carver

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Renowned Nigerian master wood carver Kasali Akangbe Ogun has been buried following his death last week after a brief illness.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

In comparison, wood carver Zhang took a more practical view of his craft.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Juan Alfaro Bastidas, 75, is a carver, just as his father and grandfather were.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

In one part of the opulent, second-floor dining room, a carver wields a knife like a surgeon on the cured leg of an Iberian pig fed a diet of acorns.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

With a last affectionate glance at the beanfield, the santo carver pushed on, walking, sometimes stumbling, erratically along the dusty road, leaving rattled grasshoppers and nervous little butterflies in his wake.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols