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It is virtually impossible to think about contemporary South African art without mentioning such artists as Igshaan Adams, Nicholas Hlobo, Turiya Magadlela and Billie Zangewa, artists all working with fibre and textile, and whose works are included in the recent Phaidon publication,.
The Natalie Knight Collection includes fine examples of Tsonga and Shangaan cloth artworks and beadwork, some of which shown on the exhibition,, at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2007. The items from this collection range from n’wana to sangoma skirts, all items imbued with cultural and spiritual significance. Two iconic historical Ndebele beaded and leather aprons will also form part of the auction.
Kuba cloth, from the present-day Democratic Republic of Congo, is sometimes referred to as ‘cut-pile velvet’. It consists of a base of plain-weave raffia cloth, produced by the men of the Bakuba community, with distinctive geometric patterns cut and embroidered by the women, superimposed.
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