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Stories of the artists and peoples behind the work: the sculptors, tribes, and traditions that have shaped our collection.
June 4, 2018Tribe ProfileEast Africa
The Makonde Tribe
The Makonde are an ethnic group indigenous to the Mueda Plateau of northern Mozambique and the Ruvuma region of southern Tanzania. Renowned across the world for their exceptional woodcarving tradition...
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...