Zimbabwe sets from soapstone are less common than the kisii stone (which is a soft kind of soapstone) ones from Kenya. Striking at these sets from Zimbabwe is that the Knight is also a human figure.
I do not know much of the first 2 sets. Actually they let me think of the sets from Malawi. The unpainted 1st set has very subtle colour differences which are hard to see, even at the picture.
- Zimbabwe
- 1989
- Soapstone K 10.1; p 3.9
- Zimbabwe
- Late 20th century
- Soapstone K 10.8; p 4.1-4.8
Zimbabwe. Of the third set could seller not tell me age or origin, but in Munger is a similar set from Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe
- 2000
- Soapstone K 11.5; p 4.5
Zimbabwe. The wooden set consist of animal figures: King and Queen are lion and lioness, Bishop is rhino, Knight is water buffalo, Rook is elephant and pawn is hippo. All animals are on a conical base.
- Zimbabwe
- 2008
- Wood K 7.5; p 3.5