Original figural sculpture- made by a artist and member of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe, 1980-1990

Shona sculpture- Original figural sculpture crafted of serpentine, by a professional artist and member of the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe. the sulpture was crafted during the 1980s or very early 1990 and purchased in the 1990s by the former -late -owner. it arrives from a private collection. size ..... High .... Diameter.... $200

the "Shona sculpture" artistic movement :

In 1957, Frank McEwen was appointed as the first curator of the new National Gallery in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). He had previously been curator at the Musée Rodin, Paris and had links with various artists of the time, including Picasso (who was himself heavily influenced by African art) and Matisse.

McEwen was impressed with the talent of some of the artists he met in Zimbabwe, and he encouraged them to paint and later to sculpt. Because of his contacts in the international art world, he was able to give the movement that later became known as ‘Shona sculpture’(after Zimbabwe’s most numerous tribe) its first international exposure. However, it is not fair to say that he created the movement.

McEwen encouraged the artists to look inward, to find their so-called ‘tribal subconsciousness’ and express it through their art. Much of the early work was inspired by Shona mythology.

height: 24, width- 14 cm

private collection