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Place of Origin: Zimbabwean
Trio of Carved Stone Water Bearing Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three stone carved women each bearing a water vessel in their arms. This art form from Zimbabwe became popular decor in the late 1950s but was producded for decades preceding ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Henry Munyaradzi Signed African Zimbabwean Shona Figurative Stone Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully executed sculpture by renowned African sculptor/artist Henry Munyaradzi (1931-1998). He was also known as Henry Mudzengerere/...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kumberai Mapanda (1940-)
Small head.
circa 1970.
Carved serpentine stone
5 1/4" in. (13.4 cm.) high, excluding base.
Shona sculpture is the name given
to a modern move...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Green Verdite Shona Sculpture (28.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Large Green Verdite Shona-style Sculpture of a mother and child. Shona artists are masters of the bust sculpture. This large piece is typical of the Sub-Saharan Shona style. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Large Modernist Carved Serpentine Stone African Shona Head on Iron Base Zimbabwe
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 21 inches tall including the custom made iron base this Shona head is carved in Serpentine stone originating in Zimbabwe. It is carved in a strikingly modern way stylizing a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Stone Sculpture by Nesbert Mukomberanwa
By Nesbert Mukomberanwa
Located in Fulton, CA
A hand carved stone sculpture by Zimbabwean Artist Nesbert Mukomberanqa, nephew to Nicholas Mukomberanwa. South African sculpture known for the "Shona"...
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Late 20th Century Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
Carved Stone Shona Sculpture, "Mother and Child"
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully carved stone Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe depicting a mother tenderly cradling her child. A simple and moving piece by the artist Tmuk. ...
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Late 20th Century Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
Gedion Nyanhongo “Exercising”, Large Shona Springstone Sculpture, 1990s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very impressive signed Shona sculpture in springstone titled “Exercising” by important Arizona-based Zimbabwean artist Gedion Nyanhongo.
Exquisitel...
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1990s Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
Dancing Couple by Timmy Sandu, 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In Timmy Sandu's creation, a dark rapka stone transforms into a "Dancing Couple," a piece where absence speaks as loudly as presence. This sculpture captures a moment of cosmic jest,...
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1990s Post-Modern Zimbabwean Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
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