Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona letter signs certainly a lovingly made

certainly a lovingly made

with light wear and aging to the wood

with the outcome of the game somehow forecasting which of them would prove the true love

Plus a hollowed out half walnut shell to pile them into

The texts on the back drop lots of period references such as this

Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona letter signs certainly a lovingly madeI really don't know much about this sculpture, but I think it's quite an elegant, evocative and finely done piece, and it reminded me of how infrequently I find modern sculpture of a substantial scale that I really like when I am out hunting for things. My guess is that it is a Shona sculpture referring to the modern movement of carved stone sculpture from Zimbabwe that began in the mid 20th century, which grew and derived its name from the Shona