ABSTRACT
Previous chapters have illustrated the importance of woodcarving across many cultures. Carved objects are vital as utility items, including a wide range of household products (bowls, stools and utensils), farm tools and transport, from canoes (Haddon and Hornell, 1997) to ox carts. Culturally significant items such as drums, masks, snuff containers, headrests, kava bowls and stools are also produced (Koch, 1961, 1986; Burkill, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997; Shaw and van Warmelo, 1988; Dewey, 1993; Eiseman, 1996). Increasingly, woodcarving is also entering international markets.
