wood carving
Chisel-made sculpture
Wood carving is the art or craft of shaping wood with cutting tools to create decorative or functional objects.
The term covers both the process and the finished product: She studied wood carving in Japan, The mantelpiece featured elaborate wood carvings.
Traditional wood carving ranges from simple whittling to intricate sculptural work.
Edged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- latheRotating shaping machine
rasp · plane · sawdust · grain · timber · lumber · sanding · sharpening
Small ornamental sculpture
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
- maskFace-worn concealment
effigy · caricature · maquette · likeness · decoy · animal · netsuke · tiki
Easing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
acanthus · fluting · molding · beading · dentil · cartouche · filigree · ornament
Cutting into material
- undercuttingCharging less than rivals
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
marquetry · pyrography · stippling · texturing · detailing · hollowing · shaping · blocking
Traditional community-made creativity
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- indigenousOriginating in a region
ethnic · tribal · ceremonial · ritual · Bali · Oaxaca · Black Forest · Scandinavian
chisel
Edged carving implement
lathe · rasp · plane · sawdust · grain · timber · lumber · sanding · sharpening · roughing
figurine
Small ornamental sculpture
mask · effigy · caricature · maquette · likeness · decoy · animal · netsuke · tiki · nutcracker
relief
Easing of distress
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
rosette · acanthus · fluting · molding · beading · dentil · cartouche · filigree · ornament · motif
incising
Cutting into material
- undercuttingCharging less than rivals
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
intarsia · marquetry · pyrography · stippling · texturing · detailing · hollowing · shaping · blocking · lettering
folk art
Traditional community-made creativity
indigenous · ethnic · tribal · ceremonial · ritual · Bali · Oaxaca · Black Forest · Scandinavian · lovespoon
- nature craftsleaf pressing, leaf prints, leaf rubbings, driftwood art, pebble art
- wood craftsdecorative panels, handcrafted furniture
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- sculptural traditionsmarble sculpture, bronze casting, clay modeling, terracotta, metal sculpture
- African craftsAfrican masks, beaded jewelry, kente, tribal jewelry, mask making
- African traditionsinitiation ceremonies, naming ceremony, ancestral worship, rites of passage, tribal chiefs
wood carvingmetalwork
Shaped metal objects
metalsmithing · pottery · ceramics · glassblowing · bronze casting
wood carvingclay modeling
Shaping soft earth artistically
3D printing · welding · assemblage · papier-mâché · bronze casting
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