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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 12029027, member: 8267&quot;]The man and woman were probably made by a Makonde carver (Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya), but they depict Maasai or Samburu people.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little potbelly fellow may also be by a Makonde carver, but these figures have become quite popular and may be made by other carvers in southern Africa. Although referred to as tokoloshe, their appearance does not really resemble the traditional Zulu descriptions of the mythical tokoloshe - &quot;Feared for toe-biting, nighttime suffocation, and mischief&quot; - and may have been derived from Makonde carvings of &quot;shetani&quot;, grotesque forest spirits.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-figures/wood-tokolosh.html#:~:text=A%20handcrafted%20wooden%20African%20Tokolosh,hand%20painted%20by%20individual%20artists" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-figures/wood-tokolosh.html#:~:text=A%20handcrafted%20wooden%20African%20Tokolosh,hand%20painted%20by%20individual%20artists" rel="nofollow">https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-figures/wood-tokolosh.html#:~:text=A handcrafted wooden African Tokolosh,hand painted by individual artists</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://oriire.com/article/tokoloshe---fear-witchcraft-and-the-unseen-forces-of-zulu-society" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://oriire.com/article/tokoloshe---fear-witchcraft-and-the-unseen-forces-of-zulu-society" rel="nofollow">https://oriire.com/article/tokoloshe---fear-witchcraft-and-the-unseen-forces-of-zulu-society</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRzt1j6CI2z/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRzt1j6CI2z/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRzt1j6CI2z/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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