Featured I found a green Verdite Hippopotamus. Shona?

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  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    He is 5 1/4" long and 2 1/4" tall. weighing in at 12 oz.
    And he is Beautiful.
    Mikey
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  2. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    He's awesome,very nicely done-reminds fondly of the hippo on the Disney Jungle Cruise (circa 1960's).
    'This beautiful green stone of Africa is also known as Budstone or African Jade'.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That he is.:) Yes, a Shona carving from Zimbabwe.
     
    Any Jewelry, Jun 16, 2023
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  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Thank you @Any Jewelry
    I thought it was but needed verification.
    Mikey
     
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  5. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    6068EB7C-1A92-4FD4-9C9A-9ABB6140E417.jpeg Nice hippo that. For obvious reasons stone carvings of wild animals are pretty common here. But still I couldn’t resist this one the other day.
     
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  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Very nice @Boland
    What is it made of?
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is also verdite, just a more dark and even-toned green.
     
    Any Jewelry, Jun 16, 2023
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  8. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I saw one like that when searching, had a baby with it. Sold for a couple hundred dollars!
    Mikey
     
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  9. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Thanks Mikey. About the same size as yours
     
    Boland, Jun 16, 2023
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  10. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Yes,I have see that. But not those prices in South Africa. Obviously lots of African souvenir and tourist carvings here. This one was under $3 in a charity shop.
     
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  11. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Cool. Mine cost $4.00 at a thrift
     
    916Bulldogs123, Jun 16, 2023
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  12. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Bulldog-That's an old-time Thrift price-nice.
     
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  13. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Cool
     
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  14. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    Looks like he/she just emerged from pond full of green algae. Very nice carving especially for that price. Someone once again asleep at the thrift store wheel house.
     
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