1. This is Carfax Conduit -- an ornate monument topped with an elaborate octagonal turret with carved figures in niches and gargoyles at the corners. 2. And the surface of a carved wooden figure is gouged with the same hatchmarks that define the drawings. 3. At the base, a carved figure pulled a rope back and forth, back and forth, ringing a silver bell in the belfry. 4. It contains two rare carved wood male figures, stepping forward with regal simplicity in a pose that became a constant in Egyptian art. 5. It was an arresting sight, arms missing, a carved figure of quiet torment. 6. Other high points are the man wearing claws crouched in a tree hanging over the museumgoers, and the carved stone figure of a face. 7. The main doorways are surrounded by alternating panels of musical instruments and rondels of small carved figures. 8. The selected objects are carefully reproduced to enhance salient qualities, such as the scar pattern on the carved Luba figure typical of the tribe. 9. Outside resort hotels, the thatched huts shops full of carved figures and other tourist curios were closed. 10. A Buddhist disciple from California visited her recently and gave her a necklace with a carved figure for good luck. |