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Stories of the artists and peoples behind the work: the sculptors, tribes, and traditions that have shaped our collection.
May 10, 2025Artist ProfileZambia, Southern Africa
Ndonye Mwanzilo
Ndonye Mwanzilo was born in 1967 in Zambia and came to the Zimbabwean stone-carving tradition as one of several artists from neighboring countries who found in the Shona sculptural community...
August 20, 2024Artist ProfileMalawi, Southern Africa
Coster Balakasi
Coster Balakasi was born in 1970 in Malawi and came to the Zimbabwean stone-carving tradition as an outsider, arriving from a neighboring country with its own sculptural traditions and finding...