Meri, a farmer and jewellery beader
samuel dambrosio (1990 –)
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Meri is a young woman, a mother of twin boys, a farmer, and a beader at Sidai Designs. Like many women in Tanzania, she spends hours a day working on her farm in addition to her other work, including parenting. She spends up to 6 hours in the early mornings pulling weeds out of her shamba (farm) so that her crops can grow and provide her family with food and extra income.Sidai Designs collaborates with Maasai women in Tanzania to create handmade contemporary jewellery and homewares. Their mission is to preserve age-old African beading tradition, work to create sustainable jobs and economic opportunities for Maasai women, and produce unique pieces that blend beading customs with a contemporary aesthetic. In the third edition of the Wise Wall Project, we are collaborating with the culturally rich and one of the oldest communitys in the world, the Maasai community, in Arusha, Tanzania, in partnership with Vikram Solar Ltd., Vijana Inspiring Foundation, Lions Club of Dar es Salaam and Arusha City, and Google Arts and Culture. Along with building an on-ground community centre and museum for the community, we are bringing an exclusive insight into the life, lifestyle and learnings from this inspiring community.The Wise Wall Project is an initiative of Project FUEL that aims to document, design and strengthen the wisdom of rural communities and marginalised villages using art and community outreach programmes. The arts lead the way to raise support for the challenges these villages face today like migration, quality education and access to basic amenities like water and roads.
About this artwork
- Title: Meri, a farmer and jewellery beader
- Artist: samuel dambrosio
- Year: 2020
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: FUEL Project
- Main color: Espresso
- Color intensity: Vivid

