Craft Techniques
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Basketry Today, baskets are mostly made from ilala palm fronds, which are plentifully available. Unfortunately, except for isizimane and the umthombothi/mdoni mixture that makes a pitch black colour, the dyes are not colourfast and should be kept out of sunlight as much as possible…more |
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Pottery When a Zulu wife offers beer to her husband or to guests, she does so in a beautifully shaped black pot, the famous ukhamba…more |