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 ...
He married my grandmother in 1913 and they lived in Africa. When they returned to England they brought 3 carved figures with them and this one has passed to me. My sister always refers to it as ...
These figurative sculptures, carved out of stone – marble and granite – and ironwood, were recently shown along with his abstract wooden sculptures ... southern African nations, all known ...
Starting in the Gothic period, wealthy individuals began cladding their interiors with elaborately carved wood; wainscoting emerged in the Victorian era; and even in the 20th century, pioneering ...
Why not use a Silastic shield that could be retracted during ... Whereas the initial ball valve had an acrylic carved cage, the new design could be made of stainless steel and incorporate even ...
Do you wood carve for a hobby, and are the carvings good? If so, consider starting a woodcarving business that not only lets you work at what you like best, but also makes you some money at the ...
No, it's not the lobby's thatched roof and the chandeliers made out of warrior shield reproductions ... Aside from decorative touches like carved wood furnishings and fabrics inspired by ...
Intricately carved wooden puppets help bring a story to life ... This simmering cauldron atop one of the five shield volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawai‘i has inspired ritual and ...