The figures in "Masaai Tribe" stretch upward in the elongated style that defines Masaai carving, rising together from one piece of pure ebony. Available in two sizes, small and large.
It is the work of Ndonye Mwanzilo, whose medium is ebony alone and whose subject is Masaai life. Among the many carvers of the Machakos district in Kenya, he is regarded as the finest, and each of his pieces takes a great deal of time to complete. For Mwanzilo, carving is how the tradition and culture of the Masaai are kept alive.
