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Abaixo (lado esquerdo), camiseta girafa "Giraffe T-shirt" (72510) 100% cotton, ilustrada por fotografia no pôr do sol africano. Do lado direito, pôster girafa "National Geographic Serengeti Giraffe Poster" (72215), fotografado por Medford Taylor. Tanto a camiseta como o pôster mostram a mesma foto: uma elegante girafa caminha no Serengeti, na Tanzânia.
A visão impecável, através de longas distâncias em sua volta, ajuda as girafas a manterem um atento olhar ao perigo, o que deu à elas o apelido de "as torres de vigilância do Serengueti" (the watchtowers of the Serengeti).
Medford Taylor received his B.Sc. from High Point University. After completing five years as a naval officer, he attended graduate school in photojournalism at the University of Missouri and has been a staff photographer. Medford tem sido um fotógrafo freelance para a National Geographic Society desde 1984. His assignments have ranged from the former União Soviética, África, Austrália e Islândia até sua casa em Richmond, no estado da Virgínia. He has won numerous awards from the Virginia News Photographers Association and the White House News Photographers Association. His work has been published in international and national magazines such as French and German Geo and Air and Space.
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Girafas Raku "Raku Mother and Child Giraffes" (72309)
O povo Ndebele da África do Sul are well-known for the beautiful geometric designs they paint on their homes and their pottery. After glazing, these delightful giraffe sculptures are raku fired — uma antiga técnica japonesa que esses artistas africanos have made their own. While still hot, the pieces are placed in a bed of sawdust, where the hand-painted glaze cracks and darkens amid the smoke of fruit tree leaves. The crackling is unpredictable, so each handcrafted figure will have its own distinct patterns.
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Do lado esquerdo, girafas em madeira "Jacaranda Wood Giraffes Sculpture" (73055). Do lado direito, girafas em pedra "African Shona Giraffe Sculpture" (72046).
A arte Shona, criada por artesãos de grandes tripos do Zimbábue, is one of the most significant art forms to come out of África no século XX. Family relationships, such as this family of four, are often represented by the animal kingdom in Shona art. The artists believe that their chiseling and polishing releases the spirit form that is trapped within the rapoka stone. As each piece is one of a kind, please expect variation in the color and veining of the stone
With its cascading lavender blossoms, the jacaranda tree is a spectacular sight throughout southern Africa. Carvers from Zimbabwe's Ndbele tribe favor the sustainably harvested wood as a medium for their traditional woodworking skills. Ndbele artisans in Harare transform a length of the jacaranda's trunk into this graceful pair of giraffes. The chisel marks that create the ground texture remain as evidence of the artist's hand. The animals' markings and serene expressions are created by singeing the wood with a hot iron. Handmade in Zimbabwe.
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