Holy Family sculpture hands colored lenga wood 30x30 cm Peru

Holy Family sculpture in hands in lenga oil colors 30x30 cm Mato Grosso.Bas-relief depicting the Holy Family enclosed in the hands, made of lenga wood and painted with oil colors, size 29.5x29.5x4 cm.The Holy Family wall bas-relief is hand carved by Peruvian artisans. The timber comes from Lima and is brought to the Andes, where the workshops are located, at an altitude between 2800 and 3600 meters.The lumber must be aged for 1 to more years, depending on the thickness. When the humidity drops to 12 - 13% it is ready to use.The drawing is first executed on paper, and then transferred onto the wooden board. Subsequently the wood is carved with the help of chisels and gouges.In the first phase of the processing, it is roughed out defining the figures, then with other tools partially worked up to the complete realization of the image with all the details.All the young sculptors come from the 'Don Bosco' art school and received tools to be able to work with their hand. The Holy Family wood sculpture is made in Peru by local artisans who work within the Mato Grosso project.