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@barracuda-22.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:13 AM

Gorilla under ancient carved tree
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #gorilla #jungle #tree #carved #forest #wildlife #nature #majestic #green #brown #earth #sunlight #serene #wild #ancient #tropical #canopy #vines #wilderness #animal #primate #forestfloor

@barracuda-22.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:05 AM

African savanna view from a rustic bedroom
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #bedroom #savanna #africa #bed #headboard #woven #baskets #window #lighting #rustic #carved #patterned #textile #natural #warm #earthtones #vibrant #interior #decor #artistic #cozy #cultural

@barracuda-22.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:55 AM

Tiki bar with carved masks and lanterns
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #tiki #bar #carved #masks #lanterns #wooden #thatched #wicker #bottles #lush #greenery #warm #light #indoor #tropical #art #vintage #exotic #barstools #tables #hanging #ornate

@barracuda-22.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:45 AM

Tiki Canteen With Carved Statues
#ai #aigenerated #digitalpainting #aiart #tiki #bamboo #canteen #statues #outdoor #wicker #torches #tropical #rustic #greenery #thatched #wooden #chairs #tables #carved #entrance #tikiart #tropicalvibes #tikihome #tikioutdoor #tikiarchitecture #tikiambience

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:25 PM

Face Hacha
carved stone, pigments
c. 550-950 CE
Veracruz culture
Veracruz, Mexico

From the estate of William Spratling, Taxco.

#handmade #carved #stone #pigment #cinnabar #face #hacha #Veracruz #culture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #precolumbianart

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 6:45 PM

Storm God Mosaic Mask
jade, shell, wooden base
c. 200-600 CE
Maya culture
Guatemala

#handmade #precolumbian #carved #jade #shell #wood #mosaic #mask #stormgod #art #ancientart #Maya #culture #Guatemala #prehispanic #mesoamerica #MayanArt #precolumbianjade #burial #afterlife #religion #belief #elite

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:28 PM

The Beersheba Venus
carved ivory
c. 4500-3500 BCE
Beersheba culture
Israel

#handmade #carved #hippopotamus #ivory #Beersheba #venus #figurine #fertilityfigure #Negev #desert #Beershebaculture #Israel #chalcolithic #period #pregnant #woman #ivoryfigure #ivorycarving #Egyptian #predynastic #influence

The Beersheba Venus, a small prehistoric figurine of a pregnant woman carved from hippopotamus ivory. A fertility figure. Discovered in Beersheba, Israel, and associated with the Chalcolithic period (circa 4500–3500 BCE). The headless, 12 cm tall statuette features a polished surface, hands resting on the hips, a prominent pregnant belly with a drilled navel, and decorated pubic markings. It is currently part of the collection at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. A group of objects made of hippopotamus tusks was discovered in Beersheba. In a workshop found in a subterranean dwelling, a complete canine tooth was revealed, together with a stone worktable, cutters' tools and ivory splinters. This evidence of a local ivory industry, in addition to the large number and variety of ivory objects that were found, suggests the existence of a prolific and creative school of highly skilled artisans. Carved from a single piece of tusk, this mysterious figurine – beautifully preserved though headless and missing part of the right arm – is a nude female, apparently in an advanced state of pregnancy, with a large circular aperture in the place of her navel. Her hands rest on her hips, and her legs are slightly flexed as if moving; her pubic hairs are marked by drill holes, which were probably originally filled with bitumen or another material. The figurine, which is curiously lifelike, has a smooth, highly-polished surface. It somewhat resembles Egyptian Predynastic ivories.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:05 PM

The Moundville Cat Pipe
carved Glendon limestone
c. 1000-1500 CE
Mississippian culture
Moundville, Alabama, USA

#handmade #carved #stone #GlendonLimestone #Moundville #cat #pipe #Mississippian #culture #MoundvilleAlabama #USA #precolumbian #ancientart #art #sculpture #mythology #zoomorphic #effigy

