Pinocchio park, Collodi, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Guardian figure at Horyuji Temple, which contains the world's oldest wooden structures, Nara, Japan, Asia

Wooden Mapuche burial statues at the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago, Chile, South America

Wood sculpture of Virgin and Child, Paris, France, Europe

Guardian figures carved in the hardest of wood, found at the junctions of footpaths leading to villages for protection from evil spirits, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chainsaw sculpture by Glenn Greensides, Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

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

Ancient gilded wooden Buddhas inside Wat In, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Wooden sculpture at the Leela Hotel, Mobor, Goa, India, Asia

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

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

In the museum, Santiago Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, Europe

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

Statue of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy), at 22 metres the largest wooden statue in the world, Temple of Universal Peace dating from 1755, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chengde, Hebei Province, China, Asia

Statue of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy), at 22 metres the largest wooden statue in the world, Temple of Universal Peace dating from 1755, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chengde, Hebei Province, China, Asia

A tree sculpture in the grounds of Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

France, Corsica, Balagne, Calvi, Oratory Saint Antoine, Baroque Wooden Statue Of Saint Antoine

Wooden souvenir statues at Ban Thawai Village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

France, Corsica, Balagne, Calvi, Oratory Saint Antoine, Baroque Wooden Statue At Fore, The City Behind

Wooden souvenir statues at Ban Thawai Village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wooden souvenir statues at Ban Thawai Village, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

France, Corsica, Balagne, Calvi, Oratory Saint Antoine, Baroque Wooden Statue

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

Men placing flower offerings on large wooden replica statue of Virgen de los Desamparados, Fallas festival,Plaza de la Virgen square,Valencia

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.

A carved wooden statue inside of the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Kigali, Rwanda.

Women placing flower offerings on large wooden replica statue of Virgen de los Desamparados, Fallas festival,Plaza de la Virgen square,Valencia

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

Buddha appearing in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

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

Carved figure on main pole at marae meeting house, Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand

Carved figure on main pole at marae meeting house, Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand

16 storey wooden pagoda in the beamless Hall, Xiantong Temple, brick building, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Side-altar, Enclos paroissial at Lampaul-Guimiliau, Finistere, Bretagne, France, Europe

Statues of Buddha and Shakyamuni, Hanging Monastery, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Buddha appears in a lotus blossom, Buddha in a mechanically opening wooden lotus flower, Luohou Temple, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Carved wooden figure of the Dogon people, La Falaise da Bandiagara, Mali, Africa

16 storey wooden pagoda in the beamless Hall, Xiantong Temple, brick building, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Buddhistic temple Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, capital of, Cambodia, Asia

Angel sculpture inside church at Kloster, Isle of Hiddensee, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Interior view of the chapell Ulvoen Gamla Kapell, Hoega Kusten, Vaesternorrland, Sweden, Europe

Wooden, religous buddistic statues on a market at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar

Schloss Stolzenfels Castle, interior, Koblenz, UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Peacock Window, wood carving in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

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

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

Maori wood carvings, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Maori wood carvings, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Gate to Whakarewarewa, Maori village, wood carving, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

Maori wood carvings, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

The harbor pier at Constance harbor port entrance and the tide gauge with the Imperia Statue on it, the town's landmark, district of Konstanz, Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mary and Jesus figure in wood, St.-Elisabeth-Kirche church, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Art in the landscape, a wooden carved Viking in front of a ridge and the rocky Mount Vestrahorn, Stokksnes near Hoefn, Iceland, Scandinavia, Northern Europe, Europe

Ganina Yama monastery, memorial site, place where the corpses of the murdered family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia were found in 1991, Yekaterinburg, Jekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Ural mountains, Taiga forest, Russia

Reclining wooden statue of jesus christ and painting of madonna with child inside the santa maddalena church in val di funes, dolomites, italy

