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Argentia from
Zimbabwe use one of the country's finest natural assets to create their silver
sculptures. Each of these small
sculptures is designed by Ashley Ponter and sculpted by Smart Masango, a former leather craftsman and
telephone operator from Guruve. In 1982 Smart began to sculpt animals, starting
with a tortoise and moving on to the big five. Such is his attention to
detail that in order to get the proportions of his first pangolin perfect, he
lived with one for three months! Their works are heirlooms to
treasure however, as Argentia have been forced to halt creation earlier
this year due to
the current economic climate in Zimbabwe.
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Leopard Cubs at Play |
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hallmarked silver on wild olive |
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Sleeping Leopard |
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hallmarked silver on wild olive |
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