Shona Spirit Animal Sculpture from Zimbabwe

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A Shona stone sculpture of a spirit animal, Zimbabwe, in the form of a standing mythical spirit animal with hands held to its mouth, carved from a single piece of mottled green stone, 21.5 cm high. Provenance: Irving sculpture gallery, Sydney, 1985

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