Shona Stone Sculpture

An African Shona Stone Sculpture titled "Sheltering Soul" by Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwean, Born

of the Shona artists of Zimbabwe, but also demonstrates the clever use of the texture of the stone

. Makenzi was trained in the contemporary Shona stone carving tradition, and thus his works take on themes

hands, showing the viewer the emptiness it contains. As Makunde was trained in the Shona stone carving

, granite, steatite and other stones define the ultimate presentation of completed Shona art sculptures and

'African Queen' is an original opal serpentine stone sculpture signed by the contemporary

and other stones define the ultimate presentation of completed Shona art sculptures and carvings.

'Preoccupied' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona

'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona

'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second-generation Shona

'Greetings' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona

'Hope' original springstone sculpture signed by Zimbabwean artist Dudzai Mushawepwere. The

'Meditation' original opal serpentine sculpture signed by Zimbabwean artist Dudzai Mushawepwere

the Shona stone-carving tradition. The sculpture presents an abstracted figure, their head leaning to

and other stones define the ultimate presentation of completed Shona art sculptures and carvings.

Shona art sculpture of Zimbabwe combines the wonderful varieties presented by the stone with images

'Dressed For Tonight' is an original black serpentine stone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean

'Scratching Bird' is an original serpentine stone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist

Makenzi. Makenzi was trained in the contemporary Shona stone carving tradition, and thus his works take on

'Ring of Hope' is an original Shona stone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Wonder Mazhindu

Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work, of a

Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work: a woman

'Excited Girl' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona

Likongwe. Based in Harare, Likongwe was trained in the Shona stone sculpting tradition and this sculpture

, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone carvings. While there is not

'Healing and Diagnosing' is an original stone sculpture by the Zimbabwean sculptor Aaron Perkins

Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work: a woman

generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents characters common to Madamombe's work, of

generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work: a

upward and behind her. The sculpture is on one hand a celebration of the stone material, and on the other

A beautiful, wonderfully executed and designed Shona stone sculpture by renowned African

Shona art sculpture of Zimbabwe combines the wonderful varieties presented by the stone with images

'Sunbathing' is an original stone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Washington Msonza. In the

beloved of the Shona artists, the composition of the sculpture fits the shape of the stone as it was

, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone carvings. While there is not

. Trained in the Shona stone carving tradition, the artists here presents an elegantly abstracted water fowl

immersed in the Shona stone carving traditions of Zimbabwe. fruit serpentine 16 x 11 x 6 inches, sculpture

'Flower' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Obert Mukumbi. In the

"Morning Excercise (C-3)" is an original black serpentine stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe. The

"Bird Spirit" is an original serpentine stone sculpture by Gift Muchenje. The artist signed the

and Stanley Chideu. The sculpture presents a tall and curving face with a ring-shaped "seeing stone

sculpture, a mask-like face of a man, takes joy and pride in the texture of the stone itself: one half of

stone surface. cobalt stone signed "O. Mukumbi" along base on reverse 13 x 11.5 x 3 inches, sculpture

the Shona tradition. As one faces the sculpture, they are presented at first with a pair of figures

time, however, parts of the sculpture are left as natural stone, emphasizing the materiality of the

'Mother and Child' is an original stone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Obert Mukumbi. This

," meaning the capability to foresee a hidden sculpture in the unhewn stone. An important thematic foundation

"Together We Stand" is an original opal stone sculpture by Shona sculptor Obert Mukumbi. The artist

"Calling Head" is an original opal stone sculpture by Gift Muchenje. The artist signed the piece

, granite, steatite and other stones define the ultimate presentation of completed Shona art sculptures and

cm.) high, excluding base. Shona sculpture is the name given to a modern movement of stone

'Me and My Family' is an original opal serpentine sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Picket

'Special Catch' is an original sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Chemedu Jemali. The

'Lovers' is an original springstone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Benjamin Mundara. The

A hand carved Shona sculpture in solid serpentine stone, created in Zimbabwe in the 1990s. The

A striking abstract stone sculpture from the late 1990s to early 2000s, created by Zimbabwean

, granite, steatite and other stones define the ultimate presentation of completed Shona art sculptures and