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Concepts in wood and stonearticle 2002 • Amborn, Hermann
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
The Konso are renowned for carved wood sculptures and hewn stone stelae. Artistic elements depicted in these unique objects are described in early accounts of Konso society. By shifting the focus to their deeper meanings and day-to-day cultural funct...