Medieval wood carving from Iceland

Valþjóðstaðarhurð, the door from the Church in Valthjódstadir, is one of the finest pieces of Icelandic wood carving - and one of the oldest samplest that we have from the Middle Ages. It is  dated approximately 1200.

Since there is ample information about the motifs and the carving of the door, both on the internet and in handbooks on medieval wood carving, I only publish here a couple of details. The door is now exhibited in the National Museum of Iceland.

Wood Carving in Morocco

Wood carving is perhaps one of the oldest types of handicrafts.  Everywhere in the world we can see beautiful pieces of carving. On my travels in the Near East and Middle Asian countries I have often seen master pieces that have been created with only one knife, or not more than 1-3 knives.  The workshops are often small or the carvers just sit on a stool in front of a small shop.  Sometimes they do not even have a table.

The Arabs love colours and many times the carvings are beautifully painted with natural colours, especially if they are used as panels.