Project Genesis:
Jacque Njeri, @of_njeri a digital artist, has a project called Genesis; A MODERN FUTURISTIC INTERPRETATION OF A MATRIARCH INSPIRED BY THE GIKUYU MYTH OF ORIGIN in which she outlines 4 of the 9+daughters ( Kenda Mūiyūru) from a more modern futuristic perspective
Beginning with Nyambura, Wanjiru, Waceera, and Wangũi, we feature her work. Her work is both a short narrative of the daughters and a contemporary visual (photos) of the daughters.
Nyambura
✓ 5th daughter of Gĩkũyũ & Mũmbi and the matriarch of the Ambura/Ethaga
✓ Believed to have control over weather: Causing / stopping rain, controlling the atmosphere making her pretty much Storm’s ancestor.
✓ The Ambura also possessed other supernatural powers
Wanjirū
✓ Wanjirū, was the first born daughter of Gìkūyū and Mūmbi and mother of the Ajirū clan
✓ The photo is an imagination of Wanjirũ receiving a prophecy.
✓ She was a seer and her prophecies helped the community plan ahead of any impending danger.
Wacera
✓ Wacera was the third daughter of Gìkūyū and Mūmbi and the mother of the Acera clan.
✓ She was the Traveller & The smooth talker
Wangũi
✓ Wangũi was the 9th daughter of Gikuyu and Mumbi, head of the musical Angūi clan.
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