Loving Stork Birds

Domboshawa /Opal stone is the local Zimbabwean name for a porous and relatively soft variety of Serpentine Stone (in comparison for eg. Springstone. For this reason, it is recommended to bring the Sculpture inside in the winter months. The stone can have attractive reddish-pink tones running through.

A very hard serpentine with high iron content and a fine texture with no cleavages. Has a rich outer “blanket” of reddish brown oxidized rock. A beautiful dark stone, it polishes to a high shine because of its density. There are a number of mines where this stone is found, but Guruve, in the north, is where the majority of springstone is mined. For the purpose of sculpting, this stone is mined by hand on communal lands.