A World of Art
2010-09-12
A World of Art
Exquisite handicrafts, antique or modern, are on display at the World Expo in Shanghai. These items showcase their creator’s remarkable craftsmanship and the cultures of their places of origin.
BRUNEI ARTIFACTS: A visitor enjoys crafts in the Brunei Pavilion on May 17
MEXICAN HANDICRAFTS: The huge vases showcased at the Mexico Pavilion
CHINESE FOLK CRAFTS: Artisans from the Oroqenethnic group in China’s Heilongjiang Province demonstrate how to make handicrafts with birch tree bark on the Baosteel Stage at the World Expo site on June 9
BELARUS HANDICRAFTS: Handicrafts exhibited at the Belarus Pavilion on May 11
SAND ART BOTTLES: Drawings in bottles of sand displayed in the Jordan Pavilion. Multi-colored sand is funneled into a spinning bottle to formulate images of camels, the sun and desert
