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Home > Zimbabwe Shona Sculpture > Garden

Blessings

Item Id: 158371

Artist: Luxon Karise

Medium: Chiweshe Serpentine

Dimensions; height: 60", width: 22", depth: 16", weight: 750lbs

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The birth of a child brings joyous celebration among the Shona as it is for most people throughout the world. In Shona culture, children are essential for a man or woman to reach his or her spiritual apexƒto become ancestral spirits. Without children, one cannot become an ancestral spirit, or a mudzimu. From the very beginning, a child is taught to honor and respect his parents and his ancestors. To protect the child, the the mudzimu and the family must provide proper guidance throughout the child_s life. In this way, the family line continues and the strength and unity of the community is ensured.©

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