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  2. Architecture of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Although structures of this period share some similarities with those of earlier periods at Great Zimbabwe, it is important to note the introduction of the retaining walls. [5] The wall's top supported residential platforms with a profusion of herringbone, chevron, and checkered decor. A grouping of ten terraced platforms in Khami indicate a ...

  3. Ndebele house painting - Wikipedia

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    One thing that has changed since the beginning of house painting and present-day wall art is their styles. [citation needed] At the beginning of house painting, their symbols and patterns were often based on Ndebele's beadwork. The patterns were tonal and painted with the women's fingers. The original paint on the house was a limestone whitewash.

  4. Zimbabwean art - Wikipedia

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    In prehistory the area was widely settled by Kung peoples, the so-called Khoikhoi or San, Hottentot or Bushmen people, who were hunter gatherers.They often lived in caves and made various artworks, including beading from shells for personal decoration, incising designs on ostrich shells and utilitarian objects such as clay water straws and also on the cave walls themselves.

  5. List of Zimbabwean artists - Wikipedia

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    Barry Hilton (born 1956), South African comedian and actor who was born in Harare; Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (born 1993), Zimbabwean painter who lives in London, England; Masimba Hwati, sculptor, performance artist, sound artist, and three-dimensional mixed media sculptor

  6. List of museums in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Great Zimbabwe Museum: Great Zimbabwe: Masvingo Archaeology: Locals. Adults - 5 Children - 3 Foreigners. Adults - 15 Children - 8 The museum contains information related to Great Zimbabwe, an Iron Age ruin and one of the best-known sites in Zimbabwe. Joshua Nkomo Museum: 17 Aberdeen Road, Matsheumhlophe, Bulawayo Bulawayo Historic house

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Zimbabwe accepted the convention on 16 August 1982. [3] There are five World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe, with a further two on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Zimbabwe to be inscribed to the list was the Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, in 1984.

  8. Newlands, Harare - Wikipedia

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    The houses in Newlands are on average larger than older neighbourhoods such as Eastlea, and consists mostly of detached homes.The gardens are traditionally large and contain many trees, but in recent times, larger residential buildings and townhouses, with more houses and smaller gardens, have been built along commercial corridors of the suburb, particularly around Cambridge Rd. [5]

  9. List of mammals of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zimbabwe. There are 199 mammal species in Zimbabwe , of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, eight are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.