Himba Angel Boy

Himba Angel Boy

12" x 12" acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Available as prints.

I love the Himba people.  I saw this boy in a documentary and he reached out and grabbed my heart, which he will never know in his lifetime.  He was undergoing the childhood circumcision ceremony, so that just past toddlerhood he was being considered a man by his people.  He was coated in the red mud they use to protect and adorn their skin, and he had simple beads around his neck and a leather thong at his waist.  He was simply - angelic.

O little Child of God in a farflung place

You wear the dust of the earth and living water on your face.

Simple, simple are the steps you take

Bounded by ritual in the life journey you will make.

Simple is your trusting heart, and boundless in its security,

So open to the Universe that Forever has become your surety.

No mere clay beads, these strings of heavenly deeds ~ shimmer ~

As God-bequeathed metals adorning your neck, a coming King,

A Prince you've become, in Royal Regalia watching over your people

In a domain filled with cattle and no need of a steeple.

All hail the far-seeing vision of the dark-eyed boy

Whose Master brings contentment, Whose Spirit imparts joy.