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Shona Sculpture has been called “the most important
art form to emerge from Africa in the past century.” Although Shona
sculpture is a fairly recent artistic phenomena, the work expresses the
ancestral spirit of Africa, the birth origin of all people. The sculpture is created by the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe, who work with several beautiful stones including serpentine, verdite, opal, cobalt, springstone and granite. The sculptors use non-mechanical tools to shape the stone, whose hardness demands arduous work by the artists. The artists say the spirits of their ancestors reside within the stone, and each artist’s work reveals that spirit. Shona sculpture was featured at the recent Chapungu Exhibition at the Denver Botanical Gardens in 2004. The same beautiful work is now available in Denver at very affordable prices. Check out our available pieces below. |
Gallery 821: 821 Santa Fe Drive • Denver, CO • 80204 • 720.904.1211
VISIT US: Gallery 821 • 821 Santa Fe Dr. • Denver 80204 • 720.904.1211