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What is carved wood art called?

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What is carved wood art called?
What carved wood art is called depends on the type of piece. Three-dimensional pieces created by hand-carving wood are whittlings, while carvings into a flat piece of wood are reliefs. Shop a collection of wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
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Modern Hand Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Modern Hand Carved Wood Sculpture
Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Santos De Palos Hand Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an unknown Santos de Palos. It depicts a polychromed hand carved wood sculpture of a man
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984 Hand carved wooden sculpture
Category

Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Asian Hand Carved Wood Sculpture Star of Longevity Shòu Xīng
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Asian Shòu Xīng Hand Carved Wood Sculpture Star of Longevity Star of Old Age Chinese original
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1960s Hand Carved Wood Sculpture Of Man Praying / Weeping
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Large Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture of Man Praying / Weeping Buddha Abstract Yoga Wrestler
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak

American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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