Birds stone sculpture. Inuit carving or Shona, Zimbabwe

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Post by NaomiM September 3rd 2022, 1:51 am

Unmarked carving of a pair of birds. Can’t decide if it’s Inuit or Shona. Seems to have elements of both.

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Post by tenpot September 3rd 2022, 11:30 am

the bird must be a clue unless it migrates from africa to the arctic Happy
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Post by NaomiM September 5th 2022, 4:15 am

They may be a bit too stylised to be able to identify the species Pondering
Looks like Brazilian soapstone. Sometimes used by current Inuit carvers

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