Makina Kameya Explained

Makina Kameya
Birth Place:Angola
Death Place:Tengenenge, Zimbabwe
Known For:Sculpture

Makina Kameya (1920–1988) was an Angola-born Zimbabwean sculptor.[1] An ethnic Mbundu, who spoke Portuguese and English, he moved to Zimbabwe in the 1960s, and spent most of his career at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, where he died, having never fully recovered from severe injuries incurred when one of his sculptures fell and crushed his pelvis and legs. His works are on display at the Chapungu Sculpture Park.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The forgotten masters of Tengenenge : Makina Kameya, Wazi Maicolo, Luigi Purumero and Simon Machile, Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, 23rd May-16th July 1995 Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution. 2021-09-21. collections.si.edu.
  2. Web site: Makina Kameya . Contemporary African Music & Arts Archive . University of Cape Town . 18 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924203235/http://www.cama.org.za/CAMA/webcomponents/php/gen_Maker.php?id=77&more=1&choice=1 . 24 September 2006.

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