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DUNGAMANZI
stirring waters
Karel Nel - Khwizi Gule- Natalie Knight - Nessa Leibhammer - Billy Makhubele
- others...
DUNGAMANZI
stirring waters
Fertility Figures of the Southern African
Region
Published 2007 - 227 Pages
Tsonga and Shangaan headrests, staffs, figures, puppets, medicine
gourds, healers’ attire and snuff containers are some of the finest
heritage objects this country has to offer. They are the material record
of a complex and dynamic period in South Africa’s past. Originating
largely in Mozambique, and consolidating themselves in response to the
mining industry and to the homeland policy of the apartheid government,
Tsonga and Shangaan people mobilized in difficult political, economic
and social circumstances to form a distinct identity and artistic style.
Dunga Manzi / Stirring Waters features Tsonga and Shangaan art, culture
and heritage, and accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the
Johannesburg Art Gallery. It tracks the history of these cultural groups
through essays and a wealth of images of material culture and art.
Divided into four sections, the catalogue first highlights the histories
of the Tsonga and Shangaan, including a personal narrative of the
Makhubele family. The second explores the magnificent beading tradition
and the third, the complex legacy of woodcarving from the late
nineteenth century to contemporary times. The historical trajectory, as
well as the spectacular attire and equipment of sangoma's, also known as
traditional healers and diviners, form the subject of the fourth and
last section.
This full-color book showcases some of South Africa’s most treasured
heritage, aiming to make readers aware of the high degree of artistic
skill that exists in South Africa today – as it did in the past.
Price: $50.00 plus postage.
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