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African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!

Description: Product Description A stunning Lion hand carved in Cobalt stone from Zimbabwe. Gallery retail on this would be over $700. A beautiful stone often purple in colouration with a variation of yellow and white markings and strips throughout. Can often have brown/orange markings. Cobalt is a brittle, relatively rare hard metal, closely resembling iron and nickel in appearance. It has a hardness of between 5 and 6 on Moh's scale. Read more about Shona sculpture below and how it is unique to Zimbabwe. Weighs approx. 8 lbs. Measures approx.12 inches long by 7 inches high and 3 inches deep. Thanks for looking and helping to support the artists. Lion From Wikipedia: The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger, barring hybrids like the liger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in India (where an endangered remnant population resides in and around Gir Forest National Park). In ancient historic times, their range was in most of Africa, including North Africa, and across Eurasia from Greece and southeastern Europe to India. In the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans: Panthera leo spelaea lived in northern and western Europe and Panthera leo atrox lived in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. The lion is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), having seen a major population decline in its African range of 30–50% over two decades during the second half of the twentieth century. Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern. Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered. In the wilderness, males seldom live longer than 10 to 14 years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity. In captivity they can live more than 20 years. They typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. Lions are apex and keystone predators, although they are also expert scavengers obtaining over 50 percent of their food by scavenging as opportunity allows. While lions do not typically hunt humans, some have. Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are active primarily at night (nocturnal), although sometimes at twilight (crepuscular). Highly distinctive, the male lion is easily recognised by its mane, and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture. Depictions have existed from the Upper Paleolithic period, with carvings and paintings from the Lascaux and Chauvet Caves in France dated to 17,000 years ago, through virtually all ancient and medieval cultures where they once occurred. It has been extensively depicted in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in contemporary films and literature. Lions have been kept in menageries since the time of the Roman Empire, and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos over the world since the late eighteenth century. Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies. terapeak

Price: 260 USD

Location: Redondo Beach, California

End Time: 2025-01-03T00:18:16.000Z

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African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!African Lion #1 "Shumba" Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!

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Region of Origin: Zimbabwe

Handmade: Yes

Production Technique: Carving

Country/Region of Manufacture: Zimbabwe

Material: Cobalt

Type: Sculpture

Subject: Africa

Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes

COA Issued By: African Craftwork

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