Crucifix hand carved lenga wood 35x25x5 cm Mato Grosso
Crucifix hand carved lenga wood 35x25x5 cm Mato Grosso.
The wood comes from Lima, Peru 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 the wooden board.Subsequently, the wood is sculpted with the help of chisels and gouges.In the first phase of processing it...
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Crucifix hand carved lenga wood 35x25x5 cm Mato Grosso.
The wood comes from Lima, Peru 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 the wooden board.Subsequently, the wood is sculpted 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 image is complete with all the details.All the young sculptors are graduates from the "Don Bosco" art school and received tools to be able to work by hand.The crucifix is made in Peru by local artisans who work within the Mato Grosso project.