Holy Family in Lenga hands 40x40x5 cm Peru
Bas-relief depicting the Holy Family statue enclosed in hands. Picture made of wood, 40x40x5 cm.The Holy Family statue is entirely hand sculpted. Handcrafted religious item created with attention to the smallest details, made in Peru.The timber comes from Lima and is brought to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude between 2800 and 3600 meters.Here the timber must age from 1 to more years, depending on the thickness. When the humidity drops to 12-13% it is ready to be used. ...
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Bas-relief depicting the Holy Family statue enclosed in hands. Picture made of wood, 40x40x5 cm.The Holy Family statue is entirely hand sculpted. Handcrafted religious item created with attention to the smallest details, made in Peru.The timber comes from Lima and is brought to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude between 2800 and 3600 meters.Here the timber must age from 1 to more years, depending on the thickness. When the humidity drops to 12-13% it is ready to be used. The drawing, first performed on paper, is shown on a wooden board.Subsequently the wood is carved with the help of chisels and gouges.In the first phase of processing it is roughed out defining the figures, then with other tools worked patiently until the complete realization of the image with all the details.All the young sculptors came out of the "taller Don Bosco" art school and received the tools to be able to work by hand.The Holy Family sculpture is made in Peru by local artisans who work within the Mato Grosso project.
