{"product_id":"turkana-girl-iii-kana-collection-02","title":"Turkana Girl III KANA Collection 02","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis black and white, Turkana Girl III KANA Collection 02 canvas portrait is a piece of African art capturing a young Turkana girl wearing the layered beaded necklaces and headpiece worn by women and girls in her community, photographed near Kenya's Lake Turkana by David Ballam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the kind of piece chosen for what it says, not simply how it looks, a reflection of the home it hangs in and the story that home is telling. It brings real cultural weight into a room, the kind of African home decor that carries a genuine story. Printed as a canvas and stretched and gallery-wrapped, it holds its subject with a stillness and directness that colour photography rarely achieves, an honest likeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA portrait that holds a whole world of story.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere it lives beautifully:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbove a console or sideboard, as a grounding focal point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a living room or reading corner, where it invites a longer look\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a solo statement piece on a feature wall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe necklaces layered around her neck are built up over years, added to rather than replaced, so that what she wears is not a single garment but a record. Among the Turkana, beaded jewellery is worn from childhood and carries meaning tied to age and stage of life, gifted and added to gradually as a girl grows. The headpiece and beadwork in this portrait reflect that practice, worn as everyday adornment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLake Turkana itself lies within Kenya's Rift Valley and is the world's largest permanent desert lake, known locally and to visitors as the Jade Sea for the turquoise colour of its water. The Turkana are a Nilotic people native to its shores, with a way of life shaped by the arid land around them and a strong tradition of craftsmanship carried in their beadwork. This piece of Kenyan portrait photography is part of David Ballam's Turkana Collection, an African art collection photographed in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eKANA_02\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePhotographer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDavid Ballam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eCollection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTurkana Collection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSubject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eYoung Turkana girl in traditional beaded regalia, Lake Turkana, Kenya\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eBlack and white canvas print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFrame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGallery-wrapped frame and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 30%; padding: 8px 0; color: #776a58; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 70%; padding: 8px 0; color: #141310; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e31.5 x 47in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy you'll love it:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA striking piece of African wall art in black and white, with real cultural depth behind it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGallery wrapped for a clean, ready to hang finish\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA portrait, not a decorative motif, with a subject and a story behind the frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge scale presence at 31.5 x 47in, built to anchor a room as a statement piece of African home decor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Turkana Girl III KANA Collection 02 from the David Ballam Turkana Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Ballam","offers":[{"title":"31.5 x 47 in \/ A quiet standout within the collection. 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