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• The Queen Makeda doll is 16” tall • She wears an authentic dress made of rich cotton with a vibrant silk border, known as "Dereb," one of the oldest border designs from Ethiopian antiquity • The fabric is hand woven by artisans in Ethiopia in support of fair trade principles • The Queen's classic neck tattoo pattern and gold jewelry are traditional adornments of Ethiopian women still worn today. • Traditional Ethiopian hair style • Hand Painted Eyes and Applied Eyelashes • Pose-Able 18 Points of Articulation • Gilded gold sandals Your Price: $139.00 | • The Queen Mother doll is 16” tall • She wears a traditional Ghanaian dress design still worn today • This authentic fabric design pattern for Asante royal women is based on museum archives, and her lavish gold jewelry adornment represents The Gold Coast of African • Traditional Ghanaian hair style • Hand painted eyes and applied eyelashes • Pose-able 18 points of articulation • Gilded gold sandals Your Price: $139.00 |
Makeda®, The Queen of Sheba's Illustrated Storybook and Audio Book | Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa's Illustrated Storybook and Audio Book |
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The Short Story: • Beautifully illustrated by a young Ethiopian artist. • The audio book includes traditional instrumental Ethiopian music played on an ancient string instrument known as a "Krar." • The story begins with a dragon and ends with a lion, spans Queen Makeda's rise to the throne, her legendary journey to visit King Solomon in Jerusalem, and the beginning of a dynasty that lasted 3000 years and ended in 1974. • The story of leadership and wisdom is told in the voice of an African-American grandfather telling the story to his granddaughter. Your Price: $25.00 | The Short Story: • The Queen Mother’s storybook illustrations are expertly drawn by a young African-American artist from Brooklyn. • The audio book has traditional, instrumental Ghanaian music • The story, related by the same grandfather to his granddaughter, connects the history of Ghana and the remarkable story of Yaa Asantewaa to the problems of a young girl who has to figure out how to deal with a bully in school. Your Price: $25.00 |