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African artisans carve complex rings from single blocks
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Gluing wood together is an admission of defeat. Makonde carvers take a single, continuous chunk of dense ebony wood and hollow it out into a violently intricate matrix of seamlessly interlocking rings and highly connected, stylized figures. It proves definitively that patience, sharp knives, and a terrifying level of spatial awareness can defeat solid timber every time.
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