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Artesonado - Mudejar Carving and cabinet making

Title: Artesonado - Mudejar Carving and cabinet making
Category: Wood
Country: Andalusia, Spain
Period: XX Century
Provided by: IWS
Source: TierraConcepts
Photo Gallery: http://www.andalucia.org/en/routes/carving-and-cabinet-makin...

Description:

Artesonado is the name for a highly decorative coffered ceiling in Spanish mudéjar architecture, typically of wood or stone. The name comes from the Spanish word 'artesa', a shallow basin used in breadmaking.

- The item represents a crafted wooden ceiling.

- The technique used is the 'artesonado mudejar', that is wood carving.

- The main material used is wood.

- The geographical area is Western Andalusia in Spain, dated around 16th and 17th century.

This video shows a Spanish craftsman explaining different carving wood techniques and this art in particular.

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