Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tau tau effigies of the dead carved in wood, displayed in rockface, Tana Toraja. Toraja is an ethnic group in West and South Sulawesi. The culture revolves around death with funeral ceremonies an impo...

Ernie Janes / Ancient rock carvings of animals, Twyfelfontein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene Region, north-western Namibia. March 2017. One of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa

Ernie Janes / Ancient rock carvings of animals Twyfelfontein UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene Region, north-western Namibia. March 2017. One of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa

Juan Manuel Borrero / Detail of decoration, Palenque Mayan ruins, Chiapas, Mexico, March 2017.

Ingo Arndt / Bamboo (Phyllostachys heterocycla) carvings, Shunan Bamboo Sea, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan, China

Constantinos Petrinos / Interior of a toursit shop in Addis Ababa with seller holding a Coptic cross that is for sale. Shop features various items, paraphernalia, such as Coptic crosses, headrests, bottle gourds, a stuffed c...

Constantinos Petrinos / Interior of a toursit shop in Addis Ababa featuring various items such as Coptic crosses, headrests wooden chairs, wooden bowls and various wood carvings which the seller claimed to be antique. Addis...

Constantinos Petrinos / Interior of a toursit shop in Addis Ababa featuring various items such as Coptic crosses, headrests, bottle gourds, wooden chairs, a stuffed crocodile and various wood carvings, which the seller claim...

TJ Rich / Buddha carving at Gal Vihara rock temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

TJ Rich / Face of reclining Buddha carving at Gal Vihara rock temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

TJ Rich / Reclining Buddha carving at Gal Vihara rock temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.

TJ Rich / Close up of paw carving at the base of Lion Rock, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.