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Sculpting statues in Son Dong

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  • Part of the statue carving workshop in Son Dong Village.
  • In Son Dong, each artisan takes responsibility for each part of the product, depending on their skill and expertise.
  • The core of jackfruit timber is the only material used by Son Dong artisans to carve statues.
  • For large statues, the arms and legs are made from small jackfruit timber and then they are grafted to the statues.
  •  It takes the artisans 4-5 months to complete the wooden part of this statue.
  • A stage using paint mixed with alluvial soil and then using water and sandpaper to polish the statue.
  • The statue of the Goddess of Mercy.
  • Thanks to techniques on statue carving handed down by their ancestors, the Son Dong villagers further develop the traditional craft.
  • Each artisan takes responsibility for a part in the process of carving statues.
  •  For Son Dong artisans, jackfruit timber with special features is very suitable for creating statues.
  • Embellishing a Buddha statue.
  •  Statues are carved from jackfruit timber
  • A statue of the Goddess of Mercy before being red-lacquered.
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