Totem, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wisdom by Lee Lawrie, part of the artwork that decorates the facade of the Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Buddha statue in the Po Win Daung Buddhist cave, dating from the 15th century, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Heian Buddhist temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Heiansa, Gayasan National Park, South Korea, Asia

Statues at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), the Royal Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues of saints and bishops in Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The 106 pieces of cemented Buddha statue at Wat Pangbua, Samui island Ko Samui), Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Market Square, Wroclaw (Warsaw), Silesia, Poland

Perak Tong cave temple, Kinta Valley, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Haida cemetery, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Day of the Dead decoration, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Basilica of Saint Mary, interior, Cracow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, Europe

Buddha statues in the Po Win Daung Buddhist cave, dating from the 15th century, Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Chac Rain God, Dzibilnocac (Painted Vault) Temple, Dzibilnocac, Mayan archaeological ruins, Chenes style, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Totems, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Munchner Lowenparade (Munich Lion Parade), one of many colourful painted statues of lions to be found throughout the city, Munich, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany, Europe

Standing Buddha statue, Maharaja Viharaya Cave, the Temple of the King, Cave Temples, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hand of Buddha, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu deities at Sri Mariamman (Mother Goddess Temple), oldest Hindu place of worship, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu deities at Sri Mariamman (Mother Goddess Temple), oldest Hindu place of worship, Chinatown, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pre-Columbian sculpture, Alto el Purutal, San Agustin Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Huila Department, Colombia, South America

Sculpture on the Saint-Lawrence River bank, Riviere-du-Loup, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, Quebec province, Canada, North America

Painted moose sculptures in a forest setting, Ivy Lea, Ontario, Canada, North America

Feet of the reclining Buddha in Cave 1 (Cave of the Divine King) (Temple of the Divine King), Dambulla Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sculpture with small painted and dressed deities ready for offering at festival pujas, Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Statue of Felipe III and the painted Casa de la Panaderia in the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, Europe

Finished, painted and dressed deities ready for offering at festival pujas, Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Welcome sign, Kodiak Island, Kodiak, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Cadillac Ranch, Historic Route 66 Landmark, Amarillo, Texas, United States of America, North America

Unicef charity fundraising United Buddy Bears on display in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Tourist admires the Unicef charity fundraising United Buddy Bears in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Modern sculptures and art displays at Hakone Open Air Museum, Chokokuno mori, Hakone, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, Asia

Painted bas relief in Eglise Sainte Radegonde, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

Painted bas relief in Eglise Sainte Radegonde, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe

Legal graffiti on Werregaren Street, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Outdoor Hindu shrine to Hanuman the monkey god, on the ghats below Ahilya Fort, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Doll-like statues for sale, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Carving, Palm Springs, California, United States of America, North America

Outdoor shrine to Hindu god, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Carving of Chinese God of Wealth, Tianhou Temple, Cijin Island, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Asia

Kom Ombo, Aswan, Egypt. Upward view of a painted eave at the Kom Ombo temple.

Old buoys at Sunderland Marina, Wearmouth, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old buoys at Sunderland Marina, Wearmouth, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Low angle view of statues on ornate temple dome

Man admiring statue in ornate temple

Yagim Mask at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Yagim Mask, 1920-25 Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Wood, paint. George Walkus (kwakwaka'wakw, ca 1875-1968). A furtive aggressive sea creature known as Yagim was part of the dramatic Tseyka performance cycle, which took place during the dark winter when life on the North West coast moves largely indoors

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

Religious statues at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Mythological demon statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

A religious statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Colourful religious statue depicting man sitting on wall at a Hindu Shrine, Tamil Nadu, India

Colourful religious statue at a Hindu Shrine, Tamil Nadu, India

Blue and white painted house, Casa de Cultura, Historical, old fishing village of Ericeira, Portugal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas, USA

Famous buddha statue in the buddhist monastery of Thikse, Thiksay, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Bollards of artist Jan Mitchell at the seaside promenade, waterfront, of Geelong, Victoria, AUS

Indian carving, Washington, USA

Wood carving of american coastal indians, Washington State, USA

Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas, USA

Indian carving, Washington, USA

Bollards of artist Jan Mitchell at the seaside promenade, waterfront, of Geelong, Victoria, AUS

Hinduistic statue, Swayambhunat Tempel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

United Buddy Bears, bear parade, Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

St. Paul Outside the Walls, Latin Sancti Pauli extra muros, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Globe sculpture, global warming

Lifesaver fountain by Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely, Koenigstrasse, Duisburg, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pont du Charles de Gaulle bridge over the Meuse river with colorful saxophones as memorials to Adolphe Sax, Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame and Citadel, Dinant, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe

Two native men with totem pole, Fanla, Ambrym Island, South Sea, Vanuatu, Oceania

Maria, Mater Dolorosa, tile painting, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Famous buddha statue in the buddhist monastery of Thikse, Thiksay, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Main market place, St. Peter fountains and St. Gangolf church, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Indian, native american, totem pole, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Colonial building, painted yellow, Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted figure in front of a gallery, Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Coat of arms of the electorate of Bavaria, statue of the Virgin Mary, entrance gate or Westernacher Tor, medieval city gate, old town, Mindelheim, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of a bear, "United Buddy Bears", Berlin, Germany, Europe

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Frescoes in the Rosary Church, Maria Woerth at Woerthersee lake, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

United Buddy Bears, bear parade, Schlossplatz, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Plaza Mayor, 1619, equestrian statue of Philip III by Giovanni Bologna, in front of the Casa Panaderia decorated with frescoes, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Gold Mary statue and the town hall, Wasserburg, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic crucifixion group, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Painted Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Painted figure in front of a gallery, Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Bust of a Native American under Azulejos, traditional tiles from Portugal, Park Modo Verde, Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands, Europe

Duernstein, religious foundation and church steeple, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria

Small marble figures and colourful fruit of painted marble, decorations in a shop window, Carrarra, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Madonna figure at the colorfully painted houses of Burano, Venice, Italy, Europe

"We", sculpture by Jaume Plensa, iron letters collage, painted, Residenzgalerie art gallery at the cathedral, Salzburg, Austria, Europe