This Hippopotamus Family is a Lepidolite Shona Sculpture, carved by Joseph Marufu, from the Canon Paterson Craft Society in Mbare, Zimbabwe. He left this sculpture unsigned.
This sculpture is a 3.9 kg rock made from Lepidolite and has a graceful, natural purple and lavender hued texture, polished to gleaming perfection.
Lepidolite is a calming stone. It is a type of mica, not to be confused with amethyst.
The Chitungwiza Art Centre is Zimbabwe’s largest arts cooperative, with numerous prolific sculptors and artists that Nharo visits often.
Dimensions:
Weight: 3.922kg
Length: 10.50”
Height: 2.59”
Width: 10”
