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The Mahlangu Phantom

Celebrated artist Dr Esther Mahlangu paints unique artwork for Rolls-Royce Phantom Gallery Image courtesy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Rolls-Royce’s flagship, Phantom, has within it, an interior space which spans the dash facia and which is enclosed …

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Artist Unrecorded, Xhosa. (Collar). Thread, glass seed beads, 14.4 x 40 cm. Mid-20th C. Image courtesy of Standard Bank African Art Collection (Wits Art Museum).

Beadwork

Inventing “African Traditions” in South Africa   Many South Africans like to talk about their traditions, and their cultures, as specific to their particular ethno-linguistic group (for example Zulu, Xhosa, or Pedi). Yet many also …

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