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Spirits in Stone the New Face of African Art: The New Face of African Art

1 review
Anthony Ponter, Laura Ponter

Ukama Pr, 1992

Outstanding
This is a book about the Shona sculptures from Zimbabwe. It is also about the spirit of Zimbabwe and how it influences those sculptures. It is a large oversized book packed with stunning photography of Zimbabwe's beauty of the land, the sky, the rocks, plants, animals and it's people. I used to live in Zimbabwe when I was little. To look at this book took me on a trip to a place I grew to love ...

Spirits in Stone: The New Face of African Art

9 reviews
Anthony Ponter, Laura Ponter

Ukama Press/Spirits in Stone, Inc., 2005

This book does what is says, and superbly!
It was interesting to read the other reviews before purchasing this book. I was anxious to read it for myself, since it consistantly got high marks, yet also recieved criticism for not being comprehensive, an apparent dichotomy! Upon opening the book, I read the introduction, which some of the severest critics seem not to have done...for if they had, they would have seen that it clearly states ...