springstone (material)

{{Short description|Hard, dark stone used in Shona sculpture}}

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Springstone is an exceptionally hard, dark serpentinite stone used in Shona sculpture.{{Cite web|title=Art gallery – Arts centre - Tengenenge Art Community|url=https://www.petitfute.co.uk/v61016-tengenenge/c1173-visites-points-d-interet/c999-galerie-d-art-lieu-d-exposition-fondation-centre-culturel/1713417-tengenenge-art-community.html|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.petitfute.co.uk|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=African carvers teach cultural tradition|url=https://www.coastreporter.net/local-arts/african-carvers-teach-cultural-tradition-3382795|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Coast Reporter|date=5 August 2011 |language=en}}

Springstone is found in the Tengenenge region of Zimbabwe.{{Cite book|last=Kalilu|first=R. O. Rom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHQvAQAAIAAJ&q=Springstone+shona|title=African Art: Definition, Forms and Styles|date=1994|publisher=Ladoke Akintola University of Technology|isbn=978-978-32736-0-3|language=en|page=96}}{{Cite web|title=The beauty of Tengenenge Village|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/the-beauty-of-tengenenge-village/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Herald|language=en-GB}} The statue of Robert Mugabe at the State House in Harare was carved out of springstone using chisels and sandpaper.{{Cite web|title=Twitter mocks Mugabe's new statue|url=https://citizen.co.za/news/news-africa/1281517/twitter-mocks-mugabes-new-statue/|access-date=2021-03-02|date=2016-09-11|website=The Citizen|language=en}}