Carved artifacts
 
        Almost all objects commonly used by ethnic people are decorated by carving.These carved artifacts are made of bamboo,wood,ivory,antler, horn and bone. These materials are available locally.According to different raw materials, various skills such as carving, chiseling, paring, grinding or pressing have been used. The most popular are bamboo and woodcarvings. Bone hairpins of Li nationality and carved horn artifacts of Miao and Dong nationalities are outstanding.
 
 
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