Kriszta SatoriApr 19
#BBCNews - Zimbabwe's iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they're all back home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje4p7780vno
Zimbabwe Birds: The iconic stone sculptures are all finally home after 137 years

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.

BBC News
Show threadPottery by OsaApr 19
@fulelo Great news, but I’m so preoccupied with those extremely muscular bird arms.
Show threadLisa 🦔 [Copy Moon Joy]

@potterybyosa semi-earnest  …

Is birb muscular or extremely floofy, like #HawkPants? 

Truly, though - so good to be in an era where we see cultural goods (and ancestors in some cases) finally being returned to their homes. Not at the scale that it should be decolonised, of course. But as a start, it gives hope.

Apr 23 at 1:44pmWeb