Shona Stone

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box.

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box.

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box.

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box

African (Shona) 49 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box

African (Shona) 25 Shona Stone Samples with Specimen Box, ca. 2005

An African Shona Stone Sculpture titled "Sheltering Soul" by Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwean, Born 1962), depicting an abstract polished Shona stone figure of a crouched and bowing h...

Makenzi was trained in the contemporary Shona stone carving tradition, and thus his works take on themes from African as well as from European art history.

Verdite is itself a highly-prized material among Shona sculptors for its rich green color. The stone is even harder and more difficult to carve than the serpenines often used by Shon...

Makenzi was trained in the contemporary Shona stone carving tradition, and thus his works take on themes from African as well as from European art history.

Makunde is one of the most acclaimed artists of the new generation of Shona sculptors. He carves from observation to bring form out of stone.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Based in Harare, Likongwe was trained in the Shona stone sculpting tradition and his style consistently shows a careful ordering of the nonuniformity of the stone.

Based in Harare, Likongwe was trained in the Shona stone sculpting tradition and this sculpture is an exquisite example of his work.

'Proud Woman' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Wellington Karuru. In the sculpture, the figure's head leans to one side, eyes closed, as if carefully...

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second-generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's w...

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

'Hope' original springstone sculpture signed by Zimbabwean artist Dudzai Mushawepwere. The sculpture uses abstraction in the human figure to capture an abstract state of mind: the sc...

'Meditation' original opal serpentine sculpture signed by Zimbabwean artist Dudzai Mushawepwere. The sculpture uses abstraction in the human figure to capture an abstract state of mi...

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

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Makunde is one of the most acclaimed artists of the new generation of Shona sculptors. He carves from observation to bring form out of stone.

Makunde is one of the most acclaimed artists of the new generation of Shona sculptors. He carves from observation to bring form out of stone.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

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

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

Madamombe predominantly worked in hard black Serpentine and used the outer blanket of the stone to create several different textures to contrast with the polished surfaces.

'Dancing in the Wind' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Wellington Karuru. The artist presents an elegant and curvilinear figure of a woman, her hair ...

A beautiful, wonderfully executed and designed Shona stone sculpture by renowned African/ Zimbabwean sculptor/artist Damian Manuhwa (1952-2008) who lived and worked in Zimbabwe.

Here, however, these motifs are fully immersed in the Shona stone carving traditions of Zimbabwe. fruit serpentine 16 x 11 x 6 inches, sculpture 4.75 x 12.5 x 9.5 inches, stone base...

Terence was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent early example of his work, combining abstract and animal forms.

'Bird' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Samuel Tichafa Masakwa. Trained in the Shona stone carving tradition, the artists here presents an elegantly ...

Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent example of his work, combining abstract and animal forms.

Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent example of his work, combining abstract and human forms.

Terence was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent early example of his work, combining abstract and animal forms.

Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent example of his work, combining abstract and animal forms.

Terence was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellent early example of his work, combining abstract and animal forms.

Signed African Stone Sculpture by Morning Chijumani, Zimbabwe, 20th Century Height: 24 cm Width: 13 cm Material: Carved stone Signature: MORNING CHIJUMANI Origin: Zimbabwe, Southern...

"Drover" is an original yellow & green opal serpentine stone sculpture by Aaron Perkins Chikumbirike, a contemporary Shona stone sculptor.

Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

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

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Much of the stone used by Shona artists is quarried in areas which are adjacent or quite near the villages where the work is created.

Here, however, the approach to the subject is purely immersed in the Shona tradition where the stone material is celebrated through contrast between rough and smooth texture and appr...