Carving

Crucifixion of Christ” is a rectangular ivory carving of an event depicting four men and one woman. The bottom horizontal part of the rectangular carving functions as the ground of the scene, which subtlety merges into the sides of the carving. The two side and top of ivory carving function as a border with the inscription “REX IVD” over the head of Christ. These men appear to be outside in a warm environment, because four of the men in the carving are wearing light flowy robes. Also, there is…

defines their pride and each work of art tells its own story. The art is both functional and, at the same time is paired with cultural art of Salish tribe. The two main necessities that turned into art were the basketry and canoe carving. The journey of weaving baskets and carving canoes starts with physical activity and expression to cultural history.…

were completely different tribes in many ways, I will go over some of them but not all of them. There are subjects like where they lived, what their houses looked like. What their houses looked like. For differences, their hunting weapons, their carvings and how their houses look different. All of the tribes I will talk about lived in canada and were very spread out. The Inuit lived in northern canada. Including Yukon, and Nunavut, ect. The inuit lived in the northern provinces. The Sioux had…

The Edenshaw Family is just one of the many famous carving families found on the Northwest Coast. The Edenshaw family is from the Haida Gwaii Nation. Albert Edward Edenshaw (1810-1854) was the first Chief Edenshaw of the Dadens after his family moved to Kung in 1853, he built a big house with two ornately carved frontal posts that resembled bears. He was commissioned to build a totem pole for a chief thereby launching his career in carving (citation). Following tradition, Albert Edward Edenshaw…

and monuments. Paleolithic periods the Old Stone Age of sculpting were represented by mainly small carving in stone, shell, and ivory. The term prehistoric indicates that culture did not have any writing language. The prehistoric there was cave painting found in Spain and carving into the walls was also known in a different area but in ancient Egypt was wall painting and yet there was wall carving.…

Pumpkin Carving All across the country people choose to get into the Halloween spirit by carving designs into pumpkins. It is one of many Halloween memories that will stick with you forever. There’s so much excitement when you pick the perfect pumpkin, pull out all the yucky guts, decide on faces, light them up and then, of course, make yummy pumpkin seeds. After all, Halloween wouldn’t be the same without a carved pumpkin sitting on your porch. Pumpkin carving is an essential skill that…

In the Kite Runner, the pomogranate tree is a reoccuring symbol of Amir and Hassan’s friendship throughout the book. At the beginning of the boys lives, the tree served as a happy place and shelter. After a tragic event with Hassan, the tree doesn’t hold the same meaning for the two of them. Then, at the end of the book, when Amir returns to Kabul he finds the pomegranate tree is dead, just like the boys friendship. Amir and Hassan’s relationship through the book changes drastically and the…

original forms and environments. Located in the Early East Asian gallery of the Harvard Art Museums, a collection of five Buddhist carvings and one statue attract many visitors every day. Although these sculptures are curated together in a harmonious fashion, they actually originated from three separate caves in the Tianlongshan mountain range in Shanxi, China. These carvings can be traced back to slightly different time periods as well, ranging from some time between the years 534-500 to the…

While everyone is carving their pumpkins my dad swears that his is going to be the best this year. Half way through we all take a break from carving our pumpkins and sit down by the tv to enjoy our favorite part of the movie. The “worst witch” is flying with the grand wizard, and with the 1980’s movie editing skills the flying looks…

in ancient Egypt. “The Palette of Narmer” expresses the innovative techniques of raised relief carvings and the use of fine siltstone to depict the narrative of King Narmer’s unification of Egypt. The line work and composition of this piece define the rarity of the palette as a ritual object, instead of being used for grinding cosmetics for everyday…