§ 01 Product. Limbani · Kids t-shirt · 39,00 €
AK · 34 · Limbani 01 / 04 kids' graphic tee featuring Limbani, the Hippopotamus, by Animal Kinhood
AK · Nº 34 / 36 Limbani · Liwonde, distrito de Machinga, ribera del río Shire, Malawi

Limbani.

Kids t-shirt

Limbani, the hippopotamus on this kids' T-shirt, was put into the puddling pit at six because he weighed little and did not sink. He spent the whole afternoon treading mud with two other children and they paid him with a brick of his own.

Printing
All-over, vibrant and washableAOP DTG · sublimation
Production
Cut and sewn in 3–7 daysOn demand · no stock
Shipping
Worldwide with trackingUSA / Latvia
Warranty
Defective? We reprint itAt no extra cost
39,00 € Tax included · white-label
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§ 02 The real species. Hippopotamus amphibius · Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the wild Foto: Jonathan Göhner (@jochieng1) / Unsplash (Unsplash License)
The real species

Hippopotamus.

Hippopotamus amphibius

Don't come looking for me at two in the afternoon, I'll be in the water.

Rivers, lakes and freshwater marshes across sub-Saharan Africa, always with enough depth to submerge completely and with grazing close to the bank. In Malawi its main strongholds are the river Shire where it runs through Liwonde National Park, where more than two thousand individuals are concentrated, and the shallow shores of Lake Malawi.

§ 03 The story behind the portrait. 3 min · 02 chapters
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CAP · 01 / 02

The Day's Pay for That Afternoon

At six he weighed little and did not sink in past the knee, and that is why they put him in the puddling pit. He was in there the whole afternoon, going round with two other children, until the light went. When it was over they paid him with a brick of his own, made by him. A single brick doesn't sell and doesn't build a wall. It is a piece of fired mud and that's it. He still has it. It is missing a corner and he uses it as a door stop.

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CAP · 02 / 02

The Next Day He Got Back In

Three years later he got into the channel at the hour of the sun and his mother pulled him out by the arm in front of the whole stretch. The next day he got back in and nobody pulled him out. Since then, from eleven to four, Limbani is in the water with his neck under and his head level with the surface, not moving from the spot and not talking to anybody. The whole stretch walks past and the whole stretch puts him down as lazy. He doesn't correct it. At four he comes out and gets to work.

Limbani · Read the full biography
§ 04 Technical specs. Category · pod
Material & composition
100% poliéster (impreso, cortado y cosido · all-over)
Production
Print provider: PrintfulProduction method: DTGProduction time: 2–7 business days
Care & maintenance
Lavar a máquina del revés en agua fría. No usar lejía. Secar a baja temperatura.
Shipping & timing
Shipping category: apparel_aop
§ 06 More of Limbani. 08 objects · same author
§ 07 What people ask. 08 · about POD
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  • Yago Partal is a visual artist and photographer from Barcelona known for Zoo Portraits (2013), a project that brought his work to international media. Animal Kinhood is the evolution of that artistic exploration.
  • Animal Kinhood is a series of anthropomorphic animal portraits created by Yago Partal. Each portrait features a real species dressed in clothing that reflects its personality, blending photography, illustration, and artificial intelligence.
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