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Man Protected By A Bird
Richard Mteki

Springstone

55cm (h)
27cm (w)
24cm (d)

49.5kg

£995

Each person is protected by a spirit, and every spirit has a form. This man's spirit takes the form of a bird, and it wraps its neck protectively around him.

This sculpture is in a hard type of serpentine known locally as springstone and is suitable for outdoor display.

stone sculpture by Zimbabwean Shona artist Richard Mteki: front 1
thumbnail 1 of stone sculpture 'Man Protected' by Zimbabwean Shona artist Richard Mteki thumbnail 2 of stone sculpture 'Man Protected' by Zimbabwean Shona artist Richard Mteki thumbnail 3 of stone sculpture 'Man Protected' by Zimbabwean Shona artist Richard Mteki