Mother and son enjoying a summer vacation in the stunning italian dolomites, surrounded by the breathtaking scenery of giau pass

Boy with a ball, wooden sculpture, artist Peter Nettesheim, Borken, West Muensterland, Muensterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Lion statues at the entrance of the Shiva-Parvati Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Bavarian Rococo sculptures, Minerva, Mars, Hebe the so-called Jupiter by Johann Baptist Straub, circa 1772, linden wood, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sculpture, The Sanctuary Of Truth, Pattaya

A wooden sculpture of crucified Jesus Christ on the background of the Alps mountains in winter. View of the mountains. Religion and culture. Austria

Gold Digger Monument, visitor center, Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Wooden statue of Ruebezahl, Harravov, Czech Republic

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Bavarian Rococo sculpture, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The harbor pier at Constance harbor port entrance just before dawn, tide gauge with the Imperia Statue on it, the town's landmark, district of Konstanz, Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Gold Digger Monument, visitor center, Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Jesus figure, wood carving with cobwebs, Saint Vitus' Cathedral, Prague Castle, Hradcany, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Wooden statue of Ruebezahl, Harrachov, Czech Republic

Wishing bell near Glockenhuette mountain on Nockalm Road, Nockberge National Park, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

The harbor pier at Constance harbor port entrance just before dawn, tide gauge with the Imperia Statue on it, the town's landmark, district of Konstanz, Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

The Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell in Bissell Park, symbol of friendship and peace with Japan; Oak Ridge was established during World War II to produce weapons-grade uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Oak Ridge, Tenne

Main square with wooden sculptures by Josef Lang and Schmalzturm tower, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Durbar Square of Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Buddha figure wearing a necklace at a garden exhibition, Wachenroth, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Troll figure holding a welcome sign, Hardangervidda mountain plateau, Norway, Scandinavia, Northern Europe

Memorial to Dr. Eisenbarth at Hannoversch Muenden, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Statue of a pirate on an old sailing ship

The harbor pier at Constance harbor port entrance and the tide gauge with the Imperia Statue on it, the town's landmark, district of Konstanz, Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Wood sculpture of a woman's body on the Zehntturm tithe tower in Bischofsheim an der Rhoen, Rhoen-Grabfeld district, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Image of the Slavic peace god Borevit, Baroviet or Porevit, wood carving, Cape Arkona, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europa

Artful wooden sculpture, Gerlitzen Alpe, Gerlitzen, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Viking carved out of wood, bust, Stokksnes, Iceland, Scandinavia, Northern Europe

Main square with wooden sculptures by Josef Lang and Schmalzturm tower, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wishing bell near Glockenhuette mountain on Nockalm Road, Nockberge National Park, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Artful wooden sculpture, Gerlitzen Alpe, Gerlitzen, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Church in Grossschoenau, Waldviertel, Forest Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Monastery, church door, Romanian Orthodox, with Manolea, Romania, Europe

Himmelsstuermer, wooden statue on Mt. Zugspitze, Bavaria-Tyrol, Germany, Europe

Baroque high altar with carved figures, former abbey church of St. Michael, Basilica minor, Salzkammergut region, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

Mountain village of Vlkolinec, Unesco World Heritage Site, Slowakia, Europe

Hindu statue, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Wieskirche church, Allgaeu, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lion, fountain sculpture, Art Nouveau, 1908, Loewenstrasse, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Mountain village of Vlkolinec, Unesco World Heritage Site, Slowakia, Europe

Boy, wooden sculpture, artist Peter Nettesheim

Face of a woman wearing a headscarf, wooden sculpture, artist Peter Nettesheim

Meadow with wooden statues in the High Tatras mountain range near Vlkolinec, Slowakia, Europe

Low angle view of a wooden statue, Ahuena Heiau, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Big Island, Hawaii Islands, USA

A male hiker drinks water from a source in a village during the Glocknerrunde, a 7 stage trekking from Kaprun to Kals around the Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria.