Quality craftsmanship is key when it comes to authentic African wood carvings. Look for details like smooth finishes, ...

Incising involves making shallow cuts on the surface to create patterns or textures. Burnishing smoothens rough edges by ...

An exhibition of African wood sculptures entitled "One Family, One Way" was held at Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Dec 5. Eighty-eight pieces of African wood carvings were displayed. These ...

African wood carving of a lion and its cub. [Photo/VCG] African wood carving enjoys an international reputation of having a bold, passionate and unadorned style. The art of wood carving in China's ...

African art is as diverse as its culture. There are certain styles though that are well-known. One of the most immediately recognizable, and most widely admired, is the wood-carving of the Makonde ...

Introduction -- The development of the Makonde African blackwood carving movement -- The importance of patronage : the case of Mohamed Peera -- Blackwood sculptuing and identity -- African blackwood ...

25 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (63.5 x 24.1 x 14 cm.) 17 1/2 in. high 31 in. high ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I was a Realtor for many years. Several months ago, a colleague called and told me of a complete house sale of (East) Indian items. I purchased a couple of items, including this ...

This carving of what I think is a native rifleman of the Kings African Rifles belonged to Doctor L S B Leakey of Olduvai Man fame (1903-1972). As a small boy in the early 1940s I lived in a very large ...