OUR COLLECTION — AFRICA — KENYA 505. BOTTLE CAP HOLY FAMILY
This Holy Family is made by disabled artisans from recycled soda bottle caps that have been secured to wire frames. The figures are attached to a dark wooden base. My favorite feature of this piece is that Joseph and Mary are holding hands! The color patterns vary with each set. Joseph measures 6.75 inches tall. The base measures 7 inches wide by 4 inches deep.
The Holy Family was made by the Bombolulu Workshop for the Handicapped, located in Mombasa—a hot, humid city on the Indian Ocean. It started in 1969 as a rehabilitation project sponsored by the Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya. Profits from the sales of its first project, copper jewelry, were used to purchase Bombolulu Gardens, a 12-acre farm on the outskirts of Mombasa. In addition to their income from handcraft production, the 150 handicapped men and women artisans and their families receive free housing and medical care. Priority is given to the most severely disabled and to those from the poorest families.
The Holy Family was made by the Bombolulu Workshop for the Handicapped, located in Mombasa—a hot, humid city on the Indian Ocean. It started in 1969 as a rehabilitation project sponsored by the Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya. Profits from the sales of its first project, copper jewelry, were used to purchase Bombolulu Gardens, a 12-acre farm on the outskirts of Mombasa. In addition to their income from handcraft production, the 150 handicapped men and women artisans and their families receive free housing and medical care. Priority is given to the most severely disabled and to those from the poorest families.