18 results for "African Tin Sculpture" between $25.00 and $50.00

Baboon Painted African Tin Sculpture from recycled material. This painted tin animals were made from recycled scrap metal and old soda cans. Height: 6" Length: 10" Width: 6" Artist: Mkankha Brothers Made In: Zimbabwe Weight: 1 pound The Hamadryas Baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant of Thoth, the creator god who was credited with the foundation of law, the advancement of learning, and the invention of hieroglyphic writing. With such an important position, this animal...

Zebra 10" Painted African Tin Art Sculpture from recycled material. This painted tin animals were made from recycled scrap metal and old soda cans. Height: 8" Length: 10" Width: 4" Artist: Mkankha Brothers Made In: Zimbabwe The zebra teaches us the beauty in individuality. The zebra's distinctive stripes serves as a protective camouflage against predators, who are often unable to pick an individual out from the herd. For herd members, the stripe patterns, unique to each zebra, have the opposite effect...

Hippo 10.5" Painted African Tin Art Sculpture from recycled material. This painted tin animals were made from recycled scrap metal and old soda cans. Height: 5" Length: 10.5" Width: 4" Artist: Mkankha Brothers Made In: Zimbabwe There is a Shona belief that when God created the hippo, the animal was so embarrassed by his appearance that he begged God to allow him to stay in the water all day so that the other animals would not see him. God agreed, on the condition that the hippo would not eat His...

Dragonfly 4.5" Painted African Tin Art Sculpture from recycled material. These painted tin animals were made from recycled scrap metal and old soda cans. Height: 2.5" Length: 2" Width: 4.5" Artist: Mkankha Brothers Made In: Zimbabwe In ancient mythology dragonflies are revered and respected for their courage, strength, and happiness, as a result they appear in large quantities of art and literature. It is a popular belief, in some cultures, that dragonflies are a symbol of renewal after a time of...

About This ItemThe Improved Arts Metal Sculpture Project was started in 1986 by five brothers. Having discovered their artistic talents, they founded the group to depict African natural history through metalwork and to make a better living. Old tin cans and other scraps of metal from businesses in the industrial area of Harare are turned into these delightful sculptures by these artists using snips, pliers, and hammers. Giraffes are known throughout Africa for their natural curiosity. An old African...

About This ItemThe Improved Arts Metal Sculpture Project was started in 1986 by five brothers. Having discovered their artistic talents, they founded the group to depict African natural history through metalwork and to make a better living. Old tin cans and other scraps of metal from businesses in the industrial area of Harare are turned into these delightful sculptures by these artists using snips, pliers, and hammers. The lion has captured the human imagination for many centuries as a symbol of...

About This ItemThe Improved Arts Metal Sculpture Project was started in 1986 by five brothers. Having discovered their artistic talents, they founded the group to depict African natural history through metalwork and to make a better living. Old tin cans and other scraps of metal from businesses in the industrial area of Harare are turned into these delightful sculptures by these artists using snips, pliers, and hammers. The zebra teaches us the beauty in individuality. The zebra's distinctive stripes...

Tortoise! Old tin cans and other scraps of metal from businesses in the industrial areas of Harare, Zimbabwe are turned into delightful sculptures by artists using snips, pliers and hammers. They depict animals familiar in Zimbabwe. Five brothers came together and discovered their artistic talents. They came from a poor background in Zimbabwe and they founded their Metal Sculptors Project to depict African natural history through metalwork, and to earn a better living.

The Swahili name for lion is Simba! The lion's wisdom includes strong family bonds, brotherhood and letting go of stress!! Old tin cans and other scraps of metal from businesses in the industrial areas of Harare, Zimbabwe are turned into delightful sculptures by artists using snips, pliers and hammers. They depict animals familiar in Zimbabwe. Five brothers came together and discovered their artistic talents. They came from a poor background in Zimbabwe and they founded their Metal Sculptors Project...