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

A former high school teacher, Mr. Holzman was the head carver and fund-raiser of the Empire State Carousel, a whimsical and educational reminder of state fairs and carnivals past.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 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

Someday I would pay the stone carver for a proper marker with her name on it: Dinah, •wife of Cuffe, mother of Isabel and Ruth.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson