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Joseph Ndandarika, who was once described as one of the three greatest living stone sculptors. (Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe)
AFRICAN ART

In praise of African art: How Shona sculpting emerged

How Shona stone art came into its own after independence

  • Percy Zvomuya
35 min read
Archaeology professor Zachary Gundu, who has criticised the work of German researchers during an excavation project in Nigeria
ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED

Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks

Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and…

  • Lutz Mükke
  • Adie Vanessa Offiong
22 min read