Saturday 12 October 2019

Isabhokhwe, (whip) bracelet.


This is a bracelet made of silver. The bracelet is manufactured with the use of chain mail technique (see fig 1). This is a design that derives from the milestone (Inkwenkwe). On the notion of a boy at a stage where he has to look after his father’s livestock, he needs a tool to fulfill that task, and a whip is the tool a boy use to look after livestock. The design process evolved to create a bracelet that address the aspects of the boys' milestone, the intricate chain mail design (see fig 1) represent the carefree spirit of a boy and also a big responsibility he has.

Fig 1 - Rozani. B., (2019) Isabhokhwe (whip) Bracelet.



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