Sculpture Sur Bois

<p style="text-align:justify">Le style traditionnel est g&eacute;om&eacute;trique.Dans ces objets traditionnellement sculpt&eacute;s bien que d&eacute;coratif, concernent aussi des objets utilitaires de la vie courante ; on trouve des supports pour des lampes &agrave; huile,&nbsp;portes de maisons, tables et tabourets pour s&#39;asseoir, presse &agrave; canne &agrave; sucre, les lampes anciennes, les&nbsp;r&acirc;pes &agrave; coco, les peignes pour la coiffure&nbsp;et autres objets d&rsquo;art. Les sculptures des tables &agrave; manger nous ram&egrave;ne &agrave; l&rsquo;&eacute;poque des sultans. Selon le mythe, un sultan aurait voulu d&rsquo;un support pour manger, &eacute;vitant de poser la nourriture au sol. La sculpture du&nbsp;coelacanthe, poisson embl&eacute;matique des &icirc;les de la lune, datant de milliers d&rsquo;ann&eacute;es, fait partie des oeuvres d&eacute;coratifs.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The traditional carving style of the islands is based on geometric patterns. Many traditionally carved objects, although decorative, are also used in everyday life.&nbsp; These include supports for oil lamps, doors, tables, stools, sugar cane presses, ancient lamps, coconut graters, combs for hairdressing, and other objects of art. The carvings on the dining tables take us back to the time of the sultans when, according to the myth, a sultan wanted to have a support for eating, so that he would not have to put his food on the floor. More recently the coelacanth, the emblematic fish of the moon islands which dates back thousands of years, has become a favorite subject for artists.</p>