Bulletin (1946) (19806438063) - Public domain engraving
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Title: Bulletin
Identifier: bulletin14321946smit (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Subjects: Ethnology
Publisher: Washington : G. P. O.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Plate 71.—Mochica craftsmanship, a, Pottery model, used in making a pottery mold; b, c, two sides of a mold made from a model; d, warrior carved in bone, red with mother-of-pearl inlays; e, copper casting, a warrior attacked by a dog; /, wood sculpture with mother-of-pearl inlays; g, spear thrower wrapped with gold; h, head ornament of beaten gold; i, stone box with engraved figures. (Courtesy Rafael Larco Hoyle.)
Bone carving encompasses the acts of creating art, tools, and other goods by carving animal bones, antlers, and horns. It can result in the ornamentation of a bone or the creation of a distinct object. Bone carving has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, sometimes as a cheaper, and recently a legal, substitute for ivory carving. It was important in prehistoric art, with notable figures like the Swimming Reindeer, made of antler, and many of the Venus figurines.
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