Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona letter signs I wish I knew this

I wish I knew this history of this wonderful

heavy and substantial

to men shooting the breeze next to the buggy filled with bags of coal (

There appear to be a couple of little holes in the coat--original to its making

Large Carved Modern Stone Sculpture, Presumed Mid-Century Shona letter signs I wish I knew thisI 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