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Shona Black Serpentine "Kissing Giraffes" Sculpture
This beautiful sculpture is hand carved from black serpentine stone by a master Shona artist from Zimbabwe.
Life-like and detailed, the skill of the carver shines through in this large lovely giraffe sculpture.
Dimensions: 13.25" x 8.5" x 2.75"
Weight: 5.8 lbs
Price: $100.00
Shipping: $12.00 in the continental U.S.
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Early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character." Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, this animal so excited man's curiosity that it was sometimes sent as a diplomatic gift to other countries; one of the earliest records tells of a giraffe going from "Melinda" (presumably Malindi) in Kenya to China in 1415. The animal was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, a mistake immortalized in the giraffe's scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis.
Swahili Name: Twiga
Scientific Name: Giraffa camelopardalis
Size: 18 feet
Weight: Up to 3,000 pounds
Lifespan: 25 years
Habitat: Dense forest to open plains
Diet: Herbivorous/browsers
Gestation: Between 14 and 16 months
Predators: Humans