carving
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
carving
- Details
The act of shaping, marking, or decorating wood, stone, or another material by cutting or incising, typically using tools such as chisels and other blades. It refers to this process as it is applied to small-scale objects or to objects that are not considered art. "Carving" may also be considered a sculpture technique that is employed in the creation of art.
- Variations
bamboo carving
Carving (Decorative arts)
Horn carving
gem carving
fruit carving
Bone carving
ice carving
Stone carving
netsuke carving
ivory carving
leather carving
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