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2. Igbesanmwan - Wikipedia

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   The Igbesanmwan is a hereditary guild of ivory carvers in the Benin Kingdom, a pre-colonial African state located in present-day Edo State, Nigeria.Members of the Igbesanmwan guild hold the responsibility of crafting ivory items, including masks, tusks, staffs, leopards, and various other symbols denoting royal authority and eminence, for the Oba (king) and the royal court.

3. Benin Altar Tusk - Wikipedia

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   The Benin Altar Tusk was commissioned by Ọba Osemwende, who reigned from 1816 to 1848, and carved by the Igbesanmwan, a royal ivory carving guild. [28] As per Edo tradition, it is mandatory for each newly enthroned Oba to erect an altar within the initial three years of their reign. This altar is dedicated to the deified predecessor of the ...

4. Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers - Wikipedia

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   The Guild of St James Garlickhythe, the company's predecessor, named after the church where it was founded, [1] was formed in 1375. [2] The organisation of wood craftsmen, who were known at various times as fusters, carvers, and joiners, received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1571. [ 1 ]

5. Ivory carving - Wikipedia

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   The supply of African ivory contracted greatly in the later 14th century; one result was a rise in bone carving for "marriage caskets", mirror, and religious pieces. The north Italian Embriachi workshop led this trend, supplying bone carvings even to princes and the extremely wealthy; when they used ivory it was usually hippopotamus teeth.

6. Ward brothers (carvers) - Wikipedia

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   They adopted the moniker 'Wildfowl Counterfeiters in Wood' as the motto for their carving operation. [2] Another rare Ward Brothers bird, a Broadbill Drake made in 1936, was sold for $51,750 at a January 2013 auction on Park Avenue in New York City.

7. Stone carving - Wikipedia

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   Indirect carving is a way of carving by using an accurate clay, wax or plaster model, which is then copied with the use of a compass or proportional dividers [1] or a pointing machine. The direct carving method is a way of carving in a more intuitive way, without first making an elaborate model. Sometimes a sketch on paper or a rough clay draft ...

8. William Simmonds (craftsman) - Wikipedia

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   William also carved the puppets. [2] In the year of William's death, 1968, the Cheltenham Art Gallery held an exhibition of his work, which included carvings, sculptures, paintings, drawings, and book designs. [1] At that point, he was the oldest member of the Guild of Gloucestershire Craftsmen. [1] Eve died two years later in 1970. [2]

9. Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems - Wikipedia

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   Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems is a 2007 box set of songs personally selected by Emmylou Harris: "I've selected not greatest hits, but personal favorites: that, with a few exceptions-have never appeared on any other compilations, but were important gems in the string of pearls that each album strives to become.