Holy Family enclosed in hands lenga wood oil colours 30x30 cm
Holy Family enclosed in hands lenga wood oil colours 30x30 cm Mato Grosso.
Bas-relief depicting the Holy Family enclosed in hands, made of lenga wood and painted in oil colours, size 29.5x29.5x4 cm.
The bas-relief is hand carved by Peruvian craftsmen. The wood arrives from Lima and is taken to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude of between 2800 and 3600 metres.
The wood must age for one to several years, depending on its thickness. When the humidity drops to 12 - 13% it is re...
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Holy Family enclosed in hands lenga wood oil colours 30x30 cm Mato Grosso.
Bas-relief depicting the Holy Family enclosed in hands, made of lenga wood and painted in oil colours, size 29.5x29.5x4 cm.
The bas-relief is hand carved by Peruvian craftsmen. The wood arrives from Lima and is taken to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude of between 2800 and 3600 metres.
The wood must age for one to several years, depending on its thickness. When the humidity drops to 12 - 13% it is ready to be used.
The drawing, first made on paper, is then placed on the wood board. The wood is then carved using chisels and gouges.
In the first phase of the process, the wood is rough-hewn to define the figures, then partially worked with other tools until the image with all its details is complete.
All the young sculptors came out of the 'taller don Bosco' art school and were given the tools to work by hand. The artefact is made in Peru by local artisans working within the Mato Grosso project.
