Faces and phases of African life in art

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“Faces” by Mukasa Geoffrey. PHOTO | BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI | NMG

Paintings, wood cuts, ceramics, bronze sculptures, and ebony carvings from as far as Cameroon and Mali had pride of place at the Klaus Holderbaum Art Collection Exhibition held at the Xenson Art Space in Kampala from June 17 – 24.

These and wooden masks, wooden stools, beaded baskets and beaded stools, lithographs, and screen prints make up a private art collection that the late ambassador Klaus Holderbaum collected from the countries he was posted to, including Cameroon, Mali and Uganda.