Although Zimbabwe is best known for stone carvings, there are excellent wood carvers, also. This is an example of a relief carving which now hangs on our wall.
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Tauratinzwe
"Taura tinzwe" is a Shona expression that literally says, "Speak that we may hear." It can be used to let a person know that you are ready to listen or to ask a speaker to speak louder. Here it is the "nom de plume" of . . . leon johnson
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Such a beautiful carving!
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