Part of the Shona sculptural tradition known as Ukama — meaning family or loving bond — this piece is carved by hand from rapoka, a semi-soft stone local to Zimbabwe. Artisans shape each figure using handheld chisels, coaxing three intertwined forms from a single piece of stone. The surface is then sanded smooth and finished with beeswax, leaving a quietly burnished quality that deepens with handling over time.
Each piece is carved individually, meaning the precise angle of the figures, the depth of the negative space, and the stone's natural patterning will vary from one to the next.
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Part of the Shona sculptural tradition known as Ukama — meaning family or loving bond — this piece is carved by hand from rapoka, a semi-soft stone local to Zimbabwe. Artisans shape each figure using handheld chisels, coaxing three intertwined forms from a single piece of stone. The surface is then sanded smooth and finished with beeswax, leaving a quietly burnished quality that deepens with handling over time.
Each piece is carved individually, meaning the precise angle of the figures, the depth of the negative space, and the stone's natural patterning will vary from one to the next.
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30-day returns on unused pieces.
A piece of stone that holds everyone together
Set on a bookshelf or side table, it draws a second look — the way the three figures lean into one another, arms raised, child sheltered between. Guests reach out to touch it before they think to ask where it came from.
