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The art of recycling – ingenious giraffe crafted in Harare, Zimbabwe
A few days ago I posted a short story Chipepo’s Box. It was based on the relationship between crafts and tourism in Zimbabwe.
This morning, with a few minutes to scan through other WordPress blogs, I found this on the Zim Creative blog.
Chipepo sold his box at the foot of a baobab tree in the Zambezi Valley – Manners Mukuwiri works in Chitungwiza just outside Harare . His giraffe aren’t quite the same as Sibongile’s soapstone giraffe but their need for customers is.
Copyright Georgie Knaggs & The Phraser 2018
A short story: Chipepo’s Box
Baobab in the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe
Photo taken by daveandlolo
Chipepo swipes at the flies that cling to his left eye. He rubs a gnarled knuckle into the eye’s inflamed corner and sighs. He leans back against the tree.
The Phraser 