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How to make a clay pot, step-by-step

January 9, 2026December 11, 2025 by ZimbOriginal

Hari chiumbwa chevhu chinobikirwa zvekudya pachoto, nekuchengeterwa zvinwiwa nezvimwewo zvekudya. Kuumba hari kunosanganisira kutsvaga rondo, kuumba kwacho chaiko, kudavadisa hari dzacho, kuomesa, nekuzopisa. Basa rekuumba … Read more

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Ngano| The moon and how the world was made: Part Two

March 21, 2025December 27, 2019 by ZimbOriginal

Continued from Ngano| The moon and how the world was made The offspring of Marinda Mwedzi was restless, tossing and turning throughout the night. Memories … Read more

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Ngano| The moon and how the world was made

March 21, 2025November 30, 2019 by ZimbOriginal

Mwedzi and Dziva Long ago, the earth was empty, covered only by a vast body of water called Dziva (which means “lake”). There were no … Read more

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Hari| Zimbabwe’s traditional pottery

March 21, 2025August 12, 2019 by ZimbOriginal
Collection of tradtional Shona pottery

Indigenous pottery From records of early travellers and anthropologists, it has been established that pottery was made in large quantities in Southern Africa, with pottery … Read more

Categories Arts & Recreation Tags types of hari; names and uses of clay pots in Shona culture; hari dzekubikira 20 Comments

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