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Article: Ndebele: The art of an African tribe. (Culture).(Book Review)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 IC Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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BY MARGARET COURTNEY-CLARKE
[pounds sterling]22.50 THAMES & HUDSON
ISBN 0-500-28387-7
For generations, the Ndebele of Southern Africa have produced an art of remarkable richness and vitality. In their ceremonial beadwork and in large murals that cover the exterior walls of their mud dwellings, the Ndebele women have created designs that are at once ancient and modern in their simplicity, their bright colours and their bold abstract patterns. For the first time, these works have been captured in photographs that show the range of the artisans' skill and invention.
One of the most remarkable aspects of Ndebele wall paintings is that it ...