Preacher
Tanyanyiwa Nyandoro

'Cobalt' Stone

103cm (h)
53cm (w)
14cm (d)

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A large head with the mouth open wide, preaching the word.

Although he believes in God, Tanya is under no illusions as regards the proliferation of different churches in Africa and the hollow promises made by their priests. Tanyanyiwa gave a wry smile at the suggestion that it did little more than give hope in difficult times - in fact, he suggested most of the new churches are set up to enrich their leaders. So much cynicism in one so young!

Cobalt stone is the local Zimbabwean name given to this purple and green type of serpentine. It does not, as far as we know, contain any cobalt but it may originally have been found near a cobalt mine. Nowadays, it is mined near Chiweshe, in northern Zimbabwe.