Wood carving appears in nearly every culture on earth. From medieval European altarpieces to African masks, wood's versatility and availability made it a universal sculptural medium.
323 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.

, 1185
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1680
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ateu Atsa, 1850
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Luluwa, 1850
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ferdinand Tietz, 1735
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1475
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Friedrich Hagenauer, 1527
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1199
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, -400
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

French, 1825
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1615
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume, 1874
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1368
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Yoruba, 1850
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1975
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -664
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Lobi, 1801
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Grinling Gibbons, 1675
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Kongo (Unknown), 1880
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ancient Aztec (Unknown), 1500
British Library, London, London

, 1780
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1688
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1880
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1675
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Johann Georg Schwanthaler, 1805
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, 1755
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Simon Troger, 1725
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1890
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1300
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1787
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1500
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1780
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1700
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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