Exhibition - Shona - Spirits In Stone

Come face to face with Africa’s cultural vanguard in this exciting collection of Zimbabwe Shona sculpture. The exhibition features sculpture of internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean Shona stone sculptors, as well as masks, jewelry, and baskets. Shona sculpture is steeped in the legend and traditions of an ancient African culture, yet stunningly modern in appearance. Sculpting by hand with simple and found tools, the self-taught artists carve in indigenous serpentine, granite, and rare precious verdite. The unique rock they shape illumines with more than 200 natural color and texture variations. The result is a diverse body of work alive with dynamic, spiritual themes.