February 2013
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Win African Art Batiks Throughout 2013
WIN FREE STUFF!!
Once a month throughout 2013 we are giving away a unique African Candle Wax Batik of your choice. Simply enter your name and email address, then keep an eye out in your inbox to see if your our lucky winner!
Couldn’t be more easier than that.
Head on over to our face book page. the link will automatically take you to our competition page, there you can fill in your...
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Interview with African Art Online by Ricardo...
Ricardo is a student attending Pasadena City College, USA. His professor assigned them to read a blog regarding African Art,
Ricardo says “Well I found that your blog is the most interesting one so I picked it to do my assignment on.
I was wondering if you could answer a few questions regarding your role with African Art. I hope it does not take too much time of your schedule.
1. How did...
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Circumcision in the Maasai Culture
Circumcision is part of the Maasai Culture, known in Maasai as (Emurata.)
In Maasai culture a boy only becomes a man once he has been circumcised. and a young girl may only get married once she has been circumcised. Circumcision of boys is carried out every seven year period, each seven year period is given a name eg Nyangusi the next seven year group Seuri the next group Makaa etc.
Once a...
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Words of Appreciation Dedicated to Meserani Snake...
This project work is dedicated to Mr. BJ for his kind filled heart for making Meserani Snake Park a home for us and all other university students who wished to conduct their practical training in the snake park.
This is project is to show you that we appreciate the chance you have offered us, hopeful this work will be useful to you in advertising Meserani snake park all over the world as it is...
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Hand Blown Glasses
Shanga is one of life’s small and heartwarming success stories. In 2007 Saskia Rechsteiner made some necklaces for a Christmas Fair in Arusha, and now Shanga employs 42 disabled Tanzanian people. When I first visited there back in 2009, they employed 15 staff. Shanga has the River House Restaurant, (scrumptious food) and exceptional service. Plus the Shanga Shop – all located on one of...
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Elephant Webcam
Visit the Webcam see Elephants LIVE in the Middle of Africa
This is one of the best sites to view live African Elephants in their own habitat.
Herds of Elephants come to the watering hole in Northern Botswana to bath and drink.
The sounds of the African savannah is tranquil
The date and time is in South Africa which is GMT +2. (Rough estimates on time - USA is 6 hours behind us, Australia...
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The Africa You Need To Know
Africa is not a country. It is the world’s second largest continent and the second most populous, after Asia. Occupying 20 percent of the Earth’s land area, it measures roughly 5,000 miles from north to south and about 4,600 miles from east to west. This makes it about four times the size of the United States.
Africa’s population of about 890 million is slightly less than 14 percent of total...
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Traveling to Morocco
Morocco – A Country of Culture and Art
Morocco is a magnificent country and it is steeped in rich culture and tradition. Many travel to Morocco to sample all of its delights which are diverse and plentiful. The arts and crafts available in Morocco reflect these traditions and the culture it has managed to keep for so many years.
When you travel to Morocco you will see in there potter and crafts...
