“Mawonero/Umbono” Questions Accepted Truths about Zimbabwean Art History
"Mawonero/Umbono" Questions Accepted Truths about Zimbabwean Art History
Mawonero” is Shona for “perspective,” while “umbono” is the Ndebele equivalent. Insider perspectives on Zimbabwean art by Raphael Chikukwa, Doreen Sibanda, Zvikomborero Mandangu, Tashinga Matindike-Gondo and Farai Chabata make up the new publication. While there has been no shortage of material on Zimbabwe’s visual arts sector, the contributors attempt an exclusively Zimbabwean joint feat and generously upload representative artworks into their narrative.
By Onai Mushava | October 17, 2015
Book: Mawonero/UmbonoEdited by Ignatius MabasaPublisher: Kerber Verlag (2015)ISBN: 978-3-86678-937-1
Zimbabwe’s earliest patriarchs were masters of art. The keynote symbols of our national identity are drawn f...