Uruguay · Combined figurative wood carving and leaded stained glass
Escultura en Madera Tallada con Vitral
Figurative wood carving combined with leaded stained glass set into the carved wood itself: a robed standing figure with a glass heart inset in its chest, animal and figurative forms with cavities filled with colored glass, alongside wire-and-glass pieces (a hummingbird-and-vine mobile) and a Tiffany-style stained-glass lamp. The documented makers, a husband-and-wife team, aim to 'generar impacto en la decoración de espacios' (create impact in interior decoration) by combining techniques, with nature as their source for both design and materials.
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not Applicable — no UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription exists for this craft at time of writing
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