SculptureNational Museums of Kenya
Kenya is known for it's imaginative wood carvings. Made by skilled craftsmen, the sculptures represent artistic visions, symbols and stories. Here are a few highlights from Nairobi National Museum.
#1: The strength of women
This wooden sculpture depicts a woman carrying a child and holding a man's hand, presumingly the father. The sculpture is represents the strength of a woman in her home.
Wooden carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#2: A human with an antelope head
This wooden sculpture depicts a human with an antelope head bending forward.
Male AcrobatNational Museums of Kenya
#3: Dancing with fire
Wooden sculpture of a male acrobat dancing with a flame of fire on his head.
Snake and Human beingNational Museums of Kenya
#4: Snake bite
This wooden sculpture depicts a snake biting a man's hand.
Eve and serpentNational Museums of Kenya
#5: Eve and Serpent
Wooden sculpture depicting Eve and serpent. The serpent is eating from the forbidden fruit.
Eve and serpentNational Museums of Kenya
#6: Eve and Serpent
Another wooden sculpture depicting Eve and the serpent who cheated her to eat the forbidden fruit.
Wooden carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#7: Human with an animal head
Wooden sculpture depicting a human with an animal head who is playing a drum.
Nuclear familyNational Museums of Kenya
#8: Nuclear family
Wooden sculpture depicting a nuclear family. The parents are standing at the base and the children are sleeping. Also depicted are domestic animals, lizards, and a snake coiling around a tree.
StoolNational Museums of Kenya
#9: Village life
Wooden sculpture depicting village life activities – including pounding with a motor, carrying firewood, a person eating porridge, a baby sleeping, grandparents walking with walking sticks, and an old man smoking tobacco.
Wooden carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#10: Man and animal
Wooden sculpture depicting an animal strangling a man.
Male CarvingNational Museums of Kenya
#11: Exercising
Wooden sculpture depicting a man balancing his head on the ground, and holding his leg up with one hand.
Wooden carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#12: Eating under a tree
Wooden sculpture depicting a man eating under a tree.
Old man carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#13: An old man
This is a wood carving of an old man holding a gourd. The old man is wearing a cap with designs similar to Muslim designs.
Woman Workload CarvingNational Museums of Kenya
#14: Mother carrying water and a baby
Wooden sculpture depicting a woman carrying a baby, while trying to put a pot of water on her head.
Carvings of a womanNational Museums of Kenya
#15: A caring mother and her children
Wooden sculpture depicting a mother carrying a baby on her back and trying to console a child.
Woman carvingNational Museums of Kenya
#16: Carrying firewood
Wooden sculpture depicting a woman carrying firewood.
A Male singerNational Museums of Kenya
#17: Female singer
Wooden sculpture depicting a female singer holding a musical instrument.
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