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Shona Sculptures for your Donation
We were thrilled to be able to offer you an amazing Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe in return for your tax deductible donation! If you are interested in learning more, please email lifewrapsinfo@gmail.com and include the sculpture you are interested in from the information below. We ask that you collect the sculpture yourself from San Anselmo due to the high shipping expenses on heavy items.
Our Selection of Shona Statues:
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'The Family Tree' portrays the love, that in both times of happiness and sadness, binds families together. $1000 |
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'The Beginning' symbolizes how everything in life has a beginning and that those beginnings should be both remembered and cherished. $1000 |
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'Nyamukuta' (on the left) means midwife, honored women who bear much of the responsibility for safe motherhood. 'Internal Future' (on the right) depicts a woman who is carrying the future of the world inside her. $1500 as a set, $1000 separately |
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'Mhuri Yangu' means 'My Family' and was created to express the importance of family ties. $750 |
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'Single Mother' celebrates the women who through strength and determination, raise children by themselves. $500 |
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'Rudo Rwamai' means 'mother's love' and depicts a mother's unconditional love for her child. $500 |
About the Sculptor:
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The sculptor, Nesto Kayonganiste, was born in 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe, has exhibited his work since 1990 across Southern and Eastern Africa (Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa) and in Europe (Italy and Germany).
“I feel humbled at the same time excited that I am contributing towards a wonder-garment" [Nesto speaking about his donation to LifeWrap] |
About the Shona:
Zimbabwe, a country whose name literally means “the house of stone,” is known for its remarkable stone sculptors. Semi-abstract sculptures created by artists of the country’s largest ethnic group, the Shona, whose work is inspired by their deeply-held spiritual beliefs, folklore and daily life. Modern in inspiration, their sculptures are created much as they were thousands of years ago with the sculptors using simple chisels to “release” the spirits of the stone.
Funding to support our activities comes from four sources: department funds, foundation grants, National Institute of Health grants and gifts from individual donors. We rely on much needed private contributions to assist with the purchase of LifeWraps, training, staff and other expenses essential to carrying out this important work. LifeWrap research also relies on friends, supporters and colleagues; for their support in these different ways:
- making new contacts
- support and encouragement
- donations of time and expertise
- financial contributions
- spreading the word about our programs
Please read about how you can support us through donating (as a gift in honor of a loved one) or helping us in our efforts to bring the LifeWrap to women who really need it.
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