Timor Ethnic Sculpture in Wood

Ethnic wood carving is one of Timor's cultural heritages.

The figurative sculptures have a great primitive aesthetic appeal, a way that great local artists find to safeguard the Timorese aboriginal ancestral memory. In natural wood art like this one, there is a strong representation of the ritualistic elements of animism practices, as well as the cult of ancestors, honored with the representation in wood.

The historical complexity of this art shows how Timor's cultural richness can transform interior decoration with visual impact and originality.