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  2. Ethiopian art - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian Crown - Treasury Of The Chapel Of The Tablet. Another important form of Ethiopian art, also related to Coptic styles, is crosses made from wood and metal. [10] [11] They are usually copper alloy or brass, plated (at least originally) with gold or silver. The heads are typically flat cast plates with elaborate and complex openwork ...

  3. Waga sculpture - Wikipedia

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    A waga, also known as a waka or waaka, is a type of memorial statue carved from wood in southern Ethiopia. The Konso people are particularly well-known for their waga sculptures. Modern wagas or mini-wagas may also be carved specifically for sale to tourists, in which case the rod-shaped kallaccas on their heads are often exaggerated into ...

  4. Charles Edenshaw - Wikipedia

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    His style was known for its originality and innovative narrative forms, created while adhering to the principles of formline art characteristic of Haida art. In 1902, the ethnographer and collector Charles F. Newcombe called Edenshaw “the best carver in wood and stone now living.” [ 3 ]

  5. African sculpture - Wikipedia

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    Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.

  6. African art - Wikipedia

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    However, Ethiopian art is highly conservative and retained much of its distinct character until modern times. The production of illuminated manuscripts for use continued up to the present day. [69] Another important form of Ethiopian art, also related to Coptic styles, is crosses made from wood and metal.

  7. Architecture of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian architecture continued to expand from the Aksumite style, but also incorporating new traditions with the expansion of the Ethiopian state. Styles incorporated more wood and rounder structures in commoner's architecture in the center of the country and the south, and these stylistic influencies were manifested in the slow construction ...

  8. List of Ethiopian artists - Wikipedia

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    Skunder Boghossian (1937–2003), painter, art teacher; Ethiopian of Armenian heritage Yadesa Bojia (born 1970), artist, designer; lives in Seattle Nicolò Brancaleon ( c. 1460 – after 1526), Italian painter whose adopted the art style in Ethiopia

  9. History of wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Wood-carving examples of the first eleven centuries of CE are rare due to the fact that woods do decay easily in 1,000 years. The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill, Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century. The doors are ...

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