Why this Rocks

This Giraffe Lepidolite Shona sculpture by artist Nicholas Kadzungura comes from Chapungu, Zimbabwe.

Shona Sculpture gets its name from the ‘Shona’ tribe of people, who are the largest tribe in Zimbabwe.

Lepidolite brings deep emotional healing, soothing and reducing stress and depression.

It dissipates negativity and insists on being used for the highest good.

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Shona Sculpture History:

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 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. 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.

Dimensions:

The sculpture measures approx. 11 1/2″ long, 7 1/4″ wide, 5 1/4″ tall.

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