Xhosa artwork.
Xhosa bead work, like all African art, is steeped in
symbolism and meaning. ... Historically, bead work played an important role in
providing people with a sense of belonging and a cultural identity. It helped
to provide a solid traditional base on which they could base their ethics,
morals and ways of living.
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The Wild Coast Trading
Company.
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Sources beautifully handmade products including
jewellery, natural beauty products, traditional Xhosa clothing, wire craft,
home decor and pottery directly from crafters and artists that are mostly based
in the Wild Coast area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mbali
creations are making the traditional Xhosa clothing and jewellery, in this
slide I have attached pictures of the Xhosa traditional jewellery she makes. Her
Xhosa traditional jewellery is focused on the traditional accessories that are
the main fashion of the Xhosa people, because the Amaxhosa has many clans, they
have the same traditional accessories but they defer in design and the colours
clans use. See figure “idayimani and figure “Mfengu, they are both headbands,
from different clans.
Most
of her work is made out of the traditional Xhosa colours which are white, blue,
black and red. For business purposes and artwork she also can make the same traditional
jewellery in other colours to accommodate her clients.
