Posts Tagged ‘ carving ’

African Wood Carving

Aug 6th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: Africa, All Collections, Featured Category, Travel

During my recent trip to Africa, I was in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. This is a nice, friendly city in the heart of French West Africa…

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African Masks

Apr 8th, 2009 | By Sergio Burani | Category: Africa, All Collections, Featured Category, Travel

African masks are all different from each other. Each one of them is individually carved, to tell its own story and represent its own tradition…

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Wooden Masks

May 25th, 2008 | By Sergio Burani | Category: All Collections, Europe, Travel

In the remote town of Sauris, in the Italian Alpine region of Carnia, wood carving is a thriving trade. A local craftsman introduced me to the art of making masks out of local wood.

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