Shona Serpentine Fish Sculpture

Item Number: 228

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $125

Online Close: Mar 21, 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Bid History: 9 bids - Item Sold!

Description

This elegant serpentine fish is sculpted by a Zimbabwean tribesman. It makes a powerful statement that is both simplistic in its natural expression, but complex in the texturally intricate stone patterning and scored finwork.

In Shona folklore, when someone dreams of a tsomba or fish, it is a good omen and said that he or she will soon be the recipient of

wealth and a good harvest. The Shona people look forward with

great hope to the dream wherein the magical fish will appear and

herald a future blessed with prosperity.©

The piece is presented by Spirits in Stone art gallery on Sonoma Plaza.

Special Instructions

This Medium Mutare Serpentine Piece is approximately nine inches long and has a sculpture geometry which is self standing for immediate display.

Donated by

Spirits in Stone, Sonoma