African carved Hardwood White Rhino Zululand 1970's

Carved from a Zululand Hardwood probably Mthombothi.  This particular white rhino was carved by a man in the Hluhluwe game reserve area in the 1970’s  Its fairly unusual being a hardwood as most of the animal carvings sold at the roadsides at that time, which were mostly crocodiles, tall birds rhinos and snakes were finished by using a red dye, burning and waxing.  They were carved from a softer wood.