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- ↑ Artists represented by Stone Sculpture from Zimbabwe, curated by Peggy Knowlton Contemporary Stone Sculpture from Zimbabwe by Shona Sculptors Archived 27 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=508&cat=10 [ dead link ]
