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).

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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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