Shona African Sculptures


RICHARD MTEKI (born Harare, Zimbabwe 1947)
WOMAN [cubist female face] , circa 1992 black basalt, 20"h x 12"w x 13.5"d, weight about 110 pounds
signed R. Mteki on back at bottom
Provenance: Hemingway African Arts Gallery, New York
$30,000 retail/$22,000 Estate sale price
A masterpiece by the internationally exhibited Shona sculptor.





HENRY MUNYARADZI (born Guruve 1931-died Ruwa 1998)
LEAF FACE , circa 1968 dark green basalt on green wood base, 23" h x 15.5" w x 3" d image size, 44 pounds
signed HENRY MUNYARADZI on back at bottom
Provenance: Hemingway African Arts Gallery, New York
$28,000 retail/$20,000 Estate sale price
Munyaradzi was one of the most famous and widely exhibited First Generation Shona Sculptors from Zimbabwe. His work was shown in dozens of exhibitions in Europe, Africa and Australia as well as the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1968-69 and 1972.





DAMIAN MANUHWA (born Rusape 1952-died Chitungwiza 2008)
SPIRIT WOMAN , black basalt, 17" h x 6" w x 9" d, 43 pounds, circa 1990
signed D. MANUHWA on back at bottom
Provenance: Hemingway African Arts Gallery, New York
$6500 retail/$4800 Estate sale price
Manuhwa was one of the leading second generation Shona sculptors and was widely exhibited in Africa, Europe and the United States. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and several African and European public collections.