Barankinya Gosta

Sculpture, Visual Artist

1935 – 1998

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Who was Barankinya Gosta?

Barankinya Gosta was a prominent Zimbabwean Chewa sculptor.

A native of Mozambique, Barankinya Gosta was a resident of Zimbabwe's renowned Tengenenge Sculpture Community. He worked primarily in wood, which he painted; his style was derived from that used in traditional Chewa masks.

Barankinya Gosta's work is in the collection of the Chapungu Sculpture Park.

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Born
1935
Mozambique
Ethnicity
  • Black
Nationality
  • Zimbabwe
Lived in
  • Zimbabwe
Died
1998

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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