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The sculpting process for Shona artists starts by locating a stone and excavating it before sketching a rough shape in charcoal. The sculptor then begins to chip away at the stone using a chisel and hammer. #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe #Sculpture This tweet was posted on September 12, 2022.

See "Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/7GVGHs3lKQ #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe #Sculpture #Harare This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.

Its greatest archeological ruins include the medieval city of Great Zimbabwe, built entirely from stone beginning in the eleventh century. Now a World Heritage site, extensive stone structures once sheltered thousands of inhabitants. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.

Zimbabwe serves as a gateway to Victoria Falls, the world’s largest waterfall and one of the seven natural world wonders. The country’s largest wildlife sanctuary, Hwange National Park, includes one of the largest elephant populations in Africa. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.

Much of Zimbabwe, a landlocked country that is slightly smaller than California, is located on a plateau in southeastern Africa. The primary languages spoken by its approximately fifteen million inhabitants include English, Shona, and Ndebele. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on July 20, 2022.

Springstone, on the other hand, is one of the hardest serpentine stones used in carving. This dark stone also displays a high sheen when polished. #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe This tweet was posted on June 29, 2022.

Many of the sculptures in this exhibition are made from locally sourced opal stone or springstone. Opal stone is a softer, milky-light-green or brownish serpentine with a fine, smooth texture & nearly translucent surface that may be speckled with other colors. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on June 29, 2022.

Zimbabwean artists carve their sculptures from the country's indigenous stone and exhibits an array of hues. Some of this stone comes from the Great Dyke, a 2.5-billion-year-old linear geological feature of metal-bearing rock that spans the center of #Zimbabwe. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on June 29, 2022.

See "Stone Sculpture of Zimbabwe" on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/7GVGHs3lKQ #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe #Sclupture #Harare #WonderMazhindu This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

"I am willing to teach others to carve. You [must] be very disciplined and love hard work and art. I never thought I would be an artist, but it is in our family. I believe I was born poor, but rich in mind, and I love my chosen path.” #WonderMazhindu continues. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

He explains, “I am proud to be a Shona and that the art movement is enlightening the world on our myths and beliefs. The carving movement has grown to where we are now into the fifth generation of carvers.” #ZimbabweSculpture #WonderMazhindu This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.

Born in Harare, Shona sculptor Wonder Mazhindu learned to carve from his brother Picket Mazhindu Bumhira. After completing his education in 1999, he focused on stone carving and developed a distinctive style. #ZimbabweSculpture This tweet was posted on June 10, 2022.