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2. Ore Mountain folk art - Wikipedia

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   Ore Mountain folk art (German: Erzgebirgische Volkskunst) is a well-known form of highly artistic wood carving from East Germany. It encompasses the diverse forms of expression of the creative work beyond the classical or the modern arts, and in particular the production of figures, sculptures and paintings.

3. Wade Ceramics - Wikipedia

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   In the 1950s, the Wade potteries created 'Whimsies', small solid porcelain animal figures first developed by Sir George Wade, which became popular and collectable in Britain and America, [1] [2] following their retail launch in 1954, [3] and were widely available in shops throughout the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

4. Taka (paper mache) - Wikipedia

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   A takaan, a carved wooden sculpture, is used as a mold in making taka. Brown craft paper is used as a final layer for taka made for export. This provides a thicker base and smoother finish for the craft. Taka is also painted. The traditional way of painting a taka is to use primary colors, add simple flower motifs and use repetitive lines and ...

5. Traditional Mexican handcrafted toys - Wikipedia

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   Ixtapan de la Sal and Tonatico in the State of Mexico make animals figures from a local wood that is white. Wooden toys are particularly popular in Michoacán. In Paracho, they make tops, cup-and-balls, yo-yos and dreidels. Most are made from wood called tzirimu, the same wood traditionally used to make canoes and fish nets in the Lake ...

6. Visual arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   While the oldest wooden artifacts are as much as 10,000 years old, carved and painted wooden objects are known only from the past 2,000 years. Animal effigies and face masks have been found at a number of sites in Florida. Animal effigies dating to between 200 and 600 were found in a mortuary pond at Fort Center, on the west side of Lake ...

7. Safari Ltd - Wikipedia

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   Safari Ltd is an American family-owned manufacturer and global distributor of animal figurine toys. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company's offerings include more than 1,000 products, including dinosaurs , wildlife , dragons and fairies , horses and farm life, reptiles and sea life .