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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

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SHONA SCULPTURE

No. 38 of 50 leather-bound copies, signed and numbered by the author.

Published: Jongwe, Harare, 1987

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Bound in red leather, gilt printer's logo on front and gilt titles on spine. Some very slight shelf rubbing on spine edges, one or two tiny marks on otherwise very smooth covers.Binding tight and attractive. Gift inscription from author on title page.

Translated from the original Italian by Dr Belinda McKay. Photography by David Harking. Introduction by Robert Mugabe.

Pages [1-8]9-160. Map of Zimbabwe and a selection of labelled, colour illustrations of sculptures done by the Shona people.

Early sculptures in wood were replaced by sculptures in stone, in which the country abounds. There is a short description of each of the artists represented in the book (birthplace, work experience, exphbitions etc) in the Appendix, with a list of exhibitions and a bibliography.

  • Size: 235 x 170 x 15 mm
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Telephone: 082 899 7195 or 083 652 5694
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  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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