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Description: A collection of images from the country of Zimbabwe are woven into a stone that is roughly shaped like the borders of Zimbabwe.
In the center are the rocks of the Matopos Hills (commonly found on the nation's printed currency and other national representations of the hills). These rocks appear to have been stacked by a great giant and the Matopos Hills has long been considered a place of mystery. The rocks are smooth and stick out slightly at the front.
Surrounding the rocks are the stones walls of the Great Zimbabwe, the country's national monument and namesake. Zimbabwe means "house of stone" and the people that lived in this land built many. The Great Zimbabwe is the largest of them all. It was built hundreds of years ago and was the centerpiece of the city. Archeological estimates put 20,000 people in this city at its greatest. There is ample evidence the natives of Zimbabwe were trading with Persians. The first Europeans to see it in the late 1800's believed it to possibly be the lost mines of Solomon referenced in the Bible. The stones in the statue are polished gray with white highlights.
Above the walls of the Great Zimbabwe is a San cave painting depiction of the Milky Way. The Milky Way is considered the path of the scattered remains of the Lozi people who used the Milky Way to guide them into what is now southern Zambia. Modern stories tell of the Milky Way as the "Path of the Lozi People". There are no constellations as typically known but the Milky Way can be used as a way to determine North and South at night.
Above the Milky Way is the horizon line showing a second sunset and sunrise in the sky and above that are San cave painting style images of the eclipse phases.
This is a very lovely piece with a dark black color for the stones and sky. The walls are a gray color with white accenting. There are many images of Zimbabwe combined in this one work of art. A wonderful conversational item.
Sculpted and signed by T Murukwa
Detailed dimensions: 7.5" Tall, 9" Wide, 1.5" Thick at base, Weight: 4#
