Rough-hewn heart is made by masons from the Kisi tribe from the area of the village of Tabaka, which is the only place in Kenya where the mined rock called talc from which the mask is made.These masons trained women from our community (Luo tribe) on the Rusinga Island how statuettes further process, smooth, color, decorate and brighten. They supply us therefore rough semi-finished products which women from the Isle of Hope finishs. Each piece made by them is original.