Carving as sculpture in Kenya
Creative Arts and Sports · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Carving removes waste to leave a form. Kenya has wood and soapstone traditions; this sub-strand will carve a javelin.
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- 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Carving as sculpture in Kenya
- Materials and tools for carving
- Javelin appearance
- Select materials and sketch
- Carve shape and pointedness
- Craftsmanship to specification
- African pattern on the javelin
- Sanding, texturing, smoking
- Safety in carving and throwing
- Five phases of the throw
- Carry, approach, cross over
- Release, follow through, appreciate