N'ANGA & DAUGHTER The only way to successfully carve a pair of busts in Butter Jade is to vary carefully choose the stone that they are to be created in. Because of the great variety of textures, colors, striations and tones inherent in Butter Jade, pairs need to be carved, ideally, from a single piece of stone. Sometimes adjacent stones will work; but the repositioning of the faces is critical. Sculpture in stone is all forms of art in reverse, only achieved by subtraction, so, with Butter Jade, the impregnation of dark unakite can unexpectedly emerge under the surface, radically changing the appearance . . . it's a journey of discovery . . . and sometimes great frustration.
This delightful pair shows Farai at his best; capturing the aristocratic aloofness of a traditional healer and his daughter.
SHIPPING
The Crisson and Hind African Gallery is located in Bermuda and we have been in business since 1999. During that time, we have successfully shipped sculpture to our clients worldwide! We ship by DHL International and we pass on our attractive DHL rate to our customers. We use DHL box rates for our small sculptures and for the larger and heavier sculptures, we build custom wooden crates and this cost would be calculated in the final shipping cost. DHL does not have an automatic shipping rate calculator for items shipping from Bermuda so please contact us through the Request a Quote for Shipping Price form. If you have any questions or would like to discuss your favorite piece, please call us at 441 735-8833, 441 295-1117 or 441-337-0922 or send us an email, CandHAfricanGallery@gmail.com and we will call you back.
