Sri Subramaniya Swamy Hindu Temple, Munnar, Western Ghats Mountains, Kerala, India, Asia

Exterior, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Carved totems, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Carved totem, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Exterior, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

First Nation Totem Poles, Brockton Point, Stanley Park, autumn, Vancouver City, British Columbia, Canada, North America

First Nation Totem Poles, Brockton Point, Stanley Park, autumn, Vancouver City, British Columbia, Canada, North America

View in the Troll Park above the city of Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Traditional grindaknivur (whaling knife) from Torshavn, Faoroe Islands, Denmark

Ancient beehives in the Beekeeping Museum, Stripeikiai, Aukstaitija National Park, Lithuania, Europe

Woodcarvings, Lithuania

Woodcarvings, Lithuania

Craftsman at work in a workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco

The Buddhist Temple of Todai-ji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Statue of man holding fish, Bryggen, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Outdoor wooden sculpture gallery on the Hill of Witches, near Juodkrante, Curonian Spit, Lithuania, Baltic States, North Europe

Manipur house of wood carved from animist origins in the Heritage Centre run by the Mutua Museum, Andro Scheduled Caste village, Andro, Manipur, India, Asia

Bell tower and ornate doorway of the late 17th century Church of Nuestra Senora de la Regla, Pajara, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Traditional Moroccan decorative wooden door, Rabat, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Wooden tree sculpture, Long Bay, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Doorway of beautiful 17th century Santa Maria Cathedral in this historic former capital, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Totem, Sitka, Alaska, USA, North America

Five-Storey Pagoda (Gojunoto) in autumn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima Island, Western Honshu, Japan, Asia

Five-Storey Pagoda (Gojunoto) in autumn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima Island, Western Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hand carved wooden statues im the center of Noumea, New Caledonia, Pacific

Carved wooden statue of a stock fish a type of cod, Hanseatic quarter, Bryggen, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Door and belltower of the 17th century Santa Maria Cathedral in this historic former capital, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Wooden tree sculpture, Long Bay, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia, Pacific

Stave church, Folk Museum, Bygdoy, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Five-Storey Pagoda (Gojunoto) in autumn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima Island, Western Honshu, Japan, Asia

Statue of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician), Pythagorion, Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece

Best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Lion Statue, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Lion Statue, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Statue of man holding fish, Bryggen, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional wooden Hanseatic merchants buildings of the Bryggen, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Maori totem carving, Ohinemutu village, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Relief sculpture in Saint Maurice's church, Lille, Nord, France, Europe

Traditional Maori carving and Pohutu geyser, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Geneva Mosque door, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Indian lady in traditional dress walking into the mosque of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Mask at Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, North America

Detail of the Nativity on the carved altar, dating from 1509, Mauer bei Melk church, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Woman painting a colorful carved wooden figure (alebrije) of a wolf, Oaxaca area, Mexico, North America

Maori statue with 'Moko' facial tattoo, New Zealand, Pacific

Czech handicraft sign, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Maori carving, Whare Runanga, Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Totem pole at Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Maori wooden carving with tongue sticking out, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Maori carved bargeboards on meeting house, Whakarewarewa centre, Rotorua, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Wood folk-style carving in front of The Rusty Anchor restaurant, Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America

Carving of Native American, Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

A man making wooden clogs in a market in the Netherlands, Europe

Buddhist ceremony at temple, monk playing on a wooden fish (percussion instrument), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Carved wood masks in street market, Swakopmund, Namibia, Africa

A brick building decorated with ornate wooden carvings with a central metal door and metal statues on either side in Patan, Nepal.

Sculptor working in wood, Axoum (Aksum) (Axum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa

Totem pole at Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Mask at Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, North America

Detail of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the carved altar, dating from 1509, Mauer bei Melk church, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Detail, Wat Chum Khong, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional wood carving in the Ewenen Museum in Esso, Kamchatka, Russia, Eurasia

Totem pole at Haida Heritage Centre Museum at Kaay Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, North America

Carving on traditional wooden monastery, once part of the Royal Palace complex and used as an apartment by King Mindon, Shwenandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Detail of carving, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Carving honours living and ancient native Hawaiians, Pohaku Loa, Maui, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Wooden statue on the small resort island of Erakor in Erakor Lagoon just south of the capital, Efate Island, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Intricate wood carving above the fire place in Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house built in the late 13th century, in Stokesay, near Craven Arms, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Uzbekistan detail of old door to the city, bukhara

Uzbekistan door of the bolo hauz mosque, bukhara

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Maori carving, Auckland Museum, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Maori carving, Auckland Museum, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Wooden boat with decorative carving on the bow, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Buddhas at Ankor Wat, Seam Reap, Cambodia, Plant in Winter; Snow; Winter; Yellowstone National Park

A carved tree in Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe

A carved tree in Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe

Valentine card and gift box near love carving

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.

Artisans carving the wood, Khiva, Uzbekistan

Mountain Gorilla carved curio Volcanos National Park, Rwanda

Interior of Juma Mosque, also known as Juma Masjidi Va Minorasi, Ichan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan

A keyhole in a wooden door, Bet Meskel (House of the Cross) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A padlock on a wooden door, Bet Maryam (Church of St. Mary) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Carved wooden Ki'i (tiki) at 'Ahu'ena Heiau, a restored ancient Hawaiian temple; Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii.

Wood carving, a carpenter works on a statue, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Burma

Carpenter, Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma

Carpenter, Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Burma

Carved figure in official Maori meeting house, Whare runanga, Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania