First generation Shona sculptors scam (Zimbabwe)
Introduction This is the story of how I fell prey to a scam of people in Zimbabwe selling fake first generation sculptures, most notably Sailot William Ziira (also known as Sailot Ziira), the grandson from the famous sculptor Henry Munyaradzi, and Taguma Andrew Mukomberanwa (also known as Taguma Mukomberanwa), the son from the famous sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa. I have divided up the story in two parts, one about Sailot, and the second part about Taguma. These people are doing incredible damage to their heritage, and also to every sculptor in Zimbabwe as it undermines the trust. We need to collectively stop them. Please don't do any business with them. Sailot William Ziira / Sailot Ziira On Saturday September 11th 2021 I had my first contact with Sailot, after having been introduced to him by a sculptor I have known since 1999. This sculptor is also befriended with a buyer from USA, who got contacted by Sailot on Facebook about a white Zimbabwean collector named Ben Brumelaar se...