Zimbabwe Bird
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The Zimbabwe Bird is an iconic stone-carved emblem from the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe that has become a national symbol of Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zimbabwe Bird canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage symbol
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Zimbabwean passports
ⓘ
official Zimbabwean documents ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext | stone monuments of Great Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Zimbabwe civilization
|
| category |
archaeological artifact
ⓘ
national emblem of Africa ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | some sculptures removed during colonial period ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culture | Shona culture ⓘ |
| depicts | stylized bird ⓘ |
| designFeature |
abstract geometric body
ⓘ
perched on a pedestal ⓘ prominent beak ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe
|
| emblemOf |
continuity with precolonial civilization
ⓘ
state authority in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange | 11th to 15th century ⓘ |
| heritageSite | Great Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zimbabwean national branding
ⓘ
modern Zimbabwean art ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| numberOfOriginalSculptures | 8 ⓘ |
| origin | Great Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| period | late Iron Age in southern Africa ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | symbol of post-independence nationhood ⓘ |
| possibleDepictionOf |
bateleur eagle
ⓘ
fish eagle ⓘ |
| religiousOrRitualAssociation | possible ancestral or spiritual symbol ⓘ |
| repatriationStatus | some sculptures repatriated to Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | meaning and species identification disputed ⓘ |
| someOriginalsLocatedIn |
South African museums
ⓘ
National Museum of Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form:
Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences
|
| symbolOf |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Zimbabwe ⓘ national identity of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
|
| usedIn |
military insignia of Zimbabwe
ⓘ
official government insignia of Zimbabwe ⓘ state seals of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Zimbabwean banknotes
ⓘ
Zimbabwean coins ⓘ Coat of arms of Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of Zimbabwe
currency of Zimbabwe ⓘ Flags of Zimbabwe ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Zimbabwe
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.