Wood Carvings

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Wood Carvings

Outside the main island, Northern Ambrym is especially renowned for the creativity and skilfulness of its carvers. Along with miniature canoes, animals, bows, and bowls, most carvings are related to ancestral figures.

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addressAmbrym, Vanuatu

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