Breaking of the Kola Nut by Bampster
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A few months ago I was invited to attend a 50th birthday party for a Nigerian King,during the evening a ceremony was held called The breaking of the Kola Nut. It is a symbolic gesture that emphasizes the unity of the tribe. Only the Tribal Elders are allowed to participate. So, when one of the Elder, who officiated during the ceremony, turned to me and said, "If you were a member of our Tribal Nation you would be considered an Elder." Upon which he handed me the sacred Kola nut and we broke and consumed them together as a show of ancient unification. Needless to say I was honored. When working with Lens parameter,"Ooh,Ooh that small",the tweaking produced what appeared to be a stylized image of the Kola tree with a nut behind it. So I dedicate this image to Chief Philip and the gracious members of his Tribe. Enjoy!
Comments (11)
Cool fractal. Art imitating life by chance?:)
Excellent Creation,Colors and Lighting!!
I don't know which is more awesome, the fact that you participated in the ceremony or the render. I can tell you that the story makes it far more interesting. Nice job.
Fantastic ceremony and image! Corrie
excellent
Wow!.....What an honor indeed!....This is one cool MB design tweaked to perfection!....(smiles)...
Used to chew a few Kola Nuts when working in Ghana, nice prolonged Caffine Buzz, taste like crap though. We were invited to quite a few different types of Ceremonies and Rituals in the years working across Africa, unforgetable experiences indeed. Super work my friend. Peace
great creation, colors and background, very nice work
Beautiful image and story. An honour indeed.. congrats!
what an honor James.a friend of mine in college was from Nigeria.he was so well educated that he did not need any advanced math.(I needed rudimentary math)haha your rendition of Lens parameter rocks
Very special!