Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona John Hogg publisher including the ace through ten

including the ace through ten of hearts

I think these are really cool--great looking

I like to think it was made for a special occasion

The seams and heel are nicely detailed as well

as documented--very minor

Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona John Hogg publisher including the ace through tenI really don't know much about this sculpture, but I think it's quite an elegant, evocative and finely done piece, and it reminded me of how infrequently I find modern sculpture of a substantial scale that I really like when I am out hunting for things. My guess is that it is a Shona sculpture referring to the modern movement of carved stone sculpture from Zimbabwe that began in the mid 20th century, which grew and derived its name from the Shona