Large Bushman Candle

Candle Size:
Height: 13 ½ inches
Width: 2 ½ inches
Length: 13 ½ inches

This candle depicts a Bushman or San drinking from an ostrich egg, which are used as containers for water storage.

The whole disk is the candle, when lit it burns down the center leaving two wings, thus the candle is known as an angle wing candle. The candle has a bronze finish and comes boxed with the stand underneath.

About the Bushmen

For 25 000 years the Bushmen/San People were hunter-gatherers and were considered to be "Lords of the Desert". Their domain stretched throughout Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. During this time they produced extraordinary rock paintings and engravings, which are now, recognized as exceptionally sophisticated works of art, holding significant religious and spiritual meaning.

The Bushmen are hunter-gatherers, who for thousands of years supported themselves in the desert through these skills. They hunt - mainly various kinds of antelope - but their daily diet has always consisted more of the fruits, nuts and roots which they seek out in the desert. They make their own temporary homes from wood that they gather. Many Bushmen who have been forced off their lands now live in settlements in areas that are unsuitable for hunting and gathering - they support themselves by growing some food, or by working on ranches.