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Speaking with Beads
Zulu Arts from South
Africa
By Jean Morris -
Eleanor Preston-Whyte
Speaking with
Beads
Zulu Arts
from South Africa
By Jean Morris -
Eleanor Preston-Whyte
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Pages 4 & 5
Jean
Morris and Eleanor Preston-Whyte collaborate to create an image in both words and pictures,
of tribal dress in South Africa. Photographs were collected from the
1970's and the book published in 1994. It has 96 pages and is profusely decorated with
wonderful colour illustrations.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Pages 9 & 10
On he back cover is written:
The beadwork designs of the
Zulu-speaking people of Southern Africa have evolved from a craft tradition
that developed over many generations. 'We learned it from our mothers and
our mothers learned it from their mothers.' But the products of this tradition are now
the height of fashion worldwide.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Pages 90 & 34
Comprehensively researched and
packed with exciting photographs, 'Speaking with Beads' presents jewelry, ornamental
headdresses, capes, aprons, beaded panels and other decorative forms. And
the
beads themselves 'speak': they employ a symbolic language that may indicate
coded love messages, the age and social status of the wearer, the home area
from which he or she comes - or simply an attraction to color and pattern.
They also speak of ethnic identity and of religion, especially in the
beadwork named after the Black Messiah, Isaiah Shembe, which uses white
beads as a ground for ornate and exquisitely colored geometrical patterns.
And they speak a modern idiom of revitalized skills - whether as bead
sculpture or as costume jewelry for global markets.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Page 29
'Speaking with Beads' is
an exuberant tribute to a thriving tradition, and an inspiration for
designers, craftspeople and the fashion-conscious everywhere.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Pages 64 & 68
Jean Morris,
born and educated in England, is a photographer and graphic designer living
in Cape Town. Her photographs of Zulu beadwork, taken over a period of
twenty years, offer a unique documentation of enduring traditions.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Page 33
Eleanor
Preston-Whyte is Professor of Social Anthropology, Department of African
Studies, University of Natal. Her research and teaching focus on the
cultural, social and economic role of Black women in urban and rural areas
of South Africa.
Speaking with Beads - Zulu Arts
from South Africa - Page 80
Price: $70.00
plus postage.
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