Bone carving is the act of creating art forms by carving into animal bones. It can result in the ornamentation of a bone, or the creation of a figure. It has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, including the
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Carving — can mean*Bone carving *Chip carving *EQ carving, an application of equalization in audio mixing *Gourd carving *Ice carving *Ivory carving *Meat carving *Rock carving *Skiing or snowboarding carving style, defined by a type of S turn. *Stone… … Wikipedia
Chip carving — in wood Chip carving or chip carving, kerbschnitt in German, is a style of carving in which knives or chisels are used to remove small chips of the material from a flat surface in a single piece. The style became important in Migration Period… … Wikipedia
wood carving — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone carving, bust, carving, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, decorative sculpture, doll, dolly, dummy, earth art, embossing,… … Moby Thesaurus
ivory carving — Synonyms and related words: CYSP sculpture, anaglyptics, anaglyptography, architectural sculpture, bone carving, casting, ceroplastics, chasing, clay sculpture, decorative sculpture, earth art, embossing, engraving, founding, garden sculpture,… … Moby Thesaurus
ivory carving — Carving of ivory into decorative or utilitarian objects. It has flourished since prehistoric times. Most Stone Age carvings have been found in southern France, in the forms of small nude female figures and animals. A masterpiece of early Egyptian … Universalium
Chainsaw carving — A man carving a Bernese bear with a chainsaw in Brienz, Switzerland The art of chainsaw carving is a fast growing form of art that combines the modern technology of the chainsaw with the ancient art of woodcarving. Contents … Wikipedia
Oracle bone — For Chinese characters found on bones, see Oracle bone script. A Shang Dynasty oracle bone from the Shanghai Museum Oracle bones (Chinese: 甲骨; pinyin: jiǎgǔ) are pieces of bone normally from ox scapula or turtle plastron (underside) which were… … Wikipedia
Meat on the bone — Cooked T bone steak showing T shaped bone Cut of raw salmon showing bon … Wikipedia
The Bone Forest — Infobox Book | name = The Bone Forest image caption = First edition cover author = Robert Holdstock cover artist = Geoff Taylor country = United Kingdom language = English series = Mythago Wood series genre = Fantasy short stories publisher =… … Wikipedia
Sculpture — Sculptor redirects here. For the constellation, see Sculptor (constellation). For other uses, see Sculpture (disambiguation). The Dying Gaul, a Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic work of the late 3rd century BCE Capitoline Museums, Rome … Wikipedia
