Kenyan sculptor Ong'esa on a mission to elevate African art

Kenya's most lauded sculptor, Elkana Ong'esa, has seen his gigantic stone creations displayed across the globe, but feels African art still deserves greater recognition at home and abroad.Despite this, "African art has been left behind," he told AFP in an interview at his home in Tabaka in western Kenya's hilly Kisii county.

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