Rainbird
Fanizani Akuda

Springstone

54cm (h)
18cm (w)
17cm (d)

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The rainbird is the black stork. It is a seasonal visitor to Zimbabwe, and arrives when the rains are due. Understandably, it is a traditional symbol of good luck as both land and people are thirsty by the end of the dry season. To make matters worse, Zimbabwe has suffered a series of droughts in recent decades.

Springstone is the local Zimbabwean name for a particularly hard type of serpentine stone. It is black when polished.