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    thump on the skin of the pumkin. If you hear a hollow sound‚ then the pumkin is ripe. The size of the pumkin is dependant on how you want to make the carvings. Therefore‚ one should put in mind that a larger pumpkin means more work.

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    The Perfect Pumpkin

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    Every fall‚ many families repeat their yearly tradition of pumpkin carving; where they pick out the best pumpkin‚ and carve it to create a jack-o-lantern‚ which they later place on their doorstep as a Halloween decoration. Carving a pumpkin is often challenging and can leave the carver frustrated and hating how their creation ended up. However‚ there’s an easy way to get a good‚ desirable pumpkin. Starting off‚ finding the perfect pumpkin can make or break certain designs. Pumpkins can be bought

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    In 1924‚ Robinson persuaded sculptor Gutzon Borglum to travel to the Black Hills region to ensure the carving could be accomplished. Borglum had been involved in sculpting the Confederate Memorial Carving‚ a massive bas-relief memorial to Confederate leaders on Stone Mountain in Georgia‚ but was in disagreement with the officials there.[14] The original plan was to perform the carvings in granite pillars known as the Needles. However‚ Borglum realized that the eroded Needles were too thin to

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    Chinese Seals

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    Chinese seal carving was one of the four traditional arts of ancient China‚ along with painting‚ calligraphy‚ and poetry. Seal carving was an art of deep cultural roots of the Chinese generations. The first record of a seal in China was from 544 BC‚ during the Spring and Autumn period; right after Chinese ancestors could make potteries and owned properties. When the first dynasty was established‚ the emperor began to use seals. These seals were created for the purpose of making marks on people’s

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    equal purpose. In Inuit culture‚ it is art‚ rather than text‚ that is the prevalent medium for expression. This research paper explores the history of Inuit art and culture along with its evolution over time and analyzes the production of soapstone carvings by contemporary Inuit artists. The research paper begins with an introduction of ancient Inuit cultures of four successive periods along with the cultural changes resulting from each period; then‚ the contemporary Inuit culture is examined

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    country is a green gem in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar is very charming. It has wood carvings‚ strange animals‚ and lots of sapphires. Wood carving is a sign and symbol of this country and the nation’s culture and history (Heale‚ Abdul‚ 2008). There are known locally as the “holy wood”‚ this kind of wood is hard and heavy‚ and the texture is black and white (Ashamu et‚ al. 2005). Lots of people like buying some wood carvings‚ when they go back. Because of its unique history‚ Madagascar has lots of variety

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    The Assyrian The Assyrian‚ a relief carving standing eighteen feet tall‚ encaptures the culture of the ancient Assyrian empire. The figure in the carving is large‚ muscular‚ and holding a life-size lion in a single hand. The lion is clawed‚ with a long and winding tail‚ scales across his belly and a mane of patterned lines around his head. The lion has one of his bottom legs hiked up against the side of the man‚ while the other lays on the front of his body; the two upper legs stick out at an upward

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    lifetime of a sculpture is determined primarily by the temperature of its environment and thus‚ a sculpture can last from mere minutes to possibly months. There are several ice festivals held around the world‚ hosting competitions of ice sculpture carving. Raw material Sculpting ice presents a number of difficulties due to the variability and volatility of the material. Ice may be sculpted in a wide range of temperatures and the characteristics of the ice will change according to its temperature

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    the descending of Lumawig and his sister Bogan to earth with a mission to teach the Cordillera Mountain peoples how to live peacefully and enjoy the economic abundance of the earth. While on earth‚ Lumawig and Bogan subdued warring tribes through carving rice terraces on the mountain sides‚ pottery cloth and basket weaving and orienting the tribes on the statue of Kabunyan. ID DAYONGAN (THE HEAVEN) Id Dayongan‚ Depicts the heavenly dwelling of Kabunyan’s Family with other goddesses. It relates

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    Sarco

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    Seasons sarcophagus [Roman] (55.11.5)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000) People could think that the Badminton Sarcophagus was made in the Eastern Mediterranean‚ because the material used for its carving is a type of marble found in Asia Minor‚ Phrygia. However‚ the reality is that this sculpture was

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