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  Adebisi Adebayo: Preserving African Wood Carving While Redefining Who Can Master It 'The Future of African Wood Carving Is Being Reshaped by a Woman and Her Name Is Adebisi Adebayo. For generations, traditional African wood carving has been viewed as the domain of men. Adebisi Adebayo is proving that heritage belongs to those who preserve it, not those who inherit old stereotypes'. African wood carving is one of the continent's oldest artistic traditions. Long before museums documented African creativity, master carvers were recording history, spirituality, leadership, and community through wood.  Today, Nigerian sculptor Adebisi Adebayo is helping ensure that this remarkable heritage continues, not only through exceptional craftsmanship but by redefining who can become its custodian. Adebisi first came to wider attention through social media, where her extraordinary carvings immediately demonstrated technical precision and deep respect for traditional methods. Her work ...