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Place of Origin: Zimbabwean
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970

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 Folk Art

Materials

Stone

African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

Located in London, GB

A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over. Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx. Period Early 20th century Ex U...

Category

19th Century Antique Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles

Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles

Located in Wainscott, NY

20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set). From left to right A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.

Category

20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art  Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
African Tribal Art  Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

African Tribal Art Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

Located in London, GB

Nice vintage heavy hard wood Zulu neck rest with double antelope/animal design and burnished geometric pattern. length 43 cm height 13 cm Period 2nd half 20th century The Zulu are w...

Category

Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques

African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques

Located in London, GB

African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art A fine old Tsonga headrest Carved from hard wood with 3 central pillars Period Early 20th century Height: 15 cm Conditio...

Category

19th Century Antique Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Stone African Sculpture by Richard Mteki, 1995
Hand-Carved Stone African Sculpture by Richard Mteki, 1995

Hand-Carved Stone African Sculpture by Richard Mteki, 1995

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Hand-carved stone sculpture w/ pedestal from Zimbabwe, signed by the artist Richard Mteki and dated 1995 Please confirm location with seller (NY or NJ)

Category

Late 20th Century Organic Modern Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Shona Stone Sculpture "Sheltering Soul"  Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwe, b. 1962)
Shona Stone Sculpture "Sheltering Soul"  Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwe, b. 1962)

Shona Stone Sculpture "Sheltering Soul" Norbert Shamuyarira (Zimbabwe, b. 1962)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Tribal Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe
Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe

Located in London, GB

Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe 'Smaller'
Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe 'Smaller'

Makonde Comb From Zimbabwe Bantu Tribe 'Smaller'

Located in Dallas, TX

This comb was fashioned in the hand carved, traditional Makonde style. This fertility comb features a pregnant woman. Generally, local carvers make only a belly and breast comb to be...

Category

Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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