many mapuche communities, where foreigners can interact with mapuche craftsmen and find out about their weaving techniques, wood carving procedures and cooking methods. Source: Internet

The handicraft of wood carving which had made Oberammergau already famous before the Passion Play is inextricably linked to the cultural history of the village. Source: Internet

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