Xhosa Bling.

Final exhibition. Throughout the year I setted out to achieve a simple goal,  to present jewellery that signifies the status of a Xhosa...

This is Isagweba [Scepter]. it is made of Ugqonci (Oakwood), silver and incorporating leather strips. Isagweba is created to inspire the ...

I am very pleased with the body of work I have created. In the events of their creation and by the end of their construction, I had learned...

At this very moment I'm giving jewellery a more serious and significant role, in bestowing it on my culture's essence, there is a re...

This research report aimed to use the anthropology of a Xhosa man to create contemporary jewellery.  The whole process of this research repo...

Having looked at the anthropological milestones of a Xhosa man in this chapter, I have realized that their common intent is the growth of a...

This research report examines social and cultural  impacts through  an anthropology of a Xhosa man. By examining important of Xhosa beadwor...

These are artists that were researched in this chapter, Mbali creations, Graff, Jacob &Co., and Dylon Whyte.  T here are a few things th...

Chapter one is defining terminology of topics that are spoken about and researched in this research report. This is to ensure that the read...

This is an Indlwana (birds nest) neckpiece made of silver an oval colored cabochon. This is a design that derives from the milestone (Inkw...

This is a neckpiece made of colorful beads, and silver jump rings. The neckpiece is manufactured with the use of a simple stringing of col...

This is the Ibhaso bracelet made of sterling silver jump rings and a designed tube with melted balls. The tube is textured with a rough fin...

This is a ceremonial neckpiece made of blue  turquoise  beads, cow skin, and silver. The neckpiece is manufactured with the use of a simple ...

This is a bracelet made of sterling silver jump rings and a designed pierced plate incorporated with a leather strip . The bracelet  is ma...

This is a neckpiece made in sterling silver jump rings and colored  glass beads. The neckpiece  is manufactured with the use of a comple...

This is a necklace made out of silver and blue turquoise glass beads (see fig 1). The neckpiece is manufactured with a traditional stringi...

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 de...

This is a bracelet made out of silver incorporating Amaso beads. The bracelet is manufactured with the use of chainmail technique. This is...

The concept of art jewellery is used without hesitation, though in the US. In Susan Grant Lewin’s view’…its most salient feature is its i...

According to Game, A. and Gore, E., 1998. “It is jewellery that is produced by individuals, working in their own studios, usually alone, at...

It can be explained as a way to describe the artistic process. In the worlds of Italian art historian Maria Cristina Bergestio, research je...

According to Bruce Metcalf, 2008) “for as long as we all know jewellery has been associated with spiritual and the supernatural, thus appe...

According to Bruce Metcalf, (2008) “the most important subtext of jewelry is to mark social identity and status. Adornments are to either d...

According to den Besten (2011, p.12) “jewellery whether fine, costly, traditional or avant-garde, can be read as a symbol, precisely beca...

It can be explained as a way to describe the artistic process. In the worlds of Italian art historian Maria Cristina Bergestio, research ...

This is the list of contemporary jewellery trends,  Studio jewellery: Art jewellery: Research jewellery: Author jewellery:

     Author jewellery is derived from the notion of the auteur film, which was introduced in the 1950’s in France by theorists such as ...

  “ Narrative” is the practice or art of telling stories. (Pearsall, 2002, p. 948) Narrative jewellery is “jewellery that communicates”...

In chapter two I will discuss an artist, one contemporary jeweler, and two jewellery high-end houses. I have chosen these jewelers because t...

According to Webster, M., "The word  anthropology  dates back to the late 16th century, but it was not until the 19th century that it...