York's Shona Gallery
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Stories of the artists and peoples behind the work: the sculptors, tribes, and traditions that have shaped our collection.
April 30, 2019Tribe ProfileCentral Africa
The Fang Tribe
The Fang are a Bantu-speaking people of Gabon, southern Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea, inhabitants of the great equatorial rainforest of Central Africa. They are known across the world for producin...
March 15, 2018Tribe ProfileEast Africa
The Masaai Tribe
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting the semi-arid savannah of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Distinguished by their distinctive red shukas, elaborate beadwork, and warrior traditio...