Beach huts, Stone Bay, Broadstairs, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Totems, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

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

Church tabernacle, Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

Detail of wood sculptures on the Keratry Mansion house dating from the 16th century, Old Town, Dinan, Brittany, Cotes d'Armor, France, Europe

Santo Toribio monastery door, Liebana, Cantabria, Spain, Europe

Wooden fish used for calling the congregation, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Ave Maria Gratia Plena, reredos, Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

Totems, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Bali Hyatt Hotel, Sanur Beach, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Totems, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Craft market, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Kama Sutra wood carvings depicting sexual positions, Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Lake Windermere at sunset, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.

Afro-Brazilian paintings in a white wooden door at Travessa do Comercio, Brazil

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

Totem pole on Jasper high street, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

Totem pole on Jasper high street, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

Totem pole outside store, Downtown, Skagway, Alaska, United States of America, North America

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

Bischoff's Western Store, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, North America

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

Totem pole on Jasper high street, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

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

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

Totem pole on Jasper high street, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

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

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

A woman by Lake Windermere at sunset, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.

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

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

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

Decorative patterns on traditional painted house, Cicmany, The Mountain Regions, Slovakia, Europe

Decorative patterns on traditional painted house, Cicmany, The Mountain Regions, Slovakia, Europe

Totem pole on Jasper high street, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

A modern wooden carved sculpture in Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Detail of totem pole, Cedars Casino, Sequim, Washington state, United States of America, North America

Decorative patterns on traditional painted house, Cicmany, The Mountain Regions, Slovakia, Europe

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

A carved tree in Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe

A hands sculpture on the shores of Derwentwater near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A carved tree in Zermatt, Switzerland, Europe

Caucasian carpenter eyeballing wooden plank in workshop

Caucasian carpenter texting on cell phone in workshop

Caucasian carpenter writing on notepad in workshop

Caucasian carpenter eyeballing wooden plank in workshop

Caucasian carpenter using mallet and chisel in workshop

Legs of Mari man painting canvas on floor

Caucasian carpenter writing on notepad in workshop

Legs of Mari man painting canvas on floor

Legs of Mari man standing near paint cans and canvas on floor

Caucasian carpenter sanding wood in workshop

Caucasian carpenter sanding wood in workshop

Legs of Mari man painting canvas on floor

Silver Pavilion and Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

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

Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Garden, Heian Jingu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

Gardener working,Zen garden symbolizing Mount Fuji and the sea, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

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.

Mountain Gorilla carved curio Volcanos National Park, Rwanda

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

Okobo (tall wooden shoes).Detail of 'maiko' (geisha apprentice) from Ishihatsu tea house (o-chaia).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Silver Pavilion, in Ginkaku ji temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan

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

museum of the village Unewatt, Langballig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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

Maoris canoeing, Waka taua (war canoe), Waitangi Day, 6 February, Treaty between Maori and British Empire, New Zealand

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

Traditional Maori wood carvings at the entrance of Marae Papatea, North coast, Eastcape, North Island, New Zealand

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

Carved couple at a table with food and wheat beer, alpine lodge Sulzenau, Stubaier Alps, Stubai, Tyrol, Austria

Traditional Maori wood carvings at the entrance of Marae Papatea, North coast, Eastcape, North Island, New Zealand

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

A brightly painted wooden figure on a market stall in the Shan State of Myanmar, Asia

Young buddhistic monk with a mobile phone in a temple in the Kam, Cambodia, Asia

Totem pole in The Butchart Gardens near Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada, North America

Champagne producer Rotkaeppchen, famous winebarrel, capacity of 120 000 litres, winegrowing, Saale, Unstrut, Freyburg, Saxony Anhalt, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

Organ in the collegiate church St. Martin and St. Severus at Muenstermaifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Wooden scaulpture on a marea, a meeting place of the Maori in Rotorua, North island, New Zealand

Chip-carver at work, Fes, Morocco

View of carved wooden door in the Stonetown, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Dairyman playing accordion in front of his house, Schnals Valley, Alto Adige, South Tyrol, Italy

Artful carvings at the roof beam of a house at the village Hongcun, Huang Shan, China, Asia