African Crafts Market

African Iron Wood Shona chief bust/head

Size: 20cm (H)

A beautiful handcrafted African wooden head/bust, sculptured out of Iron wood hard wood and polished off to a smooth natural polish. The African hand carved busts stands 20 cm tall and is of a Shona Chef adorned with a head dress and feather that goes from the front of his head to the back.

The artist that carved this beautiful masterpiece originates from Zimbabwe in Southern Africa and is known as Shona carvers .Shona carvers are some of the most talented caves in the word and this caving shows the talent that they have. The detail in the face is so realistic. This Iron wood bust is large and very sort after.

Each African handcrafted bust is an "original" work of art, individually hand carved, no two are exactly alike which adds to the value of each piece. The original nature of tribal art will be reflected by variances from the bust as shown, each piece of a specific style is similar, but not identical.

Because of the weight of these busts we offer two option for shipping delivery. Airmail takes 2-3 weeks to arrive and surface mail takes 70-90 days to arrive.