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Animal Sculpture

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Explore NOVICA's Animal Sculpture Gallery. From highly realistic to compellingly abstract, you will find handcrafted artisan treasures that showcase the diverse skills of global artisans.

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Wood sculpture, 'Gallant Dragon'

Les

Sep 23, 2021

Absolute Gorgeous Intricate Detail

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This is my second piece ordered from Seji Taram. I absolutely love the detail and precision cut of this wood sculpture. The Gallant Dragon will definitely be a welcomed addition to my dragon collection. Looking forward to the next piece I order.

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Wood alebrije sculpture, 'Yellow Good Luck Cricket'

MightyKimmy

May 11, 2017

This is nice to display

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I am very satisfy with the item, good craftsmanship, a bit inconvenience to assemble, please request artist to include picture of the product for guidelines to customer to assemble, I will enjoy the display, thank you very much.

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Wood sculpture, 'Kitty Meditates'

Richard

Feb 27, 2017

Delightful!

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This was intended for a friend who loves our Siamese kitten but whose apartment does not allow pets. It's really lifelike, evidently - I unpacked it to check for any shipping damage, and almost immediately our kitten chewed off the tops of its ears! So I am now doing cosmetic surgery and it will occupy a place in my home instead (joining other Balinese carvings that various members of the family have brought back over the years). A really charming ornament.

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Animal Sculpture

In many cultures, since ancient times, animals have been the subject of many prolific artists' greatest pieces of art, including México’s designer Angel Ceron’s depiction of man’s best friend via his ceramic animal sculptures. In many of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic cultures, the dog, who is believed to see spirits, was depicted as loyal leader walking the master’s soul to the realm of the dead. For the playfully, sometimes mischievous and curious one, the “Three Monkeys’ has been immortalized by Nyoman Karsa, in a carefully hand carved Balinese suar wood statuette “seeing no evil, speaking no evil and hearing no evil.” From the owl, cat, hummingbird, the horse, penguin, lion, swans and more, NOVICA offers an abundance of animal sculptures to match you or your loved one with your favorite animal.

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