This zoomorphic artifact is the Moundville Cat Pipe, a famous Mississippian-period effigy pipe carved from limestone.The Mississippian culture was an advanced Native American civilization that flourished from approximately 800 CE to the 1600s across the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Recovered from the Moundville Archaeological Site in Alabama, USA. Mississippian culture (dating roughly between 1000–1500 CE). It portrays a stylized feline (often interpreted as a panther or underwater cat) with bared teeth and coiled, swirling lines around its face. A heavy ceremonial pipe bowl, featuring a characteristic cavity in its back used for smoking sacred tobacco rituals. The original artifact is currently housed in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:51 PM

Northwest Coast Pipe
carved black argillite
c. 1830
Haida culture
Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada

#handmade #carved #argillite #stone #pipe #zoomorphic #design #Haida #culture #HaidaGwaii #QueenCharlotteIslands #BritishColumbia #canada #c1830 #northwestcoast #firstnation #indigenous #artifact #art #carving

@tourscotland.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM

Tour #Scotland 4K travel photography and video Blog clip, with #Scottish music, of a #Skeleton holding an arrow gravestone in a graveyard burial ground on #ancestry, #genealogy, #Carved #Stones #history visit and trip to #Angus tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2023/02/skel...

@joshuarubinphoto.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:28 PM

#Soap #Bear #Animal #Cute #Detail #Sculpture #CloseUp #Carved #Texture #Creative #Craft #Art #Handcraft #DIY #ArtsAndCrafts #ScoutLife #CubScouts #Creative #Whimsical #Scouts
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@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM

Northwest Coast Frontlet
wood, pigments, abalone inlay
c. 1900 CE
Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) or Haisla cultures
B.C., Canada

#handmade #carved #wood #pigments #abaloneinlay #northwestcoast #frontlet #headdress #19thcentury #Heiltsuk #BellaBella #Haisla #culture #firstnation #indigenous #sculpture #art

Probably Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) or Haisla, carved to depict an eagle with gaping beak encircling a humanoid head, the bird's wings framing the hands and body of the diminutive figure, with painted details and inset abalone shell accents, pierced through the back panel for attachment to a larger headdress.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM

Were-Jaguar Mask
carved stone
c. 900-500 BCE
Olmec culture
Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #mask #Olmec #culture #werejaguar #shaman #transformation #fertility #rebirth #crops #foudsource #protection #religion #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #ancientart #art #sculpture #mesoamerica

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 11:55 PM

#art #ancientart #mothergoddess #fertility #carved #stone #sculpture #religion #belief

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 4:40 PM

Decapitated Ball Player with Seven Serpents Sprouting from the Neck
carved stone relief
c. 400-700 CE
Classic Veracruz culture
Aparicio, Veracruz, Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #relief #Mesoamerica #MesoamericanBallgame #Aparicio #Veracruz #Veracruzculture #decapitatedplayer #sevensnakes #symbol

The Aparicio site was built by the Classic Veracruz culture (sometimes called the Gulf Coast culture). This civilization flourished in the modern-day Mexican state of Veracruz during the Mesoamerican Classic period, roughly between about 400 to 700 CE. This civilization was intensely focused on the Mesoamerican ballgame. Their largest and most famous urban center was El Tajín, located further north of Aparicio, which boasts at least 18 individual ballcourts. Aparicio is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Vega de Alatorre in Veracruz, Mexico. The site is famous for its well-preserved, relief-carved stone plaques (ballcourt panels) depicting ball players. These famous carvings frequently depict a decapitated ball player with seven serpents sprouting from their neck, symbolizing fertility and ritual sacrifice associated with the game.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 3:56 PM

Grasshopper Figure
carved hematite
c. 1800-1700 BC
Old Babylonian culture
Babylon

#handmade #carved #hematite #grasshopper #art #sculpture #ancientsculpture #ancientart #Babylonia #culture #Babylon #EuphratesRiver #nature #beauty #ancientBabylonia #fertility #omen #astrology #locusts #foodsource

