The Wooden Statues of Tay Nguyen

Tay Nguyen,the Central Highlands, is not only renowned for its culture of gongs and epics that the inhabitants tell by the fireside, but also for its wooden statues that are rustic and simple.

Statuettes of wood installed in a garden of statues in the tourist village of Ko Tam, Town of Buon Ma Thuot. (Photo: VNA)

The know-how of the sculptors of Tay Nguyen is even more ingenious today. (Photo: VNA )

Under the skilled hands of artisans (Photo: VNA)

Wooden statues take shape. (Photo: VNA)

The craftman at work (Photo: VNA)

Statue from the artisan Y AnB'Ja, who won first prize at the contest of sculpture of statues of wood in Tay Nguyen,organised this year by the province of Dak Lak. (Photo: VNA)

Statue "Thay cung" (Sorcerer) of artisan Y Thai Eban, who won first prize at the sculpture contest of statues of wood in Tay Nguyen, organised this year by the province of Dak Lak (Photo: VNA)

The sculpture "Melody of Ding Nam" by the craftsman Truong Duc Quang, Dak Lak province.(Photo: VNA)

The facial features of a hand-made statue. (Photo: VNA )

Sculptures valuing the cult of fertility. (Photo: VNA)

Statuettes used as decoration in a long house in Tay Nguyen. (Photo: VNA)

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