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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4252262, member: 8267"]I believe your carving is probably from Kenya, made by a Kamba or Makonde carver. That same style, with the round headed, faceless figures is still made there in various woods (including ebony) and more recently by the Shona carvers in soapstone:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0217/9998/products/mother-and-baby-shona-sculpture-final.jpg?v=1492407190" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The style is now copied by commercial carvers in Ghana, as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4252262, member: 8267"]I believe your carving is probably from Kenya, made by a Kamba or Makonde carver. That same style, with the round headed, faceless figures is still made there in various woods (including ebony) and more recently by the Shona carvers in soapstone: [IMG]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0217/9998/products/mother-and-baby-shona-sculpture-final.jpg?v=1492407190[/IMG] The style is now copied by commercial carvers in Ghana, as well.[/QUOTE]
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