Woodwork-Macao Religious Figure Carving
木雕－神像雕刻

Macao religious figure carving has a rich history that can be traced back to the religious beliefs of fishermen and the local community. The craft has gone through various phases of development, from simple wooden figures to large figures of Buddha, and has incorporated techniques from other places. Religious figure carving is a technically demanding craft that involves design, material selection, carving, assembling, polishing, base-plastering, linen-pasting, base-lacquering, line-lacquering, gold-leafing, and colouring. The craft incorporates local wisdom to address climate change, such as selecting materials with insect-repellent characteristics and using an assembled wood carving technique to ensure a longer life for keeping. Additional processing includes polishing, lacquering, and applying gold leafing to create a dazzling magnificence for the religious figures. Religious figure carving is an important part of Macao's intangible cultural heritage and has been inscribed on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

澳門宗教人物雕刻歷史悠久，可追溯到漁民和當地社區的宗教信仰。該工藝經歷了不同的發展階段，從簡單的木人到大型佛像，並吸收了其他地方的技術。佛像雕刻是一項技術要求很高的工藝，涉及設計、選料、雕刻、組裝、拋光、抹底、貼麻、底漆、線漆、金箔、著色。該工藝融合了當地應對氣候變化的智慧，例如選擇具有驅蟲特性的材料，並採用組裝木雕技術以確保更長的保存期。額外的處理包括拋光、上漆和貼金箔，為宗教人物創造出令人眼花繚亂的華麗。宗教人物雕刻是澳門非物質文化遺產的重要組成部分，已列入國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。

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