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Zimbabwe’s house of stone: the gallery that showcases a famous sculpture tradition
Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of ...
Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be part of an Oxford exhibition meant to 'contextualize' the legacy of ...
Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation3d
Last remaining stone sculptors in Lauri breathe life into fading tradition of stone carving
In Samdrup Jongkhar’s Lauri Gewog, two artisans are breathing life into the fading tradition of stone carving. They have held ...
The Press Democrat5d
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to ...
Fukushima Pref. family's spirits lifted by giant stone robot after 3.11 disasters
Along the way to the famed Takayu Onsen hot springs in this northeast Japan city, this reporter spotted a giant stone robot ...
South Florida Times3d
Zimbabwe’s stone carver’s exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming ...
The Columbian1d
Zimbabwe’s stone carvers seek a revival amid Oxford exhibition
A pair of white hands blinding a Black face. A smiling colonizer with a Bible, crushing the skull of a screaming native with his boot. Chained men in gold mines, and a pregnant ...
Elgar's four-legged friend returns to Hereford
In 1898, he was walking along the River Wye with his friend Edward Elgar when Dan fell into the water. All 14 parts of Elgar's orchestral work are inspired by one of his friends. He dedicated the 11th ...
Deccan Chronicle2d
Rare Human-Like Menhirs Found in Mulugu
A set of rare human-shaped menhirs were discovered by a history research scholar of Kakatiya University, Sangu Venkat Reddy, ...
A dive into the sources of the Seine in Burgundy
It's in a public park 40 kilometers from Dijon that the waters of France's second-longest river spring. A property of the ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
Chained men in gold mines, and a pregnant woman. These stone sculptures from Zimbabwe will take center stage at an upcoming exhibition at Oxford University in England, aiming to “contextualize ...