Soapstone carvings


The Shona are reknown as superb stone carvers and their tradition goes back to the era of Great Zimbabwe and their ancestors who carved the Zimbabwe Birds.


Size: 5411px × 3548px
Location: Nyanga National Park Zimbabwe
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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