Thursday, February 23, 2023

Ghana

 

There is an amazing resource of nativities from Asia, South America and Africa, and it is World Nativity. I have bought dozens of nativities from them. The following is from their website and is about the nativity pictured above:

"This nativity was designed by Joana Lekia Nelson, a former art teacher in Accra, Ghana. Joana used her design talents to combine traditional costumes and unique African fabrics into her doll nativity sets. Each set she makes is handmade using local fabrics, paint, wood, cardboard and various other recycled items." 

This set was sewn by teenage girls. Joana teaches girls how to sew, then they learn a skill and can create an income with that skill by opening their own shops. The picture above is from the world nativity web site. I purchased this set and it is just as pictured. (L09.B26.R57.)




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