Shona Man Verdite Shona Stone Sculpture Hand Carved in Zimbabwe! Ships From USA

This is the Shona Shona Man, a sculpture from Zimbabwe hand carved from a beautiful piece of brown/Green Verdite! Notice the detail in the facial expression.. Signed by artist Never Ruwizivi. Verdite is a semi precious stone and this weighs 29.9 lbs. 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.