Erzgebirge wooden hand carved figures / ornaments /

The German wood craftsmanship / carvers in the Erzgebirge mountain area in South East Germany was once a part of the German Democratic Republic DDR. The craftsman of the area carved figures and toys in their pastime, so soon after their acquired talents for woodcarving that became world famous.

They began producing wooden toys and religious figures to sell to merchants, who would take their wares all over Germany and abroad. Today there are workshops and local families that maintain the art of woodcarving of hand carved and hand painted figures, movable pyramids, music boxes, incense smokers, and verity wooden animated animal figurines, with no two alike, a one of akind, that are all unique.

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