Barankinya Gosta

Zimbabwean sculptor
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IntroZimbabwean sculptor
PlacesZimbabwe
wasArtist Sculptor
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1935
Death1998 (aged 63 years)
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Biography

Barankinya Gosta (1935–1998) 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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