Ukama: Mother and Child Shona Sculpture atmospheric art "It is clear that we

"It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems

Guidance is a Heavenly Visions Figurine of a black male angel pointing with his hand and one of his wings

Red for the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry

Psychologically

We give all of our hats African names and this one is entitled "Yaa" which means "Born on Thursday"

Ukama: Mother and Child Shona Sculpture atmospheric art "It is clear that weThere is no bond older than this one. A mother leans over her child, arms curved into a shelter, and the two shapes wind together until you cannot say where one ends and the other begins. The Ukama Mother and Child sculpture comes from Zimbabwe, hand carved from rapoka, a warm reddish brown serpentine found in local deposits. The artist works it with simple hand held chisels, then finishes the piece the traditional way: sanded smooth, warmed over