In ancient Babylonia and the broader Mesopotamian culture, grasshoppers (and their swarming phase, locusts) held a multi-layered, dual meaning. They represented both a positive symbol of fertility and abundance and a destructive force of nature used in divination and dietary sustenance. In their solitary, non-destructive form, grasshoppers were viewed by Babylonians as symbols of the natural cycle, fertility, and abundance. Because they appeared in large numbers during agricultural cycles, they were tied to the life-giving forces of the earth. This famous example is a beautifully detailed, nearly 4,000-year-old Babylonian stone weight carved from hematite in the shape of a grasshopper (c. 1800–1700 BCE). Used in markets for fair trade transactions, the grasshopper shape on the weight likely invoked blessings of agricultural prosperity and nature. When solitary grasshoppers crowded together and transformed into swarming locusts, their meaning shifted drastically. To the Babylonians, a locust swarm was a catastrophic event that could strip fields bare and cause widespread famine. Babylonians were deeply invested in astrology and divination. Grasshopper and locust behavior was carefully documented in cuneiform omen series (such as the Šumma Ālu). A swarm of grasshoppers appearing in a specific city or flying in a particular direction was interpreted as a direct message or warning from the gods, usually predicting economic ruin, military invasion, or divine displeasure. Despite the threat they posed to crops, grasshoppers were heavily utilized by Babylonians in daily practical life. Babylonians actively harvested locusts and grasshoppers for food. Cuneiform records show that mass amounts of these insects were caught, preserved in brine, and transported over hundreds of kilometers to be eaten as a protein-rich delicacy or everyday staple.
@loscastillotaxco.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 3:31 PM

A lovely handmade sterling silver and carved coral cameo Mexican Art Deco locket pendant necklace designed by Margot van Voorhies for Los Castillo in Taxco - circa 1940s.

#loscastillotaxco #mexicansilver #margotdesign #carved #coral #locket #pendant #necklace #mexicanjewelry #taxco #artdeco #art

I'm guessing this pendant is from the late 1940s 1946-47, just before the advent of the Eagle mark system in 1948. It's no doubt one of Margots later designs for Los Castillo just before her divorce from Antonio Castillo. A romantic possibly antique carved coral cameo, I'm guessing of Italian origin, overtop a hinged compartment for a photo of a loved one. Remember, this was either at the end of or just after the Second World War, and romantic tokens were all the rage! Probably special-made at a customer's request who more than likely supplied the coral cameo, possibly from an antique necklace or pendant originally. Measures 2-3/8" tall by 1-1/2" wide by 5/8" at thickest point, and hangs on a later-added sterling chain. Marked "Los Castillo Taxco Sterling Made in Mexico" at back.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 12:39 PM

Seated Jaguar Warrior
carved stone
c. 1250-1521 CE
Aztec (Mexica) culture
Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #JaguarWarrior #sculpture #Aztec #Mexica #culture #mesoamerica #warrior #sacrifice #religion #ritual #belief #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #jaguar #AztecArt #MexicaArt

@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 6:56 PM

The Resurrected Corn God in a Tortoise Shell
carved green stone, pigments
Maya culture
c. 250-900 CE
Mexico

The resurrected Corn (Maize) God is born from the earth represented by the tortoise shell.

#handmade #carved #greenstone #MayaCulture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #MayanArt #precolumbian #corn #god

Not just a beautiful object, this carving has deep religious and philosophical significance. Carved from green stone which ancient Mesoamericans regarded as the stone of life representing new growth of young plants. The face of the Corn (Maize) god peeks out from the tortoise shell which represents the earth, the sustenance for life and life-giving crops like maize which were so important to the Mayans.
@patrickkapty.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 6:41 PM

Skull Mask
carved stone
Aztec (Mexica) culture
c. 1350-1520 CE
Mexico

#handmade #carved #stone #mask #skull #Aztec #Mexica #culture #cdmx #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #ancientsculpture #precolumbianart #precolumbiansculpture #art #sculpture #ancientMexico #aztecmask

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Storm God Mosaic Mask Maya. Guatemala. c. AD 200-600. jadeite and shell tesserae set over a wooden core with resin. Collection: The Al Thani Collection. Now on display at the Hôtel de la Marine, Paris. Look closely at the image: spiral eyes, broad nose, round earspools and a parted mouth lined with orange shell. That orange is spondylus, a Pacific spiny oyster. Conservators studying a closely related jade mosaic mask from a royal tomb at Chochkitam, Guatemala, noted that spondylus turns warm and flesh-like when backlit, making the face seem to come alive. That mask lay on a king's chest and has been read as a manifestation of the storm god.
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