Xandee

The Xandee T-shirt incorporates hand-painted figurative imagery, drawing inspiration from Zande Yanda sculptures. The design considers the potential representation of balance and relationship through the depiction of male and female forms. The T-shirt connects you to a rich Central African heritage. 

The Zande people, primarily residing in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have a rich tradition of creating captivating wooden sculptures known as Yanda figures. These figures, typically small are a sculptulated messages of the past as a way to  preserving history.