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wood carvingnoun
The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.
wood carvingnoun
A carved wooden object.
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Wood carving
Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures, to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery. The making of sculpture in wood has been extremely widely practiced, but survives much less well than the other main materials such as stone and bronze, being vulnerable to decay, insect damage, and fire. It therefore forms an important hidden element in the art history of many cultures. Outdoor wood sculptures do not last long in most parts of the world, so that we have little idea how the totem pole tradition developed. Many of the most important sculptures of China and Japan in particular are in wood, and the great majority of African sculpture and that of Oceania and other regions. Wood is light, so suitable for masks and other sculpture intended to be carried, and can take very fine detail. It is also much easier to work than stone. Some of the finest extant examples of early European wood carving are from the Middle Ages in Germany, Russia, Italy and France, where the typical themes of that era were Christian iconography. In England many complete examples remain from the 16th and 17th century, where oak was the preferred medium in this case
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wood carving in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wood carving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- نحت الخشبArabic
- ξυλογλυπτικήGreek
- talla de maderaSpanish
- Sculpture sur boisFrench
- ukiran kayuIndonesian
- escultura em madeiraPortuguese
- האָלץ קאַרווינגYiddish
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