Beadwork
latest news & developmentsTextiles as testimony: Stitching together stories of struggle, survival and gendered history
Textiles hold memory, meaning and power – challenging erasure, celebrating resilience
Slice of life: Beads thread my life together
‘This business saved my life and I have no intention of doing any other work except this. I started this business because jobs were scarce’
Arts and Culture – Kawina Kawina
In this way he nurtured local talent and he has encouraged craft producers such as MmaMantshunyane and MmaDitshotlo to enter crafts competitions.
SA dusts off antique beadwork for World Cup
With the Soccer World Cup just months away, women in Port Elizabeth are dusting off the old South African styles of beadwork.