Nigerian artist Emmanuel Ekokotu stands before his intricate sculpture of a female head carved from tree roots, reflecting on its cultural significance in an Abuja museum. The piece, with elaborate ...

Why was the Sycamore Gap tree cut down and who felled it? After locals discovered what had happened and news of the felling spread, police launched an investigation.

This root was dug up in July 2022 and underwent initial turning towards the end of the year. After being left to dry for 12 months, work on it resumed intermittently and is now finally complete.