"Hippo Lovers" Sculpture

 Location for Viewing:

This sculpture is currently on display at our Hudson, New York location! It is available for viewing by appointment. Please give us a call to set up a time!

Country of Origin:

• Hand carved in Zimbabwe

Dimensions (inches):

• Depth: 8"
• Width: 8"
• Height: 12"

Type of Stone:

• Fruit Serpentine
• This stone is amazing because it holds the largest variety of colors in its darkish strata. It is a very hard stone and is rarely found in large boulders today. No two Fruit Serpentine stones are alike as it is formed from a variety of minerals including quarts, manganese, iron and copper.

Display:

• This piece can be displayed outside as weather will not harm the stone. Shona sculpture is the perfect addition to any garden design!

Shipping & Delivery:

• FREE DELIVERY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

• Subsidized Fragile shipping with FedEx Ground: $150
• This piece ships from the Hudson, New York. Please allow for additional shipping time. 
• A declared value is included in each shipment so a signature upon delivery is required. 
• Delivery in the greater New York area is available via truck. 
• We ship around the world! Our website is still new and is not yet processing automatic international shipping rates. Please contact us directly for custom shipping quotes outside the mainland USA (including Hawaii and Alaska).

About Shona Sculpture:

Stone sculpture in Zimbabwe, dating from 1956 until today, is the best-known manifestation of African contemporary art. Northern Zimbabwe has uniquely large amounts of carvable stone. The stone was so important to the people that the name Zimbabwe is derived from a word in their native language that means ‘house of stone.’ There is no technical artistic training in Shona sculpture. Sculpting skills are passed down through families and the large and hard stones are carved with only a hammer and chisel. Hemingway Gallery purchases this sculpture directly from the Shona artists in Zimbabwe and has imported the monumental stone artwork since the early 1980s. These fine modern sculptures are unparalleled in both carving skill and design. Hemingway holds long-standing relationships with artists like Bywell Sango, Sydney Majengwa, Witness Bonjisi and many more.

Click the Shona Sculpture tab below for further information!

Our Pricing:

Our pricing correlates directly to the asking prices of artists in Zimbabwe and the costs of importing their artwork to the U.S. We need to change the idea that artists should be paid pennies for their fine art just because it comes from Africa. Paying a fair price to our artists is our number one priority and our pricing reflects that.

Further Information:

Please email us at info@hemingwayafricangallery.com or call 212-838-3650 with the SKU # for further information on this piece.