Shona Chieftain, Large Butter Jade Shona Stone Sculpture Hand Carved in Zimbabwe! Ships From USA

Magnificent and quite large this Shona chief is one of many I purchased on a trip to Zimbabwe. Hand carved from a beautiful piece of Butter Jade. This piece captures in stone the artists vision of “The Shona Chief”. Traditionally, Shona peoples lived in dispersed settlements, usually consisting of one or more elder men and their extended families. Most decisions were made within the family, although organized political states were recognized as a source of centralized power. They were headed by a paramount chief who inherited his position and power in the divine manner of a king.