Cabordino Mustafá Jethá

Mozambique

Year(s) attended: 2008, 2009

Supported by Centro de Estudos e Desenvolvimento de Artesanato (CEDARTE)

Carving (Wood)

The trademark folk art form of Santo Damásio in Mozambique is Psikelekedana, a type of softwood carving made from the wood of the cashew nut tree. Dino began to learn to carve at the age of 18 from an elderly neighbor who was a master of the craft. Dino learned to join the figures to a base in order to create scenes of daily life, and customs and traditions such as weddings, and Chiguiana, the after-wedding ceremony for receiving gifts. He received further training from Aid to Artisans and has had two exhibitions in Maputo as well as participating in the National Fair organized by Cedarte.