Zimbabwe Art - Zimbabwe Soapstone Carvings These carvings, in a variety of different stones, are made by the People of Zimbabwe for whom stone carving is not a traditional craft. Started experimentally about 35 years ago it is now widely recognized as one of the most significant art movements to have evolved in recent times. Zimbabwean art sculptors talk about the way in which they free a shape from within the stone and the influence of the tribal spirits on their work. Shona Soapstone Family They believe that each work of art finds its way to a predestined owner and that in some way makes the owner part of an extended global family. The sculptures are wonderfully expressive, many of them portray a human message in a figurative or abstract manner and some of them convey emotional values such as family or the maternal bond.
