1950s onwards · Dar es Salaam and the Makonde plateau · Tanzania and MozambiqueLiving tradition
Makonde sculpture
The movement
Makonde sculpture
1950s onwards · Dar es Salaam and the Makonde plateau · Tanzania and Mozambique
Modern carving in African blackwood (mpingo) by Makonde sculptors, from the shetani spirit figures to the ujamaa "tree of life" towers of many figures.
What to look for
Dark, polished blackwood; twisting spirit figures; columns of figures holding one another; pale sapwood left as contrast.
Works of the school
No work of this school is shown yet.