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Flai Shipipa

Flai was born in 1954 in Longo, Angola. He grew up learning the skills of subsistence farming and hunting from his family. He worked on a coffee plantation as a young man before receiving his military training from the Portuguese army. During the 1980s Flai worked for the South African Defence Force at Omega, Namibia as a tracker. He joined the relocation to Schmidtsdrift, South Africa in 1990. Flai says, ‘It has been very difficult to adapt to his new way of life. My artwork is the knowledge I carry in my mind from my previous life.’ Flai has become famous for his wild imagination and themes in his work. His work shows a deep respect for the Bushmen mythical creatures such as the two headed snake called the Shimboamba and the chicken headed snake called the !Kango.
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Artworks by Flai Shipipa

	!Kango and Shimboamba - NOT FOR SALE

	Fish, Buck, Tortoise & Hare - R2800

	Two bulls fighting - R26 000

	Bucks and rabbits - R28 000

	Mirrored Life - SOLD

	Limbuamba and Crosses - R28 000 Old and new spiritual beliefs

	Eland and Springbok - R3800 Animals that have special meaning to Flai

	Hares and Tortoise - R3500 Hares were caught by the Bushman hunter

	Hunter and hare - R9500 Going hunting

	Limboamba - NOT FOR SALE Bushmen mythical creature

	Shimboamba & Frog - NOT FOR SALE

	Bush Animals - SOLD

	Food Tree - SOLD