Mother & Child Hippo #2 “mvuu” Shona Verdite Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!

A lovely Mother & Child Hippo sculpture hand carved in Verdite stone from Zimbabwe. Gallery retail on this would be over $400. Hand carved from a beautiful piece of Verdite which is classified semi precious and is in rare supply. Brilliant color range, from deep emerald green to light brown in places. Verdite is extremely hard and very difficult to carve from. Read more about Shona sculpture below and how it is unique to Zimbabwe. Weighs approx. 1.23 lbs. Measures approx. 5.5 inches long by 2 inches high and 4.5 inches deep. Thanks for looking and helping to support the